Technoswitch and Elvey Group Part Ways

The Elvey Group (a division of the Hudaco Group of Companies) is relinquishing its distributorship of the Technoswitch brand. “We have enjoyed a fruitful and mutually beneficial relationship with Technoswitch since our appointment as a distributor in August 2021,” Tasha Smith, Sales and Marketing Director for the Elvey Group, points out. “Our dissolution of the …
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Fire Risks in Solar Panel Installations

In South Africa, the growth of solar installations amounted to 24,90%. Installed global solar capacity doubled in three years from 2018, and the expectation is that in the next three years, it will more than double (www.solarpowereurope.org). In South Africa, the year-on-year growth from 2021 to 2022 was 24,90%. With this increase in global solar …
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Fire Prevention in Battery Energy Storage Systems

With the significant push towards renewable energy, such as wind and solar, the demand for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) has grown exponentially. Most BESS utilize lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, bringing particular fire risks. There are many stories of laptop and cell phone lithium-ion batteries catching fire, and on a larger scale, there were 23 BESS …
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Hyfire Taurus Wireless Fire Detection

Hyfire scalable wireless fire alarm solutions adapt to your evolving needs – Whether a small residential building or a sprawling commercial complex, our flexible systems grow with you, ensuring comprehensive fire protection at every stage. The Hyfire Taurus wireless platform effortlessly meets the needs of small to medium or large sites, handling up to 128 …
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Celebrating 49 Years

June 2023: Technoswitch is celebrating 49 years of Saving Lives and Assets this month! Thank you to our loyal customers and suppliers for being a part of our journey. Here’s to many more years of success together!

Technoswitch Customer Dinner 2023

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]June 2023: Thank you to everyone who attended our 2023 awards dinner at Montecasino – we hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we did! A special thank you to our international suppliers Iain Evans Fire & Gas Detection Technologies, Inc, Manjeet Verma Xtralis, Leo Jakob Securiton AG, Alexandra Hristova and Richard Canham Apollo …
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Technoswitch Extinguishing Panel Range Update

May 2023:  Our current TEC04701 and TEC247 extinguishing panels will be phased out at the end of June 2023 due to component obsolescence. The new Technoswitch RHINO103 product line, which is EN54 compliant and significantly more feature-rich, will replace them. The affected products and the new RHINO103 replacement product are listed below. REPLACEMENT SUMMARY Key Points …
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Technoswitch Product Days | May 2023

April 2023:   Technoswitch will bring our products to East London, Gqeberha (PE) and Cape Town in May! Register now to join, and we will show you our exciting fire detection and suppression product line-up! More about the Product Days – East London (Open Day) This open day offers one-on-one presentations and discussions with the Technoswitch product experts – When:  16 May 2023 …
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Product Lead Times | Update

March 2023  The Global Supply Chain crisis is still an ongoing challenge affecting stock availability. Although we are experiencing improvements in stock availability, in general, most lead times from our suppliers are still not at pre-Covid levels, and invariably they still have to shift these out, which frustrates all parties involved. Any delivery date provided …
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