Fire Detection

Honeywell Expands With Li-ion Tamer Acquisition

Honeywell has acquired from Nexceris its Li-ion Tamer business, a major off-gas detection solution for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that detects thermal runaway events. The acquisition enhances Honeywell's portfolio of fire life safety technologies within its Building Automation segment and emerged from a partnership with Nexceris over the past 5 years to strategically address lithium-ion battery system safety. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to Honeywell's financials...

Hispec & Vericon Partner For Fire Safety Innovation

Fire detection and life safety specialist, Hispec, has partnered with Vericon Systems, a pioneering manufacturer of remote technologies for essential building services, to enable social housing providers to proactively monitor and manage fire safety across their entire property portfolio. The strategic new partnership enables the integration of Hispec’s pioneering portfolio of fire and carbon monoxide (CO) detection solutions with Vericon’s intelligent monitoring platform, providing...

FRNSW Urges Home Fire Safety In Macquarie Fields

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have door-knocked more than 60 homes at Macquarie Fields, in Sydney’s south-west, in the wake of a devastating house fire in the neighbourhood. On 28 May, 10 people made a narrow and very lucky escape when their two-storey house in Groundsel Avenue went up in flames. FRNSW had installed working smoke alarms in the home just a few days earlier, allowing the mother and her nine children to safely evacuate upon hearing the alert. Alarm testing and provisio...

D-Tools And FireCAD Announce New Integration

D-Tools, a major provider of business management software for electronics systems contractors, and FireCAD, powered by Inspect Point, a cloud-based fire alarm CAD solution, are pleased to announce a strategic integration to be unveiled at the 2025 NFPA Conference & Expo. This partnership represents a significant opportunity for fire and security industry professionals, combining D-Tools' end-to-end business management capabilities with FireCAD’s purpose-built tools for fire alarm syst...

Simplex Incident Manager By Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, launches Simplex Incident Manager, a complete web-based fire alarm management workstation for campuses and large facilities. This next-generation workstation from Johnson Controls includes an advanced interface and feature set that enhances the fire alarm management experience, helping facility teams keep their buildings protected around the clock. Simplex Incident Manager Simplex Incident Manager gives facili...

The Age Of Information: A Golden Opportunity

Building safety has always been an ever-evolving landscape of legislation and regulatory frameworks. The industry strives for stronger construction safety practice and in doing so, the need for reliable, transparent and accessible product information is clear - especially when fire door safety compliance is on the line. It was in response to the Grenfell Tower fire and Dame Judith Hackitt’s review that the Building Safety Act 2022 was passed, which has since looked to introduce a number o...

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