Blue Ocean FireSecure System
I just had to also get this onto the website. The Blue Ocean FireSecure system is one of our latest answers to a complete building solution. Much is to be said about plastic pipes in buildings, but I think a good point to ponder is summed up best by Joseph B. Zicherman, Ph.D.: "Arguments supporting the use of plastic pipe in fire-resistive construction are well founded and based on extensive testing, analysis, and review. The amount of testing and research conducted far exceeds that conducted with other piping materials. In addition, a positive field record supports the successful use of these products in all occupancies. Complementing this record is the tremendous of plastic pipe-based fire sprinkler systems on mitigating fires over the past 15 or 20 years. Clearly, if proper installation detailing is observed, plastic piping installations present no greater fire risk than other types of piping materials available on the market today." - Plastic Pipe and Fire Safety, Fire Cause Analysis, 2000, Joseph B. Zicherman, Ph.D., P. 37 So in 2015 Blue Ocean International (UK) Group ups the ante with... "Blue Ocean FireSecure System
Fire fighting systems nowadays require improvement and replacement with modern technology systems. Our PPR FireSecure system is a modern solution for replacement of metal pipes with big list of benefits and advantages.
Main advantages: • Ease of installation • Availability of whole system range, so no metal components are any longer required • Light weight • Special composition to comply with B1 class in Firefighting systems • High resistance to open fire • System does not corrode like metal firefighting systems and will guarantee at least 50 years of lifetime • Pipes have middle PPR-Glass fiber layer to provide more durability, pressure and to reduce wall thickness for more water flow • Available sizes 20-110mm [Ed]
Application: • Hanging firefighting sprinkler systems"
As per the Blue Ocean brochure.