Alarm and Detection Systems Advertisement Feature
Raising the Grade!
Hush Pro, C-TEC’s revolutionary BS 5839-6 Grade C domestic fire detection and
alarm system, is now protecting three iconic tower block developments in
Manchester.
LOCATED IN the centre of Piccadilly,
Oxygen Towers is a striking set of three
new 31-storey, 16-storey and 10-storey
buildings consisting of 345 stylish 1, 2
and 3-bedroomed apartments and 12
spacious family townhouses. Designed
to provide the ultimate living
experience, the futuristic ‘vertical village’
combines luxury accommodation with
fabulous five-star leisure facilities
including a swimming pool, cinema,
gym and spa. The stunning
development also features lush garden
terraces and rooftop gardens.
Selected for its cutting-edge technology
and capacity to align with the building’s
fire strategy, Hush Pro integrates with the
site’s BS 5839 part 1 landlord system to
offer higher levels of fire protection than
the Grade D unmonitored battery alarm
systems typically used in domestic
installations. As a fully-monitored BS
5839-6 Grade C system, Hush Pro reports
open and short circuit faults and
operation faults back to the fire panel and
even allows management and
maintenance companies to remotely
monitor the system.
Each of the flats features an easily
accessible low-level Hush Pro Controller
connected to a series of Hush Pro smoke
detectors, base sounders, multi-sensors
and heat detectors all seamlessly
interfaced to a powerful network of C-TEC
4-loop ZFP addressable fire control
panels to provide all-encompassing fire
and fault monitoring of the system. If,
for any reason, part of the domestic fire
alarm is compromised, this will
immediately be reported to the building
management team to allow them to
action the fault and re-instate full fire
detection coverage to the flat.
Said Dan Perry, Projects Manager at
Solid State, the specialist fire and security
company involved with the design and
delivery of the project: “As well as
enhancing the fire safety management,
property and life protection of the
buildings, a key factor in our client’s
decision to invest in Hush Pro was the
system’s ability to notify building
management in the event of a real fire
and, at the same time, its potential to
virtually eliminate false alarms.”
“Hush Pro’s unique capacity to
differentiate between Fire Level 1,
usually a false alarm reported locally in
the dwelling, and Fire Level 2, almost
always a real alarm activated outside of
the dwelling, reduces false fire alarms,
unnecessary call-outs and the risk of a
real fire alarm being ignored. As our
client requires immediate notification in
the event of a fire but also first-class false
alarm management, Hush Pro is ideal.”
“Also of vital importance to our client
is that, as the project consists of private
balconies with an open plan flat
arrangement, Hush Pro is the only fire
alarm solution that can actually meet the
requirements of BS 9991 Annex D3.”
Said Jason Lawler, 24-7’s Group
Director and the person responsible for
delivering the electrical and mechanical
systems for the project: “Hush Pro is an
outstanding solution. The system
provides residents with easy-to-use
detection, alarm, silencing and test
facilities so they can test their own
devices, be alerted to system faults and
hush any false alarms at the Hush
Button which is positioned at light-switch
level for safe and easy access.
Hush Pro’s powerful false alarm
management capability will also prove
invaluable at the site.”
Said Dan: “Client satisfaction is
incredibly important to Solid State so we
were delighted to be able to specify a
robust and fully-compliant integrated BS
5839 Part 1 and Part 6 fire alarm
solution for Oxygen Towers. With its
capacity to provide high levels of fire
protection yet also minimise costly and
disruptive false alarms, Hush Pro is fast
becoming the system of choice for fire
strategy engineers and consultants
dedicated to enhancing fire safety in
high-rise residential and specialist
housing projects throughout the UK.” •
Hush Pro’s unique capacity to differentiate between Fire
Level 1, usually a false alarm reported locally in the dwelling,
and Fire Level 2, almost always a real alarm activated outside
of the dwelling, reduces false fire alarms, unnecessary call-outs
and the risk of a real fire alarm being ignored
Tel: +44 (0) 1942 322744
Web: www.c-tec.com
Email: sales@c-tec.co.uk
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