One of Europe’s
leading smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm suppliers, FireAngel, has secured
three partnerships with high profile housing associations throughout Scotland,
providing alarms to over 17,000 properties across the country.
Following the
Scottish Government’s pending legislative changes, Queens Cross Housing
Association and Caledonia Housing Association have chosen FireAngel’s range of
alarms through the Scottish Procurement For Housing (PFH) scheme, and River
Clyde Housing Association has also selected FireAngel to help meet these new
regulations.
Under these changes
to the Housing (Scotland) Act following the Grenfell fire tragedy, all homes
will require sealed long-life battery or mains wired alarms that are
interlinked, with one functioning smoke alarm in the room that is frequently
used by the occupants in the daytime.
It will also require
one functioning smoke alarm in every circulation space on every floor, such as
hallways and landings and one heat alarm in every kitchen. A carbon monoxide
alarm will also need to be fitted in each room with a carbon-fuelled appliance
or flue.
A combination of the
FireAngel Specification range of mains powered alarms and Wi-Safe 2 battery
powered alarms have been chosen to give greater flexibility to ensure each
property achieves constant compliance through the use of interlinked alarms
installed in the kitchen, hallways, landings and living room, but also due to
the utilisation of FireAngel’s unique remote monitoring platform FireAngel
Connect. Working closely with the housing associations and their technical
teams, the alarms will be installed throughout next year.
James King, Trade
Business Unit Director for FireAngel, commented: “Following the legislative
changes that will come into place in March 2019, FireAngel is extremely proud
to be working closely with such prestigious housing associations throughout
Scotland.
"The FireAngel
range of battery and mains alarms provides a flexible and affordable solution
for housing associations to not only comply with upcoming regulations but also
provide its tenants with the highest level of protection.”
