Nobel Fire Systems is a business based in

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in the North West of England. It specialises in the design, supply, installation and maintenance of fire suppression and fire protection systems. It was formerly part of Nobel Enterprises, a division of the chemicals group

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(ICI) but is now independently owned.

History

Nobel Fire Systems was founded in 2003 following a buy out of

Nobel Enterprises Nobel Enterprises () is a chemicals business that used to be based at Ardeer, in the Ayrshire town of Stevenston, in Scotland. Specialising in nitrogen-based propellants and explosives and nitrocellulose-based products such as varnishes and inks. ...

from ICI by The Reformer Group and Inabata, a Japanese chemical company. As the name suggests the company is one of the many that has its derivations from the explosives site founded in 1870 by the chemist and industrialist

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for the production of dynamite. The site is based in Ardeer, on the west coast of Scotland in Ayrshire, which at its peak employed nearly 13,000 workers. The production of Nobel Fire Systems core gas generator technology is still manufactured at the site in Ardeer. The business has now diversified and as such offers products that cover all classes of fires, including watermist, gas, wet chemical, dry chemical powder and aerosol based products and specialises in 5 market sectors; catering, marine, industrial, data protection and property. The business employs 23 people and exports its products across the world. The business works for many of the world's leading companies including the Spirit Group, Hilton,

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, as well as having products that have been installed at such prestigious locations as

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, the

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and

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References

Dolan, John E. and Oglethorpe, Miles K. (1996). Explosives in the Service of Man: Ardeer and the Nobel Heritage. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. . Miles, F.D. (1955). A History of Research in the Nobel Division of I.C.I.. Stevenston: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, Nobel Division.

External links

- the company's website

- Inabata company website

- Reformer Group website Companies based in Rochdale Borough Firefighting equipment {{UK-company-stub