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Taking place on 18-20 June 2019 at ExCeL London, the shows demonstrated notable visitor growth, representing 39,188 unique visitors – including thousands of international visitors from 128 countries – boasting an overall combined budget of £45.7 billion.

FIREX International saw an impressive 4% increase in year-on-year visitors and a 13% increase in the visitor-to-exhibitor ratio. Visitors came from 73 countries, representing a broad cross-section of the fire safety profession: 16% of visitors came from the construction sector, reinforcing the interest we have seen in fire safety in the wake of Grenfell, and complementing the growth in attendance we saw at our Tall Building Fire Safety Conference this year. A further 12% of our audience was involved with manufacturing, revealing a thriving sector bursting with innovation.

Finally, we witnessed a further increase in the number of fire safety installation companies in attendance, which reflects the merging of sectors we are seeing across all four shows in the series. In total, visitors had a combined annual purchasing budget of around £6.3 billion, demonstrating the wealth this sector is accumulating.

Highlighting the increasing importance of FIREX to the global fire safety market, government representation continued to increase at the event, totalling around 8% of total visitors. Furthermore, over a third of visitors were business owners or senior managers, with this increase in high-quality visitors reflected in feedback from our exhibitors.

FIREX International’s growth was driven by a programme of timely, current seminars, most notably a session outlining the findings of the Hackitt review into the Grenfell tragedy, one of the key discussions within the industry.

Furthermore, FIREX officially launched its new Egypt show, set to open on 3-5 November 2019 in Cairo. This represents a significant expansion of the FIREX brand, bringing this world-class industry events to major new markets across Africa and the Middle East.

Commenting on this year’s success, Exhibition Director Simon Young said, “It’s been another successful year for FIREX International. We’ve continued to deliver a world-class event at the forefront of the fire safety profession – and we’ve seen this borne out in significant growth in installers, construction and manufacturing professionals and representatives from government. FIREX is critical for the industry, and the growing, high quality audience is testament to this.”

The year ahead

These strong numbers represented the four events’ continued centrality to their respective industries. Showcasing the most innovative products, providing education and helping connect thousands of professionals with hundreds of leading exhibitors, each has proved itself an essential part of the industry calendar, reflected in the visitor growth and their continued innovation.

Next year, IFSEC International, FIREX International, Safety & Health Expo and Facilities Show will take place on 19-21 May 2020. The date change, announced earlier this year, has been made so that all four events will better reflect the industry calendar and give exhibitors and visitors a longer period of time in which to continue their conversations before the summer period – don’t forget to add it to your diaries.

Life safety is a right – not a privilege. Be part of the largest global gathering of fire safety professionals this June in London

Bringing together over 17,000 fire safety professionals, manufacturers, consultants, distributors, end-users and installers at London’s ExCeL in just a few weeks, FIREX is renowned as the global centre of excellence for life safety.

This year, FIREX will welcome over 140 exhibitors, 33 of which are brand new and never before seen at FIREX. Professionals can discover an all-encompassing range of solutions, fully reflective of all key aspects of fire protections, from the latest detection, alarms, sounders and sprinkler systems, through to highly engineered solutions for fire-stopping and passive fire protection.

Strengthening this breadth and depth, FIREX 2018 will welcome a new Sprinkler Feature Area, with nine new sprinkler exhibitors. Visitors will also benefit from a catalogue of CPD accredited sessions, keynote speeches and high-level panel debates, all committed to driving and reflect on the changing life safety landscape. It’s an unrivalled opportunity for visitors to speak face-to-face with industry-leading experts, expand their networks and foster strong business partnerships for a better, safer future.

Importantly, every product at FIREX International adheres to the most stringent compliance guidelines, giving visitors and their customer’s assurance that products procured are safe and fully approved – meeting legal obligations and ensuring protection.

FIREX 2018 Show Features:

ASFP Passive Protection Zone

The Passive Protection Zone provides facilities managers, contractors, service installers, responsible persons and designer’s easy access to the advice, products, services and best practice guidance they need in relation to ‘built-in’ fire protection.

The International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference

The 5th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference will take place on 19–21 June 2018 at Excel, London alongside the FIREX International Exhibition. Day One will be sponsored by Kingspan, and Day Two of the conference will be sponsored by C-Tec.

Please note that this is a ticketed conference – learn more here: https://www.firex.co.uk/agenda/tall-building-fire-safety-conference

LPCB Red Book Pavilion

The LPCB Red Book Fire Pavilion will bring you access to free information on products and services that have been certified by a highly reputable certification provider.

Whether you look after the fire safety of an organisation or work in the fire safety industry, this was a must-visit area at FIREX International.

Expertise & Guidance Theatre

This theatre is one of the main focal points at FIREX International. It will host case studies, seminars and workshops on best practice and the state of the industry, where professionals can come together and learn from the experts.

Fire Protection Association Infozone

The FPA Infozone will hosts a series of free seminars and surgeries covering a variety of topical issues including timber fires, fire risk assessment competency requirements and business continuity planning. Visitors also have the opportunity to meet with FPA experts for informal 1-2-1 sessions.

Engineers of Tomorrow

The Engineers of Tomorrow competition, which sees young engineers and apprentices compete against each other in a live installation challenge, returns to IFSEC International this year for the 20th time.

