Composite Cylinders: Fit for the Future?

About this episode

Duncan J. White interviews Andy Spence about the innovative P50 composite fire extinguisher in portable firefighting equipment.

IFSJ Managing Editor Duncan J. White sits down with Andy Spence, Joint Managing Director of Britannia Fire, to look at how the P50 composite fire extinguisher is the biggest innovation in portable firefighting equipment this decade.

People in this episode

Host: Duncan J. White

Guest: Andy Spence

Topics covered

• fire safety
• innovation
• portable firefighting equipment
• composite cylinders
• industry trends

Keywords

• fire extinguisher
• composite cylinders
• fire safety
• Britannia Fire
• portable equipment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Britannia Fire

Products: P50 composite fire extinguisher

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