More than 11,000 Apollo Fire Detectors installed to protect landmark projects in Slovenia
Apollo Fire Detectors Limited has won a number of
prestige projects in the Republic of Slovenia, among them the main
airport in the capital Ljubljana. In excess of 11,000 Apollo
conventional and intelligent fire detectors have been installed at
sites across the Republic within the last three years. As well as
Ljubljana Airport, applications include Slovenia's largest Trade
Centre, a number of pharmaceutical sites owned by LEK/Novartis and
apartments at the holiday village of Zagori Novi Vinodolski on the
Croatian coast.
Much of Apollo's success in Slovenia has been due to official
distributor Zarja Elektronika doo, who have represented the company
since 1991. As a developer and manufacturer of Apollo-compatible
fire control panels and other fire alarm products, Zarja
Elektronika can offer customers a total system solution. Its latest
control panel, the CIE NJP-2000A, is a modular unit developed for
larger applications. Designed to offer distributed intelligence,
the CIE panel can incorporate Apollo intelligent or conventional
fire detectors, as required. Since its launch less than 36 months
ago, fire detection systems based on the CIE/Apollo combination
have been specified and installed at over 20 new and refurbishment
sites across Slovenia.
Brnik Airport, Ljubljana is among these. The
international airport connects Slovenia directly with other major
European and World destinations such as London, Paris, Amsterdam
and Moscow. Adria Airline carried almost 900,000 passengers in 2004
and visitor numbers continue to grow as the new Republic expands
its trade links and develops its tourist industry. Consequently the
airport is being developed to accommodate increased demand. It
currently has a fire detection system that includes 220 Apollo
conventional fire detectors and 200 XP95 analogue addressable
fire detectors, but the system is being expanded as the airport
grows.
Ljubljana Airport is one of the landmark sites in
Slovenia to be protected by Apollo fire detectors.
The Trade Centre, Ljubljana - the largest of
its type in Slovenia - is protected by an Apollo-based fire
detection system. The Trade Centre has expanded over the last 15
years and the fire system has grown with it. There are more than
5,000 fire detectors installed at the site, but they currently
belong to a number to separate fire detection systems. Zarja
Electronika has been engaged to upgrade the fire protection at the
site. They are equipping the Trade Centre with an integrated fire
detection system based around two CIE NJP-2000A control panels.
Twelve loops of Apollo XP95
fire detectors are already connected up. The project is scheduled
for completion at the end of 2005.
LEK is an international pharmaceutical company
and a major employer in Slovenia. Part of the Swiss-based Novartis
Group, it has Apollo fire detection systems installed at a number
of its production facilities in the Republic, including those at
Mengeš, Prevalje and Lendava. Zarja Elektronika estimates that it
has installed in excess of 5,000 Apollo devices at LEK sites alone,
including the system at the company's headquarters building in
Ljubljana. The headquarters is protected by a fire detection system
that incorporates six distributed control panels and over 1,400
conventional and intelligent fire detectors. It also includes
around 100 Apollo addressable interfaces to enable fire alarm
signals to trigger responses in the HVAC system and other control
equipment.
The burgeoning tourist trade in Slovenia is also benefiting from
Apollo fire detection. A prime example is the tourist village of
Zagori Novi Vindolski. The main control panel for
the fire detection system is sited in the reception area, with
other communication modules distributed across the site. The system
was originally installed two years ago. Zarja Electronika has just
begun an expansion programme which will see a further 1,000 Apollo
XP95 analogue addressable
fire detectors being installed in new apartments and houses on the
site.
Building on this success, Zarja Elektronika has just unveiled a
small modular control panel that is compatible with Apollo's Orbis
range of conventional fire detectors. As a "baby brother" to the
CIE NJP-2000A, the new NJP-400A control panel is equipped with a
2x40 character LCD and 64 zone indications. Capable of monitoring
between 8 and 36 zones of detectors, it will enable Zarja to offer
the latest Apollo technology for small and medium-sized
applications.
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