Asking the right questions on fire system specification
When specifying fire systems, it’s essential that all fire industry legislation and regulations are met. This brings peace of mind to all parties – both now and in the future. …
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Evacuation Alert System from Advanced Helps Protect Residents in Merseyside Social Housing
Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has supplied its EvacGo evacuation alert system to two high-rise residential tower blocks in Huyton, Merseyside following a series of fire safety improvements to the …
Nittan Fire Detection System Installed in Ireland’s Tallest Commercial Building
Nittan Elite Partner, Fire Technology Ireland (FTI), has recently commissioned and supplied an L1 addressable fire detection system using Nittan Evolution fire detection devices at the EXO, the tallest commercial …
Advanced’s EvacGo Offers the Ideal Solution to Meet Part B of the Building Regulations’ December Deadline
With amended Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations coming into effect from 1st December 2022, fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced offers the ideal solution with its compliant evacuation alert …
Advanced Offers Fire Safety Guidance at London Build Ahead of Building Regulations Deadline
Advanced, a world leader in intelligent fire, evacuation and emergency lighting systems, will be exhibiting on stand E64 at London Build 2022 (16-17 November at Olympia London). Here the company …
Advanced Offers Fire Safety Guidance at UK Construction Week
Advanced, a world leader in intelligent fire, evacuation and emergency lighting systems, will be offering guidance on how these systems fit into the recent amendments to Part B (Fire Safety) …
Faster, Safer, Building Evacuations with Advanced Dynamic Safety Signage
Fire and life safety systems manufacturer, Advanced, has extended its emergency lighting range with Dynamic Safety Signage (DSS) – proven to make building evacuations faster and safer. In emergency situations, …
Multi-Sensor Fire Alarms: four things you may not know
Optical detectors may be the number one fire detector in the market today, but the popularity of Multi-Sensors has increased dramatically over recent years and prices have fallen, making them …
Advanced Welcomes Fire Safety Guidance for New High-Rise Residential Buildings
Fire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced, has welcomed the amended Approved Document B of the Building Regulations as a “positive step in the right direction to improve fire safety in new …
Nittan fire detection system installed at mixed use development on Emirates Stadium site
Nittan Europe, a leading manufacturer of conventional and addressable fire detection products, has had its Evolution analogue addressable fire detection system installed throughout Ashburton Triangle, situated on the Emirates Stadium …
OFR Advises Fire Strategy for Historic Scottish Castle
A team of fire engineering specialists from OFR Consultants have helped to deliver a fairy tale ending for a stunning heritage property in Ayrshire. Located in beautiful rural Scotland, the …
New Aico Product Selector Arrives
Aico, the UK market leader in residential Fire and Carbon Monoxide protection, has launched Issue 10 of its highly popular Product Selector. The new version features the same ring bound …
BS 5839-6:2019, All the information you need, in your pocket, courtesy of Aico
With the recent changes to BS 5839-6:2019, Aico – the UK’s market leader in domestic mains powered Fire and Carbon Monoxide Alarms – has condensed the information into a pocket-sized …
Carbon Monoxide – Why Would You Risk It?
Aico, UK market leaders in domestic Fire and Carbon Monoxide Alarms, is supporting Gas Safety Week between 16th and 22nd September 2019. As part of the activities to raise awareness during this important week, Aico’s Mobile Demonstration …
Sheffield council upgrades fire alarm protection across housing stock with Aico
Sheffield City Council has taken a decision to upgrade the fire alarm systems across its entire housing stock as part of a major electrical upgrade programme to keep customers safe. …
Aico Alarms Used by Social Housing Providers, Big and Small
Aico, the UK’s market leader in mains powered domestic Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms, is pleased to be supporting South Lakes Housing (SLH) with its 3000 Series Alarms to provide …
Providing both safety and natural light…
Peacefully residing in the quaint town of Buxton, an elaborate project from Housing 21 proudly stands – named Thomas Fields. Housing 21 are a non-profit organisation who manage retirement homes …
Fire Solutions – FIREX International’s largest-ever feature
With so many exhibitors showcasing their products and solutions at FIREX International 2019, it can sometimes be difficult to navigate the show floor and ensure you’re sourcing the right products …
Aico at home at Housing 2019
Aico – the market leader in domestic Fire and Carbon Monoxide Alarms – will be exhibiting at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) ‘Housing 2019 Conference & Exhibition’ in Manchester Central, 25th – 27th June on stand D20. …
Old buildings are at their most vulnerable when undergoing repairs
