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ASSA SECURE SOCIAL HOUSING BIN STORES
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Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA
ABLOY, the global leader in door opening
solutions has worked with Warrior Doors
to secure bin stores for Solihull Community
Housing (SCH).
SCH is an Arm’s Length Management
Organisation (ALMO) set up in April
2004 to run the housing service on behalf
of Solihull Council. SCH is undergoing
a regeneration programme to upgrade
the interiors, exteriors and surroundings
for 35 high rise Social Housing council
properties.
As part of the phased regeneration,
SCH decided that it needed to upgrade
the bin store doors. The brief was specific:
the doors had to be strong, aesthetically
pleasing, vandal proof and vermin proof.
They also had to be low maintenance, with
low life cycle costs.
A total of 37 sets of dilapidated doors
to the bin stores, which were prone to
vandalism and arson were replaced with
Warrior Doors’ high quality brushed
stainless steel doors. The doors contained
ASSA’s 2788 deadlocks, which offer a robust
design ideal for high usage areas.
Brian King, project manager at SCH,
said: “Security was absolutely imperative
and it was also important that we wouldn’t
have any substantial maintenance issues
for a long period of time.”
Dave Perryman, IT Operations and
Project Manager at Warrior Doors Ltd, said:
“We were aware that ASSA had extensive
experience within social housing and they
were able to provide us with the robust
security solution we needed, to prevent
people from breaking into the back of the
tower blocks. I would have no hesitation
working with ASSA in the future; the quality
of their products is exceptional.”
Russell Richards, Regional Sales
Manager at ASSA ABLOY Security
Solutions, said: “We are pleased to have
been able to work with Warrior Doors
to provide a secure solution for SCH,
which will stand the test of time and
consequently offer low life cycle costs.”
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Northern exposure for WES+
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EN 54 compliant wireless fire alarm
system, WES+, continues to grow in
Europe with Norsecraft Tec AS becoming
the latest new distributor.
Norsecraft was first attracted to
WES+ because it is the only wireless fire
alarm system that is EN 54 compliant,
a mandatory European standard that
specifies requirements and laboratory test
for every component of a fire detection
and fire alarm system.
Being fully compliant with EN 54 and
using Category 1 (ETSI 300-220-1)
receivers the battery powered alarm
has a minimum three- year life.
Norsecraft is a distributor of key
brands in the fire suppression
and lubrication sector as
well as having established
connections in the construction
and insurance industry. This
provides a perfect fit for Ramtech
Electronics’ WES+ fire alarm
system – insurers, including the large
European insurance companies, are
already requiring that construction sites
in the UK have an EN 54 compliant fire
alarm system.
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The fire call points can also be
repositioning quickly and easily as
the construction, refurbishment or
demolition schedule progresses. Wired
fire alarm systems present a number of
issues in this area, including trailing leads
and exposed cables.
Glenn Mellegaard, Managing Director
at Norsecraft Tec AS, said: “We have been
very impressed with WES+ and have
had encouraging feedback from our
customers. As a result, our management
team has already taken the decision to
invest in a dedicated sales executive
to maintain focus on WES+.”
UK projects range from Crossrail,
Heathrow Terminal 5, and
demolition of Earls Court, plus
many others. WES+ is used
by around 75 of the top 100
UK contractors and Ramtech
Electronics is looking to replicate
this growth on mainland
Europe.