Hangers are getting larger, as are the aircraft they are designed and built to accommodate. Both the hanger structures and the aircraft are also becoming increasingly expensive to build, which is raising the stakes when it comes to hanger fire protection.

Draka cables has achieved what most certainly is the mass transit sector's "gold standard" seal of approval. Several of the company's cable designs have been approved by London Underground as satisfying - and in many cases, exceeding - the safety requirements of Section 12 (underground) areas, as set out in LU 1-085, the current document that details the requirements for the fire safety of materials. Two Draka cables in particular were singled out for praise: the Firetuf FTP120 (until a recent rebranding of the Draka range, known as Firetuf Powerplus) and Firetuf FT Sifer (previously called Firetuf Sifer).

Firetrace International is playing a leading role in ensuring that critical electrical control panels for the Qatar's Ministry of Drainage Affairs' Doha South STW [Sewage Treatment Works] project are provided with dedicated, fast-action fire protection. The latest delivery of genuine Firetrace® automatic fire suppression equipment brought the total number of systems supplied for Doha's STW project by the company's EMEA operation to well over 400 in the past three years.