Smoke, not steam: how dual optical detection cuts false alarms
False alarms are one of the most persistent headaches on any fire system you maintain. In hotels, student accommodation and other high-occupancy buildings, a detector that can’t tell shower steam from smoke means repeated evacuations, call-out charges, wasted staff time – and, over time, occupants who stop taking the alarm seriously. Nittan’s Evolution EV-DP dual […]
AdvancedLive ordering, simplified: meet the new Huvo configurator
AdvancedLive gives you and your end users a smarter way to monitor Advanced MxPro 5 fire systems remotely. But getting from “this site needs AdvancedLive” to the correct combination of subscriptions and mapping licences has sometimes been a bit of a head-scratcher. So, we’ve built a new AdvancedLive configurator into the Huvo website. Answer a […]
Advanced MxPro 4 spare parts: availability ends 30/06/2026
If you still have Advanced MxPro 4 fire alarm control panels out in the field, this is the date to put in the diary: spare-parts availability for the legacy MxPro 4 range ends on 30/06/2026. After that point, sourcing replacement boards, power supplies and other components becomes a genuine problem — so now is the […]
We’ve rebuilt how you browse Huvo. Here’s what’s changed.
Browsing Huvo just got a lot sharper We’ve been quietly rebuilding how you browse the Huvo catalogue — and it’s now live. The goal was simple: less friction, faster decisions, and a layout that actually keeps pace with how you work. Here’s what’s new. Favourites If you regularly fit the same kit, you shouldn’t have […]
Introducing In-Pick: the AI search tool built into Serage NVRs
Finding a specific person or vehicle on a multi-camera system used to mean one thing: time. Time spent scrubbing through timeline after timeline, switching between cameras, rewinding, second-guessing. For your customers — whether they’re managing a retail site, a logistics yard, or a commercial premises — that process is slow, frustrating, and increasingly unacceptable when […]
The Hochiki YBN-R/3: One Base Fits All
Ask an experienced installer what slows down a job, and somewhere near the top of the list you’ll find this: hunting through the van for the right base. Wrong colour, wrong type, ordered the wrong quantity. The Hochiki YBN-R/3 common mounting base exists to remove that problem entirely. One base across the entire ESP ecosystem […]
Vimpex Identifire Pro: a new generation of alarm notification devices
Vimpex’s Identifire Pro is a substantial new range of alarm notification devices — and one that’s been built with a clear ambition: to offer installers and specifiers a single, unified platform that covers every scenario they’re likely to encounter, without compromise. Designed and manufactured in Essex, Identifire Pro spans sounders, VADs and VIDs across five […]
How C-TEC’s CAST-PRO detectors tackle false alarms at the source
False alarms are one of the most disruptive and costly problems in fire detection. They interrupt building operations, erode occupant confidence in alarm systems, and — in the worst cases — lead to the dangerous habit of ignoring alerts altogether. For installers, a system that cries wolf is a system that generates callbacks, complaints, and […]
Introducing the new Huvo system configurators: build compatible systems in minutes
Specifying a fire alarm system involves a lot of moving parts. Control panels, detectors, call points, sounders, interfaces, power supplies — getting everything right, in the right quantities, and making sure it all works together takes time and attention. We’ve built four brand-specific system configurators to make that process quicker, clearer, and less prone to […]