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'''Notifier''' or '''Notifier by Honeywell''' is a manufacturer of engineered fire alarm systems with over 500 distributors worldwide, and regional support operations on every continent.<ref name="Notifier About Us">Notifier, About Us: http://www.notifier.com/aboutus/company.htm.</ref> Notifier is headquartered in [[Northford, Connecticut]], United States, and is a division of the [[Honeywell]] Life Safety Group.


==History==
'''Notifier''' or '''Notifier Fire Control Systems''' is a company that manufactures [[fire alarm]] equipment. It is located in [[Northford, Connecticut]] and is a division of the [[Honeywell]] company. Notifier has been producing fire alarm equipment for over 50 years. Many of their products range from [[manual pull station]]s, [[fire alarm control panel]]s, and [[smoke detector]]s to be integrated with fire alarm systems. Many of the pull stations as well as other products, began to change in design and mechanics due to the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]]. ''Examples of ADA made changes for the BG-12 series: Maximum reach height for a pull station is 48 inches for people with wheelchairs. Pull force to activate the pull station is 5 lbs. ''One of Notifier's current products, is the BG-12 series pull station.
Notifier was founded in 1949 in [[Waverly, Nebraska]] by [[Oliver T. Joy]], along with his wife Dr. Margaret Joy, who acted as executive Vice President. The company moved to [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] in 1956, and in 1962 was selected to provide the fire detection system for the Seattle World's Fair. The company was sold to [[Emhart Corporation]] in 1968 and was acquired by the Pittway Corporation in 1987.
Notifier moved to Northford, Connecticut in 1988, and in 1999 [[Honeywell International]], Inc. purchased Pittway Corp., and Notifier became part of the [[Honeywell Life Safety Group]].<ref name="Notifier About Us" />


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Fire alarm]]
* [[Fire alarm]]
* [[System Sensor]]
* [[Fire alarm control panel]]
* [[Fire alarm control panel]]

* [[Manual pull station]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.notifier.com/ Notifier Fire Control Systems]
* [http://www.notifier.com/ Notifier]
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 22 March 2024

Notifier NBG-10L pull station

Notifier or Notifier by Honeywell is a manufacturer of engineered fire alarm systems with over 500 distributors worldwide, and regional support operations on every continent.[1] Notifier is headquartered in Northford, Connecticut, United States, and is a division of the Honeywell Life Safety Group.

History[edit]

Notifier was founded in 1949 in Waverly, Nebraska by Oliver T. Joy, along with his wife Dr. Margaret Joy, who acted as executive Vice President. The company moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1956, and in 1962 was selected to provide the fire detection system for the Seattle World's Fair. The company was sold to Emhart Corporation in 1968 and was acquired by the Pittway Corporation in 1987. Notifier moved to Northford, Connecticut in 1988, and in 1999 Honeywell International, Inc. purchased Pittway Corp., and Notifier became part of the Honeywell Life Safety Group.[1]

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