IRIS 2002 SRL, a specialist logistics provider serving the Italian luxury fashion industry, has enhanced fire safety across its warehousing operation using Hochiki’s Latitude fire control panels networked with Hochiki ESP intelligent (addressable) fire detection and alarm devices, helping protect people, high value inventory and continuity in a demanding, high throughput environment.
The installation was delivered by Hochiki Italia’s distributor DSA Technology SRL, working with authorised installation specialists EM Sistemi Di Sicurezza, to design a tailored solution for a complex site that includes a dedicated hanging garment section with an overhead trolley system and loading platform.
A large, open plan warehouse challenge
With operations spanning a three floor, 6,600 sqm garment warehouse and a wider 9,000 sqm facility, IRIS 2002 required a comprehensive system that could maintain protection without disrupting critical logistics activity.
The open plan design also created a practical signalling challenge, as the absence of structural columns made traditional Visual Alarm Device placement impractical in parts of the warehouse.
Flexible detection and clear audio-visual signalling
To address the site’s detection and evacuation needs, the team specified Hochiki YBO-BSB2 base sounder beacons, mounted beneath ESP intelligent sensors to provide combined audible and visual warnings. The base sounder beacons offer 51 EN54 approved audio tones and a high intensity flash, supporting compliant signalling in environments with high background noise.
The ESP addressable sensor range was selected for its suitability across large, mixed warehouse zones and for features designed to reduce unwanted alarms, including automatic drift compensation and variable sensitivity.
At the heart of the solution, Hochiki Latitude fire control panels were installed across all three warehouses, with the entire system monitored from a single control station. With Latitude’s remote monitoring option, facilities and health and safety teams can access the system 24/7 and gain real time visibility of panel status and site conditions, supporting a more proactive approach to compliance, oversight and operational continuity.
Simple installation, intuitive operation
EM Sistemi Di Sicurezza highlighted the practical benefits of system flexibility during delivery: “The flexibility of Hochiki’s system made the design and installation process easy.”
DSA Technology SRL also emphasised fast commissioning and end user usability:
“Configuration and programming were extremely simple, reducing commissioning times. The user interface is clear and intuitive, ensuring immediate and safe management of the system for end operators.”
A strong reference point for safer logistics facilities
This installation is a practical example of how logistics warehouse environments can be kept safer using a joined up, addressable fire detection and alarm system, one that combines scalable control, robust detection, clear audio-visual notification and simple ongoing operation. For facilities managers balancing compliance, uptime and the realities of busy sites, it shows the value of selecting life safety technology that is engineered for real buildings, real constraints and real working conditions.
