Smoke & fire protection


Residents at The Landmark apartments in Dudley stay safe with SE Controls


smoke control systems from SE Controls to ensure escape routes are kept free of smoke in the event of a fire, allowing residents to exit the building safely. Located at the Waterfront complex


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adjacent to the Merry Hill retail centre in Dudley, The Landmark was formerly the HQ for a financial services company before being acquired by investment property developer, Seven Capital, who converted it into 181 apartments with Colmore Tang Construction, all of which were sold off-plan within five months. As the travel distance from some of


the apartments to the building’s five existing escape stairs was more than the maximum 7.5 metres allowable for code compliant naturally ventilated smoke control system within Building Regulations Approved Document B, SE Controls designed and installed four individual smoke ventilation solutions. Each of these was based on the specific requirements of each floor within the building


n iconic and popular residential development in the West Midlands, The Landmark at Brierley Hill, is using


and combines both mechanical fan and natural smoke extraction. The ground and first two levels have the largest


floor areas and highest density of apartments, so an SE Controls SHEVTEC Extended Travel Distance mechanical fan system was installed to protect the corridors and three of the stairwells where apartments are located more than 7.5 metres from the escape stairs. On the second, third and fourth floors,


supplementary automatic opening vents (AOV) are provided to ensure additional stairwells and corridors are kept free of smoke to aid escape from apartments located within 7.5 metres of the stairs. A further naturally ventilated system is used


on floors five and six. Although these have the smallest floor area, a further dedicated escape staircase is protected by AOV louvres at the head of stairs. The main escape route in the seven-storey section of the building is also protected by a naturally ventilated smoke system, which covers all the floors.


01543 443060 www.secontrols.com


Mobile unit brings training & support


Following the launch of Aico’s Mobile Training & Demonstration Units earlier this year, the visit to Scotland has proven highly successful with one of the Mobile Units spending a day at Port of Leith Housing Association and a day at electrical wholesaler Scott Coppola in Edinburgh. Aico’s Mobile Training & Demonstration Units enable the company to deliver detailed Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm product and technology information, plus its CPD accredited Expert Installer training, right to customers’ doors. Information boards on all Aico technologies and alarm ranges are installed within the units along with a virtual video tour of the company’s manufacturing process.


enquiries@aico.co.uk Aico AudioLINK seals the deal


Calico Homes in Lancashire has changed its Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm specification to Aico Ei208 Lithium battery powered CO Alarms with AudioLINK data extraction technology. Calico has been fitting Aico Smoke Alarms into its properties for some years but only made the decision to fit Aico CO Alarms across its 4,600 homes in September 2016. The Ei208 is a quality, cost-effective CO alarm which uses sealed in 10 year life Lithium batteries, a highly sophisticated electrochemical CO sensor and Aico’s multiple award winning AudioLINK technology. AudioLINK allows real time data to be extracted to a smart phone or tablet using the free AudioLINK App.


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