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| | Name | : | Mike Hyde | | Key Skills | : | Site assessment and analysis of installed and proposed automatic sprinkler systems, water supplies and associated fixed fire protection equipments. Provision of detailed technical design specifications conforming to current EU/US standards. Client based sprinkler project management, liaison and control from conception to commissioning. Site training for weekly and annual testing of all types of fixed fire protection systems. Preparation and presentation of sprinkler system and water supply familiarisation, documentation and practical on site instruction. Technical liaison with UK and US fire insurance carriers on fire protection engineering projects.
| | Location | : | Halesowen, West Midlands available for projects worldwide.
| | Specialisation | : | Analysis and reporting for upgrading sprinkler systems and water supplies to current EU or US standards. Interpretation and comparison of European and US sprinkler system design standards. Special hazards risk assessment, testing and reporting. Preparation of risk control reports for client, broker and/or underwriting purposes. Assessment and reporting on contractors sprinkler design drawings and hydraulic calculations. Highly Protected Risk (HPR) analysis, site assessments and reporting.
| | Additional Info | : | Where necessary, composite property, BI and specialist FPE biased risk reports can be prepared for policyholder and/or underwriting purposes. | | Experience with Industries | : | Automotive component manufacturing , retail stores, general warehousing, paper & board manufacturing, aero engine manufacturing, vehicle assembly facilities , pharmaceutical production facilities. Specialist PP foam and rigid plastic manufacturers. | | Experience with Countries | : | UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Italy, Romania, Belgium, Holland, USA. | | No. of Years Experience | : | 38 years in the sprinkler & relative insurance industry
| | Clarification | : | After serving an indentured engineering apprenticeship Mike joined Mather & Platt as a sprinkler design and project engineer. He joined CU Assurance in 1978 as a Sprinkler Surveyor. In 1992 he moved to Zurich International as a Fire Protection Engineer to deal with international fire engineering issues for global and corporate clients, in particular US and German accounts. From 2003 to 2006 he was with AON RCC as a Risk Control Consultant, (Fire Protection) dealing from a broker’s aspect with a portfolio of clients including Ford and Tesco. | | Email | : | Contact Mike Hyde | |