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Advanced provides fire protection to 5 Aldermanbury Square in London


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ire protection solutions manufacturer, Advanced,


has supplied intelligent fire panels to 5 Aldermanbury Square,


London, as part of a major refurbishment. Advanced’s high-performance, fault-tolerant MxPro 5 analogue addressable fire panels are providing industry-leading protection to all areas of the 22-storey building. 5 Aldermanbury Square is located in the City of London with the Eric Parry designed landmark delivering exceptional views across the London skyline. Fire safety and security specialists,


completed overnight to ensure the system was fully operational during the day, this compatibility proved essential.


Pacific Security Systems Ltd, was contracted to undertake the upgrade of the building’s current Advanced fire panel network. The existing system was an Advanced MX4000 so migrating the system over to new MxPro 5 panels was the obvious solution due to the useful backward compatibility. Since all works had to be


Pacific Security Systems was involved in the design, installation and commissioning of the fire system. 12 MxPro 5 panels were installed along with an Advanced graphics system and a two-stage staff alarm for false alarm management. Advanced’s special build service was also able to design and build a bespoke floor-standing double annunciator that sits on the network via the PEN network device


and provides: zonal indication;


sounder control; damper status and control; fire phone control; and sprinkler and wet riser indication. The Advanced system is linked to over 3,000 devices including access control systems, dampers, BMS and plant shutdowns. The system uses Apollo protocol and Discovery optical smoke detectors are


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installed throughout. Kirk Short, Director of Pacific Security Systems


Ltd, said:


“Advanced’s ability to provide a full package of panels, graphics and special-build service is why we have been specifying and installing their equipment for over 10 years. The MxPro 5 panels provide a powerful platform, comprehensive cause and effect functions, fast network and user-friendly controls and were the ideal solution for 5 Aldermanbury Square.


Their backwards compatibility enabled us to upgrade the system overnight while maintaining essential fire protection throughout the refurbishment – no easy feat!”


0345 894 7000 www.advancedco.com 30/01/2024 14:07


BAL completes successful Environmental Audit B


uilding Adhesives Ltd – a market- leader in full tiling solutions – have successfully completed a recertification audit for the ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems) standard carried out by independent certification body BSI (British Standards Institution).


ISO 14001 is the internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems (EMS). It allows businesses to benchmark their current environmental performance and sets out ways to improve it. The framework encompasses various


aspects, from resource usage and waste management to energy use, planning,


materials reuse and


transport renewable


energy generation. It also looks at how businesses are monitoring environmental performance and involving stakeholders in environmental commitments.


The audit process took place over two days and reconfirmed that Building Adhesives are meeting the standard which they first achieved in 2003. Clare Brosnan, safety and systems manager at Building Adhesives,


reviewed the whole of the process and systems regarding environmental


as well as investigating the businesses commitment to continual improvement. We did not receive any non-conformances and successfully retained our accreditation for a further three years. Thank you to all who supported and contributed to the process across numerous departments.” “We can now look forward to six monthly surveillance visits to ensure compliance with the standard.”


David Hackett, managing director


added: “This recertification confirms our commitment to environmental management and sustainability.”


“Sustainability is at the forefront of what we do, meeting industry standards through the product life cycle from raw materials sourcing, product manufacture and consumer use.”


said: “The audit


“Our environmental policies, integrated into every area of its business activities, now influence everything from product formulation to supplier selection. They are under continual review to ensure best practice


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implementation by all staff. As the long- established, acknowledged market leader – for tiling products, for technical support, for training – we aim to continue setting the tile industry standards in environmentally- conscious processes, procedures and policies.” “Comprehensive compliance with statutory legislation and Best Practice


procedures,


form an integral part of our activities. We believe it is our responsibility to contain and minimise the impact of our business operations on the Environment.”


01782 591100 www.bal-adhesives.com 14/03/2024 11:18 management,


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