NEWS Trade Air support


BUREAU VERITAS provided air monitoring services during the Saddleworth Moor fi re, with its scientifi c fi rst responders attending and working to assess the impact of the smoke plume on nearby villages, including gathering carbon monoxide levels and particulate concentrations for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Public Health England and the Environment Agency. Visit www.bureauveritas. co.uk for more information


Cable safe


AEI CABLES has launched its


Total Fire Solutions


range of Firetec cables, offering ‘enhanced fire performance’ to ensure fi re safety circuits can operate from 30 minutes up to 120 minutes in a fi re. The range was launched amid ‘rising concerns’ from customers over high rise fi res in Europe and the Middle East,


with installations


so far at the Francis Crick Institute in London, Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffi eld.


For


more information, visit www.aeicables.co.uk


Member milestone


THE INSTITUTE of Fire Safety Managers has welcomed Darren Cook, head of group compliance at Principal Hotel Company, as its 1,000th member. Mr Cook received an expense paid invitation to the IFSM’s 2018 AGM and a year’s free membership, and membership secretary Dave White stated: ‘This is a fantastic achievement and really refl ects the great work and progression that we are making as an institute.’ Visit www.ifsm.org.uk for more information


Aico alarms installed in council properties


MULTI SENSOR, heat and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms from Aico will be installed in 1,400 of South Cambridgeshire District Council’s sheltered homes. These alarms will also feature warden


call systems connected to the mains powered alarms, with the council ‘already planning to replace’ its existing warden call systems, but electing to also upgrade alarms at the same time. Aico has been able to ‘offer a bespoke solution’ to wirelessly connect alarms to the call systems, utilising its Ei414 interface for ‘maximum tenant safety and convenience’. This interface can also be used to


interconnect the alarms with sprinklers and part one fi re detection systems, while the smoke alarms are being installed to category LD2. Heat alarms will be placed in kitchens, multi sensor units in ‘all circulation spaces’ and entrance halls, and CO alarms in properties ‘that are not fully electric’, with properties and tenants requiring ‘extended protection’ from risks to have alarm systems extended to include additional rooms.


THE FEDERATION appointed Andrew Madge, managing director of Gowercroft Joinery, to the board, while Wolfgang Gorner of Allan Brothers and Simon Badham of Arden Windows joined the federation’s council. Mr Madge will support initiatives


in plans


reviewing and agreeing alongside


infl uencing The council is a ‘long standing Aico


customer’, using its alarms across 5,700 properties, and was ‘impressed’ with the company’s AudioLINK


data extraction


technology built into the alarms, which ‘enables real time data to be extracted from each alarm using its sounder directly to a smartphone or tablet’. Eddie Spicer, the council’s mechanical and electrical surveyor,


stated: ‘The


integration ensures that there is one system in each property, reducing costs and maintenance visits. We have two providers of call systems and one of them has expressed great interest in the system we are using, as they have not seen it used on their equipment previously. ‘The service provided by Aico is impeccable. The stock provision and minimal failure rate has ensured that this project is running smoothly and to time. We have also integrated an online monitoring trial into the project and the ongoing support


from Aico


has been really useful and has made the system work for us.’


British Woodworking Federation appointments Sean Parnaby,


president of the


including the code of conduct and training, and assist annual


government policy. Mr Gorner and Mr Badham meanwhile of ‘strategic conversations’


will be part


to drive the strategy ‘to make wood the construction material of choice’, celebrating benefi ts and promoting the UK’s ‘vast range of woodworking and joinery expertise’.


federation (BWF), commented: ‘Andrew has shown great drive and commitment to the BWF values, furthering the use of British joinery and inspiring the next generation to enter the industry. We look forward to his active contribution in the future and his efforts in championing our Build it Better with Wood campaign. ‘We’re also excited to welcome both


Wolfgang and Simon to the BWF Council. As dedicated members of the BWF, they have been instrumental in promoting the benefi ts of wooden doors and windows and we look forward to them continuing to drive forward our strategy promoting the use of timber to the wider construction industry.’


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