Gielle fire protection systems

GIELLE

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we serve
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we solve ANNIVERSARY
1965-2010

problems.

GIELLE
Gielle [Headquarter] Gielle Piemonte Contact us for free Follow us
Via Ferri Rocco, 32 Z.I. Via Bengasi, 25
70022 Altamura (Ba) 10095 Grugliasco (To)
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Gielle Lombardia Gielle Lazio Gielle
Via Bruno Buozzi, 37 Via Orvieto, 132 Fire Suppression
20097 S. Donato Milanese (Mi) 00040 Pomezia (Rm) System
Tel. +39.02.556.07.442 Tel. +39.06.910.666.10
Fax +39.02.518.77.075 Fax +39.06.910.666.10
e-mail: milano@gielle.it e-mail: roma@gielle.it

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ANNIVERSARY ANNIVERSARY

Index
1965-2010 1965-2010

2 Experience and tradition Products and systems
Nearly half a century 12 Halons/HCFC bank
4 Mission Preserving the present for the future
Worldwide best service 14 Waste service
6 Men and facilities Fire Extinguisher Recycling Unit
Gielle’s power 16 Fire extinguishers
8 Certifications We protect history
Guarantee of safety 17 Marine section
Worldwide service
18 Novec™ 1230
Asset fire protection
20 Fm 200
Protecting your most valuable assets
22 Inert systems
Fires nature’s way
23 CO2 System
Versatile & economical
24 Water mist
Protecting People and Vassels
25 Foam
The firebrand for water
26 AFFF Phase out
Cold Fire
The new generation of extinguishing agents

Consulting and servicing
30 Engineering
Complete design solutions
32 Rescue and Fire fighting service
Consulting and training
34 Servicing and maintenance
All fire protection and suppression systems

Experience
and tradition
Nearly half a century

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1965-2010 1965-2010

GIELLE is known in every part of the world for its electronic GIELLE has a system of procedures, in conformity with the
system for safety, for fire-fighting protection and for the regulations UNI EN ISO 9001 (total quality) and UNI EN ISO
services that follow. 14001 (environment quality).
Our philosophy consists of a total quality. This is not an Our strong points are the qualities that characterize our
abstract conception, the product’s peculiarities go beyond company, making us substantially different from our direct
the normal industrial standard. competitors.
For more than 45 years GIELLE has assisted and supplied
the most important European companies, planning and Professionalism
carrying out fire-fighting detectors and extinction systems, Our organisation has a team of qualified, professional
assuring every day a complete service. surveyors and engineers, constantly kept up-to-date on
GIELLE is associated with AIAS (Associazione Italiana current regulations and any new developments.
Addetti Alla Sicurezza) and UNI (Ente Nazionale Italiano di
Unificazione), HARC (Halon Alternative Research Corpora- We only use approved components for our products and
tion) and NFPA (National Fire Protection Associations). we can issue certificates and guarantees valid for years.

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Quality Service
For us this is not simply an overused slogan. Upon the delivery and testing of each system, a work card
We take it to mean extreme care in the planning and is immediately created, and later used by the “Service” de-
production of avant-garde systems, while rigorously partment to keep all useful information for monitoring the
following procedures that conform to 9001 (Total Quality) perfect operative functioning of the system under constant
regulations, to which every member of our company staff control.
adheres.
We also take it to mean being very careful to listen to our This allows us to always intervene extremely quickly, 365
clients’ every request or specific need, so as to constantly days a year, 24 hours a day, and to be immediately able to
improve our offer of products and services. individuate any possible inefficiencies in the system.

All-inclusive service
We immediately perceived the need for a single interlocu-
tor who can handle all of a company’s security systems.

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Mission
Worldwide best service

Gielle srl, the parent company of the Gielle Group, with Our mission is to make the world a safer place. To do this,
more than 45 years of experience in the field of fire fighting, we develop and supply advanced fire fighting products
has become one of the leading European companies in the and systems, supported by first class service. People and
design and manufacture of automatic fire fighting systems. businesses everywhere trust our brands and depend on
Technological innovation, quality and internationalization our expertise to protect what is most valuable.
are the strong points that have made Gielle one of the most Including fire detection, fire suppression and fire control
qualified companies in this field. This active and dynamic products. Our products set the benchmark for fire safety
company supplies its systems all over the world and offers detection, prevention and protection. We are devoted to
a level of professionalism to its clients that is unsurpassed. protecting people, property and processes from everyday
IS0 9001, ISO 14001, BS OHSAS 18001, SA 8000, ATEX hazards and danger. People trust us to do that because we
94/9/CE and PED 97/23/CE certifications of its integrated are experts in our field. And that trust is reinforced by the
management system make an undisputed statement of quality we instill in everything we do.
Gielle’s full potential. In nearly half a century the Group has
always considered flexibility as one of its major strengths.

