Hochiki Europe has welcomed its 2,000th member to the Hochiki Training Academy, the free training platform the manufacturer launched in February 2024 to give installers, specifiers and engineers direct access to product and system training at no cost. Ricky Wyatt…
Hochiki Europe Celebrates Employee Excellence at Long Service Awards 2025
Hochiki Europe proudly celebrated the achievements of its dedicated team this week as employees from across the business were honoured for reaching significant long service milestones. Managing Director Shinsuke Kubo presented awards to colleagues marking 5, 10 and 20 years…
Hochiki Europe Named Fire Detection Company of the Year by Building and Facilities News
Hochiki Europe, a leading provider of innovative fire detection and life safety solutions, is proud to announce it has been named Fire Detection Company of the Year by Building and Facilities News. This prestigious award recognises Hochiki Europe’s commitment to…
Transforming Fire Safety in the Desert: Hochiki Ekho at Outpost Al Barari
Outpost Al Barari, a luxurious desert retreat nestled in the remote expanse of Qatar, presented a unique challenge for fire safety. The resort’s vast, ever-changing layout, coupled with the harsh desert environment, rendered traditional wired fire alarm systems impractical. To…
Enhancing safety in hazardous environments with Hochiki Europe’s SIL-capable fire detection range
For building owners, facilities managers, health and safety managers and responsible persons, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of individuals and assets within a business is paramount. Advancements are continually being made in fire-detection technology for hazardous environments and Hochiki Europe,…
Hochiki Europe Introduces Groundbreaking Detectors to Ensure UL268 7th Edition Compliance for Conventional Applications
Hochiki Europe, the global leader in life safety solutions, is proud to introduce an unparalleled generation of UL listed smoke detectors now available for installation projects across any region that requires UL approval. Specifically designed to achieve compliance with the…
Hochiki Europe welcomes local MP and a host of dignitaries to unveil state-of-the-art multi-million-pound facility
Hochiki’s new warehouse in Kent ushers in a new era of life safety innovation. On Thursday 14th September the forklifts at Hochiki Europe’s new warehouse facility in Gillingham paused as the team welcomed MP for Gillingham and Rainham, Rehman Chishti…
Leading Life Safety manufacturer Hochiki Europe promote Shinsuke Kubo to Managing Director
Mr Shinsuke Kubo, Hochiki Europe’s Commercial Director steps into the role of Managing Director from 3rd July, with Graham Lowe, the outgoing MD, remaining in the business part time to support Mr Kubo during his first year in the role.…
Emergency lighting: how networked systems are enabling instant access to critical life-safety data
Ever heard the phrase ‘it’s in the cloud’? These days almost everything we do now uses cloud technology. From browsing the internet, surfing social media, watching the latest drop from your favourite streaming channel or listening to music online, to…
Hochiki proves to be the ideal solution in leading Italian hospital
Celebrating its centenary, the IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital is in Negrar, Verona, and thanks to the expert team and technology in place, it is considered one of Italy’s top medical facilities, and in fact at European level it…
Hochiki to demo how protecting people and assets can be done smarter and greener
Europe’s most important fire safety event, FIREX, is coming back to London ExCeL and Hochiki Europe are thrilled to be exhibiting and meeting customers old and new face to face after such a long time. The European team will be…
Hochiki Europe expands panel compatibility reach for ACD, the market-leading addressable multi-sensor
Leading life-safety manufacturer Hochiki Europe has announced a new perfect-fit partnership that will enable its most sophisticated addressable multi-sensor device, the ACD, to be compatible with the MxPro 5 range of addressable fire-control panels from Advanced Electronics. This new partnership…
Hochiki life safety devices play vital role in keeping hospital safe
Fitting a new life safety system to any public space can be a complex job, but when undertaking this task in a hospital, during a pandemic, the complexity increases tenfold. When Pyrotec Fire and Security were chosen as the contractors…
Hochiki Europe Roundtable: How can we improve life safety in care homes?
Over the last 12 months, the country has watched Covid-19 tear through care homes and leave devastation in its wake. With the sector experiencing the first major escalation in fatalities due to the close-knit and closed-off nature of homes, the…
Hochiki Europe’s multi-sensors given glowing reviews at Riverside Studios
TV and film studios are often made up of various commercial environments, meaning they require ultra-dependable, sophisticated life-safety systems to protect employees and visitors. London’s Riverside Studios in Hammersmith recognised this and recently made the decision to upgrade its fire-detection…
Hochiki Italia gives Eurovetrocap the full safety package
Just outside Milan, the Eurovetrocap warehouse manufactures glass and plastic containers for the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food industries. Having undergone a period of significant growth in the last 35 years, the business hosts a variety of manufacturing and decorating machinery…
Hochiki’s life safety solutions provide ultimate defence for one of India’s largest hospitals
One of the largest hospitals in East India, Sum Ultimate Medicare Bhubaneswar, has completed the development of its extensive ten-acre, nine-storey facility. To help protect staff and patients, the state-of-the-art quaternary care hospital turned to leading life safety manufacturer, Hochiki,…
Hochiki Europe launches Ekho: a new generation of hybrid wireless fire detection products
Leading life safety manufacturer, Hochiki Europe, has launched a new range of hybrid wireless fire detection and alarm equipment. The Ekho product range is EN54-25 approved, RED compliant and takes hybrid wireless fire detection to new levels of reliability, flexibility…
Hochiki Europe explains intrinsically safe systems in latest webinar
Leading life-safety manufacturer, Hochiki Europe, is continuing its successful series of webinars, with an online session focusing on demystifying Intrinsically Safe (I.S.) systems. The webinar will take place on Thursday 20th August at 11am and is free-to-attend for those looking…
Hochiki experts use INTERSEC 2020 to offer latest in life safety insight
Hochiki Middle East FZE, part of the Hochiki Group, is showcasing its comprehensive range of intelligent life safety systems on Stand 4-B22 at this year’s INTERSEC exhibition in Dubai, from 19th – 21st January 2020. Experts from the company’s Middle…
Keeping Students Safe
Leading life safety systems manufacturer, Hochiki Europe, has helped keep college students and their lecturers’ safe with the installation of a new fire alarm system. West Dean College, West Sussex, is internationally renowned for creative arts and conservation education, attracting…