The University of West London (UWL) is realizing enhanced fire safety management and visibility with the integration of AdvancedLive across several of its campuses.
Over the past three years, UWL has invested significantly in upgrading its fire safety infrastructure, transitioning from older MxPro 4 and Kentec systems to the advanced MxPro 5 panels. This upgrade ensures consistency in fire protection across its six campuses in West London and Oxford.
Faster Incident Response
Ruskin College, now under UWL's umbrella, recently completed a seamless upgrade across its historic Oxford estate, including buildings like the Rookery, first constructed in 1913. Despite challenges like integrating new extensions such as the Callaghan Library, the project proceeded smoothly due to the adaptable MxPro 5 platform.
Currently, 27 Advanced panels are installed across educational, office, and residential sectors. Three major UWL campuses are linked to AdvancedLive, with expansion plans in progress. AdvancedLive's map-based interface offers real-time fire system estate overviews, promoting quicker incident response and efficient management.
Remote Access Capability
Paragon House supports a phased evacuation system across its 12-story structure
For UWL, the ability to swiftly locate alarms or faults across its sprawling infrastructure has been transformational. AdvancedLive's user-friendly dashboard and remote access features facilitate digital management of fire isolations, enablements, and weekly testing, minimizing the need for on-site visits and lowering costs as well as carbon emissions.
Each campus's fire system is tailored to its specific needs. For instance, St Mary's Road Campus utilizes 13 panels with wireless devices, while Ruskin College features six panels configured with custom strategies reported to central security. Paragon House supports a phased evacuation system across its 12-story structure.
Unified Management Interface
Other campuses, such as Cavendish & Century and Drama Studio London, receive customized programming to accommodate their unique buildings and operations. AdvancedLive offers a centralized management interface for system status monitoring, alarms, faults, and disablement management.
Jason Bennett, Division Manager at Alarm Communication Limited, remarked, “From both an admin and engineering perspective, AdvancedLive has been extremely positive. The live system view and detailed log make daily management much simpler, while remote access means the facilities team can react quickly and efficiently to any issue. The installation was straightforward, and Advanced's support throughout the process was excellent."
Sustainable Fire System Management
Salvy Vittozzi, Sales Manager for UK South East at Advanced, added, “The University of West London is a great example of how AdvancedLive can transform fire system oversight across a complex estate. By combining the proven reliability of the MxPro 5 panels with the real-time visibility of AdvancedLive, the University now benefits from a solution that’s not only robust today but also scalable for the future. It’s fantastic to see how this investment is already saving time, reducing unnecessary travel, and strengthening fire safety management.”
Moving forward, UWL intends to extend AdvancedLive to its entire estate, ensuring consistent oversight and centralized control. For universities and multi-site organizations, the combination of MxPro 5 and AdvancedLive provides a robust foundation for efficient and sustainable fire system management.
The University of West London (UWL) is benefitting from enhanced fire safety visibility and streamlined system management thanks to the integration of AdvancedLive across multiple campuses.
Over the past three years, the University has undertaken a significant investment program to upgrade its fire protection infrastructure. This included systematically replacing legacy MxPro 4 and Kentec systems with next-generation MxPro 5 panels, ensuring consistency across six campuses in West London and Oxford.
Faster incident response
Most recently, Ruskin College, now part of the University of West London, underwent a seamless upgrade across its historic Oxford estate, which includes five main buildings such as the Rookery, first constructed in 1913. Despite the complexity of integrating newer extensions like the Callaghan Library, the project was completed without disruption, thanks to the adaptability and flexibility of the MxPro 5 platform.
With more than 27 Advanced panels installed across education, office, and residential buildings, the University has now connected three of its main campuses to AdvancedLive, with plans to extend the platform further. Using map-based views, facilities teams and security staff gain a real-time overview of their fire system estate, enabling faster incident response and more efficient day-to-day management.
Remote access capability
For a large and dispersed organization like UWL, the ability to locate alarms or faults quickly across complex buildings has been transformational. AdvancedLive’s intuitive dashboard and remote access capability allow fire isolations, enablements and weekly testing to be managed digitally, eliminating unnecessary site visits and reducing both costs and carbon footprint.
The system configuration reflects the unique requirements of each campus:
- St Mary’s Road Campus operates 13 panels, with Apollo REACH wireless devices deployed within library pods and coincidence detection programmed across third-party systems.
- Ruskin College Campus features six panels, each building configured with bespoke cause-and-effect strategies, all reporting to central security points.
- Paragon House integrates four panels with phased evacuation and delays across its 12-storey tower block.
Unified management interface
Additional campuses, including Cavendish & Century and Drama Studio London, benefit from tailored programming for linked buildings and theatre operations respectively. In every case, AdvancedLive provides a unified management interface for system status, alarms, faults, and disablements.
Jason Bennett, Division Manager at Alarm Communication Limited, who led the installation, said: “From both an admin and engineering perspective, AdvancedLive has been extremely positive. The live system view and detailed log make daily management much simpler, while remote access means the facilities team can react quickly and efficiently to any issue. The installation was straightforward, and Advanced’s support throughout the process was excellent.”
Sustainable fire system management
Salvy Vittozzi, Sales Manager for UK South East at Advanced, added: “The University of West London is a great example of how AdvancedLive can transform fire system oversight across a complex estate. By combining the proven reliability of the MxPro 5 panels with the real-time visibility of AdvancedLive, the University now benefits from a solution that’s not only robust today but also scalable for the future. It’s fantastic to see how this investment is already saving time, reducing unnecessary travel, and strengthening fire safety management.”
Looking ahead, UWL plans to expand AdvancedLive connectivity to the remainder of its estate, ensuring consistent oversight and centralized control across all sites. For universities and multi-site organizations, the combination of MxPro 5 and AdvancedLive provides a powerful foundation for safe, efficient and sustainable fire system management.