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The most important presence
of Gielle factory in the world.

Mosca
Luxemburg
Milano
Roma Bari
New York
[Headquarter]
Shangai
Ryadh Dubai
Ciudad New Delhi
de México

Nairobi
Ecuador

Santiago
de Chile

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Men and facilities
Gielle’s power

Altamura Altamura Altamura
Gielle Headquarter Jesce via del Tabacco

Altamura Napoli Palermo
via della Roverella

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Pomezia / Roma Grugliasco / Torino San Donato Milanese / Milano

Genova / San Remo Verona Luxemburg

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Certifications
Guarantee of safety

Gas fire-fighting systems Gielle‘s Core-business. The choi-
ce of the best extinguishing agent to be used involved, in
the previous years, but above all recently, the analysis on
products that had to take into serious consideration some
aspects.

Standards
Being members of the European Union has certainly had
positive consequences on the fire-fighting system mar-
ket. The compulsory observance of precise production
standards by the manufacturers of components, with the
following step of “certification Iter”, has been an impor-
tant innovation. In such a way the manufacturers technical
levels have been increased because the lack of certified
products prevents them to be present on the marketplace.
This new period was marked by the coming into force of
the following standard: As regards the technical specifica-
tions, i.e. all the aspects related to the system dimensio-
ning, the distribution pipelines, the people safety and test
procedures (for example the Door Fan Test), the following
standard is to be used.
▸▸ UNI EN 12094
Fixed fire-fighting systems.
CE certification and marking for the
components of gas fire-fighting-systems.
▸▸ UNI EN 15004
Fire-fighting systems using gas extinguishants.
Physical properties and dimensioning criteria.
▸▸ UL 2166
Gielle fire suppression systems are listed as per UL
Standard for Safety for Halocarbon Clean Agent Extin-
guishing System Units.

The environment safeguard
The choice of an extinguishing agent cannot but take into
consideration, as a priority, the impact it causes in the
atmosphere as regards the environment safeguard.

This is particularly true for the “chemical gas extin-
guishants”; for the “inertgas agents”, the environmental
impact concern does not exist because they are produced
by air separation and they return back into air.
The parameters to measure the environmental impact are
the following ones:

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di
C.I.S.E., organismo di certificazione dei sistemi
(Social
Responsabilità Sociale accreditato da SAI
del
Accountability International), e Fondatore

Ente di accreditamento degli
organismi di certificazione SA8000

Network Lavoro Etico
CDQ Italia srl
con la collaborazione dell’organismo di ispezione

Certificato n. 41
certifica che è stato riconosciuto

lo Stato di Applicant SA8000
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GIELLE DI LUIGI GALANTUCCI
con sede legale in

Via Ferri Rocco, 32 – 70022 Altamura (BA)
per l’attività di:

Impianti antincendio

Giuseppe Corzani - Presidente CISE
Data di rilascio: 22 settembre 2008 per il Network Lavoro Etico
Data di scadenza: 22 settembre 2009

▸▸ ODP: Ozone Depletion Potential (index of the ozone
layer depletion)
▸▸ GWP: Global Warming Potential (index of the global war-
ming oh the earth ‘s crust - green-house effect)
▸▸ ALT: Atmospheric Life Time (index of the atmospheric
life of the extinguishant)

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Products and systems

European Parliament, Strasbourg - France

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Halons/HCFC
bank
Preserving the present
for the future

We are specialized in all the Halocarbon alternative, and Products / Services
we are an International Halocarbon Bank with all worldwi- ▸▸ Worldwide Halon Banking and Reclamation.
de approvals and certifications. ▸▸ Refrigerant Disposal Program.
Gielle has taken an innovative role in decreasing the emis- ▸▸ On-Site Recovery for Halons and Refrigerants.
sion of ozone-depleting and global warming substances, ▸▸ Separation of Cross-Contaminated CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs
through the establishment of our comprehensive Halocar- and Halons.
bon Bank Management Program. ▸▸ On-Site AHRI Certified Laboratory.
▸▸ Safe Disposal of Contaminated CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs and
The Gielle Halocarbon Bank Management Program accepts Halons.
“used” CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs and Halons from clients for ▸▸ On-Site Plasma Arc Destruction.
reclamation. ▸▸ Ozone Friendly Replacement Programs.
▸▸ Technology Transfer and Training.
▸▸ Strategic Reserves.
▸▸ U.S. DOT Approved Cylinder Testing and Recertification.
▸▸ Halon System Bottle Refurbishment and Recharge.
▸▸ NOVEC1230™ System Recharge Station.
▸▸ Worldwide Parts and Service for Refrigerants and Ha-
lons.

