Case Studies

The National Fire Chiefs’ Council has called for all residential buildings with four floors or more to be installed with sprinkler systems after a huge fire tore through student flats in Bolton, United Kingdom last month. Fire sprinklers in Tall buildings But a Freedom of Information request from The Argus revealed 44 council-owned housing blocks in Brighton and Hove which are four storeys or taller do not have sprinklers installed. This is a worrying discovery as two of the 44 buildings...

Erickson Incorporated, an operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, is continuing to fight the devastating Australian bushfires into the new year armed with six S-64 Air Crane® helicopters. As of Thursday, January 2nd, New South Wales declared a 7-day state of emergency as Australia’s deadly bushfires rage. This is the third time in 3 months that Australia has declared a state of emergency. Wind is expected to get stronger over the next couple of days — expecti...

St Leger Homes of Doncaster have been working closely with colleagues at Doncaster Council to improve fire safety across its housing stock. Doncaster Council funded fire safety works in all of St Leger Homes’ high-rise buildings at a cost of around £6m, with sprinkler installations accounting for over half of the total spend. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority contributed £200k to the installation of sprinklers at Silverwood House from their Safer Stronger Communities Re...

Firefighters from the Rochester Fire Department (RFD) in the southeastern New Hampshire city of Rochester (a.k.a. the Lilac City) have received delivery of their new Toyne Pumper. It is the third time Toyne, Inc., a fire apparatus manufacturer, has dispatched a fully customized apparatus to the RFD. With their new Toyne Tailored Apparatus, Rochester’s brave men and women will be able to better address the emergency needs of one of the state's largest communities. Response-Ready powertrai...

A Gent by Honeywell Vigilon fire alarm and detection (FDA) system, incorporating the Response Plus paging system, has been selected to protect the pupils and staff at the renowned secondary school, William Edwards, in Grays, Essex, United Kingdom. The William Edwards School in Grays, which recently marked the 50th anniversary of its opening this year, required a full design, supply, installation and commission of a new Fire and Detection Alarm (FDA) system throughout the premises, as part of an...

Gent by Honeywell has supplied an aspirating smoke detection system to the Camden Islington NHS Foundation Trust. It was designed and installed by long-time Gent elite system integrator PFS Group Ltd., (formerly Premier Fire Systems Limited). The new solution replaced the existing optical smoke detection devices within two mental health wards within the Highgate Mental Health Centre in Dartmouth Park Hill, London. According to Simon Ford, Contracts Manager, PFS Group Ltd., a new system was need...

Westside One, a residential building located in Birmingham city center, was constructed little over a decade ago yet its old addressable fire system was ageing rapidly and did not comply with current regulations. Midlands-based fire safety solutions specialists, Fire Safety Services Ltd., who are known for providing the maintenance for the multi-story premises, encountered recurring problems with the existing fire detection and alarm system (FDA), and recommended a complete upgrade to provide t...

Gent by Honeywell's fire detection and alarm (FDA) solution has been selected to protect the Goldington Academy in Bedford. S-Quad dual optical network A Gent three panel S-Quad dual optical network has been installed across the middle school’s 1960s’ education blocks, including a sports hall and an arts center/gymnasium. The Goldington Academy, renowned for both its educational standard and its extracurricular activities in sport, music and drama, won Academy status in 2011 and ha...

Gent by Honeywell has supplied its innovative fire detection and alarm (FDA) system to a new luxury hotel in the Scottish Highlands. The system was installed by long time Gent system integrator, Northern Security Alarms. The hotel, Links House at Royal Dornoch, overlooks the first tee of the Royal Dornoch Golf Course and incorporates a fully restored nineteenth century manor house alongside a newly built addition. “The main requirement for the project was a flexible and comprehensive alar...

Edinburgh Napier University is one of the largest higher education institutions in the country, with almost 18,000 students based across twelve campuses in the Scottish capital. The University has recently embarked on an ambitious £100m investment program to provide some of the UK’s best teaching and learning facilities. One of the campuses currently being developed is the Merchiston campus which houses the majority of the University’s Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Bui...

