Fire Safety Testing - Case Studies

Two fault-tolerant networks of MxPro 5 fire panels from renowned UK manufacturer of fire safety equipment, Advanced, have been installed as part of a fire system upgrade at the Manor House & Ashbury Hotels, located in Devon, United Kingdom. Set in 500 acres on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, the two hotels offer a combined total of 421 rooms, as well as the Ashbury Hotel’s renowned 99-hole golf course. MxPro 5 fire panels installed As part of a site-wide upgrade to the Manor Hou...

In February 2021, ZIEGLER Group (Albert Ziegler GmbH & Co. KG) received an order from Nigeria for the delivery of three new Z6 airport firefighting and rescue vehicles for the Anambra International Cargo Airport, located in Umueri, Nigeria. These Z6 airport firefighting and rescue vehicles were delivered in January 2022 and will provide even more security at the airport, going forward. Z6 airport firefighting and rescue vehicles The three identical vehicles are built on a TITAN 6×6...

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded L3Harris Technologies (L3Harris) a competitive 10-year, US$ 750 million single-award IDIQ contract for multi-channel, hand-held and vehicular radio systems. The L3Harris Falcon IV family of man-pack and hand-held radios, selected by the U.S. Marine Corps have been broadly adopted by the U.S. Army, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force and a growing number of key allies, in order to provide secure, resilient and interoperable communications capa...

Five new towers at the University of Brighton’s Moulsecoomb campus are now protected by a fault-tolerant network of MxPro 5 fire panels from global fire systems leader, Advanced. The 13 networked MxPro 5 panels have been installed to protect the five student accommodation towers varying between eight and 18 storeys, which will provide more than 800 student bedrooms as well as ground-floor fitness facilities and amenities for the students’ union. fire system integrated with Third-pa...

The new University of Science and Technology campus in Alexandra, Egypt, is now protected in case of fire by an AQUASYS high pressure water mist system. In addition to the fixed installed firefighting system, the design also includes a wall hydrant system for manual initial firefighting. The project was implemented together with the local partner. Good planning and close contact with Partners It was possible to establish intensive contact with the customer and all parties involved from the ve...

Since 2019, Cybrid Thrust has been the drone expert partner for most of the public safety, security and defense organizations in Belgium and abroad. Cybrid Thrust The company has developed specialist expertise to solve the most challenging issues with innovative solutions and benefits from numerous trusted references in the market. Cybrid Thrust’s team advises and delivers turnkey solutions in the field of autonomous systems, advanced robotics and smart sensors. It, therefore, seems nat...

A host of fire and life safety solutions from Advanced have been installed to protect 26,000 sq. meters of grade A office space in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). EN 54-approved Axis EN fire panels with integrated voice evacuation and fire telephone systems have been installed across four, seven-story office buildings, at the prestigious Dubai Hills Estate Business Park, in Dubai. Cignetix installs Axis EN fire panels Cignetix Systems (Cignetix) was responsible fo...

The offshore wind farm in Saint-Nazaire off the Atlantic coast of France is a major project of the shipyard and energy company Chantiers de l’Atlantique. It encompasses the construction of 80 offshore wind power plants, complemented by a substation that collects and transforms the generated electricity before it is transported onshore. The substation also enables remote control of the wind farm. This central element requires reliable fire protection to ensure safety and optimal operation....

The East Midlands Railways line, north of London to Corby, Nottingham or Sheffield, in the United Kingdom (UK), is operated by local operator - ScotRail, which is currently equipping 33 intercity trains with a new fire protection system. The highly efficient high pressure water mist system from AQUASYS was chosen for fire protection in the engine room. Currently, AQUASYS and its Italian partner - I.S.E. INGEGNERIA DEI SISTEMI are equipping the trains with new customized firefighting systems and...

Everyone appreciates the importance of keeping the vulnerable safe, but when the local fire departments advise the need for automatic fire detection, as part of the firefighting and protection of a home for the aged, it can be another strain on an already stretched budget. Due to the establishment being occupied by the elderly, early warning in the case of an emergency is vital to ensuring the residents have enough time to evacuate safely, so everyone appreciates why the fire department have re...