We are specialized in all the Halon and Halocarbon alter-
natives.

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San Donato
Milanese
Grugliasco

Italian Gielle’s
Halon banking
Pomezia

Altamura

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Waste service
Fire Extinguisher
Recycling Unit

Gielle offers a safe and legitimate fire extinguisher re-
cycling service for the collection and disposal of condem-
ned fire extinguishers, so you can have total peace of
mind.

Every business has a legal responsibility to protect its
people, buildings and assets from the hazards of fire. Part
of this responsibility means ensuring that all fire fighting
equipment including fire extinguishers need to be maintai-
ned and serviced properly by a competent person. But as
with any pressurised container, a fire extinguisher needs
to be treated with respect, and can become dangerous if
mistreated or abused, or indeed simply after it has come
to the end of its useful working life.
But what happens when a fire extinguisher is ‘condemned’
and no longer safe to use?
As a business you have a Legal Duty of Care to dispose of
waste legitimately and safely via a licensed waste carrier.
Failure to do so - by fly tipping for example – can result in
prosecution, even if you have outsourced the disposal to a
third party.
Gielle offers to their existing customers for a fixed charge
a safe and legitimate fire extinguisher recycling service for
collection and disposal of condemned fire extinguishers,
so you can have total peace of mind.

A dedicated facility
Gielle Fire’s Extinguisher Recycling Unit (ERU) is a dedica-
ted facility offering a service for the safe processing and
recycling/disposal of fire extinguishers across Europe.
Gielle has worked closely with the local Water Authority
and the Environment Agency to develop safe, efficient and
environmentally friendly processes.

If a fire extinguisher has been condemned on site and is
considered too dangerous for removal the customer will be
informed and a specialist will be dispatched to deal with
the fire extinguisher safely prior to returning it to the ERU.

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As a business you have a Legal Duty of Care
to dispose of waste legitimately
and safely via a licensed waste carrier…

GIELLE

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UN
1044 Extinguisher removed 4
2 from customer site
and transported to Gielle
premises in accordance GIELLE
Extinguisher made safe with ADR Regulations. At Gielle Local
(safety pin/suspect tape)
Business Centre (LBC)
and packaged in accordance
extinguishers removed
with ADR Regulations.
from packaging 5 Collection one a week
and palced into stillages. from all Gielle’ LBCs to be
transported to Gielle
National Extinguisher
Recycling Unit.
Extinguisher inspected
1 and condemned at customer
site during scheduled service.

6 Stillages arrive
at the ERU.

GIELLE
Extinguisher
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recycling Sorting stage: extinguishers

After inspection 11 procedure are palletised according
to their contents and body type.

the body goes either
for recycling
or is cut half
for scrapping.
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Extinguishers
are depressurised
Content of extinguisher Headcaps removed: when necessary.
emptied if appropriate valves, syphon tubes
and Internal Ispection and cartridges are separated.
of body carried out. After a detailed inspection
the parts are either recycled
or scapped.

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Fire ͯͯ www.gielle.it

extinguishers
We protect history

A world free of fire risks is a world that protects its history.

Protecting cultural assets
Continuous technological research allows us to be in the
forefront of the protection of Cultural Assets. That is why
our products protect monuments all over the world.
Gielle is specialised in the protection of historical mo-
numents, theatres, churches, and all places where it is
necessary to utilise extinguishing agents that, besides
putting out the fire and protecting the structures, does not
damage the treasures inside, such as paintings, clothes,
statues and furnishings.

Highly qualified personnel
Systems installation must be carried out by personnel spe-
cifically qualified for intervention in special environments,
where the minimum error could provoke irreparable
damage to assets that are part of the national and global
cultural heritage.

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Marine section ͯͯ www.giellemarine.com

Worldwide service

Gielle FM-200 and Novec™ 1230 engineered fire suppres-
sion systems are used to suppress fires in specific hazards
or equipment where an electrically non-conductive agent
is required, where agent cleanup creates a problem, where
extinguishing capability with a low weight is desired and
where the hazard is normally occupied. Gielle Marine
Systems are intended to protect spaces containing the
following hazards:
▸▸ Class A - surface type fires–wood or other
▸▸ cellulose type material
▸▸ Class B - flammable liquids
▸▸ Class C - energized electrical equipment

