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Peach Childcare
PEACH CHILDCARE
Each Peach
Childcare
in in Hove,
East Sussex,
Each Peach
Childcare
Hove, East
Sussex,
provides
quality
childcare
provides
quality
childcare
and education for
and education
for
children
from
children from new babies to five years old.
new babies to five years old.
“We have 70-80 children on an average day here at Each Peach so
door, which automatically close the door when the alarm is activated.
A separate transmitter is wired directly into the fire alarm system
which means you can instantly check that all units are working, and
everything is running smoothly.
Quick installation
Suzanne said: “We had units fitted to 10 doors and the whole
» » “WE HAVE 70-80
FIRE DOORS CAUSING
doors closing too quickly on
QUICK INSTALLATION
it is a very lively environment,” said Suzanne Charlesworth, Nursery installation, including the transmitter and repeater, took less than an
children on an average day
DIFFICULTIES
people, so we were worried
Suzanne said: “We had
Manager.
“There’s
of activity,
so it can times
become
It’s made such a difference units
— we fitted
can safely
the doors open,
here at Each
Peach
so it is always plenty
“During
collection
it very noisy
about hour.
safety.”
to 10 keep
doors
a very lively environment,”
can get very busy, with large
Each Peach had tried to
and the whole installation,
with children playing and chatting to each other. Staff and children and every time the alarm is tested, they close, which is reassuring.”
said Suzanne Charlesworth,
numbers of parents picking
solve the problem of door
including the transmitter
regularly move
around between
rooms,
and out
into the
garden, wedges
so
Nursery Manager.
“There’s
up their
children,
finding
their
by installing devices
and repeater, took less than
always plenty of activity, so
things and talking to other
to legally hold open fire
an hour. It’s made such a
it’s important that the building is accessible.”
“It’s easier for people to move through the building at peak times
it can become very noisy
parents. We need to make
doors. Suzanne continued:
difference — we can safely
the kids can run about keep
without
that doors
with children playing and
sure everyone can move
“Other now,
door and
hold-open
the worrying
doors open,
and will close
Fire
doors
causing
difficulties
chatting to each other. Staff
around easily so there’s no
devices had been set off
every time the alarm is
on them. Keeping the doors open has been great for ventilation as
and children
regularly
move
by of the noise of children
tested, they close, which is
“During
collection
times it traffic
can get jams!
very Our
busy, fire
with doors
large numbers
well,
particularly
the kitchen.
Dorgard Pro’s transmitter is radio-
around between rooms, and
kept getting in the way so
shouting
and
laughing. in They
reassuring.”
parents
picking
up
their
children,
finding
their
things
and
talking
to
out into the garden, so it’s
we had to wedge them open
just weren’t right for us.”
“It’s easier for people to
activated, so it isn’t affected by background noise. Everything works
important other
that the
building
is
make sure
life everyone
easier. We’d
move through the building
parents.
We need
to to make
can move around
really well.” Pro
accessible.”
also had problems with the
at peak times now, and the
‘Dorguard
easily so there’s no traffic jams! Our fire doors kept getting in the way
kids can run about without
has given us
worrying that doors will close
so we had to wedge them open to make life easier. We’d also had
peace
“With of
the mind’
transmitter installed, on
the them.
units have
a five-year
battery life,
Keeping
the doors
problems with the doors closing too quickly on people, so we were
open has been great for
which is cost-effective. Dorgard Pro has given us peace of mind,
Each Peach asked Fireco
ventilation as well, particularly
worried about safety.”
that to we
can safely keep
doors
open, but
we’ll be Pro’s
protected
to find knowing
a solution
this
in the
kitchen.
Dorgard
problem and Dorgard Pro
transmitter is radioactivated,
if there’s a fire.”
so it isn’t affected by
Each Peach had tried to solve the problem of door wedges was
by installed. With Dorgard
Pro, retainers are fitted
background noise. Everything
installing devices to legally hold open fire doors. Suzanne continued:
to each fire door, which
works really well.”
automatically
close
the
door
“With the transmitter
“Other door hold-open devices had been set off by the noise of
when the alarm is activated.
installed, the units have a
children shouting and laughing. They just weren’t right for us.”
A separate transmitter is
five-year battery life, which
wired directly into the fire
is cost-effective. Dorgard
alarm system which means
Pro has given us peace of
Each Peach asked Fireco to find a solution to this problem and Dorgard
you can instantly check
mind, knowing that we can
that
all
units
are
working,
safely keep doors open, but
Pro was installed. With Dorgard Pro, retainers are fitted to each fire
and everything is running
we’ll be protected if there’s
smoothly.
a fire.”
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