Safety & Security Take fire doors to a new level A


recent survey into fire safety in social housing carried out by Housing Management and Maintenance reported


that 95% of respondents named fire doors as the most important fire safety product and more than half cited broken fire doors as the main reason for properties failing fire safety assessments. With the Hackitt Review calling for greater


care in the specification of fire safety products, door closer manufacturer, Samuel Heath asserts that the type of door closer fitted to fire doors in social housing stock should be given as much consideration as the fire door itself. Te right door closer will not only meet


relevant fire and accessibility requirements, but also assure continued reliability of the fire door, tenant safety and well-being, as well as help to control whole life costs. Samuel Heath’s Powermatic, jamb-mounted,


concealed door closer delivers in all these areas, meeting the necessary performance standards and delivering a host of additional benefits thanks to its total concealment when the door is closed. Where overhead, surface-mounted door closers


have arms and boxes on show, Powermatic door closers are totally concealed, making them less likely to be damaged, either through a deliberate act, lack of care, misuse or tampering. Tis means enhanced reliability of the fire door and less chance of the door closer and fire door needing repair or replacement in the future. Powermatic also rises above other concealed


devices; unlike other jamb-mounted devices, Powermatic door closers facilitate a door’s compliance with the accessibility requirements of Approved Document M and do not have to be removed from the door to be adjusted. In addition, Powermatic is the only Certifire


jamb-mounted door closer and has been fitted to door sets which have successfully completed security tests to PAS 24.


£92 million student accommodation project receives Advanced protection


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ive new towers at the University of Brighton’s Moulsecoomb Campus are now protected by a fault-tolerant network of


MxPro 5 fire panels from global fire systems leader, Advanced. Te 13 networked MxPro 5 panels have


been installed to protect the five student accommodation towers varying between eight and 18 storeys, which will provide more than 800 student bedrooms as well as ground-floor fitness facilities and amenities for the students’ union. Responsible for the fire system design, supply


and commissioning were West Sussex-based Southern Fire Alarms (SFA) Ltd, who also installed the equipment alongside mechanical and electrical engineers, J&B Hopkins. Te fire system is integrated with multiple third-party interfaces, including automatic opening vents (AOVs), sprinklers and access control. Careful consideration was given to the complex


cause and effect programming that needed to be applied across the site. Each building is configured with a six-minute investigation period, with sounders on the floor of origin initiated aſter a single device activation. A single subsequent device activation will escalate into full evacuation of the specific tower. A master key switch has also been introduced, to allow for full evacuation of all towers if required.


MxPro 5 is the fire industry’s leading


multiprotocol fire system solution, certified by FM Approvals to the EN 54 standard. It offers customers a choice of four detector protocols and a completely open installer network, backed up by free training and support. MxPro 5 panels can be used in single-loop, single-panel format, or easily configured into high-speed networks of up to 200 panels covering huge areas. Ease of installation and configuration, as well as a wide range of peripheral, make MxPro 5 suitable for almost any application. Advanced, owned by FTSE 100 company


Halma PLC, protects a wide range of prestigious and high-profile educational facilities across the globe – from Scotland’s University of Edinburgh


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and Serbia’s University of Belgrade to Myanmar’s British International School. Advanced is a world leader in the development


and manufacture of fire protection solutions. Advanced’s reputation for performance, quality and ease of use sees its products specified in locations around the world, from single-panel installations to large, multi-site networks. Advanced’s products include complete fire detection systems, multiprotocol fire panels, extinguishing control, fire paging, false alarm management and reduction solutions as well as emergency lighting.


0345 894 7000 www.advancedco.com


British designed and manufactured,


Powermatic door closers come with a 10-year warranty and, of course, there is also the comfort of knowing that they are manufactured in the UK by Samuel Heath, who, with more than 50 years’ experience, is probably the foremost authority when it comes to concealed door closers.


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