Fire & Safety



CO detector prevents tragedy
April 2011
When smoke filled the Alon family home on a winter’s night it was the loud beeping of the Visonic carbon monoxide (CO) detector that saved the sleeping family. Installed above a kerosene heater, the detector ...

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Fire-safe hotel
April 2011
Hotel Charleroi Airport protected by UTCFS fire solution. An infrastructure of 80 rooms on five floors at the heart of a 1,5 hectare area, ideally located along the A54 motorway in Belgium, the ambition ...

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Yale introduces fire safe
April 2011
The Yale Fire Safe has been created to protect valuables during any type of fire and ensures up to one hour fire protection for documents. This 53 kg safe, with dimensions of 410 mm x 300 mm x 300 mm, ...

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Linear heat detection
April 2011, Technoswitch Fire Detection & Suppression, Products & Solutions
Protectowire Linear Heat Detector is a proprietary cable that detects heat anywhere along its length. The sensor cable is comprised of two steel conductors individually insulated with a heat sensitive ...

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Stat-X fire suppression
April 2011, Technoswitch Fire Detection & Suppression, Products & Solutions
Upon detection of a fire, Stat-X generators can be activated either manually or automatically from a suitable listed releasing device. Upon activation, the generators produce an exceptionally effective, ...

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Thermal imaging keeps Sasol cool
CCTV Handbook 2011, Axis Communications SA
Axis thermal network cameras deployed to monitor Sasol production facility. Sasol Limited is one of the largest international integrated energy and chemical companies in the world. As just one of their ...

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Le Caudan waterfront selects UTCFS
March 2011
UTCFS keeps the heat at bay in the Le Caudan Waterfront. Facing the harbour, at the heart of the capital city of Port-Louis, Le Caudan Waterfront has become an essential actor of the vivid tourism and ...

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Influence of new generation cooling systems
March 2011
Keeping the data centre churning. In many ways, the tendency in South Africa of the private sector to take fire detection and suppression into their own hands and lessen the reliance on the fire authorities ...

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Aerosol fire suppression technology
February 2011, Technoswitch Fire Detection & Suppression
Steve Jansen, Sr. VP of Sales at Fireaway discusses Stat-X. Aerosol fire suppression technology was first pioneered in the Soviet Union over 20 years ago as a result of work done on the Soyuz rocket ...

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UCT protected
February 2011
Passive and active fire protection, security and specialised service and maintenance are core offerings of FireSpec, a protective systems company servicing South Africa nationally from its base in Cape ...

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Marriott prevents fire disasters
November 2010, Bosch Building Technologies
Bosch delivers PA/emergency evacuation and CCTV solution. The prestigious new Marriott Courtyard Hotel in Istanbul has chosen to rely on just one major supplier for its fire alarm, PA/emergency evacuation ...

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Gas extinguishing control panel
November 2010, Products & Solutions
The GST301 conventional gas extinguishing control panel is packed with unique features. The system provides three fire detection zones, two of which are used for double-knock gas extinguishing control, ...

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Fires on the increase
21 September 2010
A free fire information booklet educating the public has been released by SafeQuip

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Fire detection for Bank of Botswana
September 2010
UTC fire products – the solution for Bank of Botswana. Bank of Botswana has been the country’s central bank since 1975. It was established following the first President of Botswana, Sir Seratse Khama’s ...

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Networking fire
September 2010, Technoswitch Fire Detection & Suppression
High-speed fault tolerant networks for fire systems. “The networking of fire alarm control panels for large fire detection systems is a well established practice, however few people realise how the design ...

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Fire safety at Cardiff Stadium
September 2010, News & Events
Kentec secures new sporting venue. The new Cardiff City stadium is a 26 828-seat sport and concert venue, and is home to the Cardiff City FC and Cardiff Blues Rugby Union teams. This ultra-modern complex ...

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Legal compliance a thorny issue in the fire industry
August 2010
Hi-Tech ­Security ­Solutions examines the state of the local fire ­market. ­Allyson Koekhoven ­reports.

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Fire safe data centre
August 2010, Masc Solutions
Mike Smiles, managing director of Masc Solutions, describes a data centre project the ­company recently completed

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Faster fire detection
August 2010, Bosch Building Technologies
New ­technology adds to fire ­prevention strategies with faster detection than ever

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Groote Schuur gets new fire detection system
August 2010
Fire evacuation is more complex in hospitals. Electrical Engineering Solutions (EES) is soon to commence the project and construction management of the implementation of phase two of Groote Schuur Hospital’s ...

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