safety & security
Modular system can incorporate new developments
The system accommodates around 60 devices consisting of call points, detectors and sounders
Fire protection minimises disruption to the building
through to A-Level. Located in the north of the city, near the Botanical Gardens, the site consists of the Category A-listed main school building and a number of more modern additions. One of the annexes opposite the main school building is a traditional sandstone townhouse, where the Academy’s language department is based. Despite the more modern interior, the main wireless fire alarm system had become prone to faults and eventually failed completely. Last October, security system
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contractor Rapid Fire Services advised a full upgrade of the fire alarm system to one that ensured reliable protection whilst minimising disruption to the existing fabric of the building. The company tailored a solution around the Gent Vigilon Compact, taking into account both the installation of the devices and the identification of the best possible
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ELVINSIDE Academy is a historic private school in Glasgow, with 600 pupils spanning from nursery
cable routes. Rapid Fire Services’ Gordon Taylor explains: “We managed to conceal a large proportion of the cabling above ceilings and in cupboards so only minimal cable runs would be ‘p’ clipped and visible. The Gent system that was selected meant the amount of devices could be kept to a minimum which further reduced the amount of cabling.” The fire alarm system was upgraded to an L2 classification system and the design included the analogue addressable panel specified with one detection loop, accommodating around 60 devices consisting of call points, detectors and sounders. The Vigilon Compact panel was installed with Gent’s S-Quad multi-sensor technology, combining speech, sounder and strobe in one device to give the building advanced sensing technologies with alarm functionality.
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estate centred around a large four-floor Victorian country house. Facilities have been enhanced by a modern complex of bespoke buildings including a sports hall, swimming pool, and music school as well as classrooms, a library and the stand- alone sixth Form House. In upgrading safety facilities for the complex, the digital MZX system from ADT Fire & Security was installed within the teaching, residential and other key areas. This used a total of five networked control panels. There are three in the main building, with a repeater panel in the area of the Bursar’s office, plus further control panels in the separate Sixth Form House and indoor swimming pool. As well as the break-glass alarms, the system makes use of ADT’s combined heat and smoke detectors. St Mary’s is a Class L1 system, offering automatic smoke detection across all parts of the building; while there are also a large number of CO (carbon monoxide) detectors throughout the accommodation areas. Compared to the original analogue system, the new digital system was straightforward to install and commission. The modularity and growth potential of the system to incorporate major new developments was a key requirement, says ADT. It will enable the school to seamlessly add its new academic facility and an art and photography complex which started in the summer.
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T MARY’S School in Shaftesbury educates boarding and day pupils and occupies a varied 55-acre
Teaching and residential areas contain networked control panels
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