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Three Established Brands, One Group

CTS brings together three established fire suppression businesses, combining specialist expertise across consultancy, system design and installation, maintenance, gas refilling and cylinder testing. One group with integrated capability, built on the foundations of three industry-leading, fire suppression specialists.

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PTESL Logo

Designing and delivering fire protection

With PTESL we built a reputation in designing, installing and maintaining advanced fire suppression systems across multiple industries, to mitigate fire risks and operational financial impact.

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Specialists in suppression gas

Expansion to include The Gas Xchange allowed us to deliver certified refills in a timely manner, ensuring full traceability and safety compliance, setting a new benchmark for the industry.

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Bancroft

Keeping cylinders safe and serviceable

We raised the bar to offer industry-leading hydrostatic cylinder testing, enhancing safety and long-term system integrity of fire suppression products through the acquisition of Bancroft.

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History

Frequently Asked Questions

Discover how CTS was built through the expertise of three specialist businesses, creating a complete fire suppression group that supports organisations across the UK with engineering, cylinder management and technical services.

 

CTS is a specialist fire suppression group that brings together expertise in fire suppression engineering, cylinder lifecycle management and technical testing solutions. By combining the strengths of PTESL Fire Suppression Systems, The Gas Xchange and Bancroft, CTS delivers complete fire protection services under one organisation.

CTS was created to unite complementary fire suppression businesses with a shared commitment to engineering excellence, compliance and customer service. Bringing these specialist capabilities together allows customers to benefit from a fully integrated approach to fire suppression.

The CTS Group is built on three established businesses:



  1. PTESL Fire Suppression Systems, fire suppression engineering and project delivery.

  2. The Gas Xchange, specialist cylinder filling, testing and lifecycle management.

  3. Bancroft, bespoke hydrostatic testing and cylinder handling equipment.

Customers benefit from access to specialist engineering, in-house cylinder services and technical support through a single trusted partner. This simplifies project delivery, improves quality control and provides complete lifecycle support for fire suppression systems.

CTS combines consultancy, system design, installation, maintenance, cylinder management and specialist engineering expertise within one group. This integrated approach provides customers with greater technical capability, improved responsiveness and a single point of accountability throughout the lifecycle of their fire suppression systems.