Article archive for Apollo Fire Detectors
An educated decision on fire alarm system (30 May 2017)
An innovative range of detectors have been installed at The University of Hertfordshire, a modern education establishment based in Hatfield which is home to over 25,000 staff and students.
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Easier smoke detection in large areas (03 August 2016)
A new Intelligent Auto-Aligning Beam Detector, designed for detecting smoke in large open areas such as warehouses, churches and sports centres, has been introduced by Apollo Fire Detectors. The new Intelligent Beam Detector is compatible with CoreProtocol®, the new Apollo digital communication protocol.
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Easy fit fire detection system range now available (01 February 2016)
Comprehensively tested to exceed EN54 standards, the SOTERIA® collection offers the next generation in fire detection expertise.
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Manual call point is intelligent (17 September 2015)
Following the launch of its original Manual Call Point in 2013, Apollo Fire Detectors has announced the development of a version which will support Apollo’s new SOTERIA™ range of detectors. The development of SOTERIA™ and CoreProtocol™, Apollo's new generation detectors and operating protocol, means that they improve upon their original Manual Call Point by including some additional features which will be welcomed by their customers. One of the main features of the new Intelligent Man
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Better protection at Barts (24 March 2015)
Patients, staff and visitors to one of London’s top hospitals are better protected thanks to a new Apollo Fire Detectors Discovery® system specified by fire alarm specialist Static Systems Group (SSG) and leading construction and development company, Skanska.
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Wireless solution protects holidaying staff (24 January 2015)
Apollo Fire Detectors and Orion Security Solutions are helping to ensure the safety of John Lewis staff following the company’s purchase and refurbishment of The Bala Lake Hotel and Activity Base at Snowdonia National Park. John Lewis Partnership (JLP) purchased the North Wales hotel in 2008, making it the fifth holiday club which offers subsidised holidays for the 82,000 employees of JLP, known as Partners, designed especially for those seeking more active breaks and families with young teenage
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Fire Detection Painless Solution for Dental Hospital (21 March 2014)
A world-renowned specialist dental hospital in London, UK, is the most recent NHS facility to be protected by the very latest in fire detection solutions from Apollo Fire Detectors, installed by Fisk Fire Group.
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Technology protects history of Bristol (18 August 2011)
Apollo fire detection technology has been chosen to protect M Shed in Bristol; an exciting and innovative new museum that tells the story of Bristol’s history.
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Apollo technology protects history of Bristol (13 July 2011)
Apollo fire detection technology has been chosen to protect M Shed in Bristol; an exciting and innovative new museum that tells the story of Bristol’s history. The contract to supply, commission and maintain the fire detection system was awarded to Multi Alarm GB.
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Fire detection goes to extremes (31 August 2010)
Rowland Davies, marketing services manager for Apollo Fire Detectors, explains the fire product choices for hazardous areas.
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Fire detection solution for indoor-outdoor waterpark (28 July 2010)
The combination of water and a constant temperature of 30ºC does not make for the ideal working environment for electrical and electronic equipment. However, Apollo fire detectors have been successfully employed in such a situation, to protect visitors and staff at the the Wahooo! Waterpark in Bahrain – the Middle East’s first ever indoor-outdoor waterpark.
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Fire protection for Portsmouth Guildhall (08 July 2010)
Fire detection technology from Apollo has been chosen to protect Portsmouth Guildhall following a review of fire strategy. The contract was awarded to Christie Intruder Alarms (CIA) Ltd, who are an approved supplier for Portsmouth City Council.
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Fire detectors protect Maidstone Combined Court (03 June 2010)
Fire detection technology from Apollo Fire Detectors has been installed to protect people using Maidstone Combined Court in Kent. The contract to supply the building with an L2 fire system was awarded to R&M Clarkson.
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Intrinsically safe fire detection protects major defence manufacturer (21 January 2010)
Apollo intrinsically safe (IS) fire detection technology has been specified to protect a new manufacturing facility at Wallop Defence Systems Ltd site near Stockbridge, Hampshire. A division of Esterline Technologies, Wallop Defence Systems is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of defence pyrotechnics for air, sea and land applications.
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Apollo protects new £35 million college from fire (04 January 2010)
Apollo fire detectors have been chosen to protect a new £35 million college campus redevelopment at Cosham, near Portsmouth.
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Fire detection on the move (17 November 2009)
Travellers on First Great Western trains from Penzance to Paddington can sleep safely knowing that they are being protected by world class fire detection technology from Apollo.
The sleeper service runs six days per week throughout the year, so reliability is a critical factor.
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Fire detectors provide essential data protection (05 November 2009)
Apollo intelligent fire detectors have been installed to protect a new datacentre in Amsterdam operated by Equinix, a global supplier of data co-location, interconnection, support and monitoring services. Hi-Safe Systems, Apollo’s representative in the Netherlands, won the contract to supply and install the comprehensive fire protection and suppression system.
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New dawn for Apollo fire detection at Heathrow (28 September 2009)
A flagship luxury 605 room hotel at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 has been equipped with a sophisticated intelligent fire detection system based on Apollo technology.
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Centre of Intelligence (02 September 2009)
A new educational centre in the Scottish Borders, which combines further and higher education facilities on a single campus, is being protected using Apollo intelligent fire detection technology. The co-location project is the first of its kind in rural Scotland and offers a unique learning and teaching environment to thousands of students.
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Electric Mountain (06 July 2009)
It isn't every day you need to specify a fire detection system for an industrial complex inside a mountain - but that was the challenge facing International Power, owners of Dinorwig Power Station near Snowdonia National Park in North Wales.
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Expanding Minds, Safely (01 May 2008)
Goodenough College in central London - home to more than 600 postgraduates from over 90 countries – is the first building to be equipped with Apollo’s new range of XPander wireless detectors.
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