Certalarm, the newly developed European quality mark
Certalarm, the newly developed European quality mark. Manufacturers of fire protection and security systems have long been faced with bureaucratic, costly and timeconsuming approva...
Fire Protection
Apollo: fire detection system protects London’s Royal Albert Hall
Apollo: fire detection system protects London's Royal Albert Hall. London’s Royal Albert Hall is one of the most recognizable concert venues in the world. Opened in 1871 by Queen V...
Dräger: efficient approaches to fire prevention
Dräger: efficient approaches to fire prevention. Fire means danger – for people as well as buildings and facilities. Fires can also bring disastrous consequences to companies, resu...
Notifier: fire alarms of the Opal-series
Notifier: fire alarms of the Opal-series. Notifier by Honeywell has introduced it’s new fire alarms from the “Opal“-series, replacing the existing alarms of the 700-series.The alar...
Ansell Healthcare: hand protection solutions
Ansell Healthcare: hand protection solutions. Ansell Healthcare showcased its large portfolio of safety and hand protection solutions at Intersec Middle East in Dubai.On display we...
Uvex: light weight overspectacles Super G
Uvex: light weight overspectacles Super G. Uvex has launched its light weight “Super G” with a polycarbonate lens and the company’s hingeless side pieces.These overspectacles are h...
Apollo: mains switching input/output unit
Apollo: mains switching input/output unit. Apollo’s new mains switching input/output unit, designed for mounting on a DIN-rail, provides a voltage-free, single pole changeover rela...
Novar GmbH: improvements in fire detection
Novar GmbH: improvements in fire detection. When looking at the catalogues of manufacturers in the field of technical fire detection, it becomes obvious that for fire detectors alo...
Fire Protection: C-Tec Relocates to New Premises
Leading life-safety equipment manufacturer, C-Tec, has celebrated its 30th Anniversary by relocating to a magnificent new factory. Situated at the heart of Wigan's Challenge Way ...
Zurich Airport Uses an Innovative Fire Extinguishing System from Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions
Data centres and server rooms present particular challenges when it comes to installing a fire fighting system. In order to protect the expensive computer hardware and most importa...
An Oasis with Direct Access to Terminal 5
Sofitel London Heathrow is one of the largest conference hotels in the UK, owned and operated by Arora International Hotels. The hotel has been conceived as an oasis of luxury for ...
Large Hotels Offer Particular Challenges to Safety and Fire Protection Systems
Cerberus Pro, the fire protection system from Siemens Building Technologies Division, has been successfully installed in a new hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia, by Confident, a Siem...
Heavenly Silence in a Star-Hotel
Dictator provides door dampers which prevent doors from banging. Doors which might cause loud noise are for example fire protection doors with spring hinges that can be found at th...
Siemens Is Launching „Cerberus Pro” with ASAtechnology for the Middle East Region
At Intersec in Dubai Siemens Building Technologies launched its well-proven fire detector product line "Cerberus Pro" with ASAtechnology for the Middle East region. Siemens was a f...
An Integrated Approach for Train Stations
While airport safety and security are widely being discussed in the public, railway security is in most parts an insider issue. But new threats require a lot more attention, and ...
Making Fire Panels Even More Reliable
Creeping shorts and creeping opens are a nightmare for every operator of critical transmission lines, in particular in fire alarm systems. They can not only trigger false alarms, m...
Portable Gas Detector
Honeywell's "GasAlertMicroClip XT" is the latest member of the GasAlert family of portable gas detectors from BW Technologies by Honeywell, offering a combination of affordability ...
Multiple Sensor Fire Detectors with Selectable Operating Parameters
The addition of two new detectors to the Cerberus PRO range from Siemens now enables one solution for any application. They feature the company's ASA technology (Advanced Signal An...
Linear Heat Detector
Temperature ranges of between –55 °C and +125 °C, 100% relative humidity: even under extreme conditions the SecuriSens MHD 535 linear heat detector goes about its duties with compl...
Evacuation Lifts: Future Solutions for High-Rise Buildings
Evacuation of multistorey buildings in the event of fire is effected today almost exclusively via stairwells. However, the attack on the World Trade Center in New York in 2001 show...
Three Cheers for New Fire Detection
Located in the Dutch province of South Holland, the Schiedam region became internationally known in the 18th and 19th centuries as one of the world's foremost producers of jenever....
Siemens Building Technologies Develops Integrated Solutions for Its Customers
Matthias Rebellius has led as CEO the Fire Safety Security Products Business Unit at Siemens Building Technologies for the past three years. During a visit to the international co...
Thermal Imaging Camera Detects Potential Fires at a Very Early Stage
Thermal imaging cameras are used for a wide variety of applications. Thanks to their ability to measure temperatures in a non-contact mode, they can also easily be used for fire pr...
Modern Fire Detection Technology Provides Safety in Solar Valley
Alongside other renewable (and/or alternative) sources of energy such as wind, water or geothermal heat, solar energy belongs to those that will play an increasingly larger role in...
Fire Protection: Ready for the Olympics
Surrey Sports Park, a new £36 million sports facility built to international standards, has been equipped with an Apollo-based fire detection system. Designed by internationally re...
Alarm Control Linked to Building Management
Open Connect Gateway from Apollo Fire Detectors allows fire alarm control panels to be linked to building management systems (BMS) using standard protocols, thereby increasing the ...
Fire Detectors for 12V Security Systems
The 12V Relay Base from Apollo Fire Detectors allows the company's Series 65 range of commercial-standard smoke and heat detectors to be easily incorporated into 12V home security ...
Combination of optical smoke alarm, thermo-differential alarm and multi-sensor smoke alarm
Notifier by Honeywell has introduced its new fire alarms from the Opal-series, replacing the existing alarms of the 700-series. The alarm series is composed of an optical smoke ala...
Award-winning low cost active fire protection solution
Plumis have launched Automist, an innovative fire protection system designed to integrate seamlessly into residential properties. Intended as a lower-cost alternative to sprinklers...
Water Mist Protection of Parking Garages
Fires in parking garages are becoming increasingly common, often resulting in serious damage in the form of direct fire damage and smoke damage. In addition, arson is very common. ...
Power and Performance
Kentec Electronics will be exhibiting their product range at Intersec 2011 in Dubai together with powerful control solutions from the company's US subsidiary, VES - a total array o...
Ignore the Smoke and Detect the People
Fire barriers such as fire doors and flaps are designed to prevent fires from spreading along corridors, passages or chutes. This kind of barrier usually remains permanently closed...
Unseen Until Needed
Stöbich has installed its textile fire protection closures in the world's most spectacular new museum building. ‘Invisible' fire protection systems were used to satisfy the extreme...
High speed roll up doors
The neck-and-neck race between airports in the EU becomes more and more fierce. Guaranteed connection times for transfer passengers and a fast luggage check-in are only two items o...
Monitor for Limited Spaces
Measuring just 39 mm x 39 mm x 20 mm, the new Mini Switch Monitor from Apollo Fire Detectors is a miniature interface with an entirely new housing ideal for installation in equipme...
