Objectives

Install a new Kentec K-Systems Synchro fire alarm system comprising of 450 devices, combined with 400 emergency lights. All works could only be completed in short windows of school holidays to ensure pupil safety.

EBFP was chosen to install a new Kentec K-Systems Synchro fire alarm system comprising of 450 devices, combined with 400 emergency lights. the existing fire system was being non-compliant under today's stringent regulations. Seven separate blocks with five needing complete new installations. Many challenges were faced on this site, one being foxes and squirrels digging up and chewing the existing cabling located surface and also on overhead unsightly catenary wires. All works could only be completed in short windows of school holidays to ensure pupil safety. An element of extremely high level works in the sports hall which was impossible to reach with ladders with the possibility of asbestos being present with the building fabrication and constantly working in close proximity to many other tradesmen.

Full R & D surveys were required to eliminate or locate asbestos. Ground (civil) works were completed to lay the new cabling under grass and pathway areas to ensure rodents were unable to destroy them. Certain devices were fitted with protective guards to ensure they were not damaged by school activities such as sports. High level working was dealt with by hiring expert lifting equipment operated by our trained staff. The fire stopping was also carried out by EBFP across the site.

The entire school is now 100% compliant with previous issues experienced completely eliminated. Three blocks are now installed with new addressable panels creating a global network, enabling users to silence, reset and be notified of incidents anywhere on the entire site with it’s exact location aiding fire fighting teams.

Significant expansion of the original scope has been made, with the inclusion of civil ground works and void protection. As a result, the client now has a reliable network that is optimized for life safety and future-proofed for the long-term.