Fire Sprinklers in Children’s Holiday Home

Project Brief Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre (DCHC) is a registered charity which provides Derbyshire children experiencing difficult times at home with a week-long holiday in Skegness, Lincolnshire. DCHC recognized that it would be the safest option to fit a sprinkler system in the multiple bedroom property on Scarborough Avenue, Skegness. The Home provides 660 holiday places every year for children who experience difficult times at home.

Running between April and October every year, the week-long break helps the children build their self-worth and self-confidence, along with their ability to communicate in groups with their peers; all in a relaxed, secure and supportive environment. At the same time, it offers some welcome respite for parents, guardians and carers alike. Project Statistics Property: Large converted property with communal areas Client: Derby Homes Project Value: Sponsored Time to complete: 6 weeks

Bill Tomlinson, Chairman of DCHC said everyone at the charity held a “deep indebtedness to Derbyshire Fire & Rescue and all involved for making this system available for the protection of Derbyshire Children; to Derby Homes for their Project Management, plumbing & electrical services and, of course, to Nationwide Fire Sprinklers for the efficient delivery and installation of the system”. He added: “Families in the community will be reassured to learn of the generosity given by those organisations, generosity which will now greatly benefit their children’s safety; and who gain so much more from the holidays DCHC provide to them.”

With financial help and support from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service the charity were able to employ the skills of bespoke fire safety system experts, Nationwide Fire Sprinklers to ensure that the holiday home was thoroughly protected against the threat of fire. Recognising the valuable work done by the charity, Nationwide Fire Sprinklers along with Xylem (water pump suppliers) and Reliable (pipework and sprinkler head supplier) provided essential materials free of charge, ensuring that the project was able to proceed.

Keith Rhodes, Managing Director, said, “When we were approached by Derby Homes to be involved in the project it was morally the right thing to do. DCHC do such great work for the children of Derbyshire it was a pleasure to offer our help and free materials. Sprinklers provide a high level of protection and complete peace of mind for those lucky enough to stay at the Holiday Centre.”

At an open day in January 2018 to celebrate the handover of the project, Nationwide Fire Sprinklers took along their Fire Sprinkler Demonstration Unit and gave live displays of the effectiveness of fire suppression. This proved to be a useful and valuable tool to show people how the rapid deployment of water from the sprinkler head not only prevented the fire from spreading but completely extinguished the flames.

Whilst the primary purpose of any BS9251 system is for the preservation of life, it is commonplace for the sprinklers to fully control fires.

Excellent Support

“I want to express my gratitude to Kyra for her excellent support with our sprinkler system search. She has been incredibly patient, diligent, and thorough, carefully walking me through all the available options.

Communication was consistently prompt, which gave me the confidence to move forward with Nationwide Fire Sprinklers. Despite my frequent calls, Kyra remained professional and never showed any frustration. She answered all my questions and, when required, sought advice from consultants to ensure I received accurate information.

I’m really happy with the service provided. Thank you!”

Greatly Appreciated Service

I would like to extend a thank you to Karl, please can you pass this message on. I had to call him in an emergency to talk me though how to reset the sprinkler system as the residents didn’t have any water.

We normally book your service through Hxxxxxxxx, so this was a one-off situation and was quickly resolved due to his knowledge of our system and his competency. I just wanted to let you know that it was greatly appreciated, and we will continue to use Nationwide going forward. Thank you.

An Excellent Job!

“Please note, I’m extremely happy with your Nottingham team of guys! Who were very organised, understood constraints, set to correct positions and levels.

An Excellent job and please pass on my comments.”

D White

Pleasure to work with

The Site Management Team at Bode have sung Dave and Lewis’ praises. This has come from the MD, Contracts Manager and the Site Manager. All three have commented on the excellent work they have undertaken, and say are a credit to us as they work diligently to the point they haven’t even noticed we have been on site (low maintenance), and are just a pleasure to work with.

Very Respectful

I would like to thank both you (Gareth) and Dylan for promptly arranging to come out on both occasions and help us resolve the issue in a timely manner. On both times you were here for a good couple of hours at least, but you didn’t leave until the system was fixed. During the process you were both very respectful of our property and helpful in assisting me understand why these faults were being triggered and how you were approaching things. While I am hopeful we won’t need to call you over again any time soon, I am reassured that if the need should arise we would be in good hands.

Many thanks.

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