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APPOINTMENTS & NEWS


MxPro 5 delivers reliable fi re protection for Royal Marine hotel


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he Royal Marine Hotel, County Dublin, has completed a signifi cant upgrade of its fi re alarm system with


the installation of Advanced’s MxPro 5 fi re panels. The hotel comprises guest accommodation, bar and restaurant areas, a pool and spa, underground car park, kitchens and plant rooms. Its previous fi re alarm system was removed as it was no longer meeting the operational needs of the site, with ongoing reliability issues and false alarms causing disruption for guests and staff. A modern, networked solution was required to improve performance and provide greater control. TEE Fire Safety Solutions were appointed to carry out the upgrade. As the system was networked, all fi ve panels had to be replaced on the same day to maintain continuity and minimise disruption. The new installation is based on Advanced’s MxPro 5 analogue addressable fi re panels, providing a robust and scalable platform well suited to the


Reducing false alarms was a key objective of the project. Using the MxPro 5’s advanced confi guration capabilities, TEE Fire Safety Solutions implemented a tailored false alarm management strategy, including verifi cation and hold times designed specifi cally for hotel operations. Heat detectors, manual call points and linear detection were excluded from false alarm management to ensure full responsiveness to genuine alarms. A staged alarm strategy has also been programmed,


demands of a live hospitality environment. The system includes a combination of eight-loop, four-loop and two-loop MxPro 5 panels, supported by a fully functional repeater panel. All panels are networked using standard network cards and confi gured across seven network nodes, with a total of 1,813 devices programmed throughout the site.


allowing reception,


management and maintenance sounders to activate initially before escalating to a full evacuation if the alarm is not cancelled by trained staff. The


installation also provides a


future-proof platform, with plans already in place to add an additional single-loop panel to support a forthcoming extension.


0345 894 7000 www.advancedco.com


Amtico explores calm and connection with ‘The Amtico Retreat’ at Clerkenwell Design Week


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mtico returns to Clerkenwell Design Week in 2026 with The Amtico Retreat, marking its fi rst appearance at the festival in seven years. Taking over Paxton Locher House, the British fl ooring designer and manufacturer presents a space designed to offer a more considered pace within one of the industry’s most high-energy design events.


Clerkenwell Design Week is known for its energy,


with installations, talks and experiences unfolding across the district. Rather than stepping away from that intensity, Amtico reinterprets it – creating an environment that balances activity with moments of pause, allowing visitors to slow down, reset and engage more meaningfully, in a way that suits them.


The concept is underpinned by Amtico’s guiding theme for Clerkenwell Design Week – where beautiful spaces grow through collaboration, creativity and choice – brought to life through a series of interconnected


Inside, the experience unfolds through a series of interconnected spaces that bring together


Amtico’s core themes of


collaboration, creativity and choice. The Amtico in-house design team will create sector-focused displays styled to refl ect real commercial environments across workplace, retail and hospitality.


These life-sized,


spaces and experiences. It centres on creating a calm, open and welcoming environment that works for a wide range of needs, recognising that not everyone engages with or experiences spaces in the same way. From the moment of arrival, the layout of Paxton Locher House guides visitors through a more intuitive journey, encouraging them to stop, interact and spend time within the space rather than moving quickly through it.


moodboard-style compositions combine fl ooring with furniture, lighting and material palettes, demonstrating how pattern, colour and texture come together within a scheme. A more hands-on approach will run throughout the three days, inviting visitors to engage directly with materials. A collaborative luxury vinyl tile (LVT) display will evolve over the course of the event, allowing visitors to reposition individual LVT elements and explore how subtle changes in colour, wood or stone can transform the overall feel of a design in real time.


0121 745 0800 amtico.com/commercial


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