Fitting a new life safety system to any public space can be a complex job, but when undertaking this task in a hospital, during a pandemic, the complexity increases tenfold. When Pyrotec Fire and Security were chosen as the contractors to update an existing fire detection system at Wycombe General Hospital, there was only one life safety device manufacturer that would fit the job – Hochiki.

Wycombe Hospital provide urgent treatment and planned (elective) surgery, specialist treatment for patients with heart conditions and strokes, cancer, and urological conditions along with a midwifery led unit.

The project, commissioned by Buckinghamshire Health NHS Foundation Trust, was to replace an existing network of obsolete control panels and devices.  The hospital was fitted with a network of 26 control panels, pre-programmed off site. Loop by loop, each fire zone had old devices switched out and replaced with Hochiki’s ESP Intelligent range of addressable fire detection and alarm equipment by the expert team at Pyrotec Fire and Security. 

Commenting on the project Justyn Soames, lead Project Manager for this job said “Hochiki life safety devices were chosen because, despite the innovative technology at play, the devices are incredibly simple to fit and most importantly for this project at Wycombe Hospital, Hochiki technology is highly flexible and compatible with other systems.”

The main challenge of this job was undertaking the changeover during the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was an exceptionally smooth transition from the old set up to the new with minimal disruption to the site and project programme. All project targets were met at each stage, the use of Hochiki devices played a key part in this.”

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