Southend Pier's into the future with Apollo
The longest pleasure pier in the world is looking forward to a
fire-free future thanks to Apollo.
Southend-on-Sea Pier is more than one mile in length and famous
for a variety of reasons, not least of which is its dedicated
railway that carries visitors from the shore to the Pier Head.
Built in 1830, the Pier has survived boat crashes and two world
wars, as well as standing up to the wind and waves for almost 180
years. It has also suffered a number of fires during its history,
the most recent of which occurred in 2005 and destroyed the Pier
Head.
A major restoration programme is aiming to fully restore the
Pier and upgrade the associated amenities. As part of this
programme, modern fire detection equipment was specified for the
buildings on the foreshore. The foreshore area includes the public
entrance, train station and workshops, the administration offices,
a museum, tourist information centre and amusement arcades.
Prince Safety And Security Systems Supplies Ltd won the contract
to supply fire detection and support services for this complex. The
company recommended Apollo's Discovery range of intelligent fire
detectors, which includes a multisensor with programmable settings
that enable the sensitivity settings of the device to be matched to
local environments. Prince Safety And Security also supplied the
compatible control panel, manual call points and Apollo sounder
beacons.
The fire detection and alarm system was installed and
commissioned by Southend-On-Sea based Blake Fire & Security
Systems. Arranged over two loops, the Apollo equipment is connected
to an Ampac FireFinder control panel. The fire system is also
capable of interfacing with other critical plant and access control
systems.
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