Apollo is Granted Custody of Maidstone Combined Court
Fire detection technology from Apollo Fire Detectors has been
installed to protect people using Maidstone Combined Court in Kent.
The contract to supply the building with an L2 fire system was
awarded to R&M Clarkson.
Maidstone Combined Court was constructed in 1983 and houses both
the Crown and County courts. Six storeys in height, the building is
most famous for the recent trial surrounding the £53 million
Securitas depot raid in 2006, for which six people are currently
serving sentences.
R&M Clarkson was given a very short project time of just 10
weeks. They selected Apollo Fire Detectors as a manufacturer that
would deliver on time and supply reliable technology to meet the
client's requirements.
Neil Shrubsole, the company's Operations Director, explains:
"Working to such a short time-frame, we needed to be certain
that the equipment would arrive on site exactly when it was
needed.
"Due to the nature of the client's activities, we also needed
assurance that the fire system was based on proven technology and
that it would be reliable from day one. Apollo fulfilled every
aspect of this brief and we had no hesitation in recommending their
technology."
Maidstone Combined Court's new fire system uses in excess of
1500 devices, including 900 Apollo Discovery fire detectors and
multisensors. In addition, the building is equipped with more than
500 Discovery audio-visual warning devices. The system is
controlled using six networked Kentec control panels complete with
graphical mimics.
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