Vox Ignis launches Unicorn Voice PAVA with UL certification

Unicorn Voice is a powerful wall-mounted and scalable public address and voice alarm (PAVA) system suitable for almost any site and designed to be the easiest available solution to specify, install and configure. It can grow from one panel to a fault tolerant network of 64 multi-amplifier panels supporting 256 speaker circuits and over 163,000 speakers as per BS EN 5839-8.

Unicorn Voice is programmed and managed via integrated and intuitive touchscreens or a PC and offers a range of amplifier sizes and speaker taps that ensure it maximises power efficiency. Amplifiers can be hot-swapped, while Vox Ignis’ speaker range promises easy first fix with plug-and-play installation.

Unicorn Voice offers pre-recorded and live voice messaging and background music. It also includes integrated fire telephone and disabled refuge, fire alarm VADs and assistance alarms, delivering one system for all of the fire and life safety voice and alert systems required in modern sites.

Best-in-Class feature set

Vox Ignis’ managing director Anthony Smith commented: “Our team has worked in the emergency communications and fire audio fields for over 30 years for a number of the leading manufacturers. In my view, no other system compares to Unicorn Voice. It’s the result of a multi-million pound development project designed to deliver a Best-in-Class feature set, demystify the voice alarm world and ensure the very best audio safety systems are available to the market.”

Smith added: “We are also very proud that Unicorn Voice is the first product to have been tested and certified by UL to EN 54-16 or, indeed, any other EN or UK standard. I would like to thank the team at UL in the UK and USA. Achieving UL certification is not easy and that’s why it’s one of the most well-respected certification marks in the life safety industry.”

Safety science

Karine Johnfroe, vice-president and general manager of the UL Solutions Built Environment Group, observed: “For 130 years, our organisation has been integral to enabling fire and life safety technology advancements. Our pioneering safety science efforts and technical leadership in this area have empowered makers of fire safety equipment to help safeguard lives and property. We are honoured to continue this work as a notified and approved body for the Construction Products Regulation to EN and UK standards, and we commend Vox Ignis for working to demonstrate its product’s compliance.”

As a business, Vox Ignis specialises in voice alarm, emergency voice communication and assistance call systems. Designed and manufactured in the UK and sold under the Vox Ignis and leading OEM brands around the world, the products amplify the safety of millions of people and buildings every day.

*Further information is available online at www.vox-ignis.com