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INSIDE Chinese Success Up The Junxion Exhibition News Product Update
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Joint Editors: Debbie Osborne and Jo Chittenden.
AN INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
Apollo Fire Detectors is committed to supporting its customers at key industry events worldwide. In this issue, which coincides with Firex South, we review some See centre spread for full story. of the exhibitions that the Apollo team has visited recently.
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CHINESE SUCCESS
Leader at The Junxion
Shanghai Jin Zhou, China, has successfully completed its first major contract using Apollo technology.
particularly good for reducing unwanted alarms,” Leader Systems Manager Tony Weaver says. “It enables the selection of various sensitivity modes, so the device characteristics - including the appropriate response - can be set according to risk and environment whilst still remaining compliant with standards.”
An intelligent fire detection system incorporating approximately 2,000 Apollo devices has been installed to protect The Junxion, a residential development in the heart of Lincoln. The fire detection system was designed, supplied and commissioned by Leader Systems of Rugby. The property is managed by The Mainstay Group. The Junxion is a nine storey building designed around a central courtyard. The first seven floors are continuous, with the eighth and ninth occurring only at the corners of the building, creating four 'turrets'. There are 99 apartments arranged into six core areas, each with its own stairwell and lift access. The development also includes four retail units on the ground floor. Due to its town centre location, the developers were aware that the site would prove popular as self-catering accommodation for students from the local University. The site therefore includes communal facilities such as a laundry and a common room. Leader Systems provided a tailored solution incorporating detection and software technology that would minimise the number of unwanted alarms. “The technology in Apollo's Discovery range of intelligent fire detectors is
Leader Systems supplied an intelligent fire detection system based around a ten-loop Multi Alarm IFAX control panel. The panel was specially built to meet the required capacity for each fire zone, with 144 zones being displayed on a special repeater panel. The system incorporates 950 Apollo Discovery smoke and heat detectors, almost 800 XP95 looppowered sounders and in excess of 250 interfaces. Four Apollo Input/Output Units are provided so that separate fire systems in the retail units can be linked in. The fire detection system is designed to provide phased evacuation in the event of an alarm. An alert is raised immediately within the apartment where an incident is detected. After a period of three minutes, if the alert has not been cancelled, the alarm is raised within that core. Sounders in adjacent cores are then triggered at further two minute intervals in a 'mushroom' effect until the whole building has been evacuated, or the management team identify the cause of activation and take manual control of the system. Paul Whittingham of managing agents The Mainstay Group has been responsible for operational matters at The Junxion since it was first occupied. “With a fire detection system of this size and complexity, combined with the demands of student occupants, we expected some faults to arise. However, the incident rate in the first year has been insignificant - well under one per cent. The technology is proving extremely reliable.”
The company was awarded the contract to supply an intelligent fire detection system for the 'Liao Hai', a new roll-on roll-off ferry, by the China Tianjin XinGang shipyard. The Liao Hai measures 115m long and 21m wide and has the capacity to transport 650 people and approximately 100 lorries. The intelligent fire detection system includes around 200 intelligent detectors, including multisensors, which have been approved for marine applications by the China Classification Society following additional tests specific to the marine environment. Most of the detectors used on the Liao Hai have been fitted using Deckhead Mounting Boxes. The fire detection system allows a two minute delay in the event of an alert so that an incident can be investigated. If the alert is genuine, the system then proceeds to raise the alarm. Apollo zone monitors with inbuilt isolators have been installed to enable the fire detection system to interface with other critical equipment on board. A fire alarm triggers a preset sequence of events to ensure that passengers can be evacuated safely. Actions include operating fire doors and dampers and closing down the air conditioning to the passenger and car decks to prevent the spread of smoke. Mr Lou Minzhong, Shanghai Jin Zhou General Manager, told The Monitor: “This is the first major contract for our company using Apollo products. We could not have completed the contract successfully without the help and support we received from Apollo.”
Opposite: an Apollo intelligent fire detector on the bridge of the ferry Liao Hai. Below: the intelligent fire detectors were specified to protect passengers, crew and cargo.
Patent news Apollo has filed a worldwide patent application on the FasTest™ feature that is incorporated in the Orbis range of conventional fire detectors. FasTest is the maintenance feature that takes just four seconds to test and confirm that each Orbis fire detector is functioning correctly.
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AN INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE Intersec, UAE “Intersec 2006 was bigger and better than ever with more visitors than ever before,” reports Kim Williams, Export Sales Manager for the Middle East.
days. “We were really rushed off our feet the whole time, but we were ably supported by our longstanding representatives Telectron and New Age,” he said. New Age, based in Dubai, has recently taken on new office premises. However, the company has decided to retain its original showroom, from which it has served customers for over 25 years. Apollo used the exhibition to showcase its range of audio-visual signaling devices, such as the Integrated Base Sounder and the Sounder Beacon, which were met with an enthusiastic and positive response. “Intersec is such a cosmopolitan exhibition and there is real awareness of international developments, such as the European legislation that has been a key driver in the development of more sophisticated audio visual alarms,” says Kim. “We have generated many interesting potential leads as a result of exhibiting and hope we will be able to report on the projects as they come to fruition.”