An innovative fire detection and alarm (FDA) solution from fire industry experts Gent by Honeywell has been selected to protect visitors at one of the UK’s largest regimental museums, Scotland’s Highlander’s Museum. Gent Vigilon system The Gent system has been installed as part of a £2.9 million redevelopment program which has transformed the museum into a heritage center where visitors can learn about the history of army regiments raised from the region and their links...

A fire detection and alarm solution from fire industry experts Gent by Honeywell, has been installed in one of the UK’s newest cultural venues, the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock, Scotland. Opened to visitors in January 2013, The Beacon is situated at Customhouse Quay, overlooking the River Clyde estuary. The prestigious building is the replacement venue for the Greenock Arts Guild Theatre, which served the community of Inverclyde for 65 years. Gent Voice Alarm (VA) system At the brand...

Gent by Honeywell installs its new S-Quad Visual Alarm Devices (VADs) in Leamington Spa’s renowned entertainment venue, the Royal Spa Centre. The popular purpose built theatre and cinema, owned by Warwick District Council, recently upgraded its entire fire detection and alarm (FD&A) system to a fully integrated Gent Vigilon Compact solution, that incorporates more than 50 S-Quad VADs throughout the multi-use building. Visual Alarm Technology Warwick Council had expressed interest in...

Gent by Honeywell, has equipped the prestigious Bulgari Hotel and Residences in London’s Knightsbridge with one of its successful Vigilon fire detection and alarm (FDA) solutions. The high profile property, which is the first luxury hotel to be built in the capital for forty years, has been installed with a fully integrated system that includes a four loop Vigilon panel and Gent’s innovative S-Quad sensing technology, together with a full front end WINMAG Graphics Management System....

The Kelvinside Academy is a renowned private school in the City of Glasgow, founded in 1878. It has capacity for around 600 pupils spanning from nursery through to A-Level. Located in the Kelvinside area of the north of Glasgow, near the city’s Botanical Gardens, the site consists of the main school building, which is Category A listed, and a number of more modern additions. One of the annexes opposite the main school building is a traditional sandstone townhouse, where the Academy’...

Metalline’s fire rated non-combustible Ultima Spandrel panels have been specified to replace the existing window panels on five tower blocks on the Chalcots Estate in Camden. Ultima Spandrel panels The decision by Camden Council to replace all combustible material from their tower blocks is part of a major upgrade to ensure the safety and security of their residents. A key influence on the decision to specify Metalline’s Ultima Spandrel Panel was the fabricators willingness to put...

Everbuild is the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and building chemicals, operating out of a 250,000 square foot facility in Leeds. The nature of Everbuild’s business means that its expansive manufacturing plant is home to several complex mixing areas involving dangerous and potentially explosive chemicals. When the specialist company required an upgrade to its existing fire detection and alarm system, it was a challenging task that called for the experie...

Sandwell Council and its waste partner Serco have opened a new Waste Transfer Station in the West Bromwich area of the Midlands to help provide improved waste and recycling services to approximately 300,000 local residents. The newly constructed Transfer Station consists of three separate buildings, including the main waste recycling warehouse, office areas, a substation and a gatehouse. Selecting the most robust fire detection and alarm system that would provide the highest protection for the...

Recently, the vehicles 58, 59 and 60 from the third delivery order of the State of Hesse for 60 LF 10 KatS (9th state procurement campaign) were handed over to the Frankfurt am Main fire brigade at the ZIEGLER Group headquarter in Giengen. Since 2012, ZIEGLER has delivered a total of 160 LF 10 KatS to various fire brigades in the State of Hesse. The orders were placed in the course of state procurements by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sports in Wiesbaden. The next major procurement...

