Refurbishment and Restore Issue 12 2018 | Page 76

Safety & Security Advanced Protection for National Rail College A key driver in the successful delivery of the UK’s £42.6 billion HS2 project, the new National College for High Speed Rail, is now protected by industry-leading fire panels from Advanced. Located in Doncaster, a town historically known for its prominent role in rail engineering and maintenance, the college occupies 76,000 sq ft of teaching and workshop space, with specialist training installations, including 150 metres of external track and catenary. It will train thousands of engineers to meet HS2’s future needs, as well as those of the wider rail sector. With 2,000 apprenticeship opportunities set to be created by HS2, and 25,000 people employed during construction, there has been, and continues to be high demand for appropriately skilled workers. The Advanced MxPro panels were specified by the team at GBE Fire and Security, who were appointed by main contractor Briggs and Forrester to specify, install and commission the fire system at the site. Its leading Supra C500 KeySafeTM is a locked metal box, which provides a secure method of externally storing keys to the exterior of a property. The key safe can hold up to six keys and is being used by builders to gain access to a property when owners are unable to be on site. Aico, the UK’s market leader in domestic mains powered Fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) detection, has launched the new 3000 Series. This technologically advanced series detects both Fire and CO and includes, for the very first time, a Multi-Sensor Heat & CO Alarm, providing whole property coverage from one Series. range in recent years” states Aico Managing Director Neal Hooper. “It’s the coming together of the very latest alarm technologies with Aico’s reputation for unbeatable reliability and quality. We refer to the 3000 Series as having ‘intelligent simplicity’ - we’ve built intelligence in to every alarm whilst ensuring simplicity for every install.” “The 3000 Series represents one of the most significant advances of the Aico product For more information, please visit www.aico.co.uk/3000series. More details can be found on the website at www.advancedco.com The Key Safe Company unlocks support for builders The Key Safe Company has revolutionised the way in which builders can access jobs quickly and efficiently. NEW AICO 3000 SERIES FIRE & CO ALARMS FOR FULL CIRCLE PROTECTION The product allows builders to conveniently come and go from the property without having to rely on homeowners taking time off work or arranging for spare keys. All this allows workers to save time and money without encountering unnecessary restrictions. For more information about the Supra C500 KeySafeTM visit www.keysafe.co.uk 76 - www.refurbandrestore.co.uk VID Fire-Kill ApS VID Fire-Kill is a world leading innovative developer and manufacturer of water based firefighting products. We specialize in fixed water- based systems utilizing environmental friendly firefighting methods through low pressure watermist technology. Our products are unique, offering either a better performance, a better approval, or a better solution than what found on the market today. Appreciating good architectural designs, we do our utmost to create fire protection products which aesthetically blend into the surroundings in new as well as heritage buildings. As something unique our nozzles can be delivered in any color and with any optional print, making them almost invisible once they have been installed. www.vid.eu +45 6262 1024 [email protected]