Marine approvals
In addition to land-based approvals, the Gielle FM-200
and Novec™ 1230 engineered fire suppression systems
are approved by the marine regulatory bodies listed be-
low. More marine approvals are pending.
▸▸ US Coast Guard
▸▸ American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
▸▸ Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK)
▸▸ Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
System design, installation, service ▸▸ Australian Maritime Safety Administration
Gielle Marine Systems are available through a global net- ▸▸ Swedish Maritime Administration
work of qualified distributors. Our distributors can provide ▸▸ Norwegian Maritime Directorate
the services–design & installation, retrofit, recharge, ▸▸ New Zealand Maritime Safety Admin.
and maintenance–necessary to keep your Gielle system ▸▸ Registro Italiano Navale
functioning properly and in compliance with marine fire ▸▸ Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
protection regulations

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Novec 1230 ™ ͯͯ www.novecfiresystems.com

Asset fire protection

The fire extinguishing agent Novec™ acts both physically
and chemically. Novec™ 1230 is widely used throughout
the world and thanks to its environmental properties it
has become established in many countries as the extin-
guishing agent for manageable IT and electrical risks.
Novec™ 1230 is suitable for class A and class B fire and
is used as total flooding agent. It is neither corrosive nor
electrically conductive and therefore causes no damage
through short circuits or through residues left on sensitive
components. It is colourless and almost odourless and is
in liquid form at room temperature. Its molecules consist
of carbon, fluorine and oxygen. Novec™ 1230 deprives the
flames of heat, thus interrupting the combustion reaction.

Safety of person
Novec™ 1230 has an outstanding safety factor, reaching
the NOAEL value (No Observed Adverse Effect Level) of
10%. When used to protect IT rooms this safety factor is
78% - measured for the release concentration of 5.6% in
accordance with DIN ISO14520-5.
This is another reason why the fire protection working
group of the Employers’ Liability Insurance Associations
confirms that Novec™ 1230 is a safe extinguishing gas,
particularly when used for areas frequented by persons.
In its plan for new alternative extinguishing agents (SNAP
Program = Significant New Alternatives Policy Program),
the USA’s EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) certifies
Novec™ 1230 as harmless when used as an extinguishing
agent for flooding areas where people are present.

GL-1230 fire extinguishing system
▸▸ Very high environmental compatibility
▸▸ Rapid extinguishing effect
▸▸ Exceedingly safe for use in occupied areas
▸▸ No extinguishing agent residues, neither corrosive nor
electrically conductive
▸▸ Higher operating pressure possible so longer pipeworks
and multi-zone systems can be achieved
▸▸ Compact and space-saving
▸▸ Approved system (VdS)
▸▸ Worldwide recognized and approved extinguishing
agent.

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Fm 200 ͯͯ www.fm200.biz

Protecting your most
valuable assets

FM-200® Fire Suppression agent was the first environ-
mentally acceptable replacement for Halon 1301. FM-200®
has zero ozone depleting potential, a low global warming
potential and a short atmospheric lifetime. It is particu-
larly useful where an environmentally acceptable agent
is essential, where clean up of other media presents a
problem, where weight versus suppression potential is a
factor, where an electrically non-conductive medium is
needed, and people compatibility an overriding factor.

FM-200® is a colourless, liquefied compressed gas. It
is stored as a liquid and dispensed into the hazard as a
colourless, eclectically non-conductive vapour that is clear
and does not obscure vision. It leaves no residue and has
acceptable toxicity for use in occupied spaces at design
concentration. FM-200® does not displace oxygen and
therefore is safer for use in occupied spaces without fear
of oxygen deprivation.

FM-200® is chosen to protect occupied areas such as
computer rooms and now the fast expanding telecommu-
nications market. Its low extinguishing concentration of
seven percent by volume for Class A risks, its high level
personnel safety and absence of toxicity makes it a very
attractive option. Very little cylinder storage space is
required which can be an important consideration in city
centre sites where floor space is at its most expensive.

Perhaps most in FM-200® favour though is the fact that
it out performs the majority of other gaseous systems in
terms of speed of reaction to fire. FM-200® is effective
within 10 seconds of initial discharge. The rapid discharge
time means that there is rapid knockdown of flame and
the fire is rapidly extinguished. The amount of damage,
toxicity effects and decomposition products of combu-
stion are minimised. The safety percentage factor between
the design concentration and toxicity levels is the largest
margin of any fixed gaseous extinguishing systems and
conformity exceeds that of Halon 1301.

