ISD Tech, the life safety and security systems integrator, has appointed Richard Gates as Life Safety Project Design Engineer. Richard, pictured, is based out of the company’s headquarters in Camberley, Surrey.
Reporting to Managing Director, Nicky Stokes, Richard will be supporting ISD Tech’s life safety services offerings, working with the sales and operations teams. His appointment follows ISD Tech’s 2014 expansion into design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection systems. Since then, the company has been offering turnkey fire detection and alarm systems with its established business in security. Accredited by the fire protection industry body BAFE and fully BS5839 compliant, the firm offers integration of fire detection and alarms, life safety systems, smoke detection (including VESDA systems for very early smoke detection), heat detection, disabled refuge call points and PA/VA systems.
Richard will be responsible for ensuring compliant and technically robust life safety systems design and will support the operations team during the full life-cycle, from installation, commissioning to maintenance. Bates brings with him nearly ten years’ fire and life safety systems experience in project management and systems design roles where he was responsible for multi-million pound projects across a range of industry sectors. He has held posts at Alpha Peerless Fire Systems, Protec Fire Detection and most recently at Mansfield Property Maintenance.
Richard Gates said: “I’m looking forward to applying my skills and knowledge to build upon ISD Tech’s success in delivering innovative and compliant life safety systems. As many businesses look to improve the safety of their staff and facilities with the latest fire detection technologies, this is a great time to join a fast-growing company that is implementing some of the most advanced and proven fire detection and life safety solutions in the world.”
Nicky Stokes added: “Richard brings with him a wealth of technical skills, an excellent understanding of BS5839 and experience of delivering complex projects in with demanding timescales both on time and on budget. He will be pivotal in supporting both new and existing customers and ensuring we stay ahead of the curve on future regulations and compliance.
“Our continued growth is a commendation of our strategic decision two years ago to bring fire and life safety system into our portfolio of services. ISD Tech is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the rising demand for solutions such as VESDA, particularly off the back of life safety projects we have completed at several schools and our success at Imperial College London, where we demonstrated our innovative approach and saved the university more than £70,000 by utilising abseil technicians to install the system.
“With the continuing trend toward organisations wanting to engage a single source partner for all their security and life safety needs, we can offer customers a truly turnkey service for the complete lifecycle of their fire and security systems, which delivers economies of scale, on-going costs savings and operational efficiencies while complying with the highest regulations.”
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