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Formed more than 40 years ago, MCL Fire has grown to become one of Ireland's leading fire protection companies. Our Fire Alarm Team are responsible for maintaining fire and security systems in compliance with current standards, and in accordance with our public and...

Formed more than 40 years ago, MCL Fire has grown to become one of Ireland’s leading suppliers of portable fire safety equipment and associated maintenance services. Due to our continued success and expansion, we wish to recruit a Service Desk / Scheduling...

Whether you celebrate Christmas as a holiday or for religious reasons, Christmas is a time of joy, celebration and family. However, it does come with a greater risk to potential fire hazards. These potential fire hazards include candles, Christmas lights and...

Within this blog I am going to talk about the use of fire suppression in the marine industry. In terms of the safety of passengers and crew on boats, fire protection is a vital component. When it comes to fire protection on boats special consideration for the engine...

This blog is going to be discussing fire safety for the hospitality industry. MCL Fire is proud to say we are authorised distributors of the Ansul R-102 fire suppression system. A fully automatic and quick-acting suppression system designed for food manufacturing,...

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires that the responsible/ appropriate person (the person having control of the building, or a degree of control) takes reasonable steps to reduce the risk from fire and makes sure people can safely escape if a fire...

The individual requirements for your premise’s fire safety signs will be determined by your business’ individual risk assessment. this short guide to fire safety signs introduces the main signage available and shows you which situations they should be displayed. The...

Working from our offices in Belfast, our sole objective is to protect people and property with the best Fire Safety Products and Solutions that our industry can offer. Our services meet or exceed all key industry standards, and we are also accredited by the leading...

Working from our offices in Belfast, our sole objective is to protect people and property with the best Fire Safety Products and Solutions that our industry can offer. Our services meet or exceed all key industry standards, and we are also accredited by the leading...

Cooking for the whole family this Christmas can be fun, but having so many people around can also be distracting and when it comes to cooking that is the last thing you want to be especially with a busy house! Below are some things to keep in mind over the Christmas...

MCL fire are actively recruiting a General Manager to join our Belfast based team. Reporting to the Managing Director, the General Manager role will be broad in nature and integral to MCL Fire Job Purpose Directs and oversees other staff members to make sure daily...

As we start to come into the colder months electric heaters in our homes and offices are a great way to keep warm. However if not used safely and properly can be an extreme fire hazard and the use of portable heaters in warehouses and storage areas where a fire could...

In June this year BAFE launched a campaign encouraging businesses to make sure that when awarding contracts to fire protection firms to verify that they are third party certified like ourselves at MCL Fire. The campaign, Don’t just Specify, Verify! points out the...

When re-opening your business following the easing of the lockdown restrictions, you should review your fire risk assessment and other fire safety needs to ensure that it takes into account any changes to your business operations due to the Coronavirus pandemic! If...

MCL Fire is still operating as normal and will keep customers updated of any changes. The health, Safety & Welfare of our Team and Clients is our main priority, and we will continue to take decisive measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, and adhere to the...

You can contact our team on the email addresses below: Dermot Mclarnon MCL Director: Dermot@mclfire.com Brendan Mclarnon MCL Director: Brendan@mclfire.com Noel Singleton MCL Director: Noel@mclfire.com Stephen Carville Service Manager: stephencarville@mclfire.com Kevin...

Belfast based company MCL Fire are delighted to announce they will be working with Translink the largest public transport operator in Northern Ireland by providing firefighting equipment and support for their workshops across NI.   McL Fire is a fully accredited...

The Fire Industry Association this week released information on a new study from Birmingham City University look at the construction industry’s view on fire safety following the tragic Grenfell Tower incident in June 2017. The study found that ‘a third of construction...

The importance of a server room should never be underestimated. The nature of the equipment itself and the business data processed within these rooms (some of which might be irreplaceable) means they can be one of the most essential areas in an organisation. Even when...

MCL Fire is one of Ireland’s leading suppliers of Fire Safety Equipment and Fire Safety Planned Maintenance Services. Our clients include Queens University, Ulster University, BHSCT, NHSCT, HSE, Irish Rail, Trinity College Dublin and UCD, as well as assorted town and...