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FM200 systems stop
fire in those critical
first few seconds

FM200 is a clean
agent and leaves
no oily residues
that may damage
delicate equipment

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Inert systems ͯͯ www.gasinerti.it

Fires nature’s way

Inert Solutions
Gielle manufactures all kind of inert gas suppression
systems both at 200 and 300 working pressure bar. The
systems proposed by Gielle are Argonite, Inergen, IG 55,
IG100 and IG 541.
The natural gases required to extinguish a fire is stored
in special 80/140 litre T-PED approved cylinders, in which
the gas is pressurized at 200/300 bar. The pipes required
to transport and dispense the gas are made of galvanized
steel API 5L Schedula 40, complete with fitting type ASA
Series 3000 downstream from the pressure regulator, whi-
le the manifolds upstream exploit pipes type 160/XXS.
The radial spraying nozzles, with outlet diameter made
according to hydraulic calculations, distribute the gas uni-
formly in the room with the required design concentration.
Any over pressure that may form in the protected area
after the extinguishing agent has been discharged will
be reduced by one or more overpressure gate valves,
equipped with pre-calibrated springs that evacuate the
European Parliament, Strasbourg - France. pressure in excess. The applicable standard imposes a
Gielle installs fire protection systems. leak measurement test, called Fan Door Test, to check the
physical characteristics of the rooms to be protected and
to process the project correctly.
Gielle Inert Systems use natural gases as an extinguishing The system is activated by means of the smoke detectors.
gas: argon, nitrogen and Co2. These gases act on the fire
by decreasing the percentage of oxygen from 20.9% to be-
low 15%, which is theoretically the threshold below which
the fire should go out. The saturation principle used is of
the total flooding type.

Gielle Inert Systems are ideally suited to extinguishing
various types of fires:
▸▸ Risks relating to electrical and electronic systems
▸▸ For the protection of spaces in underfloors and suspen-
ded ceilings
▸▸ Risks relating to flammable and combustible liquids and
gases
▸▸ High-value immovable property (museums, libraries)
▸▸ In areas with expensive machines and appliances (CED,
control rooms)
▸▸ Gielle Inert Systems are 100% environmentally friendly

Gielle Inert Systems reducing the oxigene percentage to the
12%, allow human being presence and extinguish the fire.

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CO2 System ͯͯ www.halon-bank.com

Versatile & economical

A fire in your facility is never pleasant. But, it doesn’t
have to be debilitating. Carbon Dioxide, the original “clean
agent”, is still an economical solution, providing automa-
tic or manual protection for Class A, B or C fires.

Tried and True
CO2 is the only gaseous agent where the design rules spe-
cifically provide guidance on the protection of deep seated
hazards. Total flooding or local application systems are de-
signed to meet the requirements of NFPA 12 or BS5306-4
and are specifically designed using hydraulic flow calcula-
tion software.
The system complies with the requirements of the Pressu-
re Equipment Directive and uses standard 67 and 45 litre
containers.

Gielle High Pressure CO2 Systems
Gielle High Pressure Carbon Dioxide Systems are especial-
ly effective for non-occupied hazards such as semiconduc-
tor wet benches, control rooms and paint lines. Whatever
the application, from container to nozzle, each system is
custom-designed for your specific fire hazards.

Carbon Dioxide fire suppression systems have been pro-
ven effective in numerous unmanned
applications:

▸▸ Commercial And Industrial Fryers
▸▸ Dip Tanks
▸▸ Electric Generators
▸▸ Waste Disposal Equipment
▸▸ Gas Turbines
▸▸ Coal Silos
▸▸ Hazardous Material Storage
▸▸ Quench Tanks
▸▸ Semiconductor Wet Benches
▸▸ Computer Room Subfloors
▸▸ Unmanned Control Rooms
▸▸ Coating Operations
▸▸ Wave Solder Machines
▸▸ Machining Operations
▸▸ Hose Reel Stations
Municipality of San Remo, Italy - Gielle installs fire protection systems. ▸▸ Transformer Vaults
European Commission, Luxembourg - Gielle installs fire protection systems. ▸▸ Inerting Systems

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Water mist ͯͯ www.shiphalonphaseout.com

Protecting People
and Vassels

The water mist system GL MIST designed and constructed
Gielle, operates at a pressure of between 100 and 120
bar, and is fitted with special distributor nozzles which
sprinkle water in tiny droplets. The spraying of micro drops
of water has a total extinguishing action on the fire itself
thanks to the combination of three main features:
▸▸ cooling action: the water particles, as a consequence
of their size, are subject to rapid evaporation, with
the consequent removal of a large quantity of thermal
energy
▸▸ inerting action: the water vapor, generated by the water
evaporation, behaves just like an inert gas and it helps
to control and suppress the fire
▸▸ shielding action: the particles of water sprayed are
capable of absorbing the radiant energy released by
the fire, and so they significantly reduce the probability
of the materials situated in the vicinity of the flames
reaching their ignition temperature

