Importance Of Fire Safety In Care Homes
It has recently been reported that between January 2010 and March 2011 over 130 care homes in the UK were the subject of enforcement action by fire and rescue services. Reasons for the enforcement action include unsatisfactorily trained staff, inadequate alarms, damaged equipment and blocked escape routes.
Introducing The Freedor Wireless Door Closer
New to our range of Fire Alarm Accessories is the Freedor Wireless Door Closer, a unique battery powered door closing device.
Proposals To Charge For False Alarms
Recent proposals in the government’s Localism Bill to allow Fire Authorities to charge businesses for the time and resources used in call outs for false alarms have raised concerns in the fire safety community that businesses will simply turn their fire alarm systems off in a bid to avoid penalties. While this is a genuine […]
Introducing the Series 600 Electro Magnetic Door Closer
We’ve now added another great product to our extensive range of fire alarm accessories – the Series 600 Electro Magnetic Door Closer. As we all know, any barrier between fire and the rest of your building is a life saver so its vital that you can trust the devices you use to close doors in […]
Air Conditioning Blaze In Cheltenham
In light of the recent nightclub fire in Cheltenham we thought we’d remind you about the range of Fire Alarm Duct Units we stock, perfect for detecting smoke in air conditioning systems. Early last month a fire broke out in the air conditioning unit at Lace nightclub in Cheltenham. At just after midnight, with over […]
Introducing The Alert Point Standalone Fire Alarm
Discount Fire Supplies is happy to introduce the Alert Point range of standalone fire alarms. Uniquely designed to incorporate a manual call point, sounder, and in some models a beacon, this emergency alarm is a fantastic choice for smaller applications, whether industrial, commercial or retail.
Fined For Having Insufficient Fire Alarm Protection
While fire may not always cost lives, it almost certainly always costs money. Fire can cause an extraordinary amount of damage and the money needed to either fix or replace items and property can amount to tens if not hundreds of thousands of pounds. Now add to this figure the fine for failing to meet […]
Important notice regarding the sale of the Rafiki Twinflex Fire Alarm System
Due to a new policy implemented by Fike (formally known as Rafiki Fire Protection) prices for the Rafiki Twinflex fire alarm system are no longer allowed to be published online. As such we have now removed the prices for all Twinflex panels, detectors & components from our website however the complete system is still available […]
Remote Monitoring of your Fire Alarm System
What is remote monitoring? Remote monitoring is where the fire alarm system is linked to an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC). This enables the system to automatically alert the fire service in the event of a fire being detected by the fire alarm system. Remote signaling would normally be used as a backup to an alarm […]