Shutgun successful at Hotel, Motel & Restaurant Supply Show

Shutgun successful at Hotel, Motel & Restaurant Supply Show

 It was another successful showing for Shutgun at the 37^th annual Hotel Motel and Restaurant Supply Show held in Myrtle Beach last month. Shutgun was able to acquire hundreds of new contacts, several of which owned 20 hotels or more, as well as a large chain of 72 properties. CEO Myra Starnes is a fan of the Shutgun sprinkler shut off tool and spoke with us about the benefits of the product in her experience.  

“As a property owner, I know the headaches of sprinkler head activation and the damage it can cause – this is such an easy solution. When I saw it I just said ‘yes! This makes sense’,” Starnes has bought several Shutguns for her own industrial properties, some of which have 48 ft. ceilings, and will insert them into each high lift for easy access. “The best feature is that you can reactivate the sprinkler head without compromising the rest of the system – it minimizes so much damage.”

The HMRSSS began 38 years ago in order to create a marketplace that brings industry experts and vendors together. Today, it encompasses a five state area and hosts reps from both independents and large hotel restaurant chains in a casual and comfortable setting. For info on the 2014 show visit www.hmrsss.com.

Shutgun goes to China! Looking for distributors in Hong Kong

Greg Patterson, President of Technicraft Product Design Inc, is currently in China.  As the Shutgun gains traction in many areas of the world there is still a need to develop dealers in China.   A Dealer's Information Package is under development and will be issued soon to all of our existing Dealers.

Everett Fire Department in Washington demonstrates Shutgun in action!

Steve Goforth, Fire Inspector/Investigator with the Everett Fire Department in Washington State, sent in photos of the Shutgun in action.  Just one day after the Shutguns were deployed on the fire trucks, one immediately demonstrated its real-life value.

The sprinkler had already been heat activated when the Everett firefighters were called to contain a cooking fire in a senior's apartment complex. 

With Shutgun in hand, the fire fighters were able to reduce the amount of water damage by simply installing the Shutgun right at the source.  The firefighters were pretty amazed at the efficiency of the Shutgun. 

The property owners were very happy to have less water damage to contend with and no doubt their insurance company will be even happier.

Steve is pleased to share his experience of the Shutgun with firefighters everywhere. Steve says, "For over 100 years our firefighters have been carrying wooden wedges in their pockets to stop sprinkler flow.  The Shutgun is definitely a tool we can use in residential and commercial occupancies to reduce the water damage from water flow after the sprinkler has contained the fire."



Campus Fire Forum Press Release

Shutgun, Fire Sprinkler Head Shut Off Tool, will be introduced to Campus Fire Forum members and attendees this November 7 – 9 in Indianapolis, IN.   

Universities and Colleges are adding Shutgun, the Fire Sprinkler Head Deactivation Tool, to their maintenance curriculum. 

Students can often be the cause of accidental fire sprinkler head activations in residences on University and College campuses.  As an example, an excited student strings a decoration through the sprinkler head or a coat gets hung up to dry and the hanger taps the sprinkler head glass.  Accidental fire sprinkler activations are just that – accidents.  But, they are accidents that can be very costly to the school and hugely disruptive to the students in residence.

Educating students on fire sprinkler heads, according to the Manager of Fire Prevention of a major University, can be a trying task when the students’ minds are overwhelmed with learning their own subjects.  When an accidental activation occurs, the students find themselves even more overwhelmed as they are moved and their studies disrupted until they can return to their water-free rooms.  As facility managers know, the longer water runs the more extensive the damage to property and student studies.

While campus residences are often in operation 24/7, a trained maintenance person may not always be around the corner.  Shutgun is an easy-to-use, one handed tool that shuts off fire sprinkler heads fast.  In the words of one Campus Facility Manager having Shutgun available gives him peace of mind knowing that accidental fire sprinkler activations can be managed quickly.

The makers of Shutgun want students to know that they should never hang anything from a fire sprinkler head so Shutgun can be the best kind of insurance – the one that isn’t used. 

If you are in the Indianapolis area, visit Greg Patterson, President of Technicraft Product Design Inc., at the Campus Fire Forum at booth number 4.  He will be happy to demonstrate Shutgun and answer any questions you may have. http://www.shutgun.ca

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Campus Fire Forum - Indianapolis

Shutgun, Fire Sprinkler Head Shut Off Tool, will be introduced to Campus Fire Forum members and attendees this November 7 – 9 in Indianapolis, IN.   

If you are in the Indianapolis area, visit Greg Patterson, President of Technicraft Product Design Inc., at the Campus Fire Forum at booth number 4.  He will be happy to demonstrate Shutgun and answer any questions you may have.

International Facility Management Conference Oct 26 - 28, Phoenix, AZ

Shutgun will be at the International Facility Management Show http://www.worldworkplace.org/ in Phoenix, Arizona from October 26^th to the 28^th, 2011.  Drop by if you are in the neighbourhood and visit Greg Patterson, President of Technicraft Product Design Inc., the developers of the Shutgun Fire Sprinkler Deactivation Tool.

Shutgun, Fire Sprinkler Shut Off Tool, invited to ‘stay’ in Hotels around the world

Hotels and accidental fire sprinkler activations seem to have their own dynamic. What seems to set them apart from other buildings is that few places have the constant influx of diverse visitors that a hotel does.  The fact that in many hotel rooms there are signs that say, ‘Please do NOT hang garments from the fire sprinkler heads’, is a clear message that accidental fire sprinkler activations are not an uncommon occurrence.

More than once a wedding gown has been ruined just prior to the wedding by an unsuspecting bride-to-be hanging her dress from the sprinkler head.  It is not hard to imagine.  Wedding dresses with their long trains often don’t fit properly in closets.  The sprinkler head looks high enough that once hung there the dress will not wrinkle.  Unfortunately, when a sprinkler head is activated the dress is ruined beyond repair.

Other common activations can be caused by something as simple as a maid flicking a bed sheet that gets caught in the sprinkler head or a painter getting a dab of paint on the sprinkler head then trying to rub it off or kids having a pillow fight.  

The amount of water that comes out of a fire sprinkler head can fill a bathtub in 2 minutes.  Sometimes guests panic and don’t report the problem immediately which results in serious water damage.  Or worse, the sprinkler water shut off system is in a room with a locked door!

For these and other reasons hotel property managers are buying Shutguns.   

One property manager said that in 17 years of being in the hotel industry he has seen countless accidental fire sprinkler activations but only one activation was a direct result of a fire.  For this reason, he carries his Shutgun with him at all times. Why not?  Shutgun is a one-handed tool that shuts off fire sprinkler heads fast and it fits comfortably in his pocket.