Aviotec's new firmware version 7.81 comprises AI algorithms which can now detect fire and smoke in changing weather and light conditions. The AI algorithms have been developed further to ensure reliability for sheltered outdoor areas. The fire risk in these areas and nearby buildings can now be reduced with intelligent, fast and reliable detection.
Following the decision of its Board, Euralarm has welcomed FirePro as a new member. The company will join the Extinguishing Section of Euralarm which activities cover automatic extinguishing systems using gas, water, foam, powder and aerosols, oxygen reduction systems, portable equipment and other manual means of fire-fighting as well as fire-fighting agents used in either fixed automatic systems or in portable equipment.
Comelit’s Atena fire detection panels have been installed at an award-winning new eight-form entry secondary school and sixth form academy, designed as part of a £100m development in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire.
Farms and other agricultural environments can help ensure that livestock and assets are protected from fire following the launch of a dedicated package by fire detection specialists Patol.
Life-safety-systems manufacturer, C-Tec, has appointed Andy Turner as its new Business Development Manager for System Sales.
Waste fires – in other words fires that occur in waste or recycling plants - is a very serious global issue.
Avon Protection announces that its argus range of thermal imaging cameras have been certified to levels set forth in the 2021 edition of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)1801, Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire Service.
Fire detection equipment manufacturer Global Fire Equipment (GFE) has been awarded EN 54-13:2017+A1:2019 system compatibility approval.
C-Tec has launched an innovative new vibrating pillow pad alarm.
Michael Hirsch has been leading the Fire business unit within the Bosch Building Technologies division as Vice President since February 1, 2021. In this interview, Matthias Erler from GIT SECURITY discusses the new responsibilities in Hirsch’s role, AIoT technology as well as current and future innovations in fire protection from Bosch Building Technologies.
Comelit has supplied its Atena fire detection panels to the newly opened Beauchamp City Sixth Form, to ensure the ongoing safety of staff, pupils and visitors.
Fire detection solutions from Global Fire Equipment (GFE), a leading European-based fire detection manufacturer, have been installed at two luxury holiday resorts in Brazil that are owned and operated by the Vila Galé hotel chain.
According to Fire Safe Europe, there are 5,000 fire incidents every day across the whole of Europe. Fires are a health factor, a cost factor and have great impact on polluting our environment. That’s why GIT SECURITY is exploring the topic of fire safety in Europe and discusses here the 7 layers of fire prevention established by the Modern Building Alliance.
Within a mental health facility designing or even upgrading system infrastructure is always a challenge due to the nature of the environment. Fire alarms systems are no exception. Compared to an ordinary installation, extra considerations must be taken, when designing a new system or upgrading an existing area, to ensure the most secure environment for the patients.
Icing sugar, brown sugar, rock sugar, sugar in packets and tins: sweetness is all around you in the factories of the sugar suppliers Pfeifer & Langen. The company has been supplying sweet products made from beet and cane sugar to the food industry and end users for 150 years, and sells them under the Diamant Zucker brand. The company, founded in Cologne, has numerous locations throughout Europe and is one of the largest sugar suppliers. Mid 2020, a new high-rack warehouse was put into operation at the factory in Poland – with an appropriate fire system from Wagner Poland.
Innovative manufacturer of fire detection equipment, Global Fire Equipment (GFE), has added to its product portfolio with the launch of G-One, a versatile addressable single loop fire control panel with advanced connectivity.
With its new generation of wireless detectors, Bosch Building Technologies offers a flexible fire protection solution that works almost entirely without cabling. It is therefore ideally suited for installation in historical buildings, for retrofitting to and the expansion of existing buildings, and also for temporary installations.
The FC Bayern campus integrates all of the functions of a modern sports academy. Individual requirements for transparency, functionality, design, ventilation as well as fire and smoke protection have been achieved both visually and homogeneously throughout with Schüco system solutions. When it came to fire protection, the central, multifunctional academy building in particular required special conceptual solutions.
In this series, GIT SECURITY EMEA ask three questions to three industry experts about the issue's special focus. This time we asked experts for their view on fire detectors.
With a new version of its video-based fire detection system Aviotec IP starlight 8000, Bosch Building Technologies now enables the early detection of fires with cameras even in low light conditions. Both flames and smoke are reliably detected down to an ambient lighting level of 2 lux. For this purpose, Bosch has extended its proven video analytics in the camera by artificial intelligence, which processes the results of more than 20 algorithms and makes an alarm decision on this basis. This leads to a significantly improved sensitivity without compromising the solution’s robustness against false alarms.
Dating back to 1808, the origins of the University of Belgrade when it was founded as a High School, it now has over 89,000 students and is currently the largest university in Sout...
Electronic Call Handling Operation (Echo) is the name of a new project. A project where the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the Fire Industry Association (FIA) and th...
Shipping an American cooker to the UK and finding the closest comparison to a US burger, are just some of the lengths Apollo Fire Detectors has gone to in the development of its ne...
After its work on services for fire safety systems and security systems succeeded to be voted as a European Norm, EN 16763, the Section Services of Euralarm convinced standardisati...
Following the disastrous fire at Grenfell, it was reported that the intumescent cavity closers, installed as part of the external elevation, were the wrong way around. This meant t...
Decades of experience, innovative ideas, a strong commitment to quality, and a full range of first-class offset printing services: Mohn Media Mohndruck GmbH, a company of the Berte...
