System Sensor Directional Sound Business Dsgn Cntr

Business Design Centre BDC is the first public building in Great Britain install the Sound Alert Technology Directional Sound Evacuation DSE Situated in what is one of London s most vibrant and exciting the BDC was originally built in 1861 as The Royal Agricultural Hall now annually hosts over seventy trade and consumer exhibitions 250 and is the permanent home to over 100 companies was at an Ofex exhibition held at the centre in March 2000 that Sidney Lutz Officer for the BDC first became aware of The Localizer technology During exhibition Sound Alert ran a series of demonstrations in an empty shop unit at centre The unit was filled with theatrical smoke and the benefits of Directional Evacuation were demonstrated to potential investors in the company was so impressed there was no other way you could find your way out if was poor visibility the sound beacons made all the difference I was that BDC should become the first Exhibition and Conference in the world to adopt this superb technology enthused Mr Lutz and in 2001 the system was installed Jones Managing Director of the Business Design Centre said am that the Business Design Centre will be the first public building in to utilise this system It is at the cutting edge of fire safety technology that is of course of paramount importance to us We are looking to enjoying a good relationship with Sound Alert Technology for years to come Detection systems do a good job in telling people they need to leave a building not how to get out In a fire the nearest exit is often ignored as people try to go the way they came in The DSE system draws attention to nearest exits and can evacuation even in perfect visibility however it is without equal in smoke In to the benefits for the sighted the DSE system has provided a solution to evacuation for the Visually Impaired many of the Hearing Impaired can benefit well now a legal requirement under the Disabled Discrimination Act 1995 Directional Sound Evacuation has the following advantages Language independent Sight independent 60 improvement in exit times Helps in clear and smoke conditions Low cost easy retrofit Works in open areas corridors stairs Integrates with existing systems of DSE can be arranged at Sound Alert office between and Gatwick airports 35 minutes from London by train close to M25 J10 The Localizer is the registered trademark of Sound Alert Technology plc Old Village Hall The Street Effingham KT24 5JS Surrey United Kingdom 44 0 1372 456037 Fax 44 0 1372 450594 www soundalert com Time saved Lives saved Industry Council Product Award 2001 Council Award