Promat focuses on warehouse fire safety at Tomorrow’s Warehousing event

“Effective fire protection should be built into the structure of a warehouse”

Promat Commercial Director Joshua Slack

Passive fire protection specialist Promat will highlight the need to protect warehouses against the risk of fire through the effective use of built-in solutions today at the Tomorrow’s Warehousing event.

Promat Commercial Director Joshua Slack will discuss the importance of built-in fire protection in warehouses.

He will address how these measures ensure the safety of buildings, occupants, and stock, ultimately protecting the supply chain from fire risks.

He will also explore the relationship between fire safety and the drive towards net zero.

He will discuss whether there needs to be a compromise on fire safety to achieve high environmental performance or if both goals can be met simultaneously.

Joshua Slack’s insights on passive fire protection

Joshua Slack said: “Effective fire protection should be built into the structure of a warehouse to protect the people within it, the contents of the building, and the structure itself.”

He elaborated on the benefits of passive fire protection solutions: “Passive fire protection solutions allow fires to be contained, provide time to escape – and give firefighters time to tackle a fire to prevent it spreading and to protect the integrity of the building.”

Slack emphasized the necessity of fire protection in warehouses: “For warehouses, in particular, having a demonstrated level of fire protection is essential to both protecting the stock being stored there but also in terms of ensuring the continuity of the supply chain and protecting against the expense and potential implications of a business disruption.”

Importance of fire safety in the context of new regulations

Joshua Slack noted the increased focus on fire safety across industries due to new regulations: “There has been an increased focus on the need for effective fire safety across all industries, especially with the introduction of the Building Safety Act and this event is a good forum to highlight the need for best practice to ensure adequate fire protection is in place for warehouses – but also look at how this fits into a wider ESG strategy.”

Promat’s participation at the event

The Tomorrow’s Warehousing event will be held today (20^th June) in Coventry at the CBS Arena.

Promat will address fire protection during the ‘Warehouse Property’ panel discussion, taking place from 3:15pm.

Technical experts from Promat will also be present during the event to discuss passive fire protection solutions and provide insights into the systems the company can offer to protect buildings.