Applications:
▸▸ machinery space, turbines, generators, off shore
▸▸ warehouses, shops, hotels, archives, libraries
▸▸ computer and telephone rooms
▸▸ military and civil ships
Advantages:
▸▸ environmentally friendly
▸▸ minimises the damage caused by the extinguishing
agent
▸▸ safe for people
▸▸ eliminates the cost of large storage tanks

The water mist system GL MIST system offered by Gielle
complies with the NFPA 750 fire protection standards and
IMO 913, A800 and IMO/CIR. 1165. It’s been tested following
FM Standards (Appendix G and H) and certified by BV
(Bureau Veritas). The Nozzles have been tested following UL
standards and it was performed tests for archives and elec-
trical cables by RINA Industry. Water mist system GL MIST is
a system classified as class 1 (minimum diameter of the wa-
ter droplets sprayed less than 100 microns) and it has also
been acknowledged as being suitable, in accordance with
the above standards, for use in extinguishing both Class
A fires (solid combustibles such as paper, wood, etc.) and
class B fires (liquid combustible such as petrol, oils, etc.).

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Foam ͯͯ www.schiumogeni.it

The firebrand
for water

Water/low expansion foam systems
The systems used to protect inflammable liquids use
synthetic low expansion AFFF foams that act very quickly,
spreading over the surface of the liquid on fire. Unlike
traditional foams, aqueous filming foams not only form a
consistent layer of foam but also generate by drainage an
aqueous film that excludes the surface of the inflammable
liquid from coming into contact with the air and so pre-
vents the releasing of vapours. In the event of breakage at
some point in the continuity of the film, the latter has the
ability to autoregenerate itself.
In the event of applications on polar solvents, which are
water soluble, the use of alcohol resistant AR-AFFF filming
foam is necessary. Once applied on polar solvents, the
polymers (polysaccharides) contained in the foam form a
polymeric film over the surface of the liquid. The polymeric
film is generated by a reaction between the polar solvent
and the water that is drained from the foam. The aqueous
film that floats over the polymeric layer maintains its abili-
ty to autogenerate itself and contributes to extinguishing
the fire and suppressing any vapours.

Main use: wet sprinkler or deluge systems used to protect
inflammable liquids.

Water/medium and high expansion foam systems
High expansion foam is used to extinguish class A and
B fires inside confined spaces. Medium expansion foam
was instead studied for applications in open air and windy
spaces.
Both medium and high density foam are bubble aggrega-
tes generated mechanically thanks to the passing of the
concentrated foaming agent through special generators
and the subsequent contact with air. The expansion of the
foaming agent can vary between 20:1 and 1000:1.
Medium expansion systems can be used to protect liquid
and solid combustibles where an extensive coverage of
the spaces to protect is required, such as for the total
flooding of small volumes such as cabins with engines and
transformers.
They are used to protect inflammable or toxic liquids whe-
re the rapid saturation is vital to prevent the propagation
of vapours both for indoor and outdoor applications.

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AFFF Phase out
Cold Fire
The new generation
of extinguishing agents

The environmental concerns being raised over the relea-
se of AFFF, and all other firefighting foams, has started a
search for more benign agents. Many formulations are pos-
sible, using both existing surfactant technology and new
technology that will likely be developed in the near future.
The use of foams containing fluorochemical surfactants
is widespread because of their extremely effective fi-
refighting capability. Almost all foams used for class B
firefighting contain these surfactants, to varying degrees.
The formulations also contain hydrocarbon surfactants,
solvents, and various other additives. However, the fluo-
rochemical surfactants are the key ingredient to produce a
foam with film formation capability (aqueous film forming
foam, AFFF). Unfortunately, the fluorochemical portions of
the surfactant molecules currently in use are not biode-
gradable in the environment. In addition, the molecule
that remains after biodegradation may be bioaccumulative
and toxic. This has raised concerns about the use of these
molecules in firefighting foams and created an interest in
finding alternative formulations that limit or eliminate the
use of these fluorochemical surfactants.
In addition, the current formulations of firefighting foam
may have other undesirable environmental impacts. These
impacts have raised concerns over the installation of foam
systems and have limited the use of foam in some instan-
ces.

Cold Fire®
Liquid Foam Concentrate
Non-toxic and biodegradable, Cold Fire® is the only Paten-
ted concentrated alcohol-resistant microbial fire fighting
agent on the market today. Once the fire is out or the spill
is covered with finished foam, the microbes begin remedia-
ting the AFFF, hydrocarbon and alcohol wastes.
Cold Fire® is designed for both class B Hydrocarbon and
Polar Solvent fuels. On Class B Hydrocarbon fuels, it
creates an aqueous film that effectively shuts down the
fire. On Polar Solvent fuels, a polymeric membrane is
formed between the fuel and the foam which makes extin-
guishment possible. U/L-162 Listed.

