The professional team of Euralarm has been strengthened with Carlos Perez as new Technical Manager for the Fire and Extinguishing sections. Carlos succeeds Michael Scharnowsky who is retiring.
In 2016 Euralarm and the European Fire & Security Group (EFSG) started working on exchanging knowhow and info on the implementation of a basic agreement for fire detection products. This resulted in the Task Force EFSG that re-established its work last year. We spoke with chair Andreas Brenner on the progress of the work.
Members of the Euralarm Fire Section are disappointed that the European Commission’s CPR proposal fails to address the market needs and does not address the main challenge facing standardisation.
This second article in the series on fire safety and security in relation to Europe’s energy transition focuses on electric vehicles and their impact on fire safety and security.
The European Parliament has plenary voted in favour of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recently. This is a major step towards decarbonisation of the building stock. However, the new directive also creates fire safety and security challenges. Euralarm proposes a planned and holistic approach of these topics.
