FOAMS
We propose a wide range of foams ensuring that the user has the best solution for his risk.
The 3F basics
The answer to replace these chemical components lies in the combination of surfactants and polymers on a natural basis and the synergistic combination of their properties allowing a complete range of foams to be used.
We propose a wide range of foams ensuring that the user has the best solution for his risk.
We provide equipment to apply foam onto the fire in the safest, most efficient and economical manner.
DOSING SYSTEM
Electronic Dosing Systems Mechanical Dosing SystemsOther equipment
Fire Disaster PreventionAn environmentally friendly complete solution that, beyond overall performance and efficiency, will eliminate the environmental damage caused by foams.
Our environmental charter
Environment3F is committed to the path of fluorine-free products with its class A additives and class B multi-purpose foams. 3F innovates and launches its SMART FOAM -SF range of solvent-free foams as a preview on the market.
Discover the SMART FOAM rangeA global network
3F is a company run by experienced people who have demonstrated their knowledge in firefighting over the last thirty years. With offices in England, Singapore and Panama, our company is able to respond quickly and efficiently to the demands of our customers all over the world.
Togo
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Benin
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Niger
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Mauritania
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Mali
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Burkina Faso
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Madagascar
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Angola
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
New Caledonia
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Luxembourg
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Belgium
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Croatia
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Hungary
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Romania
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
New Zealand
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Salvador
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Xiomara Escalante
ventas@3famericas.com
+507 6494 5421
Belize
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Xiomara Escalante
ventas@3famericas.com
+507 6494 5421
Canada
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Thierry Bluteau
export@3famericas.com
+33 761 461 665
United Arab Emirates
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Cuba
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Xiomara Escalante
ventas@3famericas.com
+507 6494 5421
Honduras
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Xiomara Escalante
ventas@3famericas.com
+507 6494 5421
Nicaragua
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Xiomara Escalante
ventas@3famericas.com
+507 6494 5421
Dominican Republic
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Xiomara Escalante
ventas@3famericas.com
+507 6494 5421
Costa Rica
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Xiomara Escalante
ventas@3famericas.com
+507 6494 5421
Guatemala
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Xiomara Escalante
ventas@3famericas.com
+507 6494 5421
Mexico
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Armando Merino
amerino@3famericas.com
+52 442 336 0675
Bolivia
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Pablo Rojas
projas@3famericas.com
+593 99 99 600 92
Colombia
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Pablo Rojas
projas@3famericas.com
+593 99 99 600 92
Peru
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Pablo Rojas
projas@3famericas.com
+593 99 99 600 92
Ecuador
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Pablo Rojas
projas@3famericas.com
+593 99 99 600 92
Chile
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Pablo Rojas
projas@3famericas.com
+593 99 99 600 92
Panama
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Thierry Bluteau
export@3famericas.com
+33 761 461 665
Argentina
Melisam Fire Group
Melisam Fire Group
info@melisam.com
5411 4766-6100
Uruguay
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Thierry Bluteau
export@3famericas.com
+33 761 461 665
Venezuela
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Thierry Bluteau
export@3famericas.com
+33 761 461 665
Brazil
3F AMERICAS Inc.
Thierry Bluteau
export@3famericas.com
+33 761 461 665
Australia
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Oman
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Iraq
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
India
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
China
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Pakistan
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
South Korea
3F ASIA
Kenneth Loh
kenneth@3fffasia.com
+65 9738 3218
Japan
3F ASIA
Kenneth Loh
kenneth@3fffasia.com
+65 9738 3218
Brunei
3F ASIA
Kenneth Loh
kenneth@3fffasia.com
+65 9738 3218
Laos
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Cambodia
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Taiwan
3F ASIA
Kenneth Loh
kenneth@3fffasia.com
+65 9738 3218
Philippines
3F ASIA
Kenneth Loh
kenneth@3fffasia.com
+65 9738 3218
Thailand
3F ASIA
Kenneth Loh
kenneth@3fffasia.com
+65 9738 3218
Vietnam
3F ASIA
Kenneth Loh
kenneth@3fffasia.com
+65 9738 3218
Indonesia
3F ASIA
Kenneth Loh
kenneth@3fffasia.com
+65 9738 3218
Malaysia
3F ASIA
Kenneth Loh
kenneth@3fffasia.com
+65 9738 3218
Singapore
3F ASIA
Kenneth Loh
kenneth@3fffasia.com
+65 9738 3218
Sudan
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Egypt
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Kenya
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
South Africa
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Mauritius
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Congo BZ
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Gabon
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Ghana
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Cameroun
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Ivory Coast
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Senegal
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Libya
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Tunisia
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Algeria
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Morocco
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Italy
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Switzerland
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Portugal
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Spain
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
France
3FFF Ltd
Thierry Bluteau
export@3fff.co.uk
+33 761 461 665
Malta
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Cyprus
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Turkey
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Greece
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Netherlands
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Austria
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Germany
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Poland
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Lithuania
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Latvia
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Estonia
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Finland
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Sweden
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Norway
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Denmark
3FFF Ltd
Gary McDowall
sales@3fff.co.uk
+44 1536 202 919 / +44 7801 850 011
Ireland
ABC McIntosh Ltd
Becky McDowall
becky@abcmacintosh.com
+44 1536 260 333
United Kingdom
ABC McIntosh Ltd
Becky McDowall
becky@abcmacintosh.com
+44 1536 260 333
The delegates from Jalisco Civil Protection, with our local partner in Mexico, made a tour in March to various companies represented by 3F. They were impressed by the technology of platform trucks from Jacinto, Rescue tools from Scorpe, Foam and FAS from 3F and Training dummies from Ruth Lee. As a conclusion, 3F signed a representation and distribution agreement with 6 Mexican states.
