WestQuay Shopping Centre Comples, Southampton, Hampshire, UK

Site Details:
Southampton's WestQuay retail development is home to some of the finest shops and restaurants along the south coast of England and anticipates visitor numbers in excess of 14 million each year.

Technical Details:
WestQuay comprises 74,600 square metres of floor space, the retail accommodation being arranged on two levels and totalling in excess of 80 units while 15 catering outlets are located in an extensive first-floor area. A complex on this scale and attracting people in such numbers requires a sophisticated and reliable fire protection system. WestQuay's system is based around Apollo's Discovery range. The system was required to cover all the common areas of the complex and have the facility to link to independent equipment protecting individual tenant units.

There are approximately 1,000 Discovery detectors installed at WestQuay, arranged over 25 loops in all. The loops are configured around six control panels. Five of the panels control five loops of devices each. The sixth panel sits in the central control room at the site. In addition to smoke, heat and multisensor detectors, the fire system also incorporates 300 manual call points, 100 Sounder Control Units and 560 interfaces which link in with equipment in the tenant areas. The system is also equipped with a graphic link display which is also housed in the central control room on site.