In the cement plant in Bani Suweif, Egypt, cable rooms and cable tunnels with a total length of 950 m are protected with a high pressure water mist (HPWM) system from AQUASYS. The plant is located 110 km south of Cairo and belongs to the Titan Cement Group, a cement and building materials manufacturer with over 100 years of industry experience. Switching systems and cable ducts are the lifeline of production plants and therefore its fire protection is of major importance. The low water consumpt...

Container firefighting across the V.Ships Hamburg container ship fleet has been entrusted to the HydroPen system, after VIKING Life-Saving Equipment secured a contract to protect over 40 ships against one of the industry’s fastest growing safety hazards. Countering rise in container fires The alarming rise in the number of container fires has brought calls for urgent action from the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), with stakeholders urged to encourage IMO to strengthen fir...

The ZIEGLER Group delivers seven structurally identical HLF 10 to the IdF (Institute of Fire Brigade) in Münster. The firefighting vehicles that are built on a MAN chassis will be used for practical training of fire brigades managers from North Rhine-Westphalia.

Long Island, NY MacArthur Airport Fire-Rescue uses a variety of GearGrid storage systems, in order to keep their turnout gear and equipment organized. The fire rescue service stores their turnout gear with the standard free standing lockers, with bolt-down floor supports, which ensures the lockers stay in place at all times. GearGrid's Storage Solutions  The addition of stainless steel hang bars and hangers allows Long Island, NY MacArthur Airport Fire-Rescue to properly dry and store the...

New York City, NY EMS Station #35, part of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), store their gear and equipment with GearGrid’s innovative Seattle Systems. GearGrid’s Seattle System Each system includes three openings with flat shelves, in order to create small storage spaces for duty bags and equipment. Since the depth of GearGrid’s Seattle System in 32”, it provides enough storage space for all the bags. The additional top-side shelf allows the station...

Bryx, a globally renowned provider of first responder technology, has landed a station alerting contract with the City of Westland Fire Department in Michigan. The turnkey fire station alerting system, Bryx Station, will be installed at the department’s four stations, providing features such as color-changing lighting, heart-smart ramping tones, and full station automation. Bryx Station  Bryx Station can perform tasks such as turning off stoves, opening and closing bay doors, and s...

Students starting the new term at Stirling University will be able to take advantage of the biggest transformation the site has seen since the campus opened in the early 1970s. During the past 18 months, contractors have been hard at work completing the first two phases of a £38 million project to develop the highest quality student accommodation. The three-year, three-stage development program, which will be fully completed in 2015, will see the creation of 788 contemporary bedrooms in f...

When BBC Belfast staged auditions to find fire industry experts to replace their outdated system, Fire Security passed hands down. With a constant hub of activity including TV and radio output in Northern Ireland, the BBC needed an installer and system they could rely on 100 per cent to complete the job efficiently and effectively. The BBC was familiar with Gent, having used the same fire alarm system for over 30 years, but felt it was time for an upgrade to incorporate a PA/VA system that woul...

Newcastle upon Tyne is carrying out a £300 million transformation of its city hospitals and has called in specialists, Cormeton Electronics Ltd, to carry out ‘emergency’ fire alarm ‘operations’. The Newcastle Hospitals program is the biggest health project ever seen in the North East and one of the largest in the country. The two key hospitals involving Cormeton are the new Victoria Wing and Great North Childrens Hospital at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), a ne...

The ZIEGLER Group has announced delivering a large tank fire truck, GTLF 8000 fire-fighting vehicle to the Lüdge Fire Brigade. The GTLF 8000 fire-fighting vehicle comes mounted on a Scania chassis and is equipped with a water tank of 85,000 liters and two foam tanks with capacities of 200 liters and 300 liters, respectively.         

An important infrastructure project that, for years, had been postponed for political or environmental reasons finally received its inauguration last August. The project's tunnels and viaducts in and around the Colombian city of Medellín are intended to provide fast access to the neighboring valley, location of the international airport. Securiton is safeguarding the tunnels and key infrastructure installations against fire.  Situated in the Aburra valley in the mid-Andes mountain r...