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With national contracts for the likesof UPS (United Parcel Services)Lynx Express, The GeneralChiropractors Council to name a few,you can be sure that Lindum FireServices Ltd are not only cost effectivebut can also cope with any size contactwithin the UK for your Fire Alarm/ FireExtinguisher/ Emergency Lighting/ FireRisk Assessments and Fire Training.In September, British Standard Kitemark holdersLindum Fire Services have completed installations inThe 101,000 sqm UPS Tamworth distribution centreone of the UKs largest parcel distributions centresand a 9 panel radio fire alarm system at LincolnChrist Hospital School, a sprawling complex ofbuildings that wouldhave taken 2months in a hardwired system washealth & safety: fire safetyLindum Fire Services exhibit atThe Facilities Show - (stand A32)completed in less than a week!.Director Tom Brookes says” It has become apparentover the last few years that the smarter facilitiesmanagers are moving away from the massiveimpersonal global fire protection companies withtheir accounts and call centres aboard, to the morebespoke UK companies like ourselves who tailor ourservices around the customers needs. Unlike mostof our competitors our first priority is to find outexactly what our customers want and then find asolution to their requirements, and not to get them tofit in to some pre-existing system that’s in place.I challenge any Facilities Manager reading this, tomake one phone call only to their existing fireprotection company and try to arrange (fire training,risk assessment, service of fire alarms /extinguishers / emergency lighting in London,Nottingham, Glasgow and Cardiff and while your onthe phone request a copy invoice and a quote for 6fire extinguishers) and if your company say its notpossible maybe its time to get a quote from acompany that can”.Visit Lidum Fire Services at The Facilities Show orsee their website, www.lindumfire.co.ukReader Reply No.: 111021Focus on nightlife asnew fire safety lawstarts to bite!The first prosecutionsunder new fire regulationsare being brought, and thepenalties are proving to bepunishing.An Essex nightlife venue was recentlyordered to pay fines and coststotalling almost £41,000 for breachesof fire safety regulations, in particularfire doors wedged open and exitsobstructed.This latest case highlights an illegaltrend identified by a recent UK surveyof fire risk assessors, sponsored byFireco Ltd, makers of Dorgard, thatshowed nearly 70 percent ofworkplaces audited for fire risk to bewedging open fire doors. In a real fireemergency a wedged open door willallow smoke and flames to spreadrapidly with the risk of lifethreateninginjuries.These findings have promptedFireco’s Wedge Pledgecampaign that aims to kick outthe illegal fire door wedge.Fireco asks you to send thecompany your illegal fire doorwedges and receive £5 off everyDorgard – the legal, wirelesshold-open solution for fire doors.Plus Fireco is pledging to donate£1 for every Dorgard sold fromthe campaign that’s expected toraise thousands of pounds forburns charities.Reader Reply No: 111029“EMS Wire-less firesystem protectsLiverpool’s heritage”EMS Group has installed awire-free analogueaddressable fire detectionsystem as part of a majorrefurbishment to the CunardBuilding in Liverpool.The 5000 FirePoint system consistedof 6 radio-network control panels andover 600 radio devices and wasinstalled by Grainger Fire Systems Ltdin partnership with Managing AgentsCB Richard Ellis (CBRE).EMS Group’s wire-less solution waschosen for the fire systemrefurbishment because ofthe unique features a wirefreeenvironment can bringto a project such as this.As a 24/7 working buildingit was important that therewas no disruption to thedaily routine of thetenants. This was easilyachieved as each EMSradio device, such as afire sensor or call point,can be installed in lessthan 10 minutes without the need forcable. Similarly, being able to install asystem without using expensive firerated cable not only eliminated anydamage to the interior of this historicbuilding, but was a considerablycheaper solution than an equivalentwired system.The system is monitored from theGround Floor Reception and managedby CBRE Security Staff and providesL4 protection to BS 5839 for the entirebuilding. Reader Reply No: 11104931