Product Spotlight – Wi-Fyre Xenos Wireless Sounder Base
Wireless fire detection systems provide a wide range of additional benefits over their hardwired counterparts. Modern wireless fire detection technology can be just as reliable, secure and cost-effective as hardwired detection, but only requires minimal wiring. This means that a comprehensive and sophisticated fire detection system can be installed very quickly, with little or no […]
Solo 365 – Smoke Detection Functional Testing
Requirements for Smoke Detection Testing What Needs to be Tested? Based on the recommendations within BS 5839 Part 1 for the testing of a fire detection and fire alarm system, all fire detection and alarm devices should be functionally tested annually. Further to this, a sample of fire detection devices should be tested periodically (typically […]
Product Spotlight – Crisis Green Type B Refuge Outstation
When an emergency that requires evacuation occurs, disabled refuge areas provide people in need of assistance with somewhere relatively safe to call for help and wait for assistance. Quite often, people with mobility problems or those that use a wheelchair can find it difficult to follow evacuation routes and get themselves to safety, especially if […]
Reduce Insurance Risk for Li-ion Battery Storage Systems
Introduction Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are becoming more and more popular. They can deliver power that is easily controlled making them suitable for a wide variety of applications. They are commonly used for powering our mobile phones, laptops and tablets, as well as supplying energy to medical equipment, electric vehicles and power […]
FAAST FLEX – Lift Shaft Aspirating Smoke Detection
Lifts, or elevators, provide a fast and safe method for people to reach levels of a building. Lifts are typically enclosed in shafts and rise vertically through a building. Lifts are found in most multi-storey buildings such as offices, factories, hotels, flats and more. In previous years, lifts were to be avoided during fire events, […]