In 2020, the Osage Beach Fire Protection District's Board of Directors approved the proposal to purchase a new fire boat. This new purchase would replace the oldest boat in their fleet, Marine 11, which has since been sold to a department in New York State. The boat, purchased from Lake Assault Boats is a 31-foot Mono Hull with twin Mercury 300 Horsepower outboard engines. The boat will come equipped with a 5 Kw Generator and 1500 Gallons per minute fire pump. It will also be outfitted with mul...

Located in the picturesque village of Borghetto di Valeggio sul Mincio, Italy, the Corte Regia Relais and Spa overlooks the river Mincio, with views across to the imposing Scaliger Castle and the Visconteo Bridge, and a short journey to Lake Garda. For its guests, this hotel is an escape from the outside world and is famed for providing a relaxing experience. Corte Regia Relais and Spa hotel In 2020, the Corte Regia Relais and Spa hotel underwent a massive transformation, with the renovation o...

A youth rugby team in South Wales, United Kingdom (UK), has been scoring tries in style this season, thanks to a brand new kit. This season, players from Croesyceiliog Rugby Football Club (Croesyceiliog RFC), based in Gwent, Wales have looked the part in their new team strips, bearing the club’s crest. New kit for Croesyceiliog RFC team The new kit was funded by Asset VRS and Hardstaff Barriers, the globally renowned manufacturers and suppliers of roadside safety barriers and perimeter s...

Residential high-rise buildings in Thanet have become the first in Kent, United Kingdom (UK) to be fitted with new information plates to help navigate firefighters in an emergency.  Information initiative  Invicta House in Margate, and Trove Court and Kennedy House in Ramsgate have external plaques featuring key information about the premises, such as the number of floors, flats, and lifts, as well as the location of water supplies, which could be vital in the event of a fire. ...

A recent Qualtrics survey revealed that U.S. consumers are often confused about the sounds emitted from home safety devices and are unsure how and when to react. When presented with an audible carbon monoxide (CO) alarm’s beep, only 34% of Spanish-speaking respondents and 47% of English-speaking respondents, were able to identify the beep emitted from a CO alarm. Most respondents were also unable to distinguish the difference between the beeps from a CO alarm, smoke alarm, or microwave ov...

At the Tucson, AZ Fire Department they store their turnout gear with GearGrid’s standard wall mount and mobile lockers. The open grid design promotes maximum air movement, which minimizes odor build-up and allows gear to dry faster. Heavy-duty apparel hooks and shelves can be adjusted in 3” increments so firefighters can customize their lockers to meet their exact storage needs.

The Indiana – Kentucky, IN Electric Corporation, chose to include GearGrid’s innovative Station Wagon at a coal fire power plant. The mobile storage solution is ideal for transporting cylinders, hose, and related equipment within the plant. They chose to customize the Station Wagon with a six-place cylinder carrier and an A-Frame with secure, attachable tool holders. Specifically, the Station Wagon is outfitted with six SCBA cylinders, two SCBA air packs, two spare Scott masks, a 10...

Seattle, WA Station #32 stores their turnout gear with GearGrid’s Standard Wall Mount and Mobile Lockers. The station chose to include a stainless steel hangbar and hangers within each locker opening to ensure PPE properly dries between calls. The station also uses GearGrid’s Miami System to store their cylinders in one convenient location. The system offers unlimited placement flexibility for easy transportation around the station and convenient access to gear.

Saab (Saab AB) has shipped its third aft airframe section for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test program for the United States Air Force. The shipment on September 10, 2021 was from Saab’s Linköping site in Sweden to Boeing, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA and arrived there a few days later. The production and shipment of this aft airframe section is the latest milestone in Saab’s contribution to the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the T-7A Red Hawk train...

2020 saw the United Kingdom hit with a worldwide pandemic of a respiratory disease called COVID-19. It saw thousands of people hospitalized and cause a severe strain on the country’s NHS services. The UK government decided to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and assist the under-pressure NHS, by building seven new temporary hospitals, located around the United Kingdom. The seven hospitals were to re-purpose existing, multi-function public buildings, such as London’s ExCel, Birmingham&rs...

