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Members Save Time and Money with Products and Services to Better Their Business The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) strives to provide the best benefits to members to help advance their businesses in new and advantageous ways and also simplify business practices where possible. AFSA currently offers eight “Business Solutions,” …

Improving Corrosion Resistance of Threading Since a fire protection system’s primary purpose is to save lives and property, it is important to design the system for reliable performance. To ensure fire protection systems are operating as designed, it’s critical to keep the corrosion resistance of pipe in mind. Engineers use …

Written by Jason Webb –Director of Industry Affairs at Potter Electric One of the keys to assessing the overall health of a dry or preaction system is to keep an eye on its leak rate. Excessive leak rates can put unnecessary strain on air compressors or nitrogen generators. For systems …

Over 50 Industry Experts to Present Over 60 Seminars  The Texas-sized tradition will be on display at AFSA40: Convention, Exhibition & Apprentice Competition, to be held September 18-21, 2021, with a whopping 100 hours of training across 60 different seminars with 50 industry subject matter experts (SMEs). Nine technical and …

What’s Happened and Where are We Going? The staff at the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) has been fielding concerns over steel pricing for months and while no one has a crystal ball, we have been communicating with steel pipe providers in the hope of providing members with some guidance. …

As you select an antifreeze for your customers’ fire sprinkler systems this upcoming winter season, it is important that you consider these questions: Does it meet the rigorous technical challenges of becoming listed as required by NFPA?Is it listed and approved for use with the application and the size of …

It’s the 21st century. An obvious statement for sure, but if you were to measure time by how we measure the flow rate of our fire pump’s and sprinkler’s water supplies, you’d might have been mistaken. See, the handheld-pitot is still the most popular method for flow testing, and it …

When you think about Fire Protection distributors, what comes to mind? Have you ever considered the full spectrum of services a trusted Fire Protection distributor provides? At Core & Main, we did a quick brainstorm and came up with the following list. 1. A local partner. With more than 50 …

Ferguson Fire & Fabrication is a division of Ferguson, the largest pipe, valve and fitting (PVF) distributor in the United States. Since 1987, we have served the fire protection industry and grown into the nation’s largest, most trusted independent distributor of fire protection supplies. With uncompromising quality, every product added …

Ferguson Fire & Fabrication are proud Platinum sponsors for the 2018 AFSA 37th Annual Convention and Exhibition in Washington D.C. Fire protection contractors rely on Ferguson Fire & Fabrication for the most comprehensive product inventory available, from sprinkler heads and devices to special hazards equipment, fittings, pipe and hangers. Ferguson Fire is the nation’s largest …