Fire Protection Runcorn

Inovyn, a wholly owned subsidiary of INEOS, operates one of the UK's largest and most strategically significant chemical manufacturing complexes on the western edge of Runcorn. The site produces chlorine that purifies 98% of UK drinking water, is classified as a COMAH Major Hazard Site of strategic national importance, and houses two independently owned power stations: Rocksavage Power Station at 810 MW and the Runcorn Energy Recovery Facility. The enclosed electrical infrastructure, transformer enclosures, control room electronics, and UPS systems across this complex carry critical fire risk in environments where conventional suppression agents are wholly inappropriate.

Multiple additional chemical manufacturers operate on the same Weston Point complex, including Koura, VYNOVA, and Industrial Chemicals. Teva Pharmaceuticals and Fresenius Kabi operate pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Runcorn with UPS systems, process equipment, and clean room infrastructure where water-based or gas suppression would cause catastrophic secondary damage.

Héroux-Devtek manufactures aircraft landing gear in Runcorn, Sigmatex produces carbon fibre textiles, Diageo runs a packaging facility, and Howdens operates a large cabinet manufacturing plant. The current fire protection market serving Runcorn covers alarms, extinguishers, and basic compliance, with every competitor providing templated geo pages and zero local suppression capability.

Today's modern landscape holds a myriad of fire risk challenges that demand fresh thinking and innovative solutions for a safer, greener future. Whether on land, marine or offshore, FirePro ensures fail safe, resilient fire protection for many types of power generation, plant, machinery, even ATEX environments. FirePro has the answer.

Traditional fire suppression systems, gas cylinders, pipe networks, and sprinkler systems, often come with limitations. They require space, maintenance, and sometimes bring risks of water or chemical damage to the very assets they are meant to protect. In COMAH-classified industrial environments and pharmaceutical clean rooms, that secondary damage is not acceptable.

FirePro works differently. Our patented FPC solid compound transforms on activation into a condensed aerosol that floods the protected space, interrupting the chemical chain reactions of fire at the molecular level.

The result is rapid, clean suppression with:

• No increase in room pressure
• No oxygen depletion
• No water, foam, or corrosive chemical residue
• No damage to control room electronics, pharmaceutical process equipment, or UPS systems
• No pressurised cylinders or pipework to design, install, or maintain
• No nasty chemicals such as PFAS, HFCs, or CFCs, delivering a lower carbon footprint
• ATEX-certified variants available for use in potentially explosive atmospheres

Halton General Hospital on Hospital Way adds NHS mission-critical backup power and medical electrical infrastructure to Runcorn's critical-risk profile. Whitehouse Industrial Estate, Astmoor Industrial Estate, and the Mersey Reach ProLogis Park close to M53 Junctions 9 and 10 add further logistics, manufacturing, and engineering operations across the town.

Whether protecting a control room enclosure at the Inovyn complex, clean room electrical infrastructure at a pharmaceutical facility, or diesel generator backup at a logistics operation, our systems scale from in-cabinet to full room flood.