A wireless fire detection and alarm system utilises secure, licence free radio communication to
connect the sensors (smoke detectors, manual breakglass callpoints and sounders) with the fire
alarm control panel. The devices are battery powered.

Wireless fire alarm systems really are a serious alternative to their wired counterparts, they are
fully compliant with the relevent sections of BS5839:2002 (Pt1) and BS EN54.

Traditionally the advantages associated with wireless fire alarms have mainly been utilised in
listed buildings where it was impractical to run cables.

Now, the requirements for quick installations and price decreases have resulted in different kinds
of buildings having radio [fire alarm] systems installed in a wide variety of sites throughout the
world. These include hospitals, schools, theatres, office blocks, banks, factories, power stations
and many others.

Advantages of a wireless fire alarm system

When installation costs are taken into account, radio fire alarm systems can be very cost effective
and have distinct advantages over the traditional wired system. These advantages include :-

No mess
There is no disruption to the building fabric or its occupants- Wired fire alarm systems invariably cause significant disruption to buildings and occupants that leave the user with "hidden" costs of re-decorating.

Temporary Protection
Where safety dictates that fire detection is required, even on temporary buildings and construction sites, radio systems can satisfy this requirement and then be easily removed for use elsewhere when the temporary need expires.

Remote Buildings
Large savings can be made in avoiding costly excavation for inter-connecting cables.

Large Sites
Long cable runs can be very expensive and vulnerable to damage. Radio overcomes these problems.

Needs
Radio alarm systems can be installed in a fraction of the time needed for wired systems and
equipment is generally available at short notice.

Surveys & Installation

Radio Surveys are required before an installation commences, this is to determine panel and
device locations. This vital step ensures optimum functionality of the system.

Installing and commissioning is relatively simple. The devices are located and identified using an electronic programmer, the panel is programmed, and even a modem can be fitted to the control
panel allowing remote access to the system by a qualified engineer if required.

Wireless systems really are a serious alternative to wired systems, as the impressive user list shows.

Abbey National • Alliance & Leicester • Allied Lyons • Arundel Castle • Bank of Ireland •
Bank of Scotland • Barclays Bank plc Bradford & Bingley • BAA • British Rail • Burton Group •
Cabinet Office • Chelsea Building Society • Clydesdale Bank Co-op Bank • Coutts Bank •
Craigivar Castle • Crown Courts • HM Revenue & Customs • Department of Environment Durham Crown Court • Ecclesiastical Insurance • Edinburgh Castle • Edinburgh University • Elstree School • English Heritage • Glaxo plc • Grand Lodge Edinburgh • Greenwich Building Society • Guildhall Canterbury • Halifax Building Society • Harewood House • Harvey Nichols Club • Heathrow Airport • Higgs & Hill • Lloyds Bank • LEB • London School of Economics • London Underground • Magisirates Courts •
Marks & Spencer plc • Metropolitan Police • Midland Bank Midlands Electricity Board • Millennium Dome Ministry of Defence • National Trust • National Westminster Bank plc Nationwide • Police Authorities • Post Office Counters • HM Prison Service • HM Probation Service • Paddington Station Royal Air Force • Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Mail • Royal Palaces • Royal College of Art • Sizewell A Power Station Stansted Airport • Smith Klein Beecham • Sonitrol Ltd • Temple Newsham House • Tesco Stores •
Top Shop • Tower of London • Toys 'R' Us • Trustee Savings Bank • UIster Bank University of Sussex •
Virgin Hotels • W H Smith plc • Yorkshire Bank • Zurich Insurance