Sicur, Spain Apollo’s new Managing Director Danny Burns (centre) with Sales & Marketing Director Michelle Agius (left) and Simon Whittall, Sales Director of AirSense Technologies Ltd (right), at Intersec.
Intersec was particularly special for Apollo this year, as it was the first event to be attended by the company's new Managing Director, Danny Burns. Kim Williams explains: “Intersec has become a focal meeting point for Apollo distributors in the region, as well as those from further afield, so it is an ideal place to meet key customers. We were delighted that Danny was able to come and meet some of them.” Visitors to Apollo's stand during the exhibition came from Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the Middle East. Michelle Agius, Apollo's Sales & Marketing Director, and Paul Pope, Technical Sales Manager, also attended the exhibition. Paul conducted a series of training sessions for Apollo users, as well as helping to man the stand for the full three
Apollo S.A., our Spanish subsidiary, exhibited for the first time at Sicur 2006. They showed Apollo's Orbis and Series 65 conventional ranges alongside the Discovery and XP95 ranges of intelligent fire detectors. The response was very positive, as General Manager Enrique Castellanos told The Monitor: 'We are pleased that so many visitors have been to our stand and that they are of such high quality.' Apollo S.A. was established in 2005 to provide sales and distribution services to Apollo customers in Spain. Apollo has exported to Spain for many years, but now it has a subsidiary in Madrid it will be
possible to offer customers more rapid delivery and excellent technical support. As Enrique says: 'We have spent the last few months preparing our launch in Spain and are now looking forward to giving our customers the service they need.'
Firex South, UK As The Monitor went to press, Apollo was preparing for Firex South - the regional show at Sandown Exhibition Centre in the UK. Apollo will be showing its range of audible and visual warning devices. The introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act has meant that visual warning of fire must be provided in cases where the hard of hearing might not respond to an audible fire alarm. Apollo will be showing sounders, beacons and sounder beacons for both indoor and outdoor use. The outdoor devices are rated to IP66. Apollo will also be showing its enhanced range of AlarmSense products designed with the requirements of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in mind (see story opposite). On show will also be a flush-mounted detector where smoke is detected outside the device so that only a discreet cover plate is visible. The detector is designed for use in architecturally sensitive buildings.
AlarmSense makes good sense Visitors to Firex South will see the new additions to Apollo's AlarmSense range of conventional fire detectors and alarm products. A new Sounder Base, an updated Alarm Relay and a Sounder Beacon Base (pictured) have been introduced to make AlarmSense even more flexible and particularly applicable to the requirements of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). The new Sounder Base can be wired to the same point as a detector and is capable of sounding a local alarm so that an incident in one dwelling, such as burning toast, can be dealt with by the occupant without raising a general evacuation. The sounder allows two minutes for a local alert to clear before switching to a full alarm throughout the building. The Sounder Beacon Base offers all the features of the new Sounder Base detailed above, with the addition of high intensity red LEDs that flash once per second in the event of an alarm. The visual alarm signal aids compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). The Alarm Relay has been updated so that it is compatible with the new alarm signalling products. The module enables devices, such as standard conventional sounders and beacons, to be connected to the AlarmSense system. This enhances system flexibility and could be used, for example, to indicate the occurrence of a local alarm to a warden, or to trigger a staff alarm. It could also be use to switch on a beacon external to the premises, to assist fire fighters when attending an alarm. The new products are connected to the same pair of wires as the detectors themselves. This makes installation quicker, less expensive and more flexible. The AlarmSense range also features patented technology to ensure maximum efficiency. RemovAlert™ informs the control panel if a detector is removed from its base, which aids maintenance and reduces incidents of malicious interference. A SynchroPulse™ feature enables pulsing sounders to be synchronised when they are in alarm. Other features include failsafe operation of manual call points when detectors are removed, zonal fire tracking and alarm indication and the ability to disable detectors and call points separately. Because of its patented two-wire technology, the AlarmSense range of products must be used with a control panel specifically designed to be compatible with the range. Contact Apollo's Technical Sales Department on 02392 492412 or visit www.apollo-fire.co.uk for more details.
