GE Security Opens Fire Detection Lab And Research Center

Jul 8, 2008 3:31 PM

GE Security Inc. will open the Fire Detection Research Center, a laboratory to develop and test advanced fire detection technologies, at its global headquarters in Bradenton, Fla.

The facility will enable GE Security to continuously improve its portfolio of fire and life safety products while delivering new products more quickly to help better serve and protect end-users.

The GE Security Fire Detection Research Center will be critical to the research and development of residential and commercial fire, smoke, heat and gas detectors and sensors for global fire and life safety markets, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Russia, China and Australia. The lab is also equipped to perform regulatory tests for many of these regions.

"This fire detection lab and research center is a half-million-dollar example of GE Security's commitment to the fire and life safety space," says Dean Seavers, president and CEO, GE Security. "We are committed to investing to continue to grow a global security and life safety company that delivers on the promise of helping our customers address constantly evolving security challenges, better serve end-users and grow their own businesses."

"I appreciate local business investments such as this lab in our community," says Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-13). "This lab will create highly-skilled, good paying jobs and help diversify our economy. It is also an example of how international trade allows Florida employees to contribute to the safety of people around the globe."

"We designed and built this lab to help us continue to provide our customers with the real-world solutions they need to meet their evolving security needs," says Jerry Rose, vice president, product management, GE Security. "Co-location of the lab with our engineering resources will help us deliver quicker times to market for our fire and life safety products."

GE Security invested more than $500,000 in the new Fire Detection Research Center, which complies with all local, state, national and EPA requirements, is fully automated and meets requirements for most regulatory testing.

The laboratory supports more efficient development of advanced technology fire detection products and technologies by co-locating test facilities with research and development activities. Prior to opening the Fire Detection Research Center in Bradenton, GE Security engineers used laboratories in Chicago or London to conduct such testing. Now, testing can be conducted where the products and technologies are being developed, thus saving time and money, and potentially accelerating times to market.

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