Ramtech Electronics’ WES+ wireless fire alarm system is protecting over 2,000 Bowmer & Kirkland personnel and nearly half a billion pounds’ worth of its clients’ assets on three major university developments.
Bowmer & Kirkland has recently specified identical WES+ systems at its £130m Lincoln and £330m Northampton university projects.
The £25m student accommodation project at Coventry University completes the trio. The development, which includes an eleven, eight and five storey building, is located on Hales Street in the Lady Herbert’s Garden Conservation Area in the city centre. When complete it will be home to around 1,200 students.
WES+ fire alarm system was specified by the developer’s site management team at Coventry because it is EN 54 compliant and offered them a number of usability benefits associated with the fact that it is a wireless system.
Being wireless means that the units can be repositioned quickly and easily as construction progresses and without the need for the specialist trades required with wired fire alarm systems. The choice of manual call points and/or automatic heat and smoke detectors means that sites are be protected from fire 24/7 even when personnel are not present on site.
Ian Haigh, Site Services Manager at Bowmer & Kirkland’s Millennium View development in Coventry, said: “WES+ offers us a number of important compliance and usability features that we have not found in other systems. We specified it for Coventry University because it is a fully compliant fire alarm system developed specifically for construction sites, which means it protects our workers from the dangers of fire and our client’s assets.”
Being a wireless system also means that nominated Bowmer & Kirkland personnel only require a basic demonstration in order to be able to reposition the WES manual call points or automatic heat/smoke detectors as construction work progresses.
With WES+ it is possible to add, remove and clone units with just a few button presses, meaning that the system is scalable for any size of construction project.
To eliminate false alarms and lost work hours on site, the WES+ system uses highest quality Category 1, Euro-harmonised radio in compliance with European standards covering the use of radio technology in emergency equipment (ETSI 300-220-1).
Ramtech Electronics has been developing market leading wireless technology specifically for the construction sector for over a quarter of a century. WES+ is a temporary wireless fire alarm system that is specifically engineered – and independently tested and approved – to comply with EN54, and therefore with the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR).
The WES+ technology saves time for the developer by allowing mandatory weekly fire alarm tests to be carried out using the silent function, avoiding disruption to workers.
Bowmer & Kirkland is creating Millenium View on behalf of student housing provider Unite and Complex Development Projects (CPD). Work is due to be finished in summer 2017 ready for students beginning the new academic year in September.
To ensure your site has the best possible protection from fire, whilst fully complying with EN 54, visit: www.wesfire.co.uk
