HA Ockendon - Virtus Security

THE REQUIREMENT

Virtus Security were recently contacted by one of our Clients, Harris Academy Ockendon, regarding an upgrade to their Fire Alarm System and additional detection in an area of the site. Our report identified the following

Work must be completed within the October half term break
Client had no easily traceable event log so a printer was to be specified.
Additional detection in areas of the site were required.
Current system is very slow in its operation.
Cause and Effect is not working as per specification.
The main control panel is not suitably located for the fire brigade.

THE SOLUTION

As Kentec have now made the Syncro 6000 range of control panels obsolete, rather than swap out the entire network which is costly, we offered the “Taktis bridge” solution to the Client whereby we can install new Taktis panels and network them directly to the older Syncro panels. The remaining Syncro’s can be upgraded over time should the client wish too meaning Customers can budget for long term upgrades. Prior to the work commencing, a 2nd meeting was held with the Client to enable us to coordinate the fire systems down time around the school’s extra-curricular activities.

Our engineers were provided with a timetable of the activities and instructed to work around this to minimize inconvenience. We began by installing the additional cabling for detection and to the fire panels new location followed by upgrading the firmware across all remaining Syncro Panels to the latest version. The engineers then swapped out the 2 Main panels and installed the new Taktis units. The updated configuration file was uploaded and finally the system was then fully tested ensuring correct operation of ALL cause and effects.

THE RESULT

The Client has been provided with a seamless swap over from a slow operating, obsolete fire alarm system to one of todays most capable Fire panels on the market at a greater cost saving than originally envisaged whilst also providing the capacity for future expansion. Panel has now been sited in a much more efficient location to aid firefighters in quick identification of a fire’s location as well as a printout for further information.

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Virtus were instrumental in understanding the sites requirements and specifying a full security solution. Louis and his teams knowledge and experience enabled the installation to be completed in conjunction with our existing infrastructure, and installed in a fully occupied building both efficiently and cost effectively. The whole project from design to installation was expertly managed by the Virtus team.

Regional Facilities Manager, 80 Cheapside

From the survey to the final commissioning phase we were impressed with the way that Virtus carried out the project, Louis and his team are highly professional and tailored the system to our requirements, the PLAN access control platform is the perfect match to sites security needs!

Security Manager, 150 Cheapside

Virtus were very helpful with the set up and returning to adjust/alter the service to the building needs after completion.

Facilities Coordinator, Fairfax house

We are very pleased with the upgrade work carried out by Virtus. Their work was of an excellent standard and was completed within the agreed time frame; they even incorporated some last minute changes. The CCTV system and quality of images are much better as a result of the upgrade and have greatly improved our ability to deter and prevent crime and to protect our patients, staff and other visitors.

Security Manager, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Virtus Security provided a complete security system installation, the workmanship and attitude of their engineers was excellent, the installation ran smoothly with Virtus from start to finish. We would definitely use Virtus again.

Building Services Manager , MTX Contracts Ltd

Virtus Security demonstrated a complete understanding of our security requirements and were able to design a solution around this. Their professionalism and work ethic are fantastic and the solution they provided is a great value both in terms of benefits and cost.

Kevin Lockhart, Arcapita London

Having had extensive problems with the previous contractor Virtus Security have restored my faith in how the services should be run. They are professional, courteous and proactive. Their response times are excellent and offer good value for money.

Site Manager, Harris Academy Falconwood