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Security and Fire Protection
05 June 2015
Agrippa holders offer fire protection in care homes
Agrippa fire door holders use digital wire-free technology to uniquely listen and learn’ the sound of a specific fire alarm, ensuring the holder’s releasing trigger reacts only to the precise sound of the fire alarm rather than extraneous loud noises, so false activations are virtually eliminated. Agrippa holders uniquely listen and learn’ the sound of[…]
01 June 2015
Shopping Mall in South Africa uses SE Controls for fire safety
SE Controls’ window automation and control panel solutions Matlosana Mall, shopping and entertainment centre in Kerksdorp, South Africa The smoke ventilation system at Matlosana Mall, shopping and entertainment centre in Kerksdorp, South Africa uses SE Controls’ window automation and control panel solutions to ensure it operates perfectly in the event of a fire, allowing smoke-free[…]
01 June 2015
Agrippa door holders improve access and fire protection
In high-use environments such as at Blenheim High School, fire doors can depreciate over time from forceful opening and back-checking of the doors, and damage from kicks, bags and equipment such as wheel chairs. The fire door holder and swing-free’ closer from the Agrippa Acoustic Geofire’s Agrippa door holders have been developed to respond to[…]
27 May 2015
Flame-retardant paint ensures safety in housing development
Crown Trade transformed Coast and Country Housing’s complex – consisting of 38 one-bedroom flats – using a calming and muted colour pallet of its flame-retardant Timonox paints. The new stairwell of Raithwaite House following a makeover with Crown Trade’s Timonox Flame Retardant paint. Colour specialist Jemma Saunders from Crown Paints worked with the tenants to[…]
22 May 2015
Optical beam smoke detectors provide infrared protection
Reflective beam technology offers reliable smoke detection for large indoor areas. An optical beam smoke detector transmits a beam of invisible infrared light across the building space to be protected, and a receiver detects and measures this light. Smoke interference along the beam path triggers the alarm signal when the pre-set threshold is reached. Reflective[…]
21 May 2015
Passive fire protection seminars at Firex International
The first seminar, taking place on the morning of Wednesday 17th June, offers an overview of issues to consider in the specification, installation, inspection and maintenance of passive fire protection. ASFP will offer attendees to Firex International 2015 the opportunity to develop their knowledge of passive fire protection. The seminar is aimed at those responsible[…]
19 May 2015
Fire control panel protects renovated Bank of Albania complex
Originally designed by prominent Italian architect Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo in 1934-36, the Museum of the Bank of Albania complex is designed by Petreschi Architects. Kentec’s Syncro AS analogue addressable fire control panel protects Albania’s new Numismatic Museum. It includes a Numismatic Museum, a new conference hall with a capacity of 150 people, offices, a meetings[…]
18 May 2015
Glazing system ensures fire safety for 1960s tower block
The 10-storey high-rise block has been transformed, with Wrightstyle completing a glazed tower to provide enhanced staircase access and, most importantly, a protected escape route. Before Wrightstyle installed the new glazing system. Fire Safety The Waltham Forest completion comes weeks after the London Fire Brigade (LFB) revealed figures stating that there had been 684 fires[…]
07 May 2015
Responsible glazing systems ensure fire safety
Wrightstyle’s Managing Director, Tim Kempster Before modern fire and building regulations, responsibility for the safety of a building and its occupants fell firmly on the shoulders of the building’s owner. Since the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 however, responsibility has shifted across all UK jurisdictions, now requiring commercial premises to have a named ‘responsible[…]
