FIREinstall – RUPAKO

FIREinstall – RUPAKO B.V. was founded on June 17, 2005. In the fall of 2004, they began researching a new and better way of providing fire protection for thatched roofs. Before then, thatched roofs could only be protected from fire by fireproof impregnation. However, this method was not optimal. It was soon clear that the new system should be a sprinkler system; after all, fire has traditionally been fought with water. In March 2005, RUPAKO developed a detection system (also called the Flying Brands Detection System) that self-detects the flame and then automatically activates the sprinkler system. TNO tests in the same month showed that the sprinkler system works very efficiently and meets strict standards. The feedback from thatched roof owners who have had the sprinkler system installed, from thatchers, contractors and architects have all been very positive.

On Jan. 30, 2006, RUPAKO won the GIP incentive award. This incentive award was intended as an incentive to make the necessary improvements in plans and preparations for launch. So the Gelderland Innovation Platform also warmly welcomed the idea of RUPAKO.

RUPAKO has since grown into a leading company and we install RUPAKO thatched roof sprinkler systems throughout the country.