Kentec reduces false alarms April 2009 False fire alarms are a nuisance at the best of times, in a hospital they can be fatal.
A new fire system designed to tackle a chronic false alarm problem at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire ...
Extinguishing the data centre April 2009, Masc Solutions A recent article in this publication referred to Fike Corporation’s ProInert gaseous fire protection system and described the fundamental differences between ProInert and conventional inert systems which ...
Staying alert with Honeywell March 2009 When it comes to emergency situations, every second matters. And many governments are realising the need to add new tools and techniques to connect with residents and help ensure their safety.
Contra ...
Making Maponya Mall safer February 2009 GE Security’s fire detection technology is making Soweto’s flagship mall a safe place to shop.
Maponya Mall, Soweto’s first mega-regional upmarket shopping centre was opened in September 2007. With an ...
Cavernous fire protection February 2009 Dinorwig hydro-electric power station has chosen Kentec Syncro analogue addressable control panels for the upgrading of its fire detection system.
Known to thousands of visitors as Electric Mountain, ...
Integrated hospital January 2009 GE Security’s fire detection technology has made Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town a safer place for doctors and patients alike.
Groote Schuur is the chief academic hospital of the University of Cape ...
Nitrogen and water extinguishers January 2009 Every fire needs three elements: oxygen, heat, and fuel. If only one of these elements is removed, the fire cannot spread and will inevitably go out. Automated extinguishing systems are designed on the ...
Fire protection doors January 2009 Roll-Up Serranda’s fire protection roller shutters are the first of their kind in South Africa to achieve international credibility through certification by TUV Rheinland, a German-based testing facility. ...
Sigma XT+ multi-area gas control January 2009 For extinguishing systems with up to four areas, an integrated control solution is provided by Kentec’s Sigma XT+ range, which combines feature rich Sigma CP conventional fire detection from two to eight ...
Multiple sensors to reduce false alarms November 2008, Bosch Building Technologies There is evidence that systems using multisensor detectors have, as a rule, a lower incidence of false alarms than those with single-sensor detectors
Sporting with fire November 2008 Sinteso fire detectors are at the heart of a sporting arena which has won one of Germany’s most significant accolades for fire prevention in buildings.
The Allianz Arena is an ultra-modern stadium which ...
International trends in standardising aspirating smoke detectors (ASD) November 2008 As a signatory country to the worldwide ISO standards, the South African fire detection industry should take interest in the publication and adoption of EN54-20 'Fire detection and fire alarm systems ...
Customised solutions to cover all fire risk scenarios November 2008 ADT Security, through its affiliation to Tyco International, not only offers customers access to security resources, but also access to technologically advanced fire protection systems combined with the ...
Recreational fire November 2008, Bosch Building Technologies Bosch modular fire panel system installed in major Baltic recreation resort. The choice based on ease-of-use plus easy customisation and expandability.
A Bosch modular fire panel 5000 Series system has ...
Syncro ASM fire panel range marine approved November 2008 Kentec’s Syncro ASM single and two loop, analogue addressable, fire control panels are now available with Lloyds Register type approval for a wide range of marine and offshore fire alarm system applications.
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Stop burning cash November 2008, Masc Solutions Saving money is in everyone’s best interest, particularly in a very competitive fire protection industry. The Fike ProInert Fire Extinguishing System design includes a distinct pressure regulating valve ...
Future-proof safety November 2008 In today’s world of 24/7 global communications the beating heart of businesses is the area of electronic data processing, the vital organisational centre that, as risk managers will be only too aware, ...
Where size matters October 2008 The Syncro AS is part of a range of open protocol fire alarm control panels fully compatible with existing Syncro fire alarm panel technology.
Now available with two or four detection loops capable of ...
CF3000 fire panels July 2008 The Cooper CF3000 range of panels, available locally from ADI International, offers a high-specification, analogue fire detection panel solution which is available in a 1, 2 or 4-loop configuration.
The ...