The Laurus Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust predominantly based within the Greater Manchester area. The trust consists of seven schools which are: Cheadle Hulme High School, Laurus Cheadle Hulme, Laurus Ryecroft, Didsbury High School, Hazel Grove High School, Gorsey Bank Primary School and Cheadle Hulme Primary School. In 2017, The Laurus Trust, along with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), selected BAM Construction Northwest, based in Salford, to deliver the Laurus Cheadle Hulme, Ch...

Project Name: Fire Main Works Heathrow Project Title: East Base Valve B3 Re-location Completion Date: June 2021 Address: British Airways, Hatton Cross, Heathrow Airport, Middlesex Contractor: Adenstar Developments End Client: British Airways Products: 600mm and 400mm ductile iron fabricated pipes, fittings, gate valves, dismantling joints, couplings, flanged adaptors, and joint sets Products Supplier: Hambaker Pipelines Manchester Project Overview Hambaker Pipelines can supply FM approv...

Hardstaff Barriers has installed more than three miles of its popular MASS barrier in Birmingham, United Kingdom (UK), as part of an exciting project to create a priority bus route for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The globally renowned Vehicle Restraint System (VRS) manufacturer and supplier has installed 5,000 meters of the red and white steel barrier – its largest-ever MASS installation – on the A45 between Heybarnes Circus and Bordesley Circus, while widening work is carried out....

Thermo Fisher is a biotechnology company that is the result of a 2006 merger between Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific. Since the merger, the company has gone on to become a multinational corporation with offices all over the world. Recently, the Middletown, Virginia office had a new fire protection system installed. Brewer Fire, a contractor based out of Charleston, West Virginia was chosen to head the project. Brewer decided to utilize Potter’s PFC-6800 Fire Alarm Control Panel, and...

The Green Bank Observatory is located in Green Bank, West Virginia and is home to the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope. The area is an ideal location for the telescope because mountains surrounding the satellite act as a natural funnel, pushing radio signals towards the large dish. The observatory’s purpose is to act as surveillance for a potential meteor collision, to measure the distance between stars, and search for intelligent life forms in the universe. The expan...

Built in 1938, Spring Lake Heights Elementary School in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey was ready for an upgrade. Three of the school’s existing classrooms were to be renovated, as well as the addition of two completely new classrooms. A plan was created to not only equip the addition with a new fire protection system, but to modernize the rest of the building’s outdated system and retrofit it into the newly installed system. Along with new monitoring equipment and peripheral devices...

Licking County, Ohio was formed in 1808, with its county seat located in Newark, which is 33 miles northeast of Columbus, Ohio. At the center of town, sits the Licking County Courthouse. The courthouse was constructed in 1878, and remains one of the town’s most prized historical possessions. In recent years, it became evident that updates to the building’s fire security facilities were necessary. The previous system was an all-in-one fire and security system, which didn’t leav...

The London Aquatics Centre is located in Stratford, on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park complex and is designed by renowned architect, Zaha Hadrid. Constructed by Balfour Beatty in 2008 and completed in July 2011, well in time ready to feature in the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics events. London Aquatics Centre The London Aquatics Centre is home to a 50-meter competition swimming pool, a 25-meter competition diving pool and a 50-meter warm-up pool, with all of them featuring a movable fl...

The fleet service company, BwFuhrparkService GmbH is procuring 76 forest firefighting vehicles (FlKfz WBBk) from Rosenbauer, on behalf of the German Armed Forces. The decisive factor in the award of the contract for the procurement of forest firefighting vehicles to Rosenbauer Germany was the most economical offer in the tender. Robust off-road chassis and extinguishing technology These vehicles are built according to the tactical needs of the fire services and equipped with the latest techno...

The Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, one of the most important and beautiful railway stations in Europe, is now protected with high pressure water mist (HPWM) system from AQUASYS. The HPWM system was installed together with local and long-term partner - Uxello Risque Spéciaux and has now been officially approved. High pressure water mist system The installation of the high pressure water mist (HPWM) system in the main hall of the station started back in 2016 and was carried out in severa...