Fire Suppression, Fire Alarm and Cylinder Recharge Services in Toronto and Across Canada

A cylinder requires hydrostatic retest at fixed intervals set by TC and DOT, and additionally whenever it is discharged or shows damage or corrosion (interval depends on cylinder type and pressure rating). Cylinders that have remained in service without discharge are retested at the longer interval permitted by the standard. We perform this testing in our own UL, ULC, FM and TC approved facility.

Standard refills are completed within 1–3 business days for agents we hold in stock, including FM-200, FK-5-1-12 (formerly sold as Novec 1230) and CO2. Because refilling is done in-house in Toronto rather than shipped out, a discharged room is not left unprotected while the cylinder is away. Emergency requests are handled through our 24-hour, 7-day on-call line.

New clean agent systems are now specified with FK-5-1-12 rather than FM-200 (HFC-227ea), because HFC production and consumption are being phased down and FM-200 supply and pricing have become difficult to plan around under current Canadian HFC regulation. Existing FM-200 systems remain legal to operate and we continue to service and recharge them while agent is available. For new installations, retrofits and post-discharge decisions we specify FK-5-1-12, which has no ozone depletion potential and a global warming potential below that of CO2.

Novec 1230 was 3M’s brand name for FK-5-1-12, and 3M exited PFAS manufacturing at the end of 2025. The agent itself has not changed and remains available from other producers, including Kidde Fluoro-K, so an existing Novec 1230 system can be refilled with FK-5-1-12 without redesign — the design concentration and hydraulic calculations remain valid, subject to your authority having jurisdiction accepting an agent substitution letter. We supply and refill FK-5-1-12 for Kidde, Sevo, FireFlex and Minimax systems.

Server rooms are normally protected with a clean agent or inert gas system rather than water, because the agent suppresses fire without damaging electronics and leaves no residue to clean up. Selection depends on room volume, sub-floor and ceiling voids, ventilation and required hold time. We size the system and confirm the room will hold the agent with fan air leak (enclosure integrity) testing.

Yes. We design and install detection and suppression for BESS containers, battery rooms and enclosures, using early off-gas detection combined with aerosol, clean agent or inert gas suppression, aligned to NFPA 855.

Commercial fire alarm systems require annual inspection and testing, with additional monthly and periodic checks by the building owner (CAN/ULC-S536, Ontario Fire Code). We perform the annual inspection, issue the report, and carry Notifier parts for repairs identified during testing.

Portable extinguishers require a monthly visual inspection by the owner, annual maintenance by a qualified technician, internal examination at six years and hydrostatic testing at twelve years for most dry chemical units (intervals differ by extinguisher type). We handle annual inspection, recharge, six-year maintenance and hydrostatic testing, and we supply replacement units.

Both. We sell fire suppression equipment, agent, Notifier alarm panels and devices and portable extinguishers as a supplier, and we also engineer, install, inspect and maintain complete systems. Contractors and consultants frequently buy equipment and calculations from us and perform their own installation.

We are an authorized Notifier ESD distributor and a Kidde-Fenwal clean agent “First Fill” facility, and we hold UL, ULC, FM and TC approvals for cylinder hydrostatic testing and recharge. Agent, parts and refills therefore come through an authorized channel with manufacturer-supported documentation.

Our facility and field technicians are based in Toronto and cover the Greater Toronto Area directly, with service available in Mississauga, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Equipment, agent and cylinders ship across Canada.