PSI July 2019

FIRE SAFETY
Voice is choice for emergency response
www.vimpex.co.uk
In modern buildings there may be literally
dozens of different types of audible warning
specified; fire alarm systems, emergency exit
alarms, lifts/elevators, intrusion alarm systems,
and each can have their own audible warning
device. In industrial settings there may also be
audible warning devices on production
equipment, assembly lines, and on forklifts.
With so many different types of audible
warning devices, it can be confusing to building
occupants when an alarm sounds. Is it the fire
alarm? An emergency exit alarm? Or has a unit
of production equipment jammed?
To counter these conflicting responses, voice
sounders are now an established and effective
contribution to voice evacuation systems in
public and commercial buildings, and can be a
viable alternative to more complex VA (Voice
Alarm) systems. The concept of voice
commands to instruct and direct people on how
to leave a building or other area during an
emergency is widely recognised as the most
efficient and sensible way to fulfill an important
safety-critical job.
The Vimpex Fire-Cryer® ranges of Voice
Sounders, are good examples of how voice
technology is proving to reduce delay and
response rate in evacuation times. Fire-Cryer®
can be used as a single message 24 V
conventional voice sounder on any
sounder/notification alarm circuit or as part of a
sophisticated multi-message, multilingual
evacuation system. Alongside the Fire-Cryer®
ranges, Vimpex has developed an exciting new
range of Identifire products to provide the Fire,
Detection and Alarm sector with a variety of
sleek, aesthetically-pleasing evacuation and
alarm accessories that offer a consistent look
and feel across the entire range.
Vimpex took the dynamic duo to Firex ‘19
Leading independent
manufacturer and
distributor of fire alarm
evacuation and building
infrastructure products
and accessories Vimpex,
took its dynamic duo Identifire and Fire-Cryer® ranges of
evacuation and alarm sounders, beacons and system
accessories together at this year’s Firex International in
London.
The industry-leading, state-of-the-art Identifire range of 50+
evacuation and alarm sounders, beacons and system
accessories, are all manufactured in the UK by Vimpex.
Flawless functionality combined with sleek design ensures
easy installation, and products that are easy on the eye.
Identifire products can be customised and come with flush or
surface mounted options.
Proudly manufactured by Vimpex in the UK, Fire-Cryer®
voice enhanced sounders are proven to reduce delay and
response rates in evacuation times and are as simple to
install as electronic sounders. Fire-Cryer® Solo provides the
clearest, unambiguous voice message for communication at
critical times.
Vimpex vision becoming a reality
Vimpex’s Identifire TriTone sounder has recently been certified
by UL Laboratories, an important move that marks a
strategically important development for Vimpex and is the first
stage of a strategy that will use UL for all future strategically
important products since the UL brand is recognised worldwide
as a mark of quality, safety and reliability.
Managing Director James Jones (pictured) says: “Following
the opening of the company’s new UK manufacturing
production facility, this first certification by UL Laboratories is
yet another step in the company’s ambitious plans that will
allow the Vimpex to innovate and increase its product ranges,
markets and territories, and to significantly increase export
activity in targeted markets.”
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