Fire Alarms

The Apollo 65 Series Alarm Makes A Little Boy Very Happy

We were so pleased to make Harvey’s day with an Apollo 65 series alarm.

Born at 28 weeks weighing just 1lb 8oz by emergency caesarean due to Severe IUGR, Harvey  was in NICU for nearly 4 months and in that time he had chronic lung disease, pulmonary haemorrhage and among other things, ended up […]

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By |2019-02-25T11:20:38+00:00May 4th, 2017|Fire Alarms|Comments Off on The Apollo 65 Series Alarm Makes A Little Boy Very Happy

Spring Is Here, Are Your Smoke Alarms Ready For Summer?

Do you know why we ‘spring clean’? ………..Traditionally to wipe away winter of course!

‘Spring cleaning comes from the days when homes were heated by fireplaces, and efforts were made to prevent heat from escaping. The coming of spring and warm weather was an opportunity to air the house and clean it of soot […]

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By |2019-02-25T11:20:38+00:00April 19th, 2017|Fire Alarms|Comments Off on Spring Is Here, Are Your Smoke Alarms Ready For Summer?

All About Smoke Ventilation Systems

What is an AOV?

AOV is simply an abbreviation for “Automatic Opening Vent”. An AOV system is a control system designed to vent air or smoke for use in natural & smoke ventilation.

So why do I need an AOV?

AOV control systems are used mainly to control the ventilation of smoke in a fire. Changes […]

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By |2019-02-25T11:20:54+00:00November 26th, 2015|Fire Alarms|Comments Off on All About Smoke Ventilation Systems

Clocks go back test your fire alarm….please

Sunday proves that winter is well and truly on its way as the clocks go back by one hour. Fire and Rescue Teams across the country are supporting the Governments ‘Fire Kills’ campaign by asking people to test their smoke alarms at the same time.

Over 200 people died from fires in their […]

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By |2019-02-25T11:21:03+00:00October 22nd, 2014|Fire Alarms|Comments Off on Clocks go back test your fire alarm….please

FIA Releases New Code of Conduct for Aspirating Smoke Detection Systems (ASDs)

The ASD system is often an integral part of the overall fire detection & alarm system particularly when used as an alternative to point or beam type smoke detectors. When this is the case, the ASD system designer must still maintain compliance to National Standards, especially for fault monitoring, zoning, battery standby […]

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By |2019-02-25T11:21:05+00:00March 1st, 2012|Fire Alarms|Comments Off on FIA Releases New Code of Conduct for Aspirating Smoke Detection Systems (ASDs)