Dear Client, Since the release of our 1 April 2020 price list the ZAR has continued to deteriorate against all major currencies. Furthermore, given the volatility of the currency markets and other negative economic factors, it is difficult to see any significant recovery taking place in the short term. Therefore, regretfully we are left with …
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For information and updates on COVID-19, visit the South African government’s COVID-19 portal. What is COVID-19? On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, China. ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed as the causative agent of what we now know as ‘Coronavirus …
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Dear Client, The significant devaluation of the ZAR against all major currencies has unfortunately forced us to make an immediate adjustment to our market prices. Therefore, effective from Wednesday 4 March 2020, we will be implementing a general 5% increase. No new price lists will be issued at this point as we would like to monitor …
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Technoswitch has become aware of an issue with a limited number of TEC247, TEC247-W, and TEC247-WA fire and extinguishing control panels that needs to be brought to the attention of the industry. 1. Problem Symptom When more than one fire detector on a zone go into alarm simultaneously, the zone goes into short circuit isolation …
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Technoswitch is aware of the fact that Brigit Systems is selling an intelligent detector range branded “Brigit” which is being marketed as using the Apollo XP95 protocol. These devices are manufactured by Numens Professional Safety Products, China and do not originate from Apollo Fire Detectors, UK. The Brigit/Numens devices have not been tested by either …
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