Silent Knight issue 1 2006

Useful Information for Farenhyt ESDs 1 2006 Farenhyt Distributor Wrap up 185 people from 64 compa attended the 2005 Farenhyt Distributor Conference at Harbor Beach Resort Spa in Fort FL November 5 8 conference themed Making it proved to be an oppor venue for attendees providing with comprehensive product sales information as well as a of innovative technology to calypso trio with steel drums welcomed on Saturday evening poolside at a dinner The general session off on Sunday morning with welcoming Allen Fritts President of Fire Systems Allen provided a brief on the acquisition of the five unique that make up the Honeywell Fire Group and thanked the distributors their tireless efforts throughout the year all of us together are truly Making it Kosciuk Vice President of Sales outlined latest developments and gave a brief on the Farenhyt program 2005 Following Dave presentation Dr Rohm of Personality Insights humor educated attendees Dr Rohm a world communicator walked the audience rarely discussed issues of time per relating to personality types sessions throughout each day of the allowed participants to focus on areas of interest including retire planning for business owners business IFP Net Applications a System Sensor and a Fire Systems Group Services Honeywell Power Products overview it up a notch this year Silent Knight that attendees had their fair share of at the vendor evening with Gaming The ballroom was transformed with hold style poker air hockey tables and other fun games After the games roamed vendor alley and visited vendors including Gardner Gray Rice Public Relations America Corporation Systems BJM Promotions Power Products and System Silent Knight did not disappoint guests the lavish Customer Appreciation Dinner Monday night in the Grand Ballroom The was full of laughs as Dave Kosciuk and Hendrickson handed out multiple awards recognize top sales and achievements coffee was served the room turned little steamier as a Latin band and profes salsa dancers wowed guests those of you who were not able to make in 2005 this year conference is slated November 5 8 in Bonita Springs Florida of Ft Meyers on Florida Southwest and promises to be as fun filled and as the 2005 conference was We hope see you there Information for Farenhyt ESDs 1 2006 the Upgraded IFP Series Product Meets UL 9th Edition Standards the IFP 50 Knight introduces its expanded IFP Series of prod and VIP The upgraded products now conform to the new edition standards mandated by UL as well as offering features and benefits Updated panels have been since March IFP Series product line now supports synchronization of Sensor A V appliances in addition to the existing Wheelock and Gentex products A USB port has added to increase compatibility with laptop comput All products in the line now upload and download five faster due to KnightLink data compression software and the IFP 1000 has an increased power supply six amps And most notably the panels now have the Device Protocol IDP which supports a wide of System Sensor devices including smoke heat duct thermal detectors as well as input output modules and initiating devices Panels are field selectable for either or Hochiki protocol panel specific features for the IFP 1000 IFP 100 120 VAC or 240 VAC operation Plex Door option providing Silence and Reset capabil without user codes and a USB programming connector more information on these upgraded products contact Regional Sales Manager Dave Desk to 2006 It proves to be fantastic and successful for the Farenhyt program far this year Farenhyt is off to a great start an 42 growth over the quarter of 2005 This speaks the great job you are all doing in your marketplaces our product and getting the Farenhyt name out the engineering and specifying communities here at Silent Knight know you doing a great job we will be issuing growth rebate credits in April than 40 companies will receive over 250K in credits on their growth in 2005 Congratulations This encourages growth of the Farenhyt program we will be continuing it this year as well on to some product information Updated Farenhyt have begun to ship starting in March that meet 9th edition standards You will receive more information how this gives you a competitive edge in your These new standards must be met by every in the industry and some have fallen behind haven met the standard yet This puts us in a great when selling these products with such a competi advantage we have had a small price increase after three Mainly due to the rise in materials cost the new is only about a 1 1 2 increase across the board you have questions about pricing please speak to your sales manager you again for your business and your loyalty to the program We appreciate all that you do for us to Contact Us Silent Knight 7550 Meridian Circle Maple Grove MN 55369 cid 127 1 800 328 0103 cid 127 www farenhyt com Information for Farenhyt ESDs 1 2006 Facility Fire System Residents Stay and Safe of the type of facility when a fire alarm is acti it serious business Everyone must remain calm procedures must be followed Response by the personnel must occur quickly Now imagine if vast majority of the people in the facility are unable to the property on their own The gravity of the situation be increased exponentially is the challenge faced by the Little Sisters of the Poor Gallup New Mexico Originally created as a private non Catholic nursing home the three acre facility now a modern assisted living component added two ago This new three story complex is connected the main facility and enables residents who don need comprehensive nursing home atmosphere to live inde while giving them access to the services they need from time to time at least 95 of the residents in the two buildings require some level of assistance evacuating the should a fire alarm go off While some might need help others would require wheelchairs and other devices While nurses and other personnel in the are trained to handle this task both residents and would like to avoid it unless absolutely necessary order to keep disruption to a minimum the workers need to be able to quickly determine if there is actu a fire and if there is be able to determine its exact loca so only the people in proximity to the fire have to be recently neither of these capabilities was possible the existing fire protection system A conventional 10 panel with about 300 points of protection incorporat pull stations smoke detectors and duct detectors had been installed in the facility If a fire alarm was the panel might show something like Zone 1 Wing The problem was a zone might contain 20 30 protection points and facility personnel had to try to exactly where the problem occurred Determining if was a true fire emergency was very time consuming consequently in the interest of safety everyone had to evacuated to the dismay of both workers and resi addition because the emergency could not be readily the fire department had to err on the side of cau and dispatch engines to the scene Given the size of the as well as the physical limitations of the residents fire department would normally send two or three fire along with support equipment Financially the facil is responsible for costs incurred when fire trucks dispatched Since the ongoing costs of unnecessarily the fire department are significant minimizing alarms was of paramount importance solution to this dilemma was clear an addressable that would not only pinpoint the exact location of potential fire situation but allows personnel to deter its