Arena safety

The £27.5million Derby Arena is a new multi-sports complex currently under construction by Derby City Council and scheduled for completion in early 2015.

"Optical beam smoke detectors provide wide area detection and are used when it is impractical, inappropriate or not cost effective to use traditional point-type detectors,” says FFE’s technical director Jon Ben. "They are ideally suited to large arenas with high ceilings as they enable coverage of a large area at minimal cost.

"The Fireray 5000 excels at detecting smoke over large areas in wide indoor spaces: the infra-red beam of a single detector spans up to 100m. With automatic motorised alignment and a low level controller for easy commissioning and maintenance, the Fireray 5000 makes smoke detection in large spaces easier and more effective than it might be with using other technologies.”