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In June last year we published an article to introduce the types of aspirating smoke detection that are available. During the article we outlined five different approaches to aspirating smoke detection: primary sampling, secondary sampling, localised sampling, in-cabinet sampling and duct sampling, before going on to introduce primary and secondary sampling in more detail. For this article, we want to pick up where we left off and talk about the remaining three types of sampling in further detail; localised air sampling, in-cabinet air sampling and duct air sampling.
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Alpha Peerless is hosting an innovative Fire Protection Products event to promote special application systems that provide unique solutions for high value, high risk property and your most important assets – People.
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Covent Garden is a popular tourist and shopping destination in London well known for its boutiques, theatres and street performers. Divided north and south by Long Acre, Covent Garden’s main thoroughfare, Covent Garden has a panoply of famous shopping destinations and landmarks.
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Cultural buildings such as Museums, Libraries, Government Buildings, Heritage Properties, Cathedrals and Churches often host an archive of incalculable value. These irreplaceable articles can be physical items, such as paintings, ancient artifacts and books, or indeed the buildings themselves. The contents of such cultural buildings are easily damaged by smoke, fire and the water associated with sprinkler systems and are prone to theft and arson attacks, and it is for these reasons that employing reliable fire detection and security systems is crucial. Even more so, a fire detection system can provide very early warning of fire to ensure that action is taken before any irreversible damage is caused is vital.
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The term “manufacturing facility” lends itself to a host of different applications, usually consisting of large buildings containing machinery or commonly complexes consisting of multiple buildings. Most modern manufacturing facilities, also known as factories or manufacturing plants, have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that house heavy, electrical or mechanical equipment and it is with these factors that increased risk of fire becomes a challenge.
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