The UAE-based Bahri and Mazroei Trading Company (BMTC), which hitherto operated a separate system business division, has recently become an independent company under the name of Bahri and Mazroei Technical Systems Company (BMTS) to further strengthen the systems operations.

BMTS has protected the Madinat Jumeirah property with life safety systems using state-of-the-art Gent fire detection and alarm systems, and CEAG – Central Battery Emergency Lighting Systems.  It is proud to have played an important role in taking the safety of Dubai’s prestigious resort to a new level. In spite of being a fast-track project, which was completed three months ahead of schedule in only 18 months, the project was executed in a highly organized and professional manner, says a company spokesperson.
 The ability to detect and intimate residents/visitors of real fires quickly, is the most critical element of any fire detection and alarm system – which is taken care by the BMTS-Gent combine. Also to provide immediate emergency backup lighting in case of power failure is one of the main criteria in such a prestigious resort complex – which is also in turn taken care of by the BMTS-CEAG combine, he adds.
Today, Gent System 34000 and CEAG Central Battery System stand guard at all the three phases of the Madinat Jumeirah project.
Providing details of the Gent fire detection and voice evacuation system, he says it includes the following:
• Over 29 Gent 34000 Vigilon fire alarm panels along with 12 voice alarm panels, more than 9,000 devices and over 280 km of fire detection cables have been installed to alert guests and visitors in the event of a fire incident on this prestigious project;
• All the panels are connected by means of fibre optic media and monitored via centralised control room placed at Mina A’Salam. All decisions/actions related to fire detection are taken at the centralised control room;
• The system makes a decision of whether a fire or fault exists by comparing the plotted patterns against known fire and fault patterns held in the control panel’s memory;
• The architecture is based around loops of two-core cables on which detection as well as evacuation circuits are installed. Up to 200 addressable devices can be connected to each loop and up to 32 panels may be connected in a secure network; and
• The 34000 outstations are automatically given their addresses at the commissioning phase through ‘soft addressing’, which removes the need for switches to be manually set up in each device.
The CEAG system comprises the following:
• Over 75 CEAG central battery panels have been installed and more than 15,000 light fittings are feeding from the panels for emergency backup. Each emergency supply panel is used for supply, automatic testing and monitoring of escape route, exit and emergency lighting luminaries.
• Panels are distributed in the building based on the security zones/floors to keep the distribution simple and to provide maximum safety and reliability.
• All panels are with electronic modules with maintenance-free sealed 12V lead acid gas recombination battery connected in series. The modules are plug-in-type with LED type status indicator.
• All light fixtures are fitted with HF electronic ballast and addressable module having addresses from one to 20, enabling a maximum of 20 light fixtures to be connected on a circuit. The address and typed location of the light fixtures are listed in the central monitoring unit in the main control room at Mina A’Salam Hotel.
• Power failure on normal lighting circuits in each area is monitored using sub-circuit monitoring relays which are locally installed in each area. The panels are located in the various electrical rooms and are connected to EM and exit light fittings in the corridor, hotel rooms, stair cases and service areas.
Besides supplying, installing and commissioning the Gent and CEAG systems, BMTS has also supplied 16 sets FM200 fixed gas extinguishing systems to protect the electrical rooms and computer facilities at the project and also six systems of Vesda (Very Early Smoke Detection & Alarm Systems) for detecting fire at the earliest possible stage. It reliably measures very low to extreme high concentration of smoke, the spokesperson points out.
 Effective partnership is the backbone to an efficient systems business: An example of a truly successful partnership is between BMTS as systems integrator and its principals Novar and Cooper,” says Esam Mazroei, director of BMTC Group. ‘‘This partnership is based on cooperation and understanding and is determined to position BMTS-Novar and BMTS-CEAG group as a market leader in its segment.”
“BMTS, which is rich in experience and technical know-how from the BMTC Group, will offer the construction industry tailor-made system solutions,” Mazroei adds.
The company specialises in comprehensive integrated building management solutions and has the expertise to ensure that a building optimises on its resources in terms of energy conservation, effective communications and safety and security controls. BMTS also has a commitment to provide the right solutions backed by leading international manufacturers, adds Mazroei.
The company, which has the backing of an experienced team of engineers and technicians, has maintained a strong relationship with its key partners in the systems business including CEAG for emergency central battery; Helvar for lighting controls; Novar for Gent systems, Trend building management systems, Brand-Rex structured cabling systems, Esser access control systems and Visio-Prime closed circuit television systems.
BMTS, which plans to carry on with the same degree of commitment as that of the BMTC, will deliver turnkey packages for ELV (extra low voltage) applications in many landmark sites in Dubai and the rest of the UAE, says Shahul Hameed, the general manager of the company.