FirePro UK provides LPCB certified condensed aerosol fire suppression for critical-risk facilities across Chatham, Medway, and the wider Kent area.
No cylinders, no pipework, no pressurised agents. Where a standard alarm detects, FirePro automatically suppresses at source, protecting the infrastructure and equipment that cannot afford to fail.
Chatham is part of the Medway unitary authority, the largest urban area in the South East outside London, and one of the UK's most active regeneration zones.
The area carries a strong concentration of aerospace, defence, heritage, and emerging technology activity that creates genuine and specific demand for critical-risk fire suppression.
BAE Systems Rochester is Medway's largest private sector employer. With a £220 million investment underway to build a new state-of-the-art facility at Rochester Airport's Innovation Park Medway north site, the company operates complex aerospace and defence electronics manufacturing with high-value electrical infrastructure and UPS systems throughout.
Innovation Park Medway is a designated North Kent Enterprise Zone attracting technology, advanced engineering, and manufacturing tenants to Rochester Airport. As new industrial occupiers move in, the demand for critical-infrastructure fire suppression across the park grows accordingly.
Chatham Historic Dockyard is now a working creative and commercial campus incorporating the Docking Station digital hub and Fitted Rigging House. The site presents the complex fire protection challenges common to occupied historic buildings with sensitive and irreplaceable fabric.
The Basin3 development at Chatham Docks is bringing a further 31,000 square metres of new commercial workspace targeting creative, manufacturing, and technology sectors to the waterfront. Rochester Airport itself hosts active aircraft maintenance operations alongside the growing enterprise zone.
Across all of these environments, the fire risk profile is consistent: diesel generators, HV/LV electrical plant, UPS systems, sensitive manufacturing equipment, and mission-critical power infrastructure. A standard fire alarm detects and alerts. It does not suppress the fire at source.
For the facilities found across Chatham and Medway, that distinction is fundamental. FirePro UK provides the automatic, LPCB certified suppression these environments require.
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For specifiers, engineers, and facilities managers across Chatham's aerospace, defence, and industrial base, these are the most relevant applications.
Diesel generators: Backup generators are among the highest fire-risk assets on any aerospace, industrial, or commercial site. FirePro activates automatically on detection, protecting the generator enclosure without water, pipework, or manual intervention.
HV/LV electrical distribution rooms: Arc flash and insulation failure are common causes of electrical plant fires in manufacturing and defence facilities. FirePro floods the protected space within seconds, suppressing the fire before it reaches adjacent infrastructure.
UPS and battery energy storage: UPS systems and battery installations present fire risks that water-based systems cannot safely address. FirePro's condensed aerosol suppression activates automatically without damaging surrounding sensitive equipment or disrupting adjacent operations.
Electrical switchgear and risers: Compact FirePro generators can be installed within or adjacent to switchgear panels and cable riser enclosures. Suppression is automatic and contained precisely to the protected zone.
Power transformers: Transformer enclosures carrying significant electrical load require suppression that activates without water or gas discharge. FirePro provides rapid, contained suppression with no secondary damage to surroundings.
Yes. Aerospace and defence facilities including those with electrical manufacturing, UPS and battery systems, power distribution plant, and sensitive electronic equipment are among the most appropriate applications for FirePro condensed aerosol suppression. The system activates without water damage to sensitive equipment and requires no pressurised cylinders or pipework, making it well suited to facilities found at Rochester Airport, Innovation Park Medway, and the wider Chatham industrial base.
Yes. FirePro UK is the UK and Ireland master distributor for FirePro condensed aerosol fire suppression, supporting specifiers, designers, installers, and end users across Chatham, Medway, Kent, and the wider South East. Our team is available to provide specification support, technical guidance, and commissioning assistance on any project in the region.
Condensed aerosol suppression uses a solid compound stored within a compact, wall-mounted generator. On activation, it converts to a fine aerosol of potassium-based particles that interrupt the combustion chain within the protected space. No cylinders, pipework, or pressurised agents are required, and FirePro generators have a 10-year service life.
Passive fire protection uses structural measures such as compartmentation, fire doors, and intumescent coatings to contain the spread of fire within a building. Active fire protection systems respond dynamically to a fire event, detecting and suppressing it automatically. FirePro is an active suppression system that works alongside passive measures to protect specific high-risk assets that structural measures alone cannot address.
A fire alarm detects smoke or heat and signals occupants to evacuate. It does not suppress the fire. An automatic suppression system activates on detection and discharges a suppression agent directly into the protected space, extinguishing or controlling the fire at source before it spreads or causes catastrophic damage to critical plant and equipment.
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