Last week, Tyco Integrated Security (TycoIS) acquired Atlanta-based Carter Brothers’ Fire and Life Safety business for an undisclosed amount. Following the sale, Carter Brothers will transfer its commercial security business to one of its affiliates.
TycoIS acquired Carter Brothers’ Fire and Life Safety business. Carter Brothers will transfer the commercial security portion of its business to an affiliate of Carter Brothers.
The National Systems Contractors Association (NCSA), based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has launched and will host its inaugural Mass Notification & Emergency Communications (MNEC) Symposium at Northern Virginia Community College’s Anandale, Va., campus, on November 14.
Intelligibility is an increasingly important element for commercial fire systems. What dealers need to know about the requirements — and how to meet them.
Security dealers are rethinking the way they design and install commercial fire systems in the wake of new intelligibility requirements for emergency communications for those systems. Here’s what dealers need to know about the new requirements, what tools exist to help in meeting them and what to do when complying with requirements just isn’t a viable option.
Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell, Northford, Conn., hit a homerun for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Toronto Blue Jays’ Double-A affiliate team, through the replacement of its stadium’s old, damaged fire system with a new Fire-Lite Alarms addressable fire system offering more robust surge protection.
During the NFPA Association Technical Meeting in Las Vegas, 20 NFPA documents were presented for action. Read what action took place on NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code.
AES Corporation, Peabody, Mass., announced that its AES-IntelliNet 7788F-C series Fire subscriber, 7705i-C central station receiver, and its 7170-C MultiNet transceiver earned the Canadian ULC listing as a “Fire Communicator for use with Network and Cellular communication paths” - “CAN/ULC S561-03 Installation And Services For Fire Signal Receiving Centres And Systems.”
National Training Center (NTC) announced a new course offering, “Water-Based Inspection and Testing.” The course is designed for the sprinkler inspection and testing professional.
Honeywell Power Products, Northford, Conn., announces its new Web app. The Power Supply Selector Web app helps installers and equipment wholesalers' sales staff quickly determine the appropriate power supply for fire alarm, video, intrusion and access control systems.