PEL Services Ltd., a commercial sound, fire, security and audio visual systems installer, has completed the install of fire and intruder alarm, CCTV and access control systems at The Third Space’s Soho health club.
The Soho club – one of two in London – opened in 2001 and is going through refurbishment. Phase one, creating a new reception and relocating the Medical Centre and main studio to the first floor, has been completed, with further work due. PEL Services has designed, installed and commissioned security and fire alarms.
Given the club’s equipment, including private medical and GP services, PEL has installed internal CCTV throughout the premises featuring day-night cameras that automatically change from colour images to night vision when the light drops below a threshold. In the swimming pool area the camera has been fitted with a wide angle lens for coverage of the area with the one device. In the new reception, the cameras have been integrated with a panic button for reassurance.
A networked electronic proximity access control system has been fitted by PEL to the newly relocated Medical Centre. The system allows for authorised staff to come and go freely but prevents others from entering without permission. PEL has designed the system to be easily expandable (up to 200 doors), so it can be extended to cover other areas of the Club as and when the remaining phases of the refurbishment are completed. PEL upgraded the intruder alarm.
The fire alarm system at the Club was a closed protocol system. In line with general industry leaning, PEL replaced the system with an open protocol addressable system that can accommodate a wider choice of equipment, including specialist devices and control panels. Visit: www.pel.co.uk.