MCL Fire is one of Ireland’s leading suppliers of Fire Safety Equipment and Fire Safety Planned Maintenance Services. Our clients include Queens University, Ulster University, BHSCT, NHSCT, HSE, Irish Rail, Trinity College Dublin and UCD, as well as assorted town and...

Cooking for the whole family this Christmas can be fun, but having so many people around can also be distracting and when it comes to cooking that is the last thing you want to be especially with a busy house! Below are some things to keep in mind over the Christmas...

A study in December 2011 found that there were  2834 accidental fires throughout the UK alone due to Christmas decorations and with all the excitement regarding Christmas time we sometimes forget to remember what’s most important. Fire Safety. The bright lights and...

Small fires can mostly be extinguished successfully. However, for the rare and unexpected occasion when a larger fire takes hold, It is important that you and your family know how to react especially children. Young children are forever curious and testing the world...

Having fireworks at home can be great fun, as long as they are used safely. Figures show more children rather than adults get hurt by fireworks. Over the past few years over 350 pre-school children, some only a year old, were treated in hospital for fireworks...

Last month we ran free fire warden training course and one of the main questions we always got asked was is Fire Training a necessity? Is fire training really a necessity? The simple answer is yes! The long answer is also yes….. Fire training doesn’t just cover what...

  This week is Fire Door Safety Week! This campaign doesn’t just point the finger, but focuses on what we need to know so that we can all encourage best practice. To make a difference, we all need to take responsibility and report signs of wear and tear and where fire...

Why is there a recall? In 2015, Whirpool revealed that millions of tumble dryers were potentially dangerous.  The company’s managers found something worrying with some models of dryers.   What is causing the problem? Excess fluff or lint could travel from the...

Every Friday MCL will be running a #FocusFriday blog where we focus on different areas within fire protection and this Friday we are focusing on CO2 Fire Extinguishers CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) .Co2s are primarily recommended for use on electrical equipment, often...

If you are an employer, then you will have a duty under the appropriate fire safety legislation to carry out a fire risk assessment. Similarly, if you occupy or otherwise have a degree of control over any non-domestic premises (or if empty and you own it), then you...

Regardless of how careful you are, there is always a chance that something unforeseen could happen in your kitchen that starts a fire. A perfect example would be an electrical fault with an appliance, which can strike at any time without warning. Nobody can ever...

Ever wondered what a day in the life of an MCL Engineer was like? This video gives a quick glance of just some of the stuff our technical engineers get up to in a day Our engineers travel across the Island to make sure businesses are at peace of mind when it comes to...

Working from our offices in Dublin and Belfast, our sole objective is to protect people and property with the best Fire Safety Products and Solutions that our industry can offer. Our services meet or exceed all key industry standards, and we are also accredited by the...

How many people have been in a real emergency fire situation? The answer, thankfully, is not that many of us, unless we are employed within the fire service. How would we cope in such a situation? Would we crumble and panic, or would we rise to the occasion. The...

Drowning accidents are especially high in the summer months and over the last few years, we have heard of too many tragedies that could have been avoided. Every year people drown both at home and on holiday because they don’t take simple precautions, so reaching...

With temperatures rising across the UK and many of us heading away over the summer months on holiday to countries with extreme heat its important that we keep ourselves safe! Below are some facts and tips about keeping safe during the warmer days Extreme heat can...

The most common types of barbecue-related accidents are burn/scald/other injury related to fire or flame and the number of these incidents tend to increase over the summer periods so for today's summer safety week blog we are giving you top tips on how to keep safe...

As part of our Summer Safety Week we will be releasing a new blog each day to help you keep safe this summer. We are starting the week of with some Tent Safety tips A fire can destroy a tent in less than 60 seconds and In the UK, on average 27,000 fires are started on...

Fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you as little as one or two minutes to escape safely once the smoke alarm sounds. Every household should have some sort of escape plan in place just in case the worst was to happen. Hopefully you will never have to...

Most fires are preventable and this blog provides tips and advice on how to protect your boat and crew from fire, and what to do should a fire break out. What to do if there’s a fire If in doubt, don’t fight a fire yourself. Get out, stay out, call 999  for help and...

Working from our offices in Dublin and Belfast, our sole objective is to protect people and property with the best Fire Safety Products and Solutions that our industry can offer. Our services meet or exceed all key industry standards, and we are also accredited by the...