NORTHBROOK, Ill. - July 14, 2006 -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is notifying consumers, distributors and property owners of chrome plated automatic fire sprinklers that bear a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States and Canada. Although marked with the word "Globe," these sprinklers are not manufactured by Globe Fire Sprinkler Corporation and have not been evaluated for safety by UL. 

UL Listed sprinklers manufactured by Globe Fire Sprinkler Corp. contain a hex head screw and a Job G5 glass bulb, whereas the sprinklers with the counterfeit UL Mark are manufactured with a slot head screw and a Job F5 glass bulb. UL recommends that the sprinklers be replaced by qualified service personnel and returned to the place of purchase.