Advanced’s High Rise Reputation sees it Protect European Landmark
24 Jun 2019
Global fire systems leader, Advanced, has been specified on another
landmark tall building.
Set to stand at 62-storeys high, 22 Bishopsgate in
the City of London will, on completion, become the second-tallest building in Western
Europe.
The 278m office
building will offer 1.275 million sq. ft of high specification office space, as
well as eight
community spaces, covering over 100,000 sq ft, including an innovation hub,
curated gallery space, fresh food market, gym and wellbeing retreat. Once completed, Advanced will protect
both of Western Europe’s tallest buildings, with 22 Bishopsgate being the
latest in a long line of London’s most prestigious and iconic skyscrapers
specifying Advanced, including the
Shard, the Leadenhall Building, the Heron Tower and the HSBC Tower.
At the centre of the active fire protection for 22
Bishopsgate are over 80 networked MxPro 5 panels with graphic display and BMS
integration, alongside three special build panels for the building’s Fire
Command Centre, that will form part of the intelligent fire detection network. Advanced’s panels are used alongside Apollo’s
Soteria detectors and its networking is widely regarded as the most resilient and
scalable solution on the market. It can be expanded up to 200 node networks
covering huge areas with complicated cause-and-effect.
As a UK-first, 22 Bishopsgate will utilise a
specially developed lift-evacuation strategy in case of fire. The building is separated into
four vertical areas by fire-hardened slabs with a two-hour fire rating
separating a floor from the one above at levels 26, 42 and 58. Depending on
which of the four vertical areas of the building a fire is detected, workers on
that floor and the floors above egress via fire escape stairs to the area below
and from there can evacuate via the lifts, safe in the knowledge that these are
protected by the slabs above.
Responsible for every aspect
of installation of the fire system from design to completion, PHF Fire, a
division of PHF Electrical, used Advanced for its market-leading networking
capabilities, best suited to managing a network of this size and complexity.
Paul Falkner, Director at PHF Fire, said: “Great emphasis and consideration has been placed on the fire protection for 22 Bishopsgate – a building truly at the at the forefront of fire technology. From working with Advanced previously we knew its products could be relied upon to deliver powerful, flexible and dependable fire protection for the complex nature of a building of this size.”
Amanda Hope, UK Business Development Manager at Advanced, said: “Advanced is a leader in the market in terms of performance, quality and ease-of-use and being specified in arguably the UK’s most high-profile commercial development, since the Shard, reinforces this. We are thrilled to now not only protect Western Europe’s tallest building, but soon also the second tallest. It was a pleasure to work with the team at PHF Fire where we were able to meet their needs with a system capable of delivering the complicated cause and effect programming and flexible networking required.”
With EN54 parts 2, 4 and 13 approval the MxPro is the fire industry’s leading multiprotocol fire solution, offering customers a choice of two panel ranges, four detector protocols and a completely open installer network that enjoys free training and support.
Advanced is a world leader in the development and manufacture of intelligent fire systems. The performance, quality and ease of use of its products sees Advanced specified in locations all over the world, from single panel installations to large, multi-site networks in some of the world’s most prestigious sites. Advanced’s products include complete fire detection systems, extinguishing control panels, fire paging and false alarm management systems. More details can be found on the website at www.advancedco.com
22 Bishopsgate protected by Advanced panels
Advanced Electronics Ltd
The Bridges
Balliol Business Park
NE12 8EW
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
United Kingdom
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