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8 Reason ISSUE 3 2014 editor s note Get the message If you ve worked with FM Global for any length of time you know that we are passionate about a few things One of those things is preventing loss before it happens If you ve heard it once you ve heard many times And if you ve heard that then you know we believe in the value of sprinklers Which is why we work with our clients to help them understand the benefit of having that neces sary layer of protection Depending on where you re located this may not always be easy In the United States the practice is understood the benefits valued But in Europe and Asia confidence in the benefits is still developing Companies take a more guarded view Many believe if the facility is older retrofitting or upgrading a sprinkler system is disruptive costly and out of the question Not Leviton The family owned electrical components manufacturer studied their rev enue streams and discovered that one mission critical facility in particular in Dongguan China needed to elevate its risk quality The N Y based company decided it was worth the effort and investment to protect that plant mightily They upgraded and expanded their sprin kler coverage across a handful of buildings including a kitchen and dormitories You can read the whole story and watch the video online in this issue of the magazine You can also read about common causes of and cures for sprinkler impairments and important new research addressing the leading causes of corrosion and chemical deteriora tion of sprinkler systems Bob Gulla managing editor reason fmglobal com Bill Schmitt CLOQUET PLANT MANAGER USG FROM WORKING TOGETHER USG CORPORATION AND FM GLOBAL If the basements were flooded the losses were expected to be between US 20 million and US 25 million and we would have been down for up to 20 weeks That would result in millions of dollars in lost production and inconvenienced customers Dana Barlow PRESIDENT AND CEO THE MOORE COMPANY FROM WORKING TOGETHER THE MOORE COMPANY AND FM GLOBAL In a time of need FM Global really stepped up and showed us what an insurance carrier should do I was amazed TOP VIDEOS on fmglobal com reason