This year the competition is taking a further step towards tackling the the growing engineering skills gap by adding a live installation challenge for fire apprentices, as well as for those from the security sector, following a successful trial in 2017. The competition will pit more than 60 young engineers – working in teams of two – against each other. Heat winders will be invited to the Security & Fire Excellence Awards in November 2018, where an overall winner will be announced and claim a £1,000 prize.

Exova: Live Installation Demo

Exova Warringtonfire and Exova BM TRADA will once again form a central part of the Passive Fire Protection Demonstration zone at FIREX International. Their key message is ‘achieving best practice passive fire protection’ and they will be sharing this expertise across via a series of live installation demonstrations which will take place on their stand on each day of the show.

FIA Bar

Providing technical knowledge and advice to anyone who needs it regarding fire safety in the UK, the FIA offers a networking bar situated within FIREX International. Here you’ll be able to discuss the latest technical and legislative topics and gain vital information resources for anything related to fire protection.

Meetings Service

The complimentary matchmaking tool enables visitors and exhibitors to search and connect with each other before the show, allowing you to manage your event schedule.

• Arrange meetings at exhibitors’ stands or in one of the dedicated Meeting Lounges
• Search thousands of contacts by job title, products and services, buyer/seller activities and market sector
• Make the most of your time at the show, pre-arrange meetings and open the door to new business opportunities

Inspirational Speakers Programme 2018

We’re proud to introduce an incredible line-up of aspirational speakers including comedian and mental health expert Ruby Wax OBE, Nicky Moffat CBE and Sir Clive Woodward OBE, who’ll take to the stage to deliver fascinating, diverse talks on the need for positive professional environments, communications, conditions and challenges and sustaining and growing a healthy, happy, high-achieving workforce.

• Ruby combines expert psychological insight with trademark wit and humour, helping individuals and groups understand how to create an open, honest and successful culture. A hilarious yet essential education, not to be missed by responsible employers and employees alike.
• English rugby legend and management pioneer, Clive Woodward, takes to the stage to discuss the key attributes needed to create a winning team on and off the pitch; talent, teachability, pressure and will.
• With over 30 years’ experience in leadership roles within the British Army, Nicky gives us an educated perspective on strong leadership as well as tangible, tried and tested methodology to drive inclusive change and optimum performance.

Ruby Wax OBE

Tuesday 19^th June, Keynote Theatre

Nicky Moffat CBE

Wednesday 20^th June, Keynote Theatre

Clive Woodward OBE

Thursday 21^st June, Keynote Theatre

Stand out seminar sessions

The Fire Sector Response to the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety – Day 1, 10.45– 11.20

–           Brian Robinson CBE, QFSM, FSF: President of Fire Sector Federation

Grenfell – one year on – Fire Sector Federation panel – Day 1, 11.25 – 12.20

As we approach the Grenfell anniversary and following the publication of recommendations from Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the Fire Sector Federation has assembled a panel of fire safety experts. The panel will review activities of the last year, discuss proposals for legislative change and make recommendations for improving fire protection throughout the built environment. The panel, representing different aspects of the fire sector, will be available to answer your questions and offer views on developing an appropriate fire safety solution that ensures a tragedy such as Grenfell can never happen again.

FIREX takes place from the 19 – 21 June 2019 at ExCeL London. Get your badge by clicking here

Advanced’s global reputation as a leader in quality, performance and ease-of-use in fire systems is on show at this year’s Firex.

On show this year (stand A490) include the industry’s unbeatable multiprotocol fire alarm panel, the MxPro 5, which is protecting sites small and large across the UK. Export markets are served by Advanced’s EN54 2-4 and 13 Axis EN intelligent fire system that includes wired and wirelsss devices and Axis AX UL 864 system that includes syncronised fire audio and our new, ground-breaking smoke control solution Dynamix Smoke.

Also on show will be Advanced’s highly specified false alarm management soltion, AlarmCalm, which uses the best in panel processing and device intelligence to deliver a complete approach to one of the major issues in fire system management today.

Other innovtaions on show include TouchControl, the fire system touch screen repeater with Active Maps, and Lux Intelligent – our cloud-enabled emergency lighting compliance system that makes management easy and can reduce costs. Additionally our events team will also be on hand to answer customer queries and help solve technical issues.

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C-TEC is sponsoring the 5th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference.

Billed as a must-attend event for anyone involved in designing, managing fire risk or firefighting in tall buildings, the 3-day conference will take place at London’s ExCeL alongside Firex (19-21 June).

Said Andy Green, C-TEC’s Marketing Manager: “As a leading manufacturer of world-class life-safety systems, we are well-qualified to sponsor the Tall Building Conference. Delegates will be invited to a networking lunch on our stand on Wednesday to see live demonstrations of Hush2, the latest version of C-TEC’s revolutionary hush button fire alarm solution for flats, apartments, HMOs and other domestic dwellings.”

C-TEC will also be showcasing CAST, its powerful new own-protocol fire detection and alarm system. Created to meet demand for powerful yet cost-effective addressable fire systems, CAST panels are designed to integrate seamlessly with an extensive range of C-TEC-manufactured fire detectors, sounders, call points and interfaces.

Other innovations to look out for include the company’s high-performance range of EN54-23 certified visual alarm devices and an advanced range of hybrid digital power supplies.

To find out more, visit https://www.firex.co.uk