Safety & Regulation


Security & Tenant Safety Feature


Each of the residents was given their own fob which allows them easy access; for visitors, the system calls the house phone via GSM, and if no one answers it then rings a second designated number, normally a mobile phone. Residents simply have to press any key on their device to allow entry


situations key safes are the best solution, and they have advanced significantly over recent years – many can now be accessed using a mobile phone or a keypad. Reminders can even be set to alert managers when keys have not been returned by a specified time. We work with a number of housing associations throughout the country and


in some blocks where residents are more elderly, they have found that soon after moving into apartments, electricians were regularly being called to site to relocate the existing fixed door entry handsets. Installers were called back to site to install a more cost effective and time efficient solution that was easy for the elderly residents to use. Each of the residents was given their own fob which allows them easy access;


for visitors, the system calls the house phone via GSM, and if no one answers it then rings a second designated number, normally a mobile phone. Residents simply have to press any key on their device to allow entry. The combination of these systems provides best-in-class security, alongside


flexibility and ease of use. Access control can make life easier for managers and residents alike.


Victor D’Allancé is UK country manager at Intratone Aico at home at Housing 2019


Aico – a market leader in domestic Fire and Carbon Monoxide Alarms – will be exhibiting at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) ‘Housing 2019 Conference & Exhibition’ in Manchester Central, 25th


– 27th June on stand D20. The Door closer’s fire credentials enhanced


Samuel Heath’s commitment to ensuring that its Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers provide the ultimate assurance in quality and performance has been further underlined with the successful completion of additional full-sized fire testing on both timber and steel fire doors at renowned testing laboratory, Exova Warrington Fire. 30-minute testing in accordance with BS EN 1634-1 was undertaken on a timber fire door constructed with a Halspan core to replace Powermatic’s current small-scale indicative testing for the BS476 assessment. The door set easily achieved the 30-minute test requirements, continuing until final failure occurred at 42 minutes. Significantly, where most timber door fire tests fail due to failure of the hinge/timber joint, which causes the door to drop and intumescent seal to break at the top of the door, Powermatic was actually shown to hold the door in place after the hinge/timber joint failure. This is attributed to the design, strength and location of Powermatic, which fits in a similar position to hinges, between the door and door frame. The uninsulated steel door passed the four- hour test comfortably. As a result, the test evidence will allow certification to cover both insulated and non-insulated doors at any fire rating up to and including four hours.


0121 766 4200 www.concealeddoorclosers.com 46 | HMM June/July 2019 | www.housingmmonline.co.uk


last time Aico exhibited at CIH Housing was 2016. This year Aico will be showcasing a new stand design in the shape of a house. The new stand will be distinctive and different, offering an enhanced customer experience. The products taking pride of place on the stand will be Aico’s 3000 Series which encompasses both Fire and Carbon Monoxide detection, providing whole property coverage from one series.


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