Located in London’s west end, the Savoy Theatre is one of the nation’s landmark entertainment venues, with a history as rich and varied as the performances which take place there. Hochiki Europe’s innovative fire detection products have been installed throughout the building to ensure that the show always goes on.
Since 1990 the prevention of fire within the Savoy Theatre has been a top priority and the building’s owners and managers insist on having only the best fire detection systems to keep this Grade II listed building and its occupants safe.
Following the guidelines, CTA Fire recommended the installation of a BS5839 part 1:2002 compliant Category L2/P2 addressable fire detection system in the Savoy. An L2 system is designed for the protection of life and has automatic detectors installed in escape routes, rooms adjoining escape routes and high hazard rooms
For insurance purposes the system also had to be P2 property protection compliant to provide detection in parts of the Savoy where the risk of ignition is high and/or the contents are particularly valuable. P2 systems state that there must be fire detection in specified parts of the building to provide early warning of fire in areas of high fire hazard level, or areas in which the risk to property or business continuity from fire is high.
The installation involved replacing an old system with Hochiki’s products, utilising the existing mineral insulated cable (MIC).
A wide variety of Hochiki products were specified including heat sensors, call points, base sounders and sensor bases. Hochiki’s ALG-EN optical smoke sensors were also installed which feature the company’s High Performance Chamber Technology. Hochiki’s chamber design minimises the differences in sensitivity experienced in flaming and smouldering fires. The result is a high performance optical chamber that is equally responsive to all smoke types, helping to reduce the possibility of unwanted alarms.
For further information on Hochiki’s fire products, please contact Katie White on t: 01634 266566 or E: emarketing@hochikieurope.com. Or visit http://www.hochikieurope.com