A leading North-East manufacturer of fire alarm control panels has won an international award for its life-saving solution.
Advanced design, manufacture and supply commercial fire alarm systems to over 80 countries across the globe from its Headquarters in Balliol Business Park, Longbenton and in 2018 increased turnover past the £20million mark.
The Newcastle-based firm won in the Fire and Life Safety category of the ESX Innovation Awards 2019 at the Indianapolis Convention Centre, Indianapolis for its high-performance smoke control solution, DynamixSmoke.
The product, available for US, Middle East, Far East and Australasian markets, launched in 2018 and radically simplifies fire alarm and smoke control integration. The solution is designed to help limit the migration of smoke within a building in the event of a fire, while also delivering significant time and cost savings to the installer.
Managing Director of Advanced, Pete Browitt, said: “We’re thrilled to have been recognised by security and life safety industry experts for our revolutionary DynamixSmoke solution. This accolade acknowledges Advanced’s significant investment into research and development, all of which is aimed at bringing forward cutting-edge advancements in fire and life safety protection. The end-result is a technologically advanced, easy-to-use smoke control solution that improves life safety for all of the occupants of a building in an emergency situation.”
The ESX Innovation Awards is part of one of North America’s largest annual electronic security exhibitions. The program recognises outstanding products and services that drive the electronic security and life safety industry forward.
Advanced, owned by FTSE 100 company Halma PLC, have a long history of protecting some of the World’s most notable and prestigious buildings, including Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, London’s Shard and Sydney’s Westfield Shopping Centre. Halma is a global group of life-saving technology companies with a clear purpose to grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, everyday.