A hat-trick of fire protection solutions from UK manufacturer, Advanced, is now installed at a sought-after, mixed-use development just metres from the Emirates Stadium, home to premiership football club, Arsenal. Three 8-loop, one 4-loop and one 2-loop MxPro 5 fire ...
Read More »Fire safety amendments
What the latest amendments to The Building Safety Bill mean for the installation and commissioning of fire safety systems. By Conor Logan Technical Director, Colt Act responsibly or face hefty financial and legal consequences. This is the message the government ...
Read More »AI-powered system from Highlight Parking helps prevent catastrophic fires by detecting smoke or fire in seconds
Key to preventing the devastation, damage and injury caused by fire is early detection. Highlight Parking has launched its AI-powered Smoke and Fire Early Warning System S.A.F.E., which detects smoke or fire within just a few seconds in any environment ...
Read More »Advanced offers trouble-free fire protection at world’s ninth largest golf resort
Two fault-tolerant networks of MxPro 5 fire panels from UK manufacturer, Advanced, have been installed as part of a fire system upgrade at the Manor House & the Ashbury Hotels in Devon. Set in 500 acres on the edge of ...
Read More »Emergency light testing
Regular testing of emergency lighting is a safety-critical process that is central to a building’s fire safety compliance. René Joppi, Managing Director at Mackwell, says the design and installation of emergency lighting should be in line with the building’s risk ...
Read More »Protecting escape routes
Smoke is different to fire says Conor Logan, Colt’s Technical Director, which is why a properly maintained smoke control system is vital to help protect people, businesses and buildings Smoke control systems are designed to protect escape routes for occupants ...
Read More »360-degree approach to fire protection at Dubai office complex
A host of fire and life safety solutions from Advanced have been installed to protect 26,000 sq. metres of grade A office space in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, Dubai. EN 54-approved Axis EN fire panels with integrated voice evacuation and ...
Read More »Fire Safety commitments to be more rigorously enforced
Andrew Shankland, Managing Director, Linear Building Compliance In recent years, fire safety has taken centre stage in the construction industry for all the wrong reasons. Following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, and the subsequent Hackett Review, the focus ...
Read More »Advanced reaches new heights at Manchester climbing centre
A QuickZone conventional fire alarm system from UK manufacturer, Advanced, has been installed at BlocHaus Climbing, Manchester’s newest bouldering wall. Newly opened, BlocHaus Climbing boasts an array of facilities at its East Manchester site, including 130 climbable boulders, routing roof ...
Read More »New director & general manager appointed
Drax (UK) Ltd (Trading as Drax 360) is delighted to announce the appointment of Glenn Grant as Director and General Manager. Well known throughout the fire alarm and detection industry, Glenn will head up the Drax 360 division, bringing with ...
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