VANTAA, Finland, March 18, 2015 — Marioff is launching the new generation HI-FOG® 3000 sprinkler series for marine applications. Marioff is a leading developer of high pressure water mist fire protection technology and supplier of system solutions worldwide under its innovative HI-FOG brand. Marioff is part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

The new generation HI-FOG 3000 sprinkler series, is designed to protect accommodation, public and service areas on ships. It replaces and provides even greater efficiency and wider coverage than earlier HI-FOG 1000 and HI-FOG 2000 sprinkler series. Marioff has carried out comprehensive testing of the new generation HI-FOG 3000 sprinkler series, which is designed, tested and type approved according to International Maritime Organization (IMO) Res.A800(19) as amended in IMO Res.MSC.265(84).

“With the launch of this new generation of HI-FOG 3000 sprinklers, we are offering to our marine customers enhanced HI-FOG systems with faster activation, more efficient suppression and improved passenger and crew safety. We take reliability and robustness of sprinkler systems to the next level, leveraging our three decades of field experience in marine fire protection systems,” says John HemgaÌŠrd, director of Marine Business at Marioff Corporation Oy.

The HI-FOG 3000 sprinklers are now available for delivery. Read more on www.marioff.com.