Advanced in the Orient
Set against a breathtaking skyline, Hong Kong has become a thriving hub of tourism, culture and business activity. Neighbouring Macau recently held the F1 Grand Prix, and ambitious developments promise to make it ‘the next Las Vegas’. Similarly Singapore is a hot bed of development in a country steeped in both history and culture. So what better reason for a trip there?

Showing support to distributors, administering training, attending Fire Asia 2005 and getting fully absorbed into China’s culture, were just some of the tasks carried out by the Sales Director and Export Manager last month. Advanced were there to further strengthen existing relationships and showcase their range of Fire and emergency Lighting equipment. The trip was a great success and we look forward to an exciting 2006 in the region.

NFPA gets a new member
Advanced have joined one of the worlds largest safety organisations, the NFPA. Formed over 100 years ago with 66,000 members worldwide and more than 300 codes and standards under its belt, the NFPA is one of the leading standards making bodies in the world. As contributing members of the NFPA, Advanced will keep abreast of strategic developments, supporting their UL Strategy for 2006.

Advanced will also be exhibiting at the biggest event of 2006 for fire protection and safety. Held in Orange County Orlando, the NFPA World Safety Conference and Exposition 2006, looks set to be the best ever. Orlando is a prime location offering a number of attractions after the business day has finished.

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A year of diverse installations!
Advanced have been able to cover a range of interesting projects this year. Here are 5 of the most recent with a quirky fact to keep you reading!

1. The Lx-Range of Emergency Lighting panels connect to over 3,000 light fittings, helping to illuminate the great minds of the University of Cambridge.
Interesting fact: Sir Isaac Newton, Lord Byron, Francis Bacon, and Alfred Lord Tennyson are just some of the famous students who have studied here.

2. The Mx-Range of Fire panels protects Craven Cottage home to the Premierships Fulham F.C.
Interesting fact: Fulham were originally known as St. Andrew's Sunday School FC between 1879 and 1898.

3. Tesco continues to use Advanced panels on all new Superstores in the UK.
Interesting fact: £1 in every £8 of UK retail sales is spent at Tesco, which makes it much more dominant in its home market than Wal-Mart is in the U.S.

4. London Undergrounds Northern, Piccadilly and Jubilee Lines