EA-RS ANNOUNCES NEW KEY APPOINTMENT

EA-RS Fire Engineering Ltd and the EA-RS Fire Group Ltd are thrilled to welcome Murray Horne as Group Operations and Continuity Director (Combined Projects).

Murray has worked in the fire industry for more than 2 decades and joins EA-RS Fire Engineering from Hall and Kay Fire Engineering where he held the post of Operations Director, responsible for turnkey operations. In this role Murray was involved in estimating, sales, design, project completion, as well as ongoing maintenance of systems for the Gaseous Extinguishing and Fire Detection Division and will hold similar responsibilities at EA-RS Fire Engineering, as well as heading up the organisations dedicated data centre division.

Alan Wheal, CEO of EA-RS Fire Group said, “We are delighted to have Murray join us as a highly experienced member of our growing team and we know he will make a hugely valuable contribution to the group.  EA-RS Fire Engineering have worked in the data centre environment for more than a decade, now supporting more than 20 data centres nationally on a build and maintain basis, and we recognised the importance of having someone with Murray’s experience lead this division.”

Murray has had a longstanding relationship with EA-RS Fire Engineering that spans more than 21 years and during this time he has worked with many of the EA-RS Fire Engineering team. He joins with a wealth of experience having supported the BFPSA and the Fire Industry Association with a seat on the Extinguishing Council and is currently co-opted to the FIA with Working Group Gases with EA-RS Fire Engineering’s Technical Service Director  Phil Silverlock.  Murray is also a member of the Standing Panel of Experts at the BRE/LPCB for Fire Detection and Gaseous Extinguishing Systems and has produced questions for the FIA AO exams.

ABOUT EA-RS FIRE ENGINEERING

EA-RS Fire Engineering are the UK’s leading fire safety solutions provider to the data centre and critical infrastructure space. With more than 25 years’ experience in the data centre market, the whole team take great pride in technical excellence and their ability to prescribe the most appropriate fire safety solutions for data centres and critical environments. As part of the EA-RS Fire Group, EA-RS Fire Engineering has grown to become a leading specialist in Fire Detection, Fire Alarm, Fire Suppression, Water Mist and Sprinkler systems.

EA-RS Fire Engineering take great pride in technical excellence and their ability to prescribe the most appropriate fire safety solutions for the environment. Their highly skilled engineers carefully consult to fully understand the organisation’s needs and to identify the building's specific requirements. This is achieved by working closely with Electrical, Mechanical, Fire and Construction firms and consultants, or by acting directly as fire systems consultants.

For more information, please visit www.ea-rsfire.com or contact kateharris@ea-rsfire.com

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