Our mission at Devon & Cornwall Fire Protection Ltd is to provide both high quality products and an after sales service that is second to none. We aim to support our customers by way of exceptional delivery times, consistent product quality and stock availability. We will strive to remain at the forefront of new product development, consistently developing innovative and profitable products. We always aim to meet and then exceed our customers' expectations.
We want to ensure that Devon and Cornwall Fire Protection Ltd is an enjoyable and challenging place to work and that all our employees feel valued and appreciated. We aim to get the most out of our staff by investing in their development. Each and every member of our staff contributes to Devon and Cornwall Fire Protection Ltd success.
Devon and Cornwall Fire Protection covers all aspects of the advanced fire protection industry throughout the South West area. We are dedicated to the provision of a first class service representing excellent value for money for the supply, installation, maintenance, servicing and training of fire fighting equipment. We provide a 24 hour maintenance call out service and ensure that all telephone calls are answered and emergencies are handled within minutes of the call.
THE MALTESE CROSS
The cross of Devon & Cornwall Fire Protection is a symbol of protection and a badge of honor. Its story is hundreds of years old.
When a band of crusaders known as the Knights of St John, fought the Saracens for possession of the holy land, they encountered a new weapon unknown to European warriors. It was a simple but horrible device of war. The Saracens weapon was fire. As the crusaders advanced on the walls of the city, glass bombs containing naphtha struck them. When they became saturated with the highly flammable liquid, the Saracens hurled a flaming torch into their midst. Hundreds of Knights were burned alive; others risked their lives to save their brothers-in-arms from dying painful fiery deaths. These men became our first firemen.
Since the Knights of St John lived for close to four centuries on a little Island in the Mediterranean Sea named Malta, the cross came to be known as the Maltese cross.
Devon & Cornwall Fire Protection are Supporters of The Ashburton Search & Rescue Team DRG.
South Brent First Responder Group, both funded by donations and run by volunteers.
We also supply an Instructor in BLS for the HEARTSTART Scheme
At Devon & Cornwall Fire Protection we operate an Recycling/Renovation system on all suitable Extinguishers. The units that are not suitable, we send for disposal. Water Extinguishers can have there contents poured down a sewer drain then the bodies are desposed of by cutting them in half and sending them off too a licensed company for distruction or recycling of the metals.
Foam in large quantities is sent for disposal under license to a dedicated sewer.
Dry Powder is sent to a company who remove the Powder from each unit by a negative pressure vacuum system, it is filtered and is processed for use within the Agricultural Industry, the bodies are disposed of as above.
CO2 Gas is vented to atmosphere as it is a natural Gas. Our discharge rate is many thousands of tonnes below the notifiable levels.
Halon is not so common now but if it turns up it is sent to a specialist company licensed for the safe disposal of the contents.
If you suspent your Fire Extinguishers are unsafe or show signs of excessive corrosion or damage call for one of our Engineers to make them safe to handle.
