Scutum’s chemical gas fire suppression systems, such as NOVEC 1230 and FM200 are environmentally friendly, odourless, colourless, non conductive and safe for life within occupied spaces.

Synthetic gas systems extinguish fire mainly by physical means, weakening and extinguishing by absorbing heat. FM200 gas is the fastest fire protection system available, reaching extinguishing levels in 10 seconds or less, preventing ordinary combustible, electrical and flammable liquid fires before they are able to cause significant damage.

The main advantage of chemical gas fire suppression is the small amount of agent required to suppress a fire. Fewer cylinders are required resulting in one of the smallest footprints compared to most other fire suppressants.

No residue is produced, avoiding costly clean up. Zero ozone depletion potential means that these gases do not deplete stratospheric ozone, have minimal impact on the environment and also have an extremely low global warming potential.

Scutum’s inert gas fire suppression systems, such as IG55 or IG541, are colourless, odourless, non corrosive and electrically non-conductive blends with a density approximately the same as that of air.

They are highly effective fire suppression systems with no risk to electronic equipment, property or life. Inert gas systems extinguish fire mainly through reducing oxygen concentrations within the fire risk to the point where combustion is impossible, however levels of oxygen remain sufficient to sustain human life.

Excellent visibility is maintained during discharge, allowing efficient evacuation of the risk. Composed of naturally occurring gases, these inert gasses have no negative effects on the ozone layer or global warming.

Ideal for the protection of data centres, archives, museums, laboratories and any other hazard including valuable or unique property and any other electrical installation that may present a fire hazard.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas fire suppression agent is one of the oldest and most effective fire fighting solutions. It is a colourless, odourless and non-conductive gas capable of penetrating the risk area quickly and efficiently. A CO2 system suppresses fire by providing a blanket of heavy gas that absorbs heat from the fire and reduces the oxygen content of the atmosphere to a point where combustion becomes impossible. This agent is suitable for both local applications as well as total flooding applications and its density is approximately 50% greater than the density of air.

CO2 occurs naturally in the atmosphere and dissipates into the air, allowing an almost immediate return to “business as usual” without the interruption of a costly clean-up and the expense of damage to assets from suppressant residue. This results in fewer repair costs and reduced downtime. CO2 has been used effectively for many years, not only in fire protection, but also in other commercial applications. The agent becomes white on initial contact with the environment and clears over time, becoming invisible.

Scutum’s water mist systems optimise the quantity of water used through the distribution of very small droplets, achieving maximum cooling effect. Spray heads discharge water mist at high pressure. The tiny drops create a large effective cooling surface area and the high speed of the droplets allows the mist to penetrate the hot fumes and reach the combustion area.

Once in contact with hot bodies and gases the droplets become a vapour, absorbing the heat and creating a smothering effect that protects any adjoining risks. If both the water vapour generated and temperature in the hazard is high enough, oxygen levels can fall drastically.

Condensed aerosol fire suppression systems contain the latest generation of suppression compounds, consisting mainly of potassium salts with non-pyrotechnic materials. Upon activation, the FPC transforms into a rapidly expanding, highly efficient and effective fire suppression condensed aerosol.

In contrast to the traditional fire extinguishing methods, the fire is extinguished predominately by interrupting the chemical chain reactions in the flame, without depleting oxygen. Compatible with conventional and addressable fire alarm systems.

We offer complete turnkey fire suppression and gas extinguishing solutions throughout the transportation, oil, gas and petrochemical industries, providing project specific hazard analysis and design and development of optimised solutions.

From Intrinsic to Flameproof electronic detection surveillance, Chemical and Inert gas to water mist suppression, Scutum UK delivers solutions utilising our ATEX and CompEX trained expertise.

An integrity test predicts how long fire suppressant agents take to descend to a given level within the risk, without releasing the gas itself. A retention time of 10 minutes is the minimum period the suppressant agents are required to be retained for. Ten minutes is long enough for most deep-seated fires to be cooled so that re-ignition is unlikely.

All room integrity tests conform to the guidelines stated in BS5306 and NFPA2001. It is applicable to all sizes of enclosure and all types of extinguishing gases. Integrity tests should be carried out at least annually.