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Espire fire and CO alarms: ‘Your safety, our priority.’
An established player in the UK fire protection and security industry for more than 25 years and part of the renowned Scolmore Group, ESP now operates in the fire and safety alarm sector with Espire, its range of fire and CO alarm products launched earlier this year.
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uitable for Grade D1, Grade D2 and Grade F1 installations, the Espire range incorporates optical smoke alarms; heat alarms; combined smoke and heat alarms; carbon monoxide (CO) alarms and combined CO and heat alarms.
Safety a priority
With a product category that plays a crucial role in safety, it is imperative that the products are of the highest quality, have undergone rigorous testing procedures and comply with all the relevant standards. As expected with a project of this scale and importance, ESP has invested significantly to create a range of products to meet the company’s exacting requirements. The full Espire collection has been developed from scratch. The project underwent a thorough design process, involving extensive research, prototyping and detailed refinement to ensure optimal functionality and user satisfaction. To maintain strict quality control measures and product consistency, the factory is subject to rigorous external audits and measures. It utilises state of the art testing and manufacturing equipment alongside a highly experienced team. All Espire products have undergone a meticulous design, development and manufacturing process at its dedicated factory. To ensure compliance with all relevant standards rigorous testing is conducted at various stages in the production process. Each alarm is tested a minimum of four times during production.
These include pre-checks of the components before moving on to the calibration checks of each sensor or sounder. During assembly of the devices the interface and functional tests are also carried out on the production line, concluding with a final assembly soak test to ensure all alarms have been thoroughly checked and tested prior to installation.
Rigorous testing procedures A variety of specialised testing chambers and rooms have been utilised to conduct a range of tests on the alarms and these include: • Smoke alarm testing: state of the art smoke tunnels are utilised to ensure fast and accurate responsiveness to various concentrations of smoke.
• Heat alarm temperature testing: heat testing is carried out in the alarm chamber and measures the responsiveness to changes in temperature. The calibration of the alarm can be adjusted to ensure correct response times are met.
• Carbon Monoxide testing is carried 26 | electrical wholesalerSeptember 2025
out using the alarm chamber and sensor chamber, to measure the responsiveness to various CO levels.
• Decibel ratings of the alarms are tested in a sound proof room, to ensure the alarm is sounding at the required level.
• Ingress protection of the alarms is tested in a special chamber, to include humidity rating.
• A radio frequency test room is used to capture the transmission signals from the RF module without interference.
• Duration tests that take place after manufacture include controlled faults and functionality checks.
All alarms have been tested by 3rd party test
houses and certified by LPCB (Loss Prevention Certification Board) and TUV, to meet the relevant product standards – BS EN 14604 for smoke alarms: BS 5446-2 for heat alarms and BS EN 50291-1 for CO alarms. All products in the Espire range come with a five year warranty.
www.espireuk.com
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