Electrical Contracting News (ECN) November 2016 | Page 12
CONTRACT
NEWS
SLATE MADE SAFE
MAT FACTOR
Advanced’s MxPro fire alarm
panels have been installed in
a remote coastal location, the
Atlantic Islands Centre on Luing,
off the west coast of Scotland.
Situated south of Oban in
the Firth of Lorne, the largely
unspoilt 5.5 square mile Isle of
Luing is one of the Slate Islands.
The Atlantic Visitor Centre, in
the village of Cullipool, is set to
revitalise the island’s economy,
raising awareness of Luing as a
tourist destination and offering a range of outdoor activities.
The contract for the installation was awarded to the team at Adam Fire, which specified the latest MxPro 5 panels from Advanced.
MxPro 5 is a multi-protocol fire panel range and the centre is now being protected by the latest MxPro5 single loop panel from
Advanced, offering fire detection and alarm control across the entire site. MxPro 5 panels can be used in single loop, single panel
format or easily configured into high speed, 200-panel networks covering large areas.
The Centre will also provide a community hub for the island’s 200 residents, providing workshops and office space. It also has the
capability to be used as an emergency refuge.
SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY
Sona, the trade only brand from Sprue Safety Products, has completed an alarm installation for
Greenfields Housing Association.
Greenfields Community Housing maintains a rigorous maintenance programme across its portfolio
of more than 8,000 homes, in a bid to keep properties safe, secure and in good condition.
As part of the maintenance regime, Greenfields reviews the specification of all equipment utilised
throughout its housing stock and contacted Sona for advice on the latest fire protection technology.
After reviewing the requirements set out by Greenfields, Sona recommend the use of its Thermoptek
multi-sensor mains powered smoke alarms. With the combination of optical sensing and thermal
enhancement, the Sona smoke alarm ensures the detection of both fast flaming and slow smouldering
fires in a single unit, making it the perfect solution to meet all of Greenfields’ needs.
Gaia’s Devimat electric underfloor
heating system has been installed
under new floor finishes at a prestigious
house refurbishment in central London.
The house, in Hampstead’s
exclusive Winnington Road, has been
completely remodelled with all internal
finishes removed and replaced with
fittings and fixtures of the highest
quality throughout.
For maximum comfort, all first
floor rooms, including bedrooms,
the master suite, the master sitting
room, ensuite bathrooms and the
purpose designed dressing room and
hairdressing room, are fitted with
Devimat electric underfloor heating
with wireless controllers linked to two
central Gaialink control panels.
The Gaia system was chosen by
M&E subcontractor Lorne Stewart,
after the client personally specified
electric underfloor heating on the
first floor. Devimat is an electric UFH
system comprising an electric heating
cable pre-spaced onto a self-adhesive
mesh that is installed within a tile
adhesive or latex compound.
Gaia laid a special thermal
insulation board over the existing
floorboards, then laid the Devimat
system over this and embedded it
within a special latex compound.
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