These accolades, held in Birmingham on 12 May 2009, are widely recognised as the fire industry’s premier awards event and are held in conjunction with the focal point of the fire industry calendar - the International Firex and Fire & Rescue 2009 shows.

Martin Harvey from Tyco, said: “FLAMEVision FV300, available from ADT Fire & Security and Tyco Fire and Integrated Solutions (TF&IS), is an entirely innovative product which helps businesses react to fire more efficiently. The combination of infrared fire detection and CCTV means, for the first time, the exact location and size of the fire can be determined and addressed quickly without causing enormous amounts of disruption to the business. We’re very pleased that the four years our R&D team have invested in the product has been recognised with the 2009 Fire Excellence Award.”

Launched in November 2008 FLAMEVision FV300 array based flame detector is a commercial product that pinpoints a fire’s location using a 256-point infrared gate array. Location of the fire is further enhanced for an operator to see via the built-in CCTV camera. All this goes towards helping to shorten response times, increase the accuracy of detection and minimise disruption.

The product has several features that make its application ideal for fire detection within commercial buildings:

• Situational awareness - FLAMEVision is unique in infrared flame detection as it provides location information of both single and multiple fire events. Using a 256-point infrared gate array as the sensing component, the detectors automatically and reliably identify a flame incident, and pinpoint the location on a video image. As a result fires can be isolated, minimising the need to shut down an entire plant.

• Alarm reliability - FLAMEVision minimises false alarms by using advanced digital algorithms to provide accurate discrimination between flame and non-flame events.

• Cost savings - The improved accuracy of fire detection, as well as the decrease in false alarms, means that costs are kept to a minimum and disruptions to the site are avoided as much as possible.

• Increased safety in high risk situations - FLAMEVision can be a major contributor to fire safety in high risk situations where flammable hydrocarbon products are processed, such as off-shore oil and gas platforms, off-shore fuel storage facilities, petrochemical plants, aircraft hangars and road and rail tunnels.

For more information, please visit www.tycosafetyproducts-europe.com

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About ADT
ADT, a company of Tyco International, designs, installs and services fire and electronic security systems for residential, business and government customers. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, ADT's products include intruder alarms, closed circuit television, access control, electronic article surveillance, radio frequency identification, fire detection, fire suppression, integrated solutions and monitoring. They are used to deter thieves and protect people, goods and property. For more information visit www.adtemea.com.

About Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions
Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions, part of Tyco International, designs, installs and services fire detection, protection and suppression systems, access control, closed circuit television and other integrated solutions across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With more than 6,000 employees including engineering, design and service experts, Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions serves the oil & gas, marine, traffic & transportation, commercial, education, healthcare and other industries. For more information visit www.tycofis.com.

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