Being the smallest Nordic country hasn’t stopped GearTeam in Demark leading the charge for fire safety on construction sites.
GearTeam, based in Hillerød and an importer and supplier of fire emergency products, is the latest company to become a WES+ distributor, meaning that now Ramtech Electronics, manufacturer of the WES+ system, currently has distributors in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Austria.
The management team at GearTeam is now focussed on delivering the message that WES+ is the only wireless fire alarm system in Europe to comply with the relevant sections of EN 54. This is a mandatory European standard that specifies requirements and laboratory testing for every component of a fire detection and fire alarm system.
Fire on Danish construction projects, as in all countries, is an ever present danger to personnel, assets and people living or working nearby. WES+ tackles this problem because it is designed specifically for construction sites, compliant with EN 54 and, being wireless, a very user friendly system.
In the case of GearTeam in Denmark, WES+’s site wide alarm will ensure that personnel working on site will immediately evacuate to a point of safety, whilst rescue services can be alerted sooner, minimising the risk of the fire spreading.
During the day, manual call points, installed on site in accordance with the project’s Fire Plan, are interlinked to create a completely secure mesh network so that all areas receive the same audible and visual alert signal. The site wide alarm can be manually triggered by personnel from any call point.
Optional heat or smoke detection units provide automatic cover 24/7, ensuring that the site is protected even when personnel are not present.
Jesper B. Løvbo, founder of GearTeam, said: “Fires on construction sites are a serious concern for all our customers who operate in this sector. WES+ provides them with a technology-based solution for ensuring their personnel and physical assets are protected. Based on the excellent feedback we have had so far from the marketplace we have already taken the decision to allocate dedicated resources to support the WES+ opportunity in Denmark.”
