11,000 Apollo fire detectors installed

More than 11,000 Apollo fire detectors installed to protect landmark projects in Slovenia

Apollo Fire Detectors Limited has won a number of prestige projects in the Republic of Slovenia, among them the main airport in the capital Ljubljana.

In excess of 11,000 Apollo conventional and intelligent fire detectors have been installed at sites across the Republic within the last three years.

As well as Ljubljana Airport, applications include Slovenia's largest Trade Centre, a number of pharmaceutical sites owned by LEK/Novartis and apartments at the holiday village of Zagori Novi Vinodolski on the Croatian coast.

Much of Apollo's success in Slovenia has been due to official distributor Zarja Elektronika doo, who have represented the company since 1991.

As a developer and manufacturer of Apollo-compatible fire control panels and other fire alarm products, Zarja Elektronika can offer customers a total system solution.

Its latest control panel, the CIE NJP-2000A, is a modular unit developed for larger applications.

Designed to offer distributed intelligence, the CIE panel can incorporate Apollo intelligent or conventional fire detectors, as required.

Since its launch less than 36 months ago, fire detection systems based on the CIE/Apollo combination have been specified and installed at over 20 new and refurbishment sites across Slovenia.

Brnik Airport, Ljubljana is among these.

The international airport connects Slovenia directly with other major European and World destinations such as London, Paris, Amsterdam and Moscow.

Adria Airline carried almost 900,000 passengers in 2004 and visitor numbers continue to grow as the new Republic expands its trade links and develops its tourist industry.

Consequently the airport is being developed to accommodate increased demand.

It currently has a fire detection system that includes 220 Apollo conventional fire detectors and 200 XP95 analogue addressable fire detectors, but the system is being expanded as the airport grows.

The Trade Centre, Ljubljana - the largest of its type in Slovenia - is protected by an Apollo-based fire detection system.

The Trade Centre has expanded over the last 15 years and the fire system has grown with it.

There are more than 5,000 fire detectors installed at the site, but they currently belong to a number to separate fire detection systems.

Zarja Electronika has been engaged to upgrade the fire protection at the site.

They are equipping the Trade Centre with an integrated fire detection system based around two CIE NJP-2000A control panels.

Twelve loops of Apollo XP95 fire detectors are already connected up.

The project is scheduled for completion at the end of 2005.

LEK is an international pharmaceutical company and a major employer in Slovenia.

Part of the Swiss-based Novartis Group, it has Apollo fire detection systems installed at a number of its production facilities in the Republic, including those at Menge, Prevalje and Lendava.

Zarja Elektronika estimates that it has installed in excess of 5,000 Apollo devices at LEK sites alone, including the system at the company's headquarters building in Ljubljana.

The headquarters is protected by a fire detection system that incorporates six distributed control panels and over 1,400 conventional and intelligent fire detectors.

It also includes around 100 Apollo addressable interfaces to enable fire alarm signals to trigger responses in the HVAC system and other control equipment.

The burgeoning tourist trade in Slovenia is also benefiting from Apollo fire detection.

A prime example is the tourist village of Zagori Novi Vindolski.

The main control panel for the fire detection system is sited in the reception area, with other communication modules distributed across the site.

The system was originally installed two years ago.

Zarja Electronika has just begun an expansion programme which will see a further 1,000 Apollo XP95 analogue addressable fire detectors being installed in new apartments and houses on the site.

Building on this success, Zarja Elektronika has just unveiled a small modular control panel that is compatible with Apollo's Orbis range of conventional fire detectors.

As a "baby brother" to the CIE NJP-2000A, the new NJP-400A control panel is equipped with a 2x40 character LCD and 64 zone indications.

Capable of monitoring between 8 and 36 zones of detectors, it will enable Zarja to offer the latest Apollo technology for small and medium-sized applications.

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