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Connected safety


Knightsbridge hotel receives Advanced protection


THE BERKELEY hotel in London has been equipped with a Lux Intelligent emergency lighting system and MxPro fire panels from Advanced. Since 1972, the hotel has occupied a building with history dating back to the 1800s, and it has recently undergone a ‘major refurbishment’ of all bedrooms, suites and terraces, as well as its lobby,


restaurant bar


and main entrance. More than 200 installed luminaires are controlled by one Lux Intelligent panel connected to the fire system for the building. Most of the luminaires are from


Advanced’s LED-Lite range that can be ‘recessed into ceilings’ and offer an ‘aesthetically pleasing solution’. All the Lux Intelligent lighting is compliant to BS 5266-1 and can be ‘retrofitted onto existing wiring and luminaires’ to keep installation costs ‘to a minimum’. The system can support up to four loops with 249 devices per loop,


is


compatible with most third party lights and luminaires, and can be remotely managed via the internet and iOS apps through the cloud. In turn, the MxPro multiprotocol fire panel is


split into the MxPro5 and MxPro4 ranges, available in one to eight loop formats and compatible with other companies’ protocols. Lewis Bowden, spokesperson for


Surrey-based Alarm Communication Limited, which specified and installed the system, stated: ‘Hotels require state of the art emergency lighting systems to safeguard their staff and residents in an emergency situation, helping to facilitate an orderly evacuation and also to guide firefighters coming into the building. As a long-time Advanced partner, we believed that Lux Intelligent, alongside Advanced MxPro fire panels, was the right choice for The Berkeley, offering the stand-out capabilities,


features and reliability


required of a system of this type.’ Etienne Ricoux, head of sales for


Advanced, added: ‘Our Lux Intelligent system offers many benefits including real peace of mind, the ability to work with almost any light, and cost and admin savings. Alongside the MxPro multiprotocol fire panels, we’re proud to be providing market protection to the staff and residents at the Berkeley.’


C-Tec appoints new UK sales manager BRIAN FOSTER has been promoted by C-Tec to its newly created role of UK sales manager. Mr Foster has more than 30 years’ experience at the company. He will report directly to sales director


Charlotte Manley, and will be head of the company’s external sales team. His experience at C-Tec began on the production floor, before he moved to returns and technical support ahead of being appointed northern fire account manager in 2009. In addition, two new fire account managers – Simon Griffiths and Jeff Pankhurst – will cover the North


and Scotland, and the South East and London, respectively. Ms Manley commented on the


promotion: ‘Brian is hugely respected, exceptionally well-qualified and certain to be a success in this very exciting new role. I am confident he will continue to be an invaluable asset to the team and play a key role in C-TEC’s future growth and prosperity.’ Mr Foster said: ‘I am delighted to be appointed to this new role and am looking forward to inspiring and motivating the team.’


RECENTLY LAUNCHED by FireAngel, its Predict connected homes technology utilises an algorithm to identify any ‘potentially dangerous behaviour’ patterns and sends an intervention alert to prevent any


The system is accessible via


‘potential fire events’. computers and mobile


devices, sending real time notifications and calculating potential risks after analysing data from the company’s Wi- Safe 2 smoke, heat and carbon monoxide detectors.


For


more information, please visit www.fireangel.co.uk


Rebrand complete


OFR CONSULTANTS is the new name for Olsson Fire & Risk UK Limited, which took effect following the decision to rebrand the fire engineering company, coming after a ‘successful year operating as a fully UK-owned business’. The UK arm of the company has been established since 2016, and is independent from the Australia and New Zealand base. It has a turnover of £4 million amid work on Google Kings Cross and Twickenham Stadium. Please visit www. ofrconsultants.com for more information


Manager move


SSAIB HAS named Dougie Callandar as its new manned services scheme manager, who replaces David


stepped down in the summer.


has more than 19 years of


experience security industry,


Taylor after he Mr Callandar in


the and


he aims to ‘bring a new dynamic’. Mr Taylor will continue in a part time role as an assessor. For more information, www.ssaib.org


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