Free Smoke With Any Urban Detector Test Kit
In partnership with Detector Testers we are supporting productivity on site as the industry gets back to work by offering 3 free smoke capsules or cartridges with the purchase of any Urban kit.
EN54-23 – The Pocket Guide
What is EN54-23, and how does it affect you? There’s new legislation on Visual Alarm Devices (VADs) and they’re causing a bit of confusion amongst installers. We’d like to help you to understand it, and make sure you’re up to date with the new European Standard. The standard specifies the minimum requirements for VADs, providing […]
Fire Alarm Checklist
“Have I forgotten anything?” We are regularly asked this question when quoting a fire alarm system so it is about time we wrote this article covering what we consider to be the main items overlooked.
Fire Safety Signs
It is a legal requirement of a business owner or employer to ensure that sufficient signage is provided where there is a significant risk to health and safety. Safety signs regulations standardise safety signs throughout the EU so that wherever a particular safety sign is given, it portrays the same message. This is to ensure […]
P50 Service Free Fire Extinguishers
Discount Fire Supplies have recently added a range of service free fire extinguishers from Britannia. The P50 service free extinguishers are built using design technology pioneered by the motor racing, defence aircraft and aerospace industries. They can be maintained by staff members using a simple two-step programme and only require discharge testing and refilling after […]
The SpeechPOD Voice Warning System
SpeechPOD SD Evolution Voice Warning System is an innovative new product which plays an audible message when the built in PIR sensor detects a person approaching. SpeechPOD has a wide range of applications for a number of businesses helping them to comply with health and safety laws and maintain a safe and healthy environment.
Wireless Survey Competition Winner
With wireless technology becoming more advanced, more reliable and able to provide a viable solution for almost any fire alarm system, we put together a short survey to help us to identify any concerns that installers, distributors and end users may have. As a thank you for taking the time to complete the survey everyone […]
Carbon Monoxide – The Silent Killer
It has recently been confirmed that a couple found dead on Boxing Day 2013 died from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a portable generator.
The Rise of Addressable Fire Alarm Systems
Since the introduction of conventional fire alarms we have had a number of advancements within the fire industry such as addressable and, more recently, wireless systems. Conventional systems offer basic alarm indication by displaying the event of a fire as a zonal LED on the front of the panel which corresponds to the fire’s location. […]