reviewA u t u m n 2011

Did you know?

Did you know that SMS have launched a brand new website www.smsfire.co.uk.Why not make a drink and have a browse around. We have a new Distributor page where we can promote your business. Speak to your Business Manager if you want to be listed on here.

SMS Key Contacts

Tony Green National Business Manager 07836 279368 Tony.Green@honeywell.com

NORTHBen Fothergill Business Manager 07875 999159 Ben.Fothergill@honeywell.com

MIDLANDSLinsey Jeyes East Midlands Business Representative 07967 754635 Linsey.Hart@honeywell.com

SOUTH WESTWill Carter Business Manager 07989 470228 Will.Carter@honeywell.com

SOUTH EASTStacey Adams Business Manager 07989 230042 Stacey.Adams2@honeywell.com

Dina Mistry Marketing Communications Executive 07739 779247 Dina.Mistry@honeywell.com

Design Team Support & Project Pricing 0116 246 2275 HLSUKsalessupport@honeywell.com

Christine Jones Training Co-ordinator 01444 238454 Christine.Jones2@honeywell.com

Diane Lishman Training Co-ordinator 01444 238407 Diane.Lishman@honeywell.com

Customer Services 0116 246 2042

Technical Services 0116 246 2134

Fax 0116 246 2016

Welcome to the 2011 Autumn edition of the SMS newsletter.

The timing of this year’s newsletter coincides with some great new product launches, which we hope you find of interest and value.

These product launches are aimed at broadening the SMS portfolio to give you a greater selection of technology to source from us. This objective will continue into 2012 as we increase the breadth of what we offer you.

Important to mention at this time our compliance to BS7273 Part 4 relating to the monitoring and actuation of all manner of door release mechanisms controlled by fire alarm systems; I am pleased to advise that the SenTRI range is compliant through new control panel software and a new Mains Powered Interface unit. If you are unfamiliar with the standard and it’s requirements, then please contact us and we will talk you through it. This newsletter contains some information to get you going.

Finally, I am pleased to advise that our Leicester manufacturing HQ has been awarded Bronze status by Honeywell for adopting all manner of process improvements over the last 12 months. We are very proud of our plant and welcome visitors every day to take a look. Contact your SMS Business Manager if you would like to come and see what we’re up to.

We would be delighted to welcome you.

Enjoy the read.

Disabled Refuge

The Emergency Voice Communications System (EVCS) is for use as a Fire Telephone system, Disabled Refuge Call system or as a combined system when both Fire Telephones and Disabled Refuge Points are required. SMS offers a Compact system which is ideal for small buildings that require two to three outstations along with a more enhanced Communications system for larger installations and projects.

Did you know?

Central battery systems are intended to energise emergency escape lighting and other essential safety equipment in the case of failure to the normal power supply. Did you know that SMS offers both AC/AC and AC/DC variants, which are suitable for most applications? Speak to your Business Manager for more information.

SMS i s a par t of Honey we l l

Water s ide Road Hami l ton Indus t r ia l Park Le ice s te r LE5 1TN UK

Tel +44 (0)116 246 2100 Fax +44 (0)116 246 2016 Web www.smsfire.couk Toolbox www.smstoolbox.co.uk

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New Literature

To support SenTRI customers, a new Analogue Addressable sales brochure has been created to present all three systems in one complete brochure. We have also written a piece which supports SenTRI in the topical discussion area of system protocol. Both pieces of literature are available from our fulfilment store.

L iterature References:SMS37 SMS Sy s tem Protoco lSMS18 SMS Analogue Addressable Brochure

Contact Detai ls:Te lephone: 0870 240 1434Email : sms@t f s tore.co.uk

Manufacturing success

Our manufacturing site at Leicester has gone through a number of major improvements since 2008 and methods have changed radically since that time. All UK brands are now manufactured at Leicester including SMS, Gent, Bardic, Morley and Notifier.

Honeywell employs a standard operating system (HOS) across all its worldwide plants. Each plant is certified based on achieving and then sustaining a minimum level of performance against the HOS. Our Leicester plant has been awarded Bronze status and given our continued strive for improvement, is working to improve our status to Silver early in 2012.

We are very proud of our manufacturing capability and welcome all Customers to come along and have a look at what we have been doing. You never know, some of the Honeywell ideas may be of benefit to your own organisation.

Did you know?

SMS have launched a new Aspirating range. The SMS range of air sampling smoke detection systems (ASSD) comprises of three detector units providing comprehensive solutions for a wide range of applications. ASSD are smoke detectors that actively take air samples from the monitored area and analyse them for the presence of smoke particles. This active sampling technology enables the identification of a possible fire in its very earliest stages. Speak to your Business Manager for more information.

SMS has successfully upgraded the SenTRI product range to comply with the introduction of BS7273 Part 4. The system now provides fail safe operation for all types of door release mechanisms in the event of a system failure at the fire alarm control panel.

BS7273 Part 4 2007 is the code of practice for the actuation of release of mechanisms for doors. Recommendations in the standard are based around the release of mechanisms as fail safe for a number of system faults as well as fire conditions.

Typically, doors have released from fire alarm systems normally closed contacts operating in a fire or open circuit fail safe condition. Under the application of the standard, that level of fail safe is no longer deemed broad enough and a significant number of additional fail safe conditions have been applied.

On top of that, there are 3 categories that should be considered and applied during the risk assessment and at the design stage. New system critical paths have resulted in a number of changes being made to our products, most notably the control panels and Mains Powered Interface range, both of which have increased levels of fail safe protection. Detector spacing under BS5839 Part 1 is also considered in the standard.

SMS SenTRI system products are developed and improved in harmony with one another, hence the system products are in compliance with the requirements of the standard. To find out more, please contact your Business Manager, who will be pleased to visit and present the finer details on the requirements, how they affect you and your customers and how we comply.

BS7273 Part 4