Change is coming to the NFPA Expo this year.

As concerns continue to grow about water shortages in many parts of the United States, municipalities and facility owners continue to search for ways to better manage their water resources.

When making such a significant investment into a company’s operations, it is smart business sense to have some protection built in.

On March 31, the National Fire Protection Association named Casey Grant the executive director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation.

Milwaukee Valve’s Slow-Close Butterball Valve will prevent water hammer damage in a fire sprinkler system by carefully controlling the valve’s closing, eliminating the shock that may cause pipes to fail.

For use in commercial and industrial fire protection systems, Tyco’s Pre-Trimmed DV-5 Deluge Valve is designed for vertical and horizontal installations and external resetting.

The majority of Uponor’s ProPEX engineered polymer fittings, lead-free brass sweat and threaded adapters and large-diameter Uponor AquaPEX tubing (all up to 2”) are listed to UL 1821 and ULC/ORD-C199 for use in AquaSAFE multipurpose fire sprinkler systems.

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers announced the appointment of Beth Tubbs to its Board of Directors.

Tyco adds two new fire sprinklers for use in horizontal combustible concealed spaces – the CC3 combustible concealed spaces sprinkler available in 4.2 and 5.6 K-Factor listings.