Aviva Stadium stays ahead of the game with integrated fire and security system from ADT

Aviva Stadium has a new integrated security solution from ADT including fire detection, CCTV and access control

ADT, Europe's leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, today announced it has delivered a fully integrated fire and security solution at the newly redeveloped Aviva Stadium at Lansdowne Road in Dublin, Ireland. Upon completion in at the end of April 2010, the stadium, developed by the Irish Rugby Football Union and the Football Association of Ireland will have capacity for 50,000 spectators.  Kentz Ireland Ltd, engineers for the Aviva Stadium selected ADT to ensure that the stadiums visitors are able to enjoy a safe and secure experience with the minimum intrusion and inconvenience.

ADT is responsible for the end-to-end delivery, maintenance and support of the stadium's life safety and security systems, including fire detection, CCTV, access control, intruder alarms, gas extinguishers and disabled WC alarms. Each of these systems have been seamlessly integrated with the stadium's Local Area Network (LAN) and IT infrastructure, enabling security operators or the Gardai to monitor and control each component from centralised workstations across the site, streamlining this process and helping to improve the efficiency and response time of operators to potential incidents.

The stadium, Ireland's first UEFA Elite football ground, has a purpose-built hi-tech communications nerve centre.  ADT's life safety and security systems allow for continuous monitoring of all aspects of the stadium, both inside and outside the ground. 192 CCTV cameras have been installed at ‘pinch points' around the stadium, ensuring operators and police can quickly identify potential problems or flashpoints from within the stadium's control room.

Using ADT's consolidated single-screen overview of all systems, operators can control multiple alarm input and outputs, which combined with audio and video verification of each protected zone within the stadium delivers an additional layer of protection. The Tyco Expert Graphics (TXG) provides users with a graphical overview of fire detection, extinguisher and disabled call management systems and is also configured to automatically respond to events, even when the operator is away from the workstation.

 "As the home of Irish international rugby and football, The Aviva Stadium will pride itself in providing state-of-the-art facilities, not only for spectators but also for players, the media and events personnel," said Chris Gallagher, Design Technical Services Co-ordinator of Aviva Stadium. "Ensuring our guests have a pleasant visit without intrusion is of paramount importance to us and through ADT we are confident that our visitors will have a safe and enjoyable experience."

"Traditionally, businesses have viewed fire, security and access control as three separate entities, due to the perceived complexity of integration and the practicalities of implementing such a project," said Nicky Gill, managing director ADT Ireland. "Forward-thinking organisations, including the Aviva Stadium are leading the way in recognising the importance of end-to-end solutions which deliver not only the right levels of protection against fire and crime but which also address the challenges of access control through a single consolidated platform."