Fire Detection and Alarms
LPCB has been certifying fire alarm and detection equipment for over 30 years; has one of the most comprehensively equipped laboratories in the world for testing these devices; continues to invest in new equipment to provide test facilities to meet emerging technologies in the fire detection field and our approval process is undertaken by a highly qualified team of expert scientists and engineers.
Products must undergo a set of rigorous tests to ensure they meet, and continue to meet, quality standards set by a team of industry experts. LPCB can undertake approvals work to all parts of EN 54 and fire extinguishing panels to EN12094-1. The list of products includes, but is not limited to:-
- Smoke, heat and multi-sensor detectors
- CO detectors
- Flame, beam and aspirating detectors
- Manual call points
- Sounders
- Line Units
- Fire alarm control panels and power supply equipment
- Fire extinguishing panels
- Compatability assessment for system components
Approval covers certification to the internationally recognised LPCB Certification mark
and CE marking to the Construction Products Directive (CPD) 89/106/EEC
LPCB also works with manufacturers, Government, trade associations, specifiers, end users and industry experts using their expertise to create specifications to help products gain approval where no current national or international standards currently exist. Standards created by LPCB are published as Loss Prevention Standards (LPS) and are available free of charge on this website.
Where manufacturers are looking to undertake development or pre-assessment work the laboratories at LPCB offer test services which will help the manufacturer understand how thier product is performing offering them the opportunity to resolve problems and establish how their product can meet the requirements of the standard before formal submission for approval.
