UK Fire Aquired by Connaught plc - July 2009 UK Fire is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by Connaught plc, Britain’s leading integrated services provider. With a turnover in excess of £550 million and over 8,500 employees Connaught have been active within the U.K.’s social housing, public sector and compliance markets for twenty five years. UK Fire will be an autonomous subsidiary of Connaught Compliance Limited; a division of the company with a turnover of £100 million which specialises in the provision of compliance services and training in the fields of fire safety, electricity, water, and gas. Connaught Compliance also offers health & safety and environmental training and risk management consultancy services throughout the U.K. Whilst UK Fire has been successfully providing fire services for organisations such as yours for almost 40 years, we believe that coupling our experience and expertise with the strength and capabilities of Connaught, will allow us to maintain the same high levels of service you have come to expect, whilst also offering the financial security afforded by one of the U.K.’s top 100 companies. What does this mean to you? Connaught Compliance Limited is keen to retain continuity of service to U.K. Fire’s current customers, and our service provision will remain unaffected: • You will still deal with the same people, as UK Fire employees have retained their positions, and Connaught appreciate that the most valuable asset they have acquired is our highly skilled and motivated workforce. • The same equipment, suppliers, assessments and report formats will continue to be used. • Whist over time the Connaught brand will be adopted, we will keep you fully informed of any planned changes and our primary focus will remain customer satisfaction in all areas of our business. I would like to thank you for choosing U.K. Fire as your fire protection specialist to date and look forward to strengthening the relationship between our companies in the future. Should you require any further information please feel free to contact our National Account Team on 01603 727000 Yours sincerely Jim Crooks Managing Director Connaught UK Fire Division A Connaught Group Company Registered Address: Connaught House, Grenadier Road, Exeter Business Park, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3QF Registered in England & Wales No. 3891402 Click here to visit Connaught Compliance

Dubai Intersec Middle East Exhibition - January 2009 After last years successful presentation, UK Fire International will once again be exhibiting a full range of our products at the INTERSEC MIDDLE EAST EXHIBITION on the 18th 19th and 20th Jan. 2009. We welcome all and look forward to meeting you at our STAND 2008F (UK Pavilion) DUBAI INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE. UAE.

Ledgers to Ledges - November 2008 A big round of applause for Lisa Symon, who recently swapped her purchase ledgers here in Norwich, to find purchase on the ledges of the NCH building. Click here to see our heroine in action. Lisa survived her 80 foot sponsored abseil in support of the Marie Curie Cancer Care appeal, so pay up everyone!

Ford Silver Safety Award - October 2008 Congratulations to Wimborne Branch, who have just received a Silver Safety Award from Ford Motors in Southamton. The award was presented to Extinguisher Supervisor Andy Tutton, in recognition of U.K. Fire's efforts to maintain and encourage safety at work. This relates to a three week period last August, when we were engaged to provide fire safety signage throughout the plant.

CHAS Accreditation - July 2008 U.K. Fire has recently been accredited by CHAS, the Local Authority run Contractors Health and Safety Scheme, demonstrating our commitment to comply with current H&S legislation, and to incorporate the sound management of H&S throughout our business.

First Point Registration - April 2008 UK Fire has now completed a First Point supplier capability assessment, allowing us to register with FPAL, the oil and gas supply chain database for the UK and the Netherlands. FPAL pre-qualifies us to supply goods and services to its members, and also allows for our inclusion on a global network of oil and gas industry databases, ensuring that our products and services conform to European standards, regulations and legislation, and allowing procurers to make an objective assessment of our capabilities.

UK Fire Constructionline Membership - January 2008 After a rigorous selection process UK Fire is pleased to announce our membership of Constructionline, the government-backed register of local and national pre-qualified construction and construction-related service providers. Our Membership No. is 61691 and we have been accredited to provide, install and maintain fire extinguishers, emergency lighting, automatic fire alarms and fire alarm systems.

Surefire Technical Trophy - November 2007 Congratulations to Chelmsford Branch Manager Stuart Greig, seen here receiving the coveted 2007 Surefire Technical Trophy at the 31st Annual General Meeting of The Institute of Fire Prevention Officers. The trophy is awarded annually for the best technical paper on a fire related subject, and Stuart’s submission ‘Fire – Friend or Foe?’ beat off strong competition from an international field.

Founder & Chairman retires - October 2007 Roger Carr, who founded the business in 1968, announced his retirement in June this year. 'After 42 years in the fire industry, I am looking forward to the change of lifestyle, which hopefully will accompany retirement. I have enjoyed working in the industry and would like to thank the staff, customers and suppliers for trusting me over the years. It has been a privilege to work with you all, and I wish you continued success in the days ahead.' Roger Carr The Company wishes Roger a happy retirement.

Britannia Extinguishers protect the Macau Grand Prix - October 2007 Export have delivered over 130 Britannia 9kg powder extinguishers to be used by the Macau Fire Service Department for the forthcoming Macau Grand Prix. The units were supplied by our distributor Mr. Chan Tat To of the Perfect Fire Protection Company in Hong Kong. The Britannia cartridge operated extinguishers are recognised as a premier British manufactured product and used world-wide.

Framlingham College - October 2007 Framlingham College in Suffolk, one of the country's leading and respected education institutions, placed an order with our Norwich office for a wire-free fire alarm system. The system was designed by Project Manager, Kevin Sparkes, and installed in a two week period by Mark Tacon and Mark Minns.