106 SAFETY & SECURITY
Smarter Fire System Testing with AdvancedLive
A
dvanced has launched Smart Walk Test,
a new feature AdvancedLive, the smart management
platform available on MxPro 5 Gen-2 fi re panels. Designed to support the testing and record-keeping requirements highlighted in the latest revision of BS 5839-1:2025, Smart Walk Test simplifi es routine fi re system testing and helps organisations demonstrate that testing has taken place. Although facilities teams and maintenance contractors are both responsible for testing fi re systems, their requirements are very different. Smart Walk Test
has therefore
been designed around two distinct testing modes: weekly testing for facilities teams and annual testing and maintenance activities for maintenance contractors. For facilities teams,
Smart Walk Test
provides a simple, guided process that allows routine weekly tests to be completed quickly and confi dently. Step-by-step prompts guide users through the testing of call points,
within
sounders and outputs, while real-time pass/ fail confi rmation provides instant assurance that devices have responded correctly. Every activity is automatically logged within AdvancedLive,
creating a secure digital
record that makes testing information easier to capture, store and review.
The system can also track which call points have been tested and prompt users to rotate call point checks in line with best-practice guidance. Meanwhile, dashboard visibility gives facilities teams greater oversight of testing activity across one or multiple sites. For maintenance contractors, Smart Walk
Test supports a more effi cient, connected approach to annual testing and maintenance activities. Engineers can remotely place zones into test mode, verify device activations in real time and track progress as testing is completed across the building. Testing activity can be recorded automatically as it happens. By allowing engineers to verify activations and monitor progress while moving through a
building, Smart Walk Test can help testing be completed more quickly and effi ciently while reducing administration. The platform also supports the testing of outputs and ancillary functions, including sounders, beacons, door releases and smoke control interfaces, during the same visit. A central focus of Smart Walk Test is creating a stronger evidence trail. The latest revision of BS 5839-1 places continued emphasis on maintaining appropriate records of system inspection, testing and maintenance. Smart Walk Test supports this by providing automatically generated logs, timestamped testing histories and detailed activity records. Testing information can be stored securely, reviewed when required and used to support audits, inspections and compliance reviews.
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Marmox Fireboard performance on display in retail redevelopment
The restoration and redevelopment of a landmark 1930s Art Deco building on one of South London’s most popular shopping streets is making extensive use of Marmox’s A1 rated non-combustible backer board as a key element to the refurbishment strategy. While failsafe fi re protection is critical to safeguarding hybrid projects such as this, the fi nancial viability of the scheme has been achieved through the inclusion of an upward extension to the century old structure and although preserving the original brickwork and stone elevations was always an essential element to the work, the Fireboard is one of the contemporary materials which has further helped deliver an uplift in thermal performance as well as providing protection for life and property. In total, 100 sheets of the 20 mm thick version to Marmox Fireboard were sourced from Wray-Tech Supplies Ltd in Chelmsford for cutting and fi xing by Earl Green’s operatives across the window reveals. The Stone Wool based product shares the unique Marmox honeycomb surface structure of its XPS forerunner, Multiboard, to create an A1 non-combustible certifi ed render-backer which is weatherproof.
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