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Product update A new Manual Call Point (MCP) that is compliant with EN54-11:2001 will soon be available from Apollo. The device is equipped with a resettable element for fast testing and resetting and features 'plug and play' terminal connections to speed installation. There is also a continuity link that allows wiring and testing of the system without the call point being in place. The new Apollo MCP measures 86mm x 86mm x 25mm and is supplied with a backbox for surface mounting as standard. A single user tool/key is included with every product. The new MCP will initially be available for use with the XP95 and Discovery ranges of intelligent fire detectors. A model for the waterproof and intrinsically safe variants will be phased in shortly. A 12 volt Relay Base is the latest addition to Apollo's Series 65 range of conventional fire detectors. The low profile Relay Base is designed for use with security systems and has an operating range of 9-15 volts DC. The relay can be configured as latching and non-latching by means of an internal jumper link. The Relay Base receives an alarm from the associated detector and is specific to Series 65. It cannot be used with detectors from other Apollo ranges. A new Multi-tone Open-area Sounder Beacon has also been introduced. Incorporating DIN and slow-whoop tones as well as the 'standard' sound, the Open-area Sounder Beacon is equipped with a group address facility and can be synchronised with other sounders. A weatherproof as well as a standard version means it is suitable for indoor and outdoor applications. Options include an integral isolator and a choice of red or white finish.
APOLLO protects children’s hospice An intelligent fire detection system incorporating over 400 Apollo devices has been installed to protect a children's hospice near Loch Lomond. Robin House is one of only two children's hospices set up by the Children's Hospice Association, Scotland (CHAS). The fire detection system was supplied and commissioned by Glasgow-based Advanced Fire & Security, which will also maintain the system. Robin House offers specialist palliative support through respite care and emergency care for children with life threatening and terminal conditions, and provides regular short term breaks for up to eight children and their families. Advanced Fire & Security supplied an intelligent fire detection system based around a four-loop control panel. The system incorporates 100 smoke detectors and 42 multisensor detectors
from Apollo's XP95 range, plus eight sets of beam detectors for some of the larger, communal areas. The fire detection system is designed to provide 'one out, all out' evacuation in the event of an alarm, but there is provision for an abnormal reading to be investigated to avoid unnecessary disruption to the children and their families. If the alarm is not cancelled within two minutes, sounder strobe
units are triggered to signify full evacuation. One member of staff is allocated to each family to ensure that all parties exit safely. The fire system also interfaces with other equipment, including a VESDA aspirating smoke detection system, all internal corridor doors and the lifts in the building, which will return to the ground floor in the event of a fire.
APOLLO does it in Styal Apollo Discovery and XP95 fire detectors have been installed to protect Styal Mill, a working museum and industrial heritage site near Wilmslow, Cheshire, which is owned by the National Trust. The Monitor reports. Quarry Bank Mill, known as Styal Mill, is a museum which charts the history of silk and cotton making. Set in the beautiful Styal Country Estate, the Georgian building dates from 1784 and now serves as a resource for learning about the industrial and social heritage of textiles manufacturing. Among other attractions, visitors to the site can see working demonstrations of textile production, the most powerful working waterwheel in Europe, and one of the earliest steam-powered beam engines to be built in the world. The museum also houses a restaurant and café and is hired out as a conference centre and wedding venue. The requirement for a new intelligent fire detection system is part of an upgrade of the whole property. The design of the fire detection system had to take into account the diverse activities that take place in the museum. Barry Cook, Manager at Styal Mill and a chief engineer for The National Trust, explains: “We had to ensure that the fire detection system protected out visitors as well as the mill equipment, which is irreplaceable. We also wanted the best specification possible at the best price.” The fire detection system was supplied by First City Fire & Security and installed by G R Bayley Electrical to meet the client's specification. Having examined the client's requirements, First City Fire & Security and G R Bayley recommended a fire detection system based on Apollo technology. Managing Director of First City Fire & Security, Darren Morrell, comments: “We know Apollo well and consider them an excellent company with which to work.
As well as offering a wide range of options and add-ons, they are very competitive on price. We try to give our installers a good deal and this was definitely the best option for them, too.” Jason Dunn, Contracts Manager of G R Bayley, adds: “The open digital protocol shared by all Apollo intelligent fire detection products enables forwards and backwards compatibility, so we have confidence that future maintenance and system upgrades will be easily achievable.” The new fire detection system at Styal Mill is based around two Morley networked analogue addressable control panels. The working demonstration areas, where activities such as spinning can create a lot of dust that could lead to unacceptably high incidences of nuisance alarms, are protected with approximately 300 Apollo Discovery multisensor fire detectors. The system also includes 400 devices from the compatible XP95 analogue addressable and it interfaces with other pieces of plant such as boilers, gas valves and lifts. A 'one out, all out' evacuation procedure is implemented in the event of an emergency. Commenting on the new fire detection system, Styal Mill Manager Barry Cook says: “The Apollo system is highly efficient, the panels are user-friendly and the installers provided exactly what we wanted. We suffered a number of false alarms with the old system, which proved very costly. Since the Apollo fire detection system was installed, these have been completely eradicated.”
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WANDERERS STAR Apollo Series 65 fire detectors have been installed as part of a refurbishment project that includes Bolton Wanderers FC club shop at The Reebok Stadium. The Series 65 range of conventional fire detectors incorporates well-proven sensing technologies, together with advances in materials and electronics technology. A wide operating voltage of 9 to 33V DC means that Series 65 detectors can be integrated into security systems when used with a relay base.
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