News
The latest stories and updates regarding our products and the fire fighting foam industry.
24 Sep 2024
REACH publishes new PFHxA Restriction update
REACH has published an update to the EU (ECHA) Draft PFHxA Restriction Legislation, first published on 29th March 2024.The new update appeared in the Official Journal on September 19th 2024...
17 Nov 2022
RSC PFAS Decision Tree
The Royal Society of Chemistry has published its "PFAS Policy Position", including a handy PFAS Use Decision Tree.On their website, the RSC state: "We believe that the chemical sciences are making...
16 Dec 2021
Updates on PFAS in use and in the environment
Two updates have recently been published regarding Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS), including fluorosurfactants used in firefighting foams.Firstly, the Federation of German Industries (BDI) have published a position paper to...
3 Dec 2021
Not all C6 AFFFs are the same!
We have had analysis carried out of the Perfluorinated Compound (PFC) content on both our Aberdeen Foam 1% AFFF-LF and a leading competitor's foam: the results speak for themselves!To download...
30 Nov 2021
International Firefighting Foam PFAS bans
As you know, the use of fluorinated foams - including AFFFs - has been under considerable scrutiny over the last few years due to environmental concerns regarding PFOS and PFOA.This...
29 Nov 2021
US Federal Air Administration Admits No Fluorine Free Foams meet Milspec
The US Federal Air Administration (FAA) have published a “Cert Alert” discussing a recent change to the Military Specification (Milspec) related to firefighting foams used in American Airports.The use of...
13 Sep 2021
Restriction on the use of AFFF-C6 offshore
In our opinion, AFFF-LF-C6 foams as used in the North Sea UKCS do not, at this moment, have a Fluorine Free drop-in replacement which can be used by our offshore...
15 Feb 2019
News article: "The price of safety"
An article by Marc S. Reisch entitled "The price of fire safety" was published in the January issue of Chemical & Engineering News.The article is an overview of the history...
21 Dec 2017
Understanding why Fire Fighting Foams can Fail
As recommended by international standards such as NFPA 11: 2021 and BS EN 13565-2: 2018, Fire Fighting Foam Concentrates should be inspected and tested at least annually by a reputable...
20 Dec 2017
Introducing our new Worldwide Testing Service!
We know it’s not always easy to access a local foam test Laboratory, especially one with a proven track record that can deliver a fast, effective and impartial service.We have...
20 Dec 2017
Introducing - Foam Seal Oil
We’re proud to introduce our latest product – Foam Seal Oil – designed to offer a non-reactive barrier on stored Foam Concentrates, to help minimise evaporation and deterioration.Our Foam Seal...
19 Dec 2017
New - Induction Foam!
After 18 months of research and product development, we are now proud to be introducing our brand-new Induction Foam for offshore and onshore calibrations. Click here to view the Induction...
5 Dec 2017
EU New Regulation: EU 2017/1000, June 13 2017
A new European Commission Regulation EU 2017/1000 was published on June 13 2017 regarding perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related substances.The regulation requires that by 4th July 2020, fire fighting...
14 Jul 2017
EU prohibits PFHxS
You might see in the trade press that the EU have prohibited the release of PFHxS (perfluorohexane sulfonate).This prohibition has been brought about by the ECHA (European Chemical Agency) recently...
20 Jan 2017
