Advanced Electronics Expands Range with Acquisition of DDA Specialist

Advanced Electronics Ltd has expanded its range of intelligent fire alarm control equipment with the acquisition of Clarion Communications, a leading manufacturer of DDA-compliant fire safety products for the deaf and hearing impaired. Clarion’s product range and its existing customer base will provide Advanced Electronics with a platform for significant growth in the all important DDA-compliant marketplace.

The Clarion Communications business and staff have re-located to the Advanced headquarters in Cramlington, where the products will continue to be manufactured, developed and marketed under Clarion’s popular LifeLine brand. Clarion will continue to operate as a separate business unit managed by Advanced’s Sales Director, Ian Thompson.

Commenting on the acquisition, Ian Thompson said, "This is a fantastic opportunity for the company to expand its business into areas covered by the DDA. Clarion’s team now have access to Advanced’s infrastructure, facilities and resources, which will benefit both current Clarion users and offer new opportunities for Advanced’s existing partners. All of the company’s sales team will be able to provide information and support on the LifeLine products."

The LifeLine range consists of four products – UniCOM, NetCOM, PalmCOM and SleepCOM. UniCOM is a control panel compliant with BS5839-1:2002 that connects to a standard fire panel and transmits an alarm condition to the PalmCOM and SleepCOM units when a fire alarm occurs. PalmCOM is a small robust vibrating hand-held pager that displays pre-configured text messages transmitted from the UniCOM. SleepCOM is a stand-alone bedside unit linked to a vibrating pillow pad that ensures individuals are awoken when an alarm situation is transmitted from the UniCOM. NetCOM has the same functionality as UniCOM, but via an RS232 data interface can connect to intelligent control panels, enabling detailed information to be read, interrogated and distributed to PalmCOM units. Windows based paging software can also be added, which will enable a UniCOM or NetCOM system to provide full site-wide paging capabilities.

"The acquisition of Clarion Communications is a perfect fit for our business" said Ray Hope, Managing Director of Advanced Electronics. "It gives us access to an exciting field-proven range of products, which allows us to supply a complete fire system solution for DDA-compliant applications."

Advanced Electronics manufactures a comprehensive range of intelligent control and indicating panels, software and peripherals for fire detection, smoke control and emergency lighting monitoring. The Mx-4000 family of fire panels is approved to EN54 Parts 2 & 4 and is compatible with both Hochiki and Apollo protocols.

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