TFS Fire & Security Services

Is your business at risk from fire?

TFS Fire & Security can give safety and security to your business from all forms of fire

Our knowledge and years of experience mean that if the worst does happen, you'll have all the fire fighting equipment and training you'll need. We'll make sure that fire and safety go hand in hand so your business is as safe as possible. From fire alarms to fire assessments and extinguishers to training, we can provide everything you'll need at the end of one phone call

We can supply fire extinguishers that are suitable for any type of fire and which can be used in any environment. You can always be assured of quality when you come to us at TFS Fire & Security as all of our extinguishers come from the leading manufacturers, and all are extremely reliable

Each extinguisher is also British Standards approved, so you can rely on them to be safe and highly effective should a fire break out

Class A: solids such as paper, wood, plastic etc

Class B: flammable liquids such as paraffin, petrol, oil etc

Class C: flammable gases such as propane, butane, methane etc

Class D: metals such as aluminium, magnesium, titanium etc

Class E: fires involving electrical apparatus

Class F: cooking oil & fat etc

Providers of a complete fire protection service:

Water fire extinguishers:

The cheapest and most widely used fire extinguishers

Used for Class A fires

Not suitable for Class B (Liquid) fires, or where electricity is involved

Foam fire extinguishers:

More expensive than water, but more versatile. Used for Classes A & B fires

Foam spray extinguishers are not recommended for fires involving electricity, but are safer than water if inadvertently sprayed onto live electrical apparatus

Dry powder fire extinguishers:

Often termed the ‘multi-purpose’ extinguisher, as it can be used on classes A, B & C fires

Best for running liquid fires (Class B)

Will efficiently extinguish Class C gas fires,

(BEWARE: when used indoors, powder can obscure vision or damage goods and machinery. It is also very messy)

Co2 Fire extinguishers:

Carbon Dioxide is ideal for fires involving electrical apparatus, and will also extinguish class B liquid fires, but has NO POST FIRE SECURITY and the fire could re-ignite

Wet chemical:

Specialist extinguisher for class F fires

For Metal Fires:

A specialist fire extinguisher for use on Class D fires - metal fires such as sodium, lithium, manganese and aluminium when in the form of swarf or turnings

All our fire equipment is rigorously quality checked and certified