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Fire protection--An alternative to hard-pipe armovers, FlexHead[R] fire-sprinkler connections...

FIRE PROTECTION--An alternative to hard-pipe armovers, FlexHead[R] fire-sprinkler connections use flexible stainless-steel hose to connect sprinkler heads to the branch line 4-times faster than hard pipe. In retrofits, FlexHead installs 6- to 7-times faster than hard pipe. Sprinkler heads can be

placed wherever they are needed and moved to accommodate changes just as easily. FlexHead shortens the time to building occupancy, lowers reconfiguration costs, and provides cost-effective code compliance. FlexHead systems by FlexHead Industries. Circle 227.

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  • Fire protection.
  • FIRE PROTECTION--More than 90 percent of U.S. states are adopting the Intl. Building Code, which addresses the installation of fire sprinkler systems in areas of ......
  • Sprinkler Connection First to be Seismically Qualified
  • Flexible fire protection connection manufacturer FlexHead Industries, Holliston, Mass., recently completed full-scale seismic qualification testing at the Structural Engineering Earthquake Simulation Laboratory at the University ......
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  • A Florida developer has found a way to make residential sprinklers more than pay for themselves. Highland Real Estate worked with Lake County, Fla., fire ......
  • FlexHead. (The Guide).
  • Over 20 years ago, FlexHead invented the first flexible fire sprinkler connection. Now, the company introduces the first flexible fire sprinkler connection designed for use ......
  • Domestic sprinkler success story.
  • A chip pan fire which Ignited in the kitchen of a riverside flat in Lanarkshire, Scotland on July 21 was immediately extinguished by a fire ......
  • In-Ground Sprinkler Fertilization System.
  • FertiGator, available from FertiGator, Inc., provides continuous fertilization through in-ground sprinkler systems via the injection of liquid fertilizer into an irrigation mainline. The system provides ......
  • Sprinkler Compliance in the Windy City
  • Editor's note: Many eyes are on Chicago now that it has adopted one of the nation's first mandatory sprinkler ordinances for non-residential high-rises. Following is ......
  • Chicago Sprinkler Mandate: Bridging the Code Gap
  • Creating and revising building codes normally moves at a glacial pace—until disaster strikes and pushes authorities into action. The problem is that government agencies are ......
  • Bob Bosley: owner, Diamondhead Sprinkler.
  • Bob Bosley, owner of Diamondhead Sprinkler, began his obsession with collecting early, picking up the hobby from his parents. He saved his first train set, ......
  • Seals spur sprinkler recall
  • The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Central Sprinkler Company have called for the voluntary replacement of more than 35 million sprinkler heads. Affected are ......
  • Watering Made Easy Sprinkler Stations Popping Up All Over.
  • KINGWOOD, Texas -- "I just got tired of struggling with my lawn sprinkler..." is one reason given by Eric Eden, the president of Watering Made ......
  • Sprinkler Act Support
  • The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) last month announced support for the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2003. If the act passes, the current ......
  • Business Snapshot: Merit Sprinkler Co.
  • What we do Our company provides automatic sprinkler fire protection. We design, fabricate and install the systems. We fabricate everything we install ourselves. The customers ......

Starting a Catalogue Company
Host Hattie Bryant of Small Business School interviews Brent Beck and Harry Rosenthal of Sundance Catalog, a catalog company based in Salt Lake City, Utah.