ADT protects Aberdeen's legacy against threat of firePriceless archives – dating back to 1205 – are housed in specially adapted rooms at the Dunbar Street headquarters of Aberdeen City Council. Due to the age of the documents, the threat of fire is ever present, with even the smallest spark potentially devastating. However, the fragile nature of the archives means that traditional, water-based sprinkler systems would prove as damaging as fire and, until recently, a Halon-based gas extinguishing system was used In the 1980s Halon was found to have significant ozone depleting potential and its production ceased in 1993, under the terms of the Montreal Protocol. New EU legislation (ED 2037/2000) is designed to completely phase out its use by the end of 2003. The Halon system has now been removed and decommissioned from the mobile and static archive rooms of Aberdeen City Council’s HQ by ADT, ADT’s experienced Aberdeen-based engineers then replaced the outdated system over a ten-day period with one of the company’s state-of-the-art Fire Fighting Systems using Novec™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid. “The reason we chose an ADT system using Novec 1230 is that the fluid is a ‘clean’ agent that is both electrically non-conductive and leaves no residue after discharge, thereby preserving the delicate archives.” ADT’s Aberdeen branch won the contract to supply and install the systems – which will protect a total area of around 820m3 – against competitive tendering from various other companies. ADT has the largest UK and Ireland branch network of any fire and security company and is a BAFE (British Approvals of Fire Equipment) registered company for Halon system decommissioning, which allows it to offer an unsurpassed tailored solution to Halon replacement.
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