Apollo Comes to Wellington's Aid
Apollo fire detection technology has been installed to protect
people and premises at the newly redeveloped Wellington Hospital in
New Zealand. Representing a total investment of NZ$265 million, the
new hospital required the installation of more than 1300 fire
detection devices across multiple buildings, a tailored graphics
package and a 50 zone emergency warning and intercommunications
system (EWIS).
Wellington Hospital is New Zealand's main tertiary hospital and
supplies specialist and acute services, including cardiac surgery,
cancer care and neurosurgery. The project to redevelop the site
included the demolition of some older buildings, the refurbishment
and upgrading of others and the construction of an entirely new
main building. This new complex houses many essential in- and
outpatient services over its six storeys, as well as incorporating
underground parking at basement level.
Meeting the hospital's highly complex set of fire protection and
evacuation requirements was the responsibility of Aquaheat
Industries Ltd, the main electrical contractor on the project.
Kevin Williams, Aquaheat's Fire Alarm Manager, called in fire
system specialists Ampac Pacific Ltd, a company that has
successfully championed Apollo technology in New Zealand for many
years.
Ampac provided a comprehensive fire detection system that
incorporates approximately 1300 Apollo XP95 and Discovery devices.
These are controlled by nine Ampac FireFinder control panels, which
are networked together and supported with Ampac's own graphics
package. The company also developed the EWIS system that is used at
this site to provide staged evacuation in the event of a fire
incident.
According to Kevin Williams, the Wellington Hospital is one of
Aquaheat's biggest achievements to date due to its size and
complexity, but he was confident that Ampac's Apollo-based fire
detection solution would meet the challenge.
He said: "When you are under a lot of pressure to get the job
done, you want good support and systems that are easy to configure.
We have never had any problems with Ampac systems."
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