ASG chooses Optex easy-to-install SeQuad detectors for maximum reliability and minimum false alarms

Alarm Service Group Ltd, the leading independent installer in the South West, has opted for SeQuad Sequential Confirmation Detectors from Optex Europe for a major Schools PFI project currently underway in Swindon, where the need for maximum reliability and minimum false alarms is paramount.

Sequential confirmation is one of the most popular ACPO-approved options for delivering confirmed alarm activations, requiring activations from two separate detectors within a defined period of time to indicate that an intruder is present.  The detectors must have separate outputs and connections, be connected to separate zones on the alarm control panel and, if they are both PIR detectors, have detection patterns that do not overlap.

Alarm Service Group - a NACOSS Gold installer that won the schools contract because of its all-round capability in CCTV, Access, Fire and Intruder – chose Optex because of the proven track record and long-term reliability of its products.  As Sales Director, Jamie Bishop explains: “We have used Optex’ SeQuad Sequential Confirmation Detectors successfully in the past and it was the most appropriate technology to use again."

“SeQuad effectively gives us a ‘one box’ solution for a confirmed signal.  Aesthetically, they are also preferred.  No-one wants two individual units up in the corner if you only need one, and this way you get all of the benefits of two detectors but in a single product.  From an installation perspective, they are no more difficult to install than a single detector, so it’s a ‘win win’ all-round.”

Jamie is also pleased with the product’s reliability. “This is an environment where reliability is key,” he says.  “We benchmarked Optex’ detectors against others in the market and they still came out on top.  There is no ‘dark art’ to getting them set-up and installed, and their performance is proven.”

Paul Nicholas, Sales Manager for Optex Europe adds: “We are delighted that Alarm Service Group has opted once again for our SeQuad detectors that continue to demonstrate best-in-class performance and reliability in the most demanding environments.”

The SeQuad detectors are currently being installed in seven primary, secondary and special needs schools in the area.