Life safety and UPS
When life safety falls under your remit, there’s a lot to consider: costs, compliance, sustainability, stakeholders…We can help. We’ll advise you on the correct servicing and electrical aspects to ensure your installations comply with BS EN50171, which sets out the requirements for the central battery systems of life-saving equipment.
Life safety expertise
Stay safe, stay compliant
In critical moments, power is essential for life safety. A UPS solution from Carter Sullivan safeguards your vital systems during emergencies, and ensures your building adheres to EN50171 standards.
Emergency lighting
Emergency lighting guides occupants to safety during power outages. With Carter Sullivan's UPS, your emergency lights stay on, ensuring safe evacuation and preventing panic in crucial moments.
Fire sprinkler-systems
Sprinkler systems need reliable power to activate. Our UPS solutions ensure your sprinklers operate effectively, minimising fire damage and saving lives when seconds count.
Smoke extract-vent systems
These systems require constant power to remove smoke from buildings. A UPS system ensures these systems can maintain clear escape routes and reduce smoke inhalation.
Emergency use and fire-fighting lifts
Emergency and fire-fighting elevators are critical for safe evacuation and rapid firefighter access. Our UPS solutions ensure they operate without interruption.
Life safety – the Carter Sullivan way
- Over 20 years of experience
- We’ve been setting the standard for the installation and maintenance of UPS systems for over two decades. Whatever your critical-power needs, you’re in safe hands with us.
- No cookie-cutter solutions
- We devise a bespoke approach for every client. We don’t do cookie-cutter solutions. At best, they waste money – at worst, they risk failing when you need them most.
- Costs, benefits and efficiencies
- We’ll lay out the long-term business case for your UPS solution – helping you plan for the future, and get buy-in from stakeholders and procurement teams.
- End-to-end sustainability
- We’re proud to be at the forefront of the green revolution in UPS systems. You’ll get a full overview of your solution’s power usage, longevity, and eventual recycling.
- Free on-site visit
- Within a week of you getting in touch, we’ll conduct a free site survey. This allows us to understand the environment and your needs, and how both might evolve over time.
- Bespoke consultancy and RAMS
- Your Carter Sullivan consultant will provide a ‘power audit’ report and a full RAMS, for you to take to stakeholders. Any questions? We’re always just a quick call away.
- In-house training and demos
- We have our own on-site demo and training centre in Bedford, complete with batteries, bypass switches and fully operational UPS systems for you to interact with.
- Rapid emergency response
- We offer 24/7/365 support for any UPS issues. Depending on your contract, our guaranteed emergency response time ranges from next day to under four hours.
Our process
Here’s what our standard UPS installation process looks like, from end to end. Bear in mind, however, that we devise a bespoke solution for every client. No two projects have the same life-safety requirements, so we never take a one-size-fits-all approach.
Site visit
Our free on-site survey occurs within a week of you contacting us. It allows us to understand the environment, the life-safety needs, and any future-proofing considerations.
Consultancy
We’ll present you with our ‘power audit’ report, and advise on the best solution to your UPS needs, in terms of price, size, power, efficiency and room layout.
Design
Once you’ve approved your UPS design, two pictorial layouts will be produced: a technical version for our engineers, and a more stripped-back version for you and your team.
Installation
Installation usually takes place three to four weeks after making initial contact with us (although delivery times for certain products may extend this timeframe). In the event of an installation requiring a brief downtime, we’ll work to align with your schedule.
Maintenance and aftercare
A tailored maintenance package ensures the UPS protecting your colleagues, clients or tenants is itself protected. Performance is optimised, downtime is avoided, and savings are made.
Sustainability
We’re proud to be at the forefront of the green revolution in UPS systems. When your solution eventually reaches the end of its life – many years from now! – we’ll decommission and recycle it.
Site visit
Our free on-site survey occurs within a week of you contacting us. It allows us to understand the environment, the life-safety needs, and any future-proofing considerations.Consultancy
We’ll present you with our ‘power audit’ report, and advise on the best solution to your UPS needs, in terms of price, size, power, efficiency and room layout.Design
Once you’ve approved your UPS design, two pictorial layouts will be produced: a technical version for our engineers, and a more stripped-back version for you and your team.Installation
Installation usually takes place three to four weeks after making initial contact with us (although delivery times for certain products may extend this timeframe). In the event of an installation requiring a brief downtime, we’ll work to align with your schedule.Maintenance and aftercare
A tailored maintenance package ensures the UPS protecting your colleagues, clients or tenants is itself protected. Performance is optimised, downtime is avoided, and savings are made.Sustainability
We’re proud to be at the forefront of the green revolution in UPS systems. When your solution eventually reaches the end of its life – many years from now! – we’ll decommission and recycle it.
Our partners
We’ve long maintained strong partnerships with the leading manufacturers of UPS and critical power systems. These acclaimed brands trust in our unmatched expertise and meticulous service.
How can we help?
Whatever your organisation’s critical-power and life-safety needs, Carter Sullivan will work with you to find a solution that ensures long-term protection.