
Fire Doors: A Critical Component for Safety and Sound ControlÂ
Fire doors are integral to building safety, designed to slow the spread of fire and smoke, protecting lives and property. While their primary function is to provide a physical barrier
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At the same time, BT Redcare—one of the UK’s leading fire alarm signalling providers—is shutting down its services by August 2025. This affects a large number of properties across the country. To help with the transition, AddSecure has acquired parts of Redcare’s business and is offering replacement solutions to ensure fire alarms remain monitored and compliant.Â
All Blazequel clients can rest assured that their systems remain fully compliant. We have already taken measures to upgrade all systems that were running on analogue lines and 3G mobile networks, and all Redcare devices have been migrated to the AddSecure platform. If we don’t already monitor your fire alarm, please reach out to – we’ll be glad to give you peace of mind.Â
For those that like detail, or have unanswered questions, please read the report below. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me on 01234 673097 or andrew@blazequel.com – I will be glad to help!Â
Fire doors are integral to building safety, designed to slow the spread of fire and smoke, protecting lives and property. While their primary function is to provide a physical barrier
When using Calor Gas, safety is of utmost importance. This versatile energy source powers many appliances and heating systems, but its safe handling requires careful attention. One crucial aspect is
Early fire detection can make the difference between a minor incident and a full-blown disaster. For businesses operating in high-risk environments, identifying a fire in its earliest stages can save
Video Smoke Detection is perfect for a fast response to fires in high roofed buildings and harsh operating conditions.
Watch Smokecatcher detect smoke in an MSW storage building. The smoke is coming through from a fire in the adjoining storage area.
Watch Smokecatcher detect a fire in an SRF Storage bunker. Sadly, the alarm wasn’t responded to and the site lost a 4hr window of opportunity between smoke detection and flames appearing.
Video Smoke Detection overcomes the risks of stratification and other challenges for early fire detection in logistics and storage facilities.
Watch Fire Rover detect and suppress a fire in the waste bunker at an EFW facility!
See how the Fire Rover detects and suppresses this fire at a clients tipping hall. Note how the smok is spreading out at low leve, rather than rising. This is called ‘stratification’ and is one of the many reasons why roof-mounted smoke detection systems like beam detectors and HSSD is not suitable for many recycling applications.
Watch the Fire Rover detect and suppress a fire at a battery storage facility. This targeted and intellegent control makes the Fire Rover particularly well suited to high hazard storage applications.
Watch the Fire Rover tackle a battery fire in a tipping hall. Note how the exploding battery cells start three separate fires, which the operator individually suppresses (whilst avoiding the site operators in the vicinity).
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