Fire Safety
One System, One Panel:
Simplifying Fire Safety And Evacuation Management For Multi-Site Retail
A combined detection and emergency lighting installation shows facilities teams how to cut system complexity across multi-site retail.
For facilities managers running multiple retail sites, keeping fire detection and emergency lighting systems separate often means double the maintenance contracts, double the testing schedules and double the points of failure. A recent installation at an 800 square metre retail store shows an alternative approach.
Hochiki Europe, working with installer
ELE.CO SRL, has completed a combined fire detection and emergency lighting installation at the store, which spans a ground floor and basement and forms part of the Italian KOKO Emporio retail group.
Busy retail floors bring a familiar facilities challenge: aisles and stock displays can obscure exit routes, particularly for customers unfamiliar with the layout. The brief called for a fire detection system that met current compliance requirements, alongside emergency lighting capable of guiding staff and customers to safety during a fire or power failure, without adding a second system to manage.
ELE.CO SRL specified Hochiki’s FIREscape+, which combines ESP intelligent fire detection with emergency lighting on a single four loop control panel. ALN-EN smoke sensors with adjustable sensitivity were installed throughout to reduce false alarms. EN 54-23 compliant visual alarm devices were added to make alarm activation clearly visible to every occupant, working alongside ESP sounders for full audible coverage.
The basement posed a particular facilities challenge. It houses separate retail and warehouse areas, with long aisles, stock boxes and a stairway connecting the two levels. Emergency lighting needed to keep the space illuminated and evacuation routes clear during a power outage. High power luminaires connected to the FIREscape+ panel now cover this area, guiding staff and customers to the nearest exit if power fails or an evacuation is needed.
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Ervin Peza, owner of
ELE.CO SRL, said: “Hochiki’s FIREscape+ system reduced installation costs significantly compared to installing two separate systems, making it the right choice for this application. Combining fire and emergency lighting on a single panel and loop reduces cabling, which simplifies both installation and maintenance.”
He added: “The new integrated fire and emergency lighting system means the store can run smoothly, day to day, with customers confident that any fire will be picked up quickly and that they can find their way to safety. Hochiki’s addressable technology means the system can pinpoint the exact location of an incident and guide people along the safest route out, even if the power goes down.”
For facilities teams managing multiple retail sites in the UK and across Europe, the model is a straightforward one: a single addressable panel handling both fire detection and emergency lighting, reducing the number of systems, contracts and maintenance visits needed to keep a site compliant and safe.
To find out more about Hochiki Europe’s fire detection range, including FIREscape+ visit:
hochikieurope.com or scan the QR code to the left.
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