When the Bowline student accommodation block was built on Renshaw Street in Liverpool there was a focus placed on innovative designs and safety features, and that included fire safety systems.

In this case study we look at the particular need for a safe, effective and technologically-advanced fire prevention system and why the kitchen stove guard from Firechief ticked all the boxes.

What was the need?

Bowline in Renshaw Street, Liverpool is a new development;  a combination of student accommodation and apart-hotel rooms.  The 11-storey block of student accommodation contains 49 clusters totalling 357 bedrooms with shared kitchen/lounge: and 47 self-contained studios.  Multiple residents in a building means more food being cooked and a higher risk of kitchen cooking fires.

What was the solution?

50% of all accidental dwelling fires start in the kitchen. A fire on an induction hob can start in less than 2 minutes and a fire on a traditional electric hob within 6 minutes.  The Firechief Kitchen Stove Guard provides a worry-free approach to managing cooker top safety without affecting cooking. It does this by alerting the user of pre-fire conditions and if no action is taken, it automatically turns off the electricity supply to the cooker. The Firechief Kitchen Stove Guard was fitted in all kitchen areas to help keep all the residents in the building safer.

What are the benefits of the Stove Guard?