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. […]
Integrating CO alarms into a fire alarm system
The dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning are very well known and fortunately the number of people taking adequate precautions, including the installation of CO alarms, is rising. This being considered the vast majority of alarms are standalone, battery operated alarms with the warning being limited to their integrated sounder. Despite the British fire alarm standard […]
Shed Fire Safety
Four homes were recently evacuated when a fire broke out in a garden shed in Wrexham. This situation is more common than people might expect with sheds posing a number of fire safety risks, often containing highly flammable items such as gas cylinders, chemicals, oily rags and electrical items that, if not stored correctly, could […]
Evacuation Chairs from Globex
Equality requirements and guidelines require us to provide appropriate building access for non-ambulant or disabled persons. Unfortunately these requirements generally focus on getting them into the building, but not getting them out in the event of a fire or any other situation where a lift maybe inoperable.
Wireless Fire Alarm System Survey Competition
We’ve added some new prizes for our wireless Fire Alarm System survey competition! Not only will one lucky winner bag themselves a £100 Amazon gift card but the second name drawn from our entries will receive a £50 Amazon gift card and the 3rd a £25 Amazon gift card.
Upgrading Fire Alarm Systems With The Infinity ID2
How the Infinity ID2 can help you to utilise existing components of a previously installed fire alarm system We regularly encounter customers looking for a fire alarm solution which would allow them to utilise some aspect of a previously installed system. There are a multitude of reasons why a previous system might require an upgrade […]
Wi-Fyre Wireless Site Survey Kit
Anyone who has dealt with a wireless fire alarm system will almost certainly be familiar with the ‘chicken and egg’ like situation when it comes to site surveys. Site surveys are the vital process of testing the signal strength at the property which is being protected to evaluate how many transponders and/or expanders will be […]
Cigarette Smoke Detection In Vehicles
We have been supplying cigarette smoke detectors for the last 5 years and we regularly receive enquiries along the lines of; “I have a fleet of vehicles and I know my staff are smoking in them against our policies, how can I prove this?”. In this article we are going to outline the considerations for […]
Fike Increase Twinflex Pro Warranty To 24 Months
Product warranties don’t just give you peace of mind as a customer, they also speak volumes for the quality & robustness of a product and the faith the manufacturer has in it. It is therefore very welcome news that Fike has extended the standard warranty on the complete Twinflex Pro range from 12 to 24 […]