Kentec Electronics Ltd News

Kentec Electronics has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise. Kentec is one of only 185 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in 2026. Announced on Wednesday, 6 May, the Award acknowledges the company’s outstanding achievement in International Trade. Kentec was founded in 1985 and is one of the world’s pioneer life safety solutions, manufacturers of conventional, analogue addressable fire detection and extingu...

Kentec, a foremost provider of innovative life safety solutions, is proud to announce its Wireless Lockdown Notification System, designed to help public venues comply with the UK’s Martyn’s Law legislation – and avoid hefty fines. About Martyn’s Law Martyn’s Law is named after Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people who died during the 2017 Manchester Arena attack, and aims to enhance the safety of public spaces in the face of terrorism threats. Also known as the Terr...

Kentec Electronics, a pioneering manufacturer of life-critical control systems, has appointed Soumya Bhattcharya as an International Business Development Manager to further drive the company’s international growth in India and the subcontinent. With a forecasted compound annual growth rate of 10.91% by 2031, the fire detection and protection industries in India are fast-growing, and Soumya’s appointment will support Kentec’s growth strategy in a highly-competitive region. Sou...

Kentec Electronics, the manufacturer of life-critical control systems, will be utilising Intersec 2022 to showcase how its latest wireless detection technology, Sigma, and Taktis control panels have been designed to make the lives of installers and end-users easier.   Wireless mesh technology Taking centre stage will be Kentec’s latest wireless mesh technology, which not only reduces installation costs and timescales but also removes the design limitations associated with...

Kentec Electronics (Kentec), the globally renowned manufacturer of life-critical control systems, has launched K-Mesh, a next-generation wireless detection system that uses self-healing and configuring Mesh technology, to deliver optimum levels of reliability. K-Mesh wireless detection system Launched at the global security event, Intersec 2022, K-Mesh is a new development and new name for Kentec’s Ekho wireless system. Kentec’s sister company, Hochiki Europe, will retain the Ekho...

Kentec Electronics, a life safety system manufacturer, has strengthened its international in-country sales team with the appointment of Morné Müller as Business Development Manager Africa. Morné joins recent recruits Ibrahim Ariqat, Business Development Manager Middle East, and Eloi Del Valle, International Business Development Manager. Eloi, based in Barcelona, works within Kentec’s central European and Scandinavian markets, while Ibrahim, who is based in Dubai, operat...

Kentec will be exhibiting their exciting new Taktis Life Safety System and other products from their sector leading ranges of UL Analogue Addressable, and Extinguishant Fire Control ranges alongside leading Spanish Fire and Security installers Activi Seguridad y Sistemas SL – Spain’s distributor for Kentec products. Kentec sees this biannual event as a great opportunity to demonstrate the capacity and versatility of Kentec’s products and how their partnership with Activi is de...

A new study reveals that intelligent fire detection systems have the potential to unlock more than 30 percent cost-savings on routine maintenance checks through real-time, data-driven remote monitoring. Kevin Mears, Product Manager for Kentec Electronics, describes how remote monitoring and predictive maintenance can meet the competitive challenges of the digital age. Leading economists have identified the convergence and synergies delivered by The Internet of Things – the interconnection...

Kentec’s Syncro XT+ control panels are a leading multi-area addressable extinguishant control panel solution A new life safety system based around Kentec’s Syncro XT+ addressable extinguishing control panel technology is being installed in the new 4 billion Kroner (Euro 407m) terminal at Norway’s Bergen Flesland International Airport. Bergen Flesland’s new terminal will treble the airport’s capacity and will include a new dedicated train line con...

Demand for Kentec’s life safety control is ever increasing with phenomenal growth in international markets Kentec Electronics has been chosen to represent UK manufacturing alongside Chancellor Philip Hammond in the recently published Parliamentary Review 2015-16, featuring alongside The Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Philip Hammond, and a small number of outstanding organisations in the Electronic Manufacturing edition that ‘recognises industry best practi...

Kentec will feature Syncro and Sigma ranges with demonstrations of the Taktis range at Security Essen 2016 Visitors to Security Essen 2016 will be able to see some of the latest fire safety products from one of the leading manufacturers of fire detection and alarm control panels; Kentec Electronics Ltd. Their extensive range of EN, UL & FM, Marine, Analogue, Conventional and Extinguishant Fire Control Panel S...

Kentec’s wide range of illuminated warning signs now includes an IP66 rated weatherproof version, consisting of a polycarbonate enclosure with metal chassis. As with the other signs in the range, it is available with standard or customised text and language versions. The Kentec range employs the very latest in LED technology to provide a high reliability, high brightness, audio/ visual warning indication unit. The brightness of the sign remains constant over its entire operating range of...

The fire safety system comprises a 4 loop Kentec Syncro Multi Loop Analogue Addressable fire control panel The newly restored Archive of Serbia in Belgrade, home to some of the country’s most valuable pre-1918 documents and archives, is being protected by a new fire safety system that includes a number of Kentec fire alarm control panels. The Archive of Serbia, houses and protects documents and other archival materials produced by Serbian state bodies and organisati...

Kentec’s unique tamper resistant window was chosen to protect the fire alarm panels from unauthorised access to its controls A major expansion by the UK’s leading gym operator has seen new fire safety systems, using Kentec fire alarm control panels, installed in new premises across the country to protect users and staff. The Gym Group is the UK’s largest gym operator with in excess of 500,000 members, just six years after it first opened its doors. The c...

The upgraded and extended fire and security system provides the highest level of protection of staff, visitors and vehicles The prestigious Haynes International Motor Museum, the UK’s largest motor museum and home to the country’s most comprehensive collection of the World’s greatest cars, is being protected by a new fire safety system that includes a Kentec fire alarm control panel.  Following a recent £5m refurbishment, the prestigious Hayne...

The fire safety system will provide a complete building system solution with flexible cause and effect capabilities An iconic new visitor and education facility being added to the National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne, on the famous white cliffs between Dover and Folkestone in Kent, is being protected by a new fire safety system that includes a Kentec fire alarm control panel. From early 2015 the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust’s iconic new Wing visitor and ed...

Kentec will be featuring their Syncro and Sigma ranges, which is designed for the widest range of applications Kentec Electronics Ltd, one of the World's leading manufacturers of fire detection and alarm control panels, will be exhibiting their leading fire detection and alarm control products from their extensive EN, UL & FM, Marine, Analogue, Conventional and Extinguishant Fire Control Panel Solutions at the Intersec 2015 in Dubai. Life Safety System Specialists Kentec...