Protecting luxury student accommodation
A dazzling new luxury student accommodation development in the heart of historic Durham is the perfect location for Kentec’s highly acclaimed Taktis fire detection and alarm technology. Ernest Place, just 10 minutes away from the city’s vibrant centre and the university’s Durham city location, is a complex of 5 and 6 bed apartments and studios boasting deluxe features such as a gym, sauna and on-site cinema, and delivering a modern student lifestyle that is described as University student living
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Protection in prisons and warehouses
The Securiton aspirating smoke detection systems (ASD), are proving increasingly popular in a wide range of applications. They are approved to EN54-20 class A, B & C and offering scalable high sensitivity smoke detection for small single premises to much larger facilities. With three detectors available, from the flagship ASD 535 (available in one or two-channel options) through to the ASD 532 and ASD 531, there is an option to suit any environment.
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New PIR offers increased detection range
A leading manufacturer of lighting controls, has developed a new range of ceiling-mounted, mid-range passive infrared (PIR) detectors that allow presence detection for ranges up to 15m.
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Higher and smarter level of home security
Home security has been taken to a higher level with the launch of the Everest SmartLock from Yale. The keyless SmartLock offers four different options for unlocking the door – a mobile app, phone tag, keycard or keytag – and up to 50 tags and cards can be paired with each SmartLock. As well as benefiting from keyless locking, the home owner can send virtual keys remotely via their Smartphone, making lost or loaned keys a thing of the past.
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Secure Homes with Smart Technology
According to the UK police force, homes which have no security measures are five times more likely to be burgled than homes where owners have implemented security strategies.
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Welcome temporary protection at M3 services
A new fire safety system, comprising a Kentec Syncro AS 16 Zone Control Panel with Apollo devices, is helping protect new temporary buildings at Welcome Break’s M3 southbound Fleet Services on the Surrey/Hampshire border, erected following a devastating fire in December 2016 that almost completely destroyed the former services building.
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Photoluminescent signs save money and lives
A photoluminescent sign only needs a good source of light to work. Since the introduction of the Safety Signs and Signals Regulations in 1996, there has been a downward trend in the number of fatal work-related injuries.
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Fast, reliable electrical isolation
A new model in its range of ISOLATOR switches, which provide fast electrical isolation for multiple applications, including industrial machinery, commercial buildings, power supplies, security equipment and HVAC, has been announced by Hylec. ISOLATOR control switches are IP67 rated and withstand water up to a depth of one metre, as well as completely preventing the ingress of dust and dirt, vital in many factory and commercial applications.
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Bank has controlled protection
A new life safety system based around Kentec’s market leading control panel technology is protecting a major Barclays Bank installation in Johannesburg, South Africa. The new fire safety system in an L1 system configuration includes a new network of four Kentec Syncro AS analogue addressable fire control panels. The open protocol system has Apollo analogue Series 65 devices and call points installed.
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IP66 switch disconnectors reduce installation time
A range of rugged IP66 switch disconnectors are used as the main on-off switch or isolating switch for general isolating duties or as emergency padlockable on/off switches within the contractor and control industries. Telergon’s ZBK is now available from specialist distributor Switchtec.
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