Antwerp Fire & Rescue Service issued a tender in 2022 to select the best available F3 foam on the market. After full evaluation score and real fire tests, FREEGEN was confirmed as the best option and our distributor in Belgium BFS received the first order earlier this year.
Hessle, Humberside. 24th November 2021
News Release: FREEGEN SF-LV
The largest fire seen in the Humberside area for many years was controlled and extinguished with FREEGEN SF-LV, a Fluorine free, Solvent free and low viscosity fire-fighting foam concentrate. The Thompson Plastic factory fire in the Bridgewood area of Hessle, Hull, involved more than 300 tonne of plastic and was declared a serious incident. This fire was attended and supported by as many as 100 fire-fighters and support staff from the region. Led by Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) with additional support by fire-fighter colleagues from other regional Fire and Rescue Services.
The plastic factory which has been in existence since 2003 and boarders the residential area of Bridgewood. When the fire took hold late afternoon on Wednesday 24th November, residents in the area were evacuated due to the proximity of this large fire to homes and other businesses and fears of toxic gases being present in the smoke plume. Thankfully there were no serious injuries reported during the incident and all of the company’s 120 employees evacuated the 9500 m2 manufacturing facility safely.
During 2020 and 2021, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service were one of many FRS who have attended fire testing of FREEGEN SF-LV on five fuels at our test facility in Norfolk and then went on to undertake equipment testing at their own facilities. These fire tests at our test site in Seething, Norfolk, followed testing protocols described in EN1568, ICAO and LASTFIRE and included fuels such as Heptane, JET A1, Ethanol, Acetone and Isopropanol. These tests were organized to show that the highest levels of fire-fighting performance of a modern Fluorine Free and Solvent Free foam concentrate can work hand in hand with the highest levels of environmental protection without compromise to either requirements.
In reference to the plastics fire in Hessle, Steve Hellewell, BSc. Station Manager, Emergency Preparedness. Humberside Fire & Rescue Service commented, ‘The incident was declared a major incident with a multi-agency approach to public safety’…. ‘Our bulk foam stocks were requested which consist of a newly acquired Fluorine Free Foam which is also Solvent Free’…. ‘The speed of extinguishment using a modern high-performance Fluorine Free Foam was impressive and enabled us to very quickly stop the air pollution from the smoke plume’.
It is interesting to note that HFRS were one of the few Fire & Rescue Services that had already transitioned to a Fluorine Free foam over the last decade and during a recent review, chose to move to the most modern F3 available in the market today that offers the highest fire-fighting performance, that is also Solvent Free (SF) with Low Viscosity (LV). FREEGEN SF-LV has proven to be the reliable and versatile fire-fighting foam concentrate required by our Fire and Rescue Service’s in the decades ahead.
Plastics factory prior to the fire / Plastics factory following the fire
See Steve Hellewell’s full statement:
Humberside Fire & Rescue Service (HFRS) recently attended an incident at a plastics factory fire in Hull. The fire started late afternoon and quickly took hold with the whole building quickly becoming involved and producing a huge black smoke plume. Fire Service resources at the incident quickly escalated to 10 fire appliances plus numerous specialist appliances.
Many roads were closed and neighboring commercial and residential premises were evacuated. The incident was declared a major incident with a multi-agency approach to public safety.
We soon decided that a foam attack would be the quickest way to extinguish the 300 tons of burning plastics and eliminate the smoke plume.
A full environmental protection plan was discussed, agreed and implemented with the Environment Agency which involved containing the foam on site. Our bulk foam stocks were requested which consist of a newly acquired Fluorine Free Foam which is also solvent free.
The foam attack commenced late evening and had an immediate positive effect. By the early hours of the morning the fire was very much under control and the smoke plume was significantly reduced. A reduced foam attack continued until first light when the fire was extinguished apart from a few hot spots. The speed of extinguishment using a modern high-performance Fluorine Free Foam was impressive and enabled us to very quickly stop the air pollution from the smoke plume. All foam was contained on site using Environment Agency equipment.