HEADLINES
COMPLETE STRIP OUT OF EXISTING FIRE ALARM THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL
HARDWIRED NEW ALARM INTO ALL AREAS COVERING c.38,000SQM
GRADE L2 AND EMERGENCY LOCKDOWN SYSTEM INSTALLED
WORKS SCHEDULED AROUND THE SCHOOL TIMETABLE TO AVOID DISRUPTION
| Project Title | Tadcaster Grammar School fire alarm |
| Client | STAR Multi-Academy Trust |
| Contractor | G&H Projects |
| Duration | 12 weeks |
| Value | £400,000 |
“The project was on budget and delivered on time whilst working in a live school environment and was managed to the highest standards.”
ROB HOLAH, ESTATES DIRECTOR, STAR MAT
OVERVIEW
Having delivered a comprehensive plant room replacement for Sherburn, Tadcaster and Rural Multi-Academy Trust (STAR MAT), we were appointed to deliver a full replacement of its fire alarm system at the 1,200-pupil Tadcaster Grammar School.
Working systematically through the school’s 38,000sqm floor plan, we removed the existing fire alarm and replaced it with a state-of-the-art, Grade L2 system bespoke to the school’s requirements.
CHALLENGE
Due to the size of the school and the requirement to ensure a fully functioning fire alarm system was in place at all times, a piecemeal operation of removing, replacing and testing each section room-by-room, corridor-by-corridor was used throughout the 12-week programme.
SOLUTION
Out of core working hours was required to complete the scheme with our engineers and project managers on site during evenings and weekends when the school was empty.
This avoided any disruption to not just teaching and learning but all other works that are carried out to keep the school functioning including office duties, canteen and estates management.
RESULTS
The completed work provides the school with a more secure, reliable, compliant and comprehensive system, one that features autodetection, gives the school the ability to operate a one-out-all-out evacuation policy as well as an emergency lockdown protocol.
