Thorne & Derrick are leaders in the development and distribution of Product Innovations that deliver significant improvements to clients plant, people and operational safety in the explosive atmosphere industries.
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Published 20 May 2026
Why Hazardous Area Ventilation Requires More Than Electrical Certification When discussing explosion protection in hazardous areas, the focus is often placed on electrical equipment such as motors, switches and junction boxes. While these components remain critical, ATEX fans must also be assessed for non-electrical ignition risks created by the...
Published 20 Apr 2026
Thorne & Derrick is pleased to reaffirm its distribution partnership with Pepperl + Fuchs, with a renewed focus on Enterprise Mobility solutions for hazardous area and industrial applications. This includes rugged ATEX mobile phones and ATEX tablets designed to support safe communication and digital workflows in environments where standard...
Published 17 Apr 2026
ATEX & IECEX Fans Fixed & Portable Tank Ventilation Solution For Hazardous Areas Thorne & Derrick distribute a range of cost effective ATEX fans offering a high performance fixed and portable tank ventilation solution for hazardous areas and explosive atmospheres. Suitable for confined space applications where fresh air is...
Published 02 Apr 2026
EU Safety Gate Alert: Fake ATEX Tablets Raise Serious Hazardous Area Safety Concerns Recent EU Safety Gate alerts have highlighted a serious issue for hazardous area operators: ATEX tablets and explosion-proof tablets being marketed as compliant without meeting the required intrinsic safety standards. Our range of ATEX Tablets from Pepperl+Fuchs...
Published 01 Apr 2026
EU Safety Gate Alert: Explosion-Proof Smartphones Raise Serious ATEX Safety Concerns Recent EU Safety Gate alerts have highlighted a growing issue across the industrial sector: mobile phones falsely marketed as ATEX or explosion-proof entering the supply chain. There alerts involving hazardous area mobile phones demonstrate a clear pattern products...
