Staff at the Administrative Headquarters of the Bank of Cyprus
are benefiting from a fire system upgrade that has equipped the
nine-storey office building in Nicosia with a new Apollo
intelligent fire detection system.
The contract to design, supply and commission the new fire
detection system was won through competitive tender by Dragon
Advanced Technology Systems Limited, who recommended Apollo's XP95
range of intelligent fire detectors to meet the client's
specification.
The contract adds to a growing portfolio of work for the Bank of
Cyprus, where the partnership between Dragon Advanced Technology
Systems and Apollo has proven extremely successful. This previous
experience, combined with the companies' reputations for excellent
after-sales support, was instrumental in the Bank of Cyprus'
decision to award the contract to Dragon Advanced Technology
Systems and Apollo.
The Administrative Headquarters of the Bank of Cyprus comprises
a six-storey superstructure with a cafeteria, amphitheatre and
offices surrounding a large atrium. It also includes a three-storey
basement, accommodating underground parking, the IT department with
the Bank's main computer rooms and building services rooms. Up to
200 staff occupy the building at any one time.
The fire detection system is designed around a Kidde Vega
eight-loop panel, with Apollo fire detectors installed over all
nine floors (the ninth floor on the same loop as the eighth).
Configured to operate on a one-out, all-out basis, the fire system
incorporates more than 450 XP95 smoke and heat detectors and
ancillary products and interfaces with the building's fire doors
and public address system.
Andreas Charalambous, Director at Dragon Advanced Technology
Systems Limited, comments: "Apollo is our partner of choice. Their
fire detectors are reliable and efficient and Apollo's ability to
provide localised customer support, whatever the location, is
really important in the international marketplace. We strive to
provide the best products and service for our clients and our
partnership with Apollo helps us to achieve this as demonstrated by
our repeat work for the Bank of Cyprus."
The Administrative Headquarters of the Bank of Cyprus' new fire
detection system complies with EN and British standards.