Livingstone Academy
Hochiki ESP’s range boosting life safety at brand new state-of-the-art educational facility Livingstone Academy, Bournemouth.
Hochiki ESP’s range boosting life safety at brand new state-of-the-art educational facility Livingstone Academy, Bournemouth.
The school has over 1800 occupants including students and staff and covers four stories of brand-new purpose-built facilities alongside historical buildings. This unique setting also includes a magistrates and coroners court, which will be preserved as part of the school site and used by the students for lectures and staging parliament style debates.
Preserving this incredible educational facility as well as ensuring the safety of the next generation was of the upmost importance to the facilities management team. With a proven track record of over 40 years in design and build contracting, J&B Hopkins Ltd were the M&E contractor who engaged with Southern Fire Alarms as the fire installation team.
With the opening of the school imminent, there were strict deadlines to be met so the team at Southern Fire Alarms wanted to install a system that was quick and easy to fit, as well as simple to maintain. They opted for Hochiki Europe’s ESP range of products, and in fact over 400 devices were installed at this state-of-the-art educational facility.
Hochiki Europe's ESP product range offers many benefits that ensure optimal protection and peace of mind, particularly in school settings. Its cutting-edge technology guarantees swift and precise detection of potential threats, enhancing response times and minimising damage. The ESP range boasts unparalleled reliability, reducing false alarms and ensuring accurate alerts in critical situations. Moreover, these products are intelligently designed for easy integration with existing systems, making upgrades seamless and cost-effective – something which appealed to the project managers for this install.
We caught up with Naomi Fell, the contract manager at Southern Fire Alarms to find out more
After opening in September 2023, everyone at Hochiki would like to wish the students and staff at Livingstone good luck in their first academic year and beyond.