Lessons to be learnt from the Notre Dame fire Last year in the UK some 300 historic buildings were damaged by fires, with many occurring whilst undergoing renovations or repairs. There is an online national …
Aico Sponsors Wales’ Largest Housing Event
Aico – the market leader in domestic Fire and Carbon Monoxide Alarms– is proud to be exhibiting at, and sponsoring, TAI 2019 – Wales’ largest housing event, being held 1st – 2nd May at Sophia Gardens Arena, Cardiff. A Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) event, TAI …
World Famous Restaurants Enjoy Advanced Protection
Two of London’s most exclusive restaurants, including the world-renowned Ivy, are now protected by industry-leading fire panels from Advanced. Both The Ivy and Sexy Fish in Berkeley Square, which are …
Rievaulx Abbey sings the praises of its new Morley-IAS life safety system
Rievaulx Abbey was built by a group of 12 Cistercian monks in 1131 near the River Rye in a remote valley, deep in what is now the picturesque North York …
Notifier gets a view from the top at the Royal Liver Building
Dominating one of the most famous waterfront skylines, Liverpool’s Royal Liver Building is now the centre of the city’s business district. Fire detection technology from Notifier by Honeywell is protecting …
Advanced Chosen To Protect Tyne and Wear Metro
The Tyne and Wear Metro system, widely considered the first modern light railway system in the UK, is being protected by intelligent fire systems from Advanced after the industry-leading manufacturer …
Advanced Protects Vital Data and Computing Assets at Cambridge University
ExGo suppression control panels from Advanced have been installed in a £20m, state-of-the-art data and high performance computing centre at the University of Cambridge that is working on some of …
Gent helps Bield Housing & Care take the lead in fire detection system monitoring
Bield Housing and Care’s Bield Response24 alarm receiving centre (ARC) is one of the first facilities of its kind to provide fire detection system monitoring and management from multiple sites …
Retail Legend Protected by Advanced Panels
The UK’s newest Harvey Nichols, which recently opened in Birmingham, is protected by industry-leading intelligent fire panels from Advanced. Advanced’s benchmark MxPro fire panel range has been specified for its …
Morley-IAS introduces some creature comforts to Chester Zoo
In 1930, George Mottershead bought Oakfield House in Chester, along with seven acres of land, for the grand total of £3,500. He then visited a zoo in Manchester and what …
Advanced Protection for Magna Carta
One of the most famous historical documents in Britain, if not the western world, is being protected by extinguishing and fire alarm panels from Advanced with installation by Reflex Systems. …
Huge Leisure Development Protected by Advanced
Industry-leading intelligent fire systems manufacturer Advanced, has been chosen to provide protective panels for a major new Center Parcs UK short break Village. The newest addition to the Center Parcs …
Groundbreaking Train Factory to be Protected by CDS Security & Fire and Advanced
Hitachi Rail Europe has specified industry-leading MxPro multiprotocol fire panels from Advanced to protect its new UK manufacturing facility in County Durham, the first brand new rail vehicle manufacturing facility …
Advanced ‘Red Lines’ False Fire Alarms with AlarmCalm
Fire systems leader Advanced has stepped up the fight against unwanted false alarms with its new AlarmCalm complete false alarm management (FAM) solution. False and unwanted alarms are among the …
KAC launches ENscape online selection guide for VADs
KAC Alarm Company has created an intuitive online guide to VAD coverage, a powerful support tool for its new ENscape range launched earlier this year in response to the new …
KAC Set For AV Growth with ENscape Launch
KAC Alarm Company, the market leading call point and AV device manufacturer, has developed ENscape, a new range of EN54-3 and EN54-23 approved conventional AV warning devices for use in …
FAAST Very Early Warning Aspiration detector is now Modbus enabled
System Sensor Europe, part of Honeywell, has announced that its ultra-sensitive FAAST Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology detector now comes equipped with direct Modbus connectivity. Gintare Budriunaite, FAAST Product Marketing …
Hochiki Europe fuels the need for life safety at Europe’s biggest service station
When the Extra Motorway Service Area (MSA) Group opened its facility on the M25 at Cobham in September 2012, it marked the culmination of a project that had first been …
Hochiki Europe’s fire detection system keeps Vicentini Auto on the right road to safety
Vicentini Auto first began trading in 1974 as a family owned and operated car dealership and is based in the northern Italian city of Verona. Since then the company has …
Hochiki fire systems protecting largest business complex in the UK
With around 40 individual buildings housing over 160,000m2 of prime office space, Cobalt Business Park is the largest complex of its kind in the UK. Located just a short drive …
Hochiki Europe takes to the sea on ex-Dutch Navy ship
Having been moored in the fishing town of Urk for several years, The Castor’s glory days as one of the Dutch Navy’s premier vessels were a distant memory and the …