Agrippa wire-free fire door holders have been installed at one of Birmingham’s largest schools.Allowing fire doors to be held open – invaluable in busy school corridors – the product automatically closes the door in the event of a fire alarm signal.
Fairfax Academy in Sutton Coalfield, which has more than 1400 students and 270 sixth formers, required a solution that balanced access with safety.
Agrippa’s door holders use Geofire’s wire-free technology.
The school’s facilities manager, Brian Fox, recognises that fire doors can be an irksome barrier to the progress of hundreds of students going from classroom to classroom – particularly wheelchair users and people with restricted mobility.
“The Agrippa fire door holders have proved to be the perfect solution – compact, easy to fit and programme,” says Fox. “Additionally, their ‘learning’ of the specific fire alarm means that they work perfectly with our alarm bells and there have been no false closures due to any loud noises.”
Geofire’s advanced digital technology enables the Agrippa door holders to uniquely ‘listen and learn’ the sound of a specific fire alarm. This ensures the holder’s releasing trigger reacts only to the precise sound of the fire alarm rather than extraneous loud noises, so false activations are virtually eliminated.
As it’s installed at the top of the fire door, the Agrippa holder does not cause damage to flooring. Its unique learning function optimises settings to suit the installed position, and it can be programmed for timed daily releases. It requires only two C cell batteries (which last for 12 months), has battery life indication and low battery warning. It is approved to EN1155 and CE Marked.
The holder is part of the Agrippa Acoustic Products Range that includes an acoustically triggered fire door closer. UK manufacturer Geofire specialise in the manufacture of a wide range of electromagnetic door holders and other activation devices used widely as part of fire, security or ventilation systems.
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