Fire Detection

Comelit Group has worked with local fire safety and security specialist KJ Fire Safety to upgrade the fire detection systems at the newly-refurbished Kingfisher House care home in North Shields. Part of the Amicura Limited portfolio, Kingfisher House is a new dementia specialist care home presenting…

As part of the Fire Industry Association’s (FIA) Northern Ireland Week, the FIA will be hosting its very first Northern Ireland Fire Industry Conference (NIFIC). The event will take place on Thursday 23 April at the Titanic Centre in Belfast, itself a monument to Belfast’s…

Kentec Electronics Ltd, the manufacturer of life-critical control systems, has completed EN54-13 approvals for the Taktis product line of analogue addressable fire panels. The approval procedures were completed by the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB). Kevin Swann, managing director of Kentec, explained: “To those working…

The Fire Industry Association (FIA) is offering training to a new Level 3 qualification for the fire detection and alarms (FD&A) sector, namely the FIA Awarding Organisation Level 3 Fundamentals of Fire Detection and Alarm Systems in Non-Domestic Premises. This qualification is designed to provide…

Kentec, the manufacturer of life-critical control systems, has launched VR Nimbus, an advanced management tool specifically for fire detection which enables system integrators and service companies alike to remotely access and manage their fire safety system. VR Nimbus allows end users to gain access to…

The next edition of the Fire Industry Manufacturers’ (FIM) Expo takes place at Bramall Lane in South Yorkshire, home of newly-promoted Premier League club Sheffield United FC, on Wednesday 16 October from 8.30 am until 2.30 pm. Organised as always by the Fire Industry Association (FIA),…

Nittan Europe, the dedicated UK manufacturer of conventional and addressable fire detection products and systems, has had its Evolution analogue addressable fire detection system installed into St Nicholas Church in Bristol. The system was supplied and commissioned by Coomber Fire and Security Systems (a Nittan…

A new boutique hotel has recently opened its doors in one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic and culturally-significant buildings at Belfast’s Titanic Quarter. This historic location, now known as the Titanic Hotel, is benefiting from a range of cutting-edge life safety technology supplied by Hochiki…

Members of staff and the array of air ambulance helicopters housed at the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance headquarters in Chatham are being protected from the risk of fire outbreak by a fire safety solution that centres around the new Taktis addressable fire panel…

The Fire Industry Manufacturers Expo (FIM Expo), which is running at Reading FC’s Madejski Stadium on Wednesday 3 April, will encompass a bigger focus on innovation and compliance. New for 2019 is a Membership and Compliance focus, whereby visitors will be able to learn about…