24-hour fire safety
Ramtech Electronics has been awarded a contract to supply its state-of-the-art health and safety compliant Wireless Emergency System (WES) for a new residential scheme currently under construction at Chelsea Creek in London.
Construction site fire is siren call for wireless emergency systems
A blaze that destroyed a partially completed laboratory at the University of Nottingham provides a stark reminder of the risks associated with fires on construction sites.
A siren call for wireless emergency systems
A blaze that destroyed a partially completed laboratory at the University of Nottingham provides a stark reminder of the risks associated with fires on construction sites and warehouses.
The law on construction site fire alarms
Fire can break out on most construction sites and according the insurance industry there are 104,000 each year. Not only can people be injured or worse, but fires can also be financially devastating to the firms involved. Paul Henson, sales & marketing director at Ramtech Electronics, offers a guide to the legislative background and standardised requirements for fire alarm systems used on construction sites.
EN 54 compliant alarms
Version 9 of Fire Prevention on Construction Sites; The Joint Code of Practice on the Protection from Fire of Construction Sites and Buildings Undergoing Renovation (JCOP) now contains the advice that components of automatic fire detection and alarm systems should be marked as complying with EN 54 (paragraph 13.8).
Wireless fire alarm system
The close proximity of residents and the ability of fire to spread rapidly meant that there was an exceptionally high risk from fire on the Marstall Center, a 100 million Euro retail re-development in the centre of Ludwigsburg,
Fire alarm partnerships
Ramtech Electronics, manufacturer of the WES+ wireless fire alarm system, has three new strategic partnerships with highly regarded European distributors of fire safety products.
Warwick Castle ‘ramparts’ up fire safety
Medieval met modern at scheduled ancient monument and Grade 1 listed Warwick Castle with the provision of a state-of-the-art EN 54-compliant wireless fire alarm system.
New interface for wireless fire alarm system
Ramtech Electronics, which is said to be the manufacturer of Europe’s only EN 54-compliant wireless fire alarm system, has developed a new interface that links the WES+ fire alarm with existing safety and security technologies used on site.
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