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Employability on the following classes of fires:
Class A: Wood, tires, brush, forests, structures, textiles, etc.
Class B: Vehicles, oil, gasoline, diesel, alcohol
Class D: Metals such as magnesium, aluminum and titanium

Product Features Cold Fire-Flame Out:
▸▸ Safe for the environment;
▸▸ 100% biodegradable;
▸▸ Non-toxic;
▸▸ Non-corrosive;
▸▸ High capacity cooling;
▸▸ Soluble 100%;
▸▸ Product life indefinite if kept in sealed containers at a
temperature between -2 ° C and 49 ° C, guaranteed 20
years;

Benefits from the use of water added with Cold Fire Flame-
Out:
▸▸ Reduces the density of smoke by increasing the visibili-
ty;
▸▸ High capacity cooling and then increased safety and
less chance of spread of flame;
▸▸ Not clog the pipes, unlike foam, and perfectly usable in
all types of fire control station;
▸▸ Ability to penetrate the source of fire, extinguish the
fire with much less water thereby reducing the damage
caused by the excessive use of water alone as the extin-
guishing agent;
▸▸ Increases exponentially the ability of water to absorb
heat, allowing operators to fire into a structure more
▸▸ Environmentally friendly replacement for current AR- quickly.
AFFF foams
▸▸ Excellent fluidity creates rapid knockdown Certifications and Approvals
▸▸ Our unique ingredients are quickly biodegraded by Cold ▸▸ CE approval granted under the standard EN 1568-3;
Fire® microbes ▸▸ Certificate MPA Dresden;
▸▸ Compatible with all current foam proportioning and ▸▸ Approval Underweiters Laboratories Inc. (extinguishing
delivery systems agent, wetting agent);
▸▸ Usable with fresh or sea water ▸▸ Certificate of American Bureau of Shipping (product
▸▸ Will not clog delivery systems; easy to clean fittings approved for use in marine firefighting equipment);
after use ▸▸ Certificates of government agencies or awards;
▸▸ Superior wetting characteristics when applied to Class ▸▸ Certificate of no toxicological effects on man and envi-
A combustible materials ronment and biodegradable;
▸▸ Suitable for use along with dry chemical extinguishing ▸▸ Certificate of absence of the corrosive effects.
agents

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Consulting and servicing

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Engineering
Complete design solutions

Design and calculation software
To design a fire fighting system it is necessary to evaluate
carefully all the factors needed to reach a target, conside-
red good from all points of view.
In the introductory step, through the risk analysis, all the
factors that can cause damages to properties because
of anomalies or failures (we mean damages to people or
goods) are to be taken into consideration.
Such aspects as the personnel safety, the choice of the
most suitable firefighting system, the interface with other
technological systems (for example air conditioning, elec-
tric systems, etc.) and even the area classification basing
on the explosion risk rates must be carefully and seriously
considered.
Only after an accurate analysis of all these elements, at
first the basic engineering and subsequently the detail
engineering can be developed.
As a support to define the system design, Gielle technical
staff works daily following such criteria using an absolu-
tely reliable calculation software, in compliance with the
international certifications necessary to grant the best
performance.

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References
Thousands of systems have been set-up by several instal-
lation companies using systems manufactured by Gielle in
the last decades.

Such systems have been employed for the main product
fields:
▸▸ Chemical and gas-oil companies
▸▸ Electrical power companies
▸▸ Mechanic and automotive factories
▸▸ Telecommunication companies
▸▸ Data management companies
▸▸ Bank and Insurance agencies
▸▸ Ministry offices
▸▸ Government archives
▸▸ Notary Record Offices
▸▸ Libraries
▸▸ Museums

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Rescue and
Fire fighting service
Consulting and training

Fire Prevention/Protection Services
Our specially trained fire guards perform equipment con-
trol, patrols and monitor fire alarms.
Fire prevention is crucial for many companies in order to
operate their business without disruption. In most countri-
es we can offer complete fire safety solutions provided by
specially trained fire guards. This could, for example, in-
volve checking that fire safety equipment is compliant with
regulations, patrolling premises from a fire prevention
perspective, monitoring fire alarms and, in some cases,
working with in-house fire fighters. Most fire guards have
basic training in fire protection and fire fighting.

