Four
UK Fire Authorities award Interspiro contract
for new breathing apparatus
After months of work all four Fire
Authorities Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire,
Lincolnshire and Norfolk have awarded a
framework contract to provide state of the
art breathing apparatus to Interspiro Limited.
This is the first contract awarded that
meets the governments new collaborative
approach to procurement and the benefits
of that collaborative work are clear to
be seen in the product selected to protect
all four brigade's fire-fighter's.
The first brigade to take delivery will
be Norfolk followed shortly afterwards by
Lincolnshire, then Cambridgeshire and Bedford
& Luton will follow later next year.
This is the first contract to be awarded
under the new government initiative for
collaborative purchase and its success is
extremely important to the Fire Service
as a whole.
Alan Riddet, Chief Fire Officer in charge
of Lincolnshire’s firefighters is
pleased to enter this relationship with
Interspiro who have a reputation for high
quality and excellent customer relationships.
Anders Siberg, CEO of Interspiro says,
“It is a great privilege for Interspiro
to be the chosen supplier in this collaborative
procurement for the Fire and Rescue Services
of Bedfordshire & Luton, Cambridgeshire,
Lincolnshire and Norfolk. “Protecting
those that protects others” is a motto
under which we – for almost 70 years
– have contributed to improve the
safety conditions for fire fighters in the
UK and around the World. The breathing apparatus
that we will supply to these four brigades
are designed upon our innovation pedigree
with the latest advancements in breathing
apparatus technology. The BA sets combine
Interspiro’s time-honoured reliability
and performance with our plug-in system
to allow future upgrades of the BA ensemble.
The fire fighters will be equipped with
a breathing apparatus that we believe to
be the finest breathing apparatus available.
It is our privilege to know that we as a
company – through the capable hands
of these four brigades, with their courage
and spirit – make our contribution
to the community by protecting those that
protect others”.
INTERSPIRO has more
than 70 years experience as a groundbreaking
innovator of breathing equipment for non-breathable
environments. Interspiro breathing apparatus
has an outstanding track record for durability
and performance. Interspiro develop, manufacture
and market respiratory and auxiliary equipment
for fire fighting, work in hazardous environments
and professional diving. Customers are rescue
services, military organisations, industries,
utilities, shipping and diving companies around
the world. Interspiro has its main office
in Sweden with subsidiaries in the USA, United
Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland,
Austria and Malaysia. Interspiro is an Ocenco
group company. The Ocenco group ranks among
the World’s largest respiratory protection
companies. For
further information please contact
Mike Thomas,
Deputy Chief Fire Officer
mike.thomas@lincoln.fire-uk.org
01522 582205
– or –
Andy Whitfield
andrew.whitfield@lincoln.fire-uk.org
01522 582253
For information
about Interspiro contact
Judy Wilson, MD
judy.wilson@interspiro.com
01952 200190
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november
2, 2004
