The UK’s newest Harvey Nichols, which recently opened in Birmingham, is protected by intelligent fire panels from Advanced.
The product firm’s MxPro fire panel range has been specified. The fully integrated four loop MxPro 4 panel covers the entire store, in the Mailbox development. The installation comprises 555 components including an MX4010 repeater unit, 123 heat and smoke detectors and 88 sounder beacons. Andy Lyall, of Fire Bright Solutions, the Cheshire-based project installers, said: “It was an easy choice for us to use the MxPro 4 control panel on such a prestigious project. We have always found the Advanced range to be of high quality and easy for our engineers to configure.”
The store is set across 45,000 square feet, organised as an ‘all in one floor’ retail layout combining women’s and men’s fashion, beauty and hospitality on the ground level and a mezzanine for the beauty treatment rooms.
Barry Tallintire, Group Property and Facilities Director at Harvey Nichols said: “The new Birmingham store represents a big investment in the nation’s second city for Harvey Nichols and we needed to ensure that our staff and customers are provided with the best fire systems on the market. The Advanced panels installed by Fire Bright Solutions can be easily programmed and monitored by technical staff in the store.”
MxPro is a multiprotocol fire solution, offering a choice of two panel ranges, four detector protocols and an open installer network with free training and support. MxPro panels can be used in single loop, single panel format or configured into multi-loop, high speed, 200 panel networks covering huge areas and thousands of field devices.
Neil Parkin, sales manager for Advanced, said: “We’re delighted that MxPro has been specified for such a high profile store. Harvey Nichols is one of the world’s most recognisable, prestige retail brands and its great to have them part of the Advanced world, so we can ensure the store continues to enjoy the best protection. MxPro the ideal choice, combining proven reliability with innovation and ease-of-use.”
About MxPro 4
Fully compliant with EN54 Parts 2 and 4, it’s backed with Advanced’s customer care and technical support. MxPro 5, the highest performance analogue panel offered by Advanced is also EN54 Part 13 approved and is backwards compatible with MxPro 4, offering upgradability for customers.
About Advanced
The manufacturer of intelligent fire systems offers products from single panel installations to large multi-site networks. Advanced’s products include complete fire detection systems, multi-protocol fire panels, extinguishing control, fire paging and false alarm management systems. Visit www.advancedco.com.
