For a fire protection system at Grundon Waste Management’s new Bulk Recycling Centre in Banbury, Kentec’s Syncro AS fire alarm panel and Sigma XT Fire suppression system have been fitted by East Coast Fire & Security and Fire Shield Systems.
East Coast designed, supplied, installed and commissioned an addressable fire alarm that integrates with the new fire suppression system. Two Syncro AS single-loop fire panels were specified and installed 165 metres apart. They were linked using a network card and two 2 –core 1.5mm fire resistant FP cables, providing control from either panel on all devices, even on opposite sides of the plant.
East Coast Fire & Security linked the fire alarm to an alarm receiving centre (ARC), for 24/7 monitoring of the site. It also installed the status unit cables, containment, with addressable Sounder / Beacons, IP-rated manual call points (MCPs) in the main recycling unit, detection and manual call points in both plant rooms and devices in the Weighbridge including the installation of the status units.
Simon Hubbard, Director, East Coast Fire & Security, says: “Not only do we know the systems to be reliable, have excellent networking capability and powerful cause and effects software, but also Kentec offers exceptional levels of technical support to both customers and engineers. Its partnership approach on this project was invaluable to its success.”
Syncro AS is described by the makers as a multi-protocol panel, to network up to 64 panels, meaning a system can be expanded as required. The Sigma XT suppression system comes with three detection zones as standard, meaning extinguishant release can be configured to activate from any combination of detection zone inputs.
Kevin Swann, Managing Director at Kentec, says: “East Coast Fire & Security and Fire Shield Systems have designed a system that provides the utmost in fire protection – particularly impressive was the installation of a total of ten cables that enable all systems to work in unison. The project provides a blueprint for how installers and manufacturers can work together for the benefit of our clients’ fire safety.”
