FEATURE
FLYING HIGH WITH HESIS
When Liverpool John Lennon Airport needed to replace its obsolete fire alarm system, it turned to HESIS. Here, we take a look at the solution offered and the challenges faced whilst implementing it.
The customer Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) is one of the UK’s longest established operational Airports. It opened on 1st July 1933. More recently, LJLA’s passenger volume rose ten-fold since the 1990s, taking the airport to the 12th busiest in the UK. LJLA currently handles over 5.1 million passengers per year.
The Airport is owned by a partnership of The Peel Group, a leading infrastructure, transport and real estate investment company in the UK, who first became involved with the airport in 1997, Ancala Partners LLP, the independent infrastructure Investment Manager and
34 | TOMORROW’S FM
Liverpool City Council. Peel and Ancala each own a 45% interest in the Airport and Liverpool City Council 10%.
Recent investments have focused on the airport passenger experience with queue times for airport security amongst the lowest in the industry for an airport of this size. LJLA is recognised for its relaxed, hassle-free environment and best in class operational performance.
The challenge It was necessary to replace the obsolete fire alarm system to respond to emergencies more quickly and efficiently. This required LJLA to undertake a significant technological investment in a critical life safety system.
twitter.com/TomorrowsFM
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68
