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Dr Zzeus Q&A: How do i decide the best detector and which are bad for false alarm activations?

|Date: 23 May, 2022

Dr Zzeus Q&A: How do i decide the best detector and which are bad for false alarm activations?

In this regular column, 'Dr Zzeus' Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus training and chairman of the FSA, will answer ...

In this regular column, 'Dr Zzeus' Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus training and chairman of the FSA, will answer your questions related to fire safety compliance. This month's involves the selection of detec ...

23 May, 2022
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Ask Ovia: How does Ovia test and interrogate its products to ensure quality?

|Date: 23 March, 2022

Ask Ovia: How does Ovia test and interrogate its products to ensure quality?

The column where you get to put your questions to the Head of the Ovia Lighting business, Mike Collins, a ...

The column where you get to put your questions to the Head of the Ovia Lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of experts. We made a significant investment in new testing equipment and a cutting ...

23 March, 2022
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Dr Zzeus Q&A: Does all electrical circuitry require an insulation test every five years?

|Date: 18 March, 2022

Dr Zzeus Q&A: Does all electrical circuitry require an insulation test every five years?

In this regular column, 'Dr Zzeus' Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, will answer ...

In this regular column, 'Dr Zzeus' Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, will answer your questions related to fire safety compliance Q. I've been told that all electrical circuit ...

18 March, 2022
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Ask Ovia: what tips do you have for better use of downlights in domestic properties?

|Date: 4 January, 2022

Ask Ovia: what tips do you have for better use of downlights in domestic properties?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Domestic lighting is very subjective as individual t ...

4 January, 2022
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The Training Ground: What’s the best way to prepare for the Inspection & Testing element of the AM2? | NET

|Date: 22 December, 2021

The Training Ground: What’s the best way to prepare for the Inspection & Testing element of the AM2? | NET

The experts at National Electrotechnical Training (NET) answer a common training-related query. The Inspe ...

The experts at National Electrotechnical Training (NET) answer a common training-related query. The Inspection and Testing section of the AM2 is certainly one where candidates have difficulty achievin ...

22 December, 2021
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Dr. Zeuss Q&A: How do I know which category of fire alarm and detection system to install?

|Date: 22 December, 2021

Dr. Zeuss Q&A: How do I know which category of fire alarm and detection system to install?

‘Dr. Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus training and Chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to ...

‘Dr. Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus training and Chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety compliance. It's hard to give a short answer to this. Current UK fire alarm regulat ...

22 December, 2021
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Ask Ovia: do you supply commercial lighting that can flick from warm to cool to white?

|Date: 12 October, 2021

Ask Ovia: do you supply commercial lighting that can flick from warm to cool to white?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. There are two products in our commercial range that ...

12 October, 2021
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Lighting season: your commonly asked questions

|Date: 4 October, 2021

Lighting season: your commonly asked questions

With key lighting season upon us there are many questions and challenges that installers will face. Here, ...

With key lighting season upon us there are many questions and challenges that installers will face. Here, we put those commonly asked contractor queries to a selection of the industry's top brands. Q. ...

4 October, 2021
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Ask Ovia: what is UGR<19 and why is it important?

|Date: 22 July, 2021

Ask Ovia: what is UGR<19 and why is it important?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. UGR is the metric for defining the level of discomfo ...

22 July, 2021
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Ask Ovia: what is the difference between TP(a) and TP(b) ratings?

|Date: 6 June, 2021

Ask Ovia: what is the difference between TP(a) and TP(b) ratings?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. These ratings relate to the fire-rating of thermopla ...

6 June, 2021
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