Tunnel Fire Prevention/Protection Services
Disastrous tunnel fires in the past years have shown that
there’s still a lot of work to do in regard to effective fire
protection for road and train tunnels. Gielle technologies
with its tunnel extinguishing service has now developed an
effective concept which will provide a major contribution to
tunnel safety. When the fire fighter faces the challenge of
being a great distance away from the fire or narrow envi-
ronment has to be navigated a Gielle fighting service with
motorcycle is the right choice for the task. It can quickly get
through congested traffic and reach a fire scene much qui-
cker than conventional vehicles due to its high speed and
narrowness. The fire fighting system is mounted on motor
cycle and comes with emergency lights and sirens. The mo-
torcycle is fully capable of carrying the extra weight and stay
stable at any speed. Operators Gielle are highly specialized.

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▸▸ Aerospace Technology ▸▸ Mining Technology
▸▸ Air Force Technology ▸▸ Mobile/Cellular Technology
▸▸ Airport Technology ▸▸ Naval Technology
▸▸ Army Technology ▸▸ Offshore Technology
▸▸ Chemicals Technology ▸▸ Packaging Gateway
▸▸ Design Build Network ▸▸ Power Technology
▸▸ Food Processing Technology ▸▸ Railway Technology
▸▸ Hospital Management ▸▸ Road Traffic Technology
▸▸ Hotel Management Network ▸▸ Ship Technology
▸▸ Hydrocarbons Technology ▸▸ Water Technology
▸▸ Industry Appointments ▸▸ World Cruise Network

Ports & Airports Fire Protection
Ensuring the safety of travellers and the efficiency of the
international transport system
In today’s interdependent global economy, international
trade and travel is reliant upon the security of our vast
network of ports and airports.
At Gielle, we know that the key to releasing wider benefits
for our clients is to always look at
the overall picture to consider solutions that transform
performance.
Gielle works closely with clients to understand the specific
security and business risks they face.
Bringing together our expertise in logistics, technology,
project management and managing the world’s biggest
security personnel work force, we design solutions to
mitigate these risks, with the aim of adding value in the
process.
In today’s modern economic world, International Port
Operators face a myriad of risks and challenges in un-
dertaking business, ranging from continually increasing
governmental security, safety and environmental com-
pliance standards; the economic demands for improved
operational efficiencies; threats from organized crime and
global terrorism.
Gielle understands these risks and challenges faced by
the Port industry and works closely with many customers
within the sector around the world to successfully address
and overcome these challenges.

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Servicing
and maintenance
All fire protection
and suppression systems

Ever mindful of the need to maintain fire safety standards
for its customers, GIELLE is able to undertake the regular
inspection and maintenance of gaseous extinguishing
installations on a worldwide basis. While many of the in-
stallations maintained by GIELLE were also installed by the
company, a growing proportion were originally supplied
and installed by competitors.
Immediately upon the delivery and testing of each system,
a work card is created, and later used by the “Service” de-
partment to keep all information useful for monitoring the
perfect operative functioning of the system under constant
control.
This allows us to always intervene extremely quickly, 365
days a year, 24 hours a day, and to be immediately able to
individuate any possible inefficiencies in the system.

All-inclusive service
We immediately perceived the need for a single interlocu-
tor who can handle all of a company’s security systems.

Price
Our prices are certainly not the lowest on the market.
However, thanks to our use of the best components avai-
lable and the most recent productive technologies so as to
guarantee you the highest possible level of safety, we are
sure that we offer you the best price/quality ratio on the
market.
We have dedicated a page to the description of our ideal
client because we are aware that it is not possible to do
everything well, nor to please everyone.
The extreme specialization in our sector is not enough to
contain the ideal parameters for excellent service. For that
reason, we have further segmented our market to the mid-
high range.
As a matter of fact, our investment in constantly up-dating
the know-how of our professionals, and our technology
positions us as the ideal interlocutors for resolving parti-
cularly

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Room integrity testing:
Additionally, where required, the company undertakes
room integrity testing using the latest computerised tech-
nology, and issues a detailed report package to verify the
concentration integrity of the protected space in accordan-
ce with BS 5306: Part 5.1, NFPA2001 and the BFPSA Code
of Practice.

Recharges and retest
Periodically (generally every ten years) the pressure tanks
should be tested again by specialized companies that
empty the tanks, check the pressure and new recharge
again. Such procedures should be carried out in presence
of jurisdiction authorities .
In Altamura the service of recharge and retest of all the
cylinders is carried out not only for the fire-fighting field.
The retest operations frequency allows a quick service for
the customers and limits the problems connected to such
procedures.

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Fire Protection
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The mission of Gielle Fire Systems, since 1965,
is to provide the highest quality and the most reliable
fire detection and suppression systems
for special hazard applications and to offer them
to customers through our global network.

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