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In 2006, Greater Manchester fire crews initiated by the detector while
spend over 97,000 hours dealing with the simultaneously being ultra sensitive to the
againstfire
13,500 false alarms from automatic fire many different fire threats in any building.
alarms. In an attempt to slash the £2m In exhaustive testing under both
cost of false callouts to business premises, laboratory and simulated real-life
crews will no longer respond to automatic conditions, the COPTIR multi-sensor, multi-
British Fire Consortium member, EJP fire alarms if there is no sign of a blaze. In criteria detector outperformed all
Fire Protection, has supplied a range of future, any alarm generated by an alternative detection technologies in 21
portable fire extinguishers to Hitachi’s automatic detection system will be ignored different false alarm tests and 29 different
new world class train maintenance unless it is confirmed as a real fire after fire alarm tests. System Sensor Europe
facility in Ashford, home to the famous human investigation. The move is primarily marketing manager, Stuart Ball, said,
Hitachi ‘Bullet Trains’ which are set to aimed at commercial premises; hospitals, “COPTIR combines four independent
run on the high speed link between St. hotels, prisons and other high-risk buildings sensors: a carbon monoxide sensor, a
Pancras, Ashford and into the Olympic will be excluded from the new policy. photoelectric smoke sensor, a temperature
village from 2009. False alarm management at protected sensor and an infra-red light sensor. By
Managing Director of Tonbridge based premises is an increasingly important using the highly sophisticated embedded
EJP, Andrew Portlock, said, “Out of the issue; the Fire Service are working closely intelligence in the detector continually to
blue we received a call from the with facility managers to improve monitor for four elements that will be
consultants managing the project for procedures when an alarm is triggered. present in a real fire, we are able to ensure
Hitachi, asking us to supply a quotation System Sensor, the world’s largest that conditions that might give rise to a
for the provision and servicing of fire detector manufacturer, is approaching the false alarm will not be passed to the
equipment for the Ashford maintenance issue through technology development by control panel. In an automatic fire system
facility. We’ve subsequently supplied a stopping false alarm generation in the first that exclusively uses COPTIR detectors,
range of mobile fire points combining place. The latest detector, COPTIR, uses the only realistic reason for a false alarm
foam and CO2 extinguishers along with cutting edge technology to produce the would be malicious activation of a manual
45 litre foam trolley units for the main most stable fire detector in existence, call point.”
workshop where they will prep the preventing a false alarm from being www.systemsensoreurope.com
trains. For the offices and electrical sub
stations, wall mounted foam and CO2
units were provided. We were delighted
to be involved in such a prestigious
project and particularly pleased that Klaxon and
Hitachi chose a local supplier.”
EJP is a family firm which has been Firesafe:
trading since 1976. They specialise in
the sales and maintenance of Safeand Sound
extinguishers and other fire safety
equipment, fire safety training courses Firesafe has established itself as a
and fire risk assessments. Like many major distributor of fire alarm systems and
members of the British Fire Consortium, products in the fire industry and celebrates
the company is expanding in all areas over ten years in partnership with leading
and is serving an ever increasing fire alarm manufacturer, Klaxon Signals. the UK, Firesafe can penetrate a large
customer base throughout the South Klaxon Signals’ Sonos range of sounder- market with Klaxon’s audio and visual
East. beacons falls perfectly in line with signalling devices.
Members of the British Fire Firesafe’s strategy to strive for innovative Kevin Chippendale, Divisional Manager
Consortium are located all over the UK. and market leading products for its at Firesafe commented on Firesafe’s long
They offer a wide range of fire safety customers. Klaxon employs ‘First Fix’ standing relationship with Klaxon: “The key
services using engineers whose skills technology in its Sonos products which factor that contributes to the success of
are accredited by BAFE recognised means heads are simply locked onto the our relationship is the excellent service and
training. base with a ‘twist and click’, allowing delivery we receive on our orders. These
To contact a member in your local fitting or removal at any time. The means factors, along with the quality and
area or one which specialises in a that installation is quick as the base is the competitive price make Klaxon Signals an
particular service, please speak to the only component to be wired. attractive supplier we hope to continue to
BFC General Secretary, Mr. Roger Through City Electrical Factors’ work with in the future.”
Chamberlain, on 01273-297274. extensive network of over 400 branches in www.klaxonsignals.com
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