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June 2026

 

What's new at C‑TEC?

 

With June now upon us, here’s all the latest news from the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of fire alarm, evacuation alert, lockdown, disabled refuge, accessibility & hearing loop systems.

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Clever conversions


Save thousands of pounds on the cost of updating a conventional fire system to an addressable system! By eliminating the need to expand radial circuits into loops, FastConvert allows you to add C‑TEC's powerful CAST protocol fire alarm and lockdown alert equipment to a site’s existing wiring with ease. One site alone saved over £30,000 on a system upgrade!


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Sending you to Coventry...


…but in a nice way! Please accept this as an open invitation to attend the upcoming FSM Live event at Coventry's CBS Arena on Thursday 2 July. A good number of C‑TEC’s products will be on display at the popular fire safety conference & roadshow including our new AlertBuddy deaf person's alert system and ENVISION fire IoT software package.


Register here
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Expert advice


Meet C‑TEC’s specialist CAST technical support team. Alex Riley, Sam Rudd (pictured) and Tom Absalom are here to assist you on all things relating to our powerful CAST protocol life-safety systems, including C&E programming, personalised technical support and pre-project planning. Can we also remind you that we now have a dedicated technical support line - 01942 366328.


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Smart support


Still on the subject of tech support, our first batch of new technical help videos have gone live! Featuring clear, visual, on-demand guidance on the installation and operation of C‑TEC’s powerful XFP CAST fire systems, they show you how to update firmware, auto address, add new devices, take panel downloads and much more. Help videos on our other product ranges will follow in the coming months.


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Out with the old


Do you have any working ‘used’ or contaminated heat detectors that you don’t need? The BRE, FIA and NFCC are conducting an important national fire safety project and need samples of detectors that meet the above criteria and are 5 years or older to help determine how time and contamination affect performance. If you can assist, please click the link below.


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A display in your pocket


Did you know our Quantec Surveyor App allows carers with a smart device to view and accept calls in real time and managers to see an overview of their call system's activity such as a summary of the day’s events? It’s just like having a Quantec Display in your pocket! Best of all it’s free on any Quantec or Quantec-Pro system with an active Surveyor hub and subscription.


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Small price increase


If you're a C‑TEC account customer, we will soon be in touch to advise you of some minimal price increases that will apply from 1/9/26.The vast majority of these will represent an increase of just 1%. This will be our first 'across the board' increase since 2022, underlining our commitment to producing quality life safety electronic systems at the right price. 

Designs on demand


Meet James Bradbury, our UK Fire Account Support Coordinator. Friendly, knowledgeable and always happy to help, James is an expert at providing support for EVAC-ALERT, our industry-leading evacuation alert system. He can also provide solutions for all your fire, call, disabled refuge and hearing loop system projects.


Contact James

Top tier protection


A specialist children’s care home in Derbyshire is being protected by a host of C‑TEC manufactured life-safety systems including a ZFP CAST fire system that utilises our award-winning CAST-PRO combined fire detection and alarm devices, a Quantec addressable call system and a SigTEL disabled refuge system.


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Free online seminars!


Want to learn more about the latest fire industry technology, legislation and trends? Click on the link below to see the dates of C-TEC's upcoming seminars, many of them CPD certified, on topics such as lockdown systems, visual alarm devices, cost-effective system upgrades, false alarm reduction techniques and more.


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What a show!


We had a blast at the recent Fire Safety Event in Birmingham - click on our highlights video to see more! If you missed the show, why not visit us here in Wigan for product demos, lunch and a CPD-certified factory tour to find out how our life-safety systems can benefit you? Please contact your Account Manager or our marketing team to arrange.


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