Part of the former Threlfalls Brewery, a feature of the Manchester city skyline, Deva City Office Park is now a mix of office units in a grade two listed building. With the need to offer 24-7 security and fire safety, GB Integrated System worked with the site managers to upgrade the addressable panels at Hop House pictured, and specified Comelit-PAC’s latest LogiFire product.
Iain Taylor, Director of Asset Management at Northwood Investors International says: “We knew we had complex requirements for Deva City when it came to security and fire safety, with each individual business on site needing its own risk assessments. This was set against the buildings themselves, where any upgrades had to be sympathetic to the specific interest grade two classification and balance modern design and use of technology. GB Integrated Systems made it a priority to understand this and work with us right from initial design and specification to implement a bespoke solution that could accommodate our requirements. From a fire safety perspective, Comelit-PAC was recommended, to ensure we could reduce installation time and minimise disruption to business activity for the benefit of our occupiers.” The office park required a stand-alone one-loop analogue addressable panel.
Mike Gray, Technical Director at GB Integrated Systems added: ‘We recommended Comelit-PAC’s Logifire solution essentially because of its simple design, and ability to easily install using existing cabling, so as not to interfere with the style of the development and its unique character. From the owner’s perspective, its style and flexibility of use means that it is the best fire safety solution to protect the occupiers collectively and blend seamlessly with its surroundings.”
The Logifire addressable system has been designed to offer a fire safety solution that is compliant with BS and EN standards. It is complemented with a range of detectors, in designs for systems to blend with their surroundings, the product firm adds.
