The National Maritime Museum, in Chatham, has been fitted with a Kentec Syncro 4 loop analogue addressable fire alarm panel.

Kentec’s Syncro fire alarm panel was fitted by CTA Fire Detection

The building, developed in partnership with the National Maritime Museum and the Imperial War Museum, stores a collection of over 4,000 ships' models.

Kentec’s Syncro fire alarm panel was fitted by CTA Fire Detection, alongside a repeater panel installed inside the museum’s Orientation Gallery.

The system has been supported by Hochiki's open protocol fire data communications with more than 100 Hochiki devices, including automatic smoke/heat sensors, call points and base sounder beacons. Aspirating detection has been installed inside the building’s repository areas to provide the earliest possible warning of a fire condition, Kentec said.

David Rooney of CTA Fire Detection, said: “We have always been impressed by the straightforward cause and effect programming tools offered with Kentec's Syncro, plus the company's excellent technical support.

"The panel is also very user friendly and simple to operate – essential when training staff. It also allowed us to make extensive use of the Hochiki Powered Output Modules to control and monitor the beam detectors, negating the use of additional power supplies and cabling.”