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Sustainability

Fire protection is environmental protection

Fires can have devastating consequences. They destroy property and cause considerable damage to the environment and nature. In addition to direct fire damage, hazards arise from smoke gases, soot particles, and other potentially toxic substances. Consequential damages caused by the use of conventional extinguishing agents must also be considered, such as contaminated extinguishing water, chemical residues, and corrosion.

In the course of sustainability considerations, environmental protection is becoming increasingly important for companies. Sustainability aspects must therefore be taken into account from the outset when developing individual fire protection solutions. Our holistic fire protection solutions thus become a formula for success, as they not only aim to protect people and property, but also sustainably protect the environment and the climate.

(suit) Torsten Wagner: Managing Director & Shareholder WAGNER Group GmbH
“Our commitment to people: no loss caused by fire – guaranteed. Our vision guides us in our day-to-day work and in our constant striving for perfection. In addition, our innovative, holistic and sustainable solutions make an active contribution to climate and environmental protection.”

Dipl.-Ing. Torsten Wagner

Managing Director and Owner, WAGNER Group GmbH

Acting responsibly

Our award-winning solutions focus on sustainability and low energy consumption

Since our founding in 1976, climate and environmental protection have been an integral part of our corporate philosophy. From the beginning, we have developed energy-saving and resource-efficient products and systems.

In the 1990s, we replaced chemical extinguishing gases with natural gases generated from ambient air, introducing a residue-free form of fire extinguishing. In 1997, we introduced nitrogen as an extinguishing gas in an extinguishing system in Germany for the first time, pioneering the use of this technology. Since 1998, we have also used nitrogen for fire prevention, and our oxygen reduction systems are VdS-certified for this purpose.

The WAGNER OxyReduct® fire prevention system, recognizable by the green label, installed at a customer site.

One of our key development goals has been to reduce the energy consumption of our systems even further. In recent years, we have significantly reduced the energy required to produce one cubic meter of nitrogen for fire prevention. This achievement is thanks to our advanced Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption (VPSA) technology. This technology generates the necessary nitrogen for oxygen reduction even more efficiently from ambient air on site. In 2025, we expanded our portfolio to include the OxyReduct F-Line, a CO2-neutral fire prevention solution that combines sustainable fire protection with emission-free, self-sufficient energy generation thanks to innovative fuel cell technology.

Conserving resources thanks to sophisticated system solutions

All our systems are scalable and grow with your increasing security requirements. There is no need for unnecessary retrofitting. We also ensure the long service life of our systems thanks to comprehensive maintenance and servicing concepts. In this way, we also make a valuable contribution to environmental protection and support our customers in achieving their sustainability goals.

BENEFITS

The advantages of our systems

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Environmentally friendly

Sustainability is an integral part of our systems — from extinguishing agents to materials and energy consumption.

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Residue-free and non-destructive

Residue-free and non-destructive extinguishing through the use of environmentally friendly inert gases.

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Carbon-neutral

We offer a CO2-neutral solution based on hydrogen fuel cell technology with the OxyReduct F-Line.

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Easy to maintain

Maintenance-friendly, durable Systems reduce the use of resources.

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Scalable

Scalability enables use under changing conditions without unnecessary retrofitting.

Every fire has a negative impact on the environment. That is why we aim to minimize the risk of fire as far as possible. In 1998, we developed the fire prevention technology known today as OxyReduct®, which works on the principle of oxygen reduction. We reduce the oxygen concentration to a defined protection level by introducing nitrogen, an inert gas, into the protected areas. In an oxygen-reduced atmosphere, the development of a fire is largely prevented or a full fire can no longer develop.

The risk of a fire with its devastating consequences for people and environment, including unwanted side effects such as damage caused by smoke and soot particles, released pollutants or contamination from extinguishing water, is reduced to a minimum. For us, this sustainable fire protection principle is called “active fire prevention” and is our contribution to the sustainable protection of people, property and environment.

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The earliest possible fire detection also makes a valuable contribution to detecting fires at a very early stage and preventing further fire development and spread. Here we rely on the use of optical aspirating smoke detectors with HPLS technology (High-Power Light Source). Our aspirating smoke detectors can be optimally adapted to the individual requirements of the protected area at any time. They detect even the smallest smoke particles and thus a fire in the incipient phase much earlier and without false alarms compared to point-type detectors.

Compared to other systems, our TITANUS® aspirating smoke detection systems are extremely energy-efficient and have the lowest power consumption. They can be designed modularly for every application, so that unnecessary oversizing is avoided. Regular maintenance ensures a long service life for the products and systems. This saves resources and protects nature and environment.

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Fire extinguishing based on gas extinguishing technology is fire extinguishing without side effects! This is because suitable extinguishing gases can quickly and reliably stop incipient fires without leaving any damage or residue on buildings, electrical systems and goods. For more than 20 years, we have relied primarily on the use of natural gases for fire extinguishing. These so-called inert gases include argon, nitrogen and IG-541, a mixed gas made from natural inert gases. In contrast to chemical gases, these gases do not form chemical compounds with other substances at high temperatures and therefore extinguish completely residue-free. In addition, as a component of the ambient air, they are in principle infinitely available, which ensures rapid refilling and therefore sustainable use of the gas extinguishing containers.

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