For the long-suffering residents of South Africa, the policy of load shedding to help manage demand from the country’s ageing and poorly maintained electrical generation and distribution system, is a major inconvenience, and it can be fatal to fire alarm systems.

Grain Field Chickens, based in Reitz in the Orange Free State Province, features all the typical fire detection challenges one would expect to encounter in a food processing facility.

Installed global solar capacity doubled in three years from 2018, and the expectation is that in the next three years, it will more than double. In South Africa, the year-on-year growth from 2021 to 2022 was 24,90%.

With the significant push towards renewable energy, such as wind and solar, the demand for battery energy storage systems has grown exponentially, as has the need for fire safety solutions for these environments.

UK-based wireless fire technology pioneer Hyfire, has confirmed partnership agreements that will see its products sold in South Africa, for the first time, through local fire and safety stalwart, Technoswitch.

Technoswitch has released the Rhino103 extinguishing control panel range, designed and manufactured in South Africa to comply with EN54 parts 2 and 4, and EN12094.

Technoswitch is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with Ciqurix (UK), a leading supplier of video fire detection products.

The FM-approved FlameSpec detectors address slow-growing fires and fast eruptions of fire while maintaining high performance and reliable detection in all weather and light conditions.

The Technoswitch EN54-4 certified range of power supplies deliver additional built-in performance features that most others fail to provide. These features ensure that the PSUs provide reliable power and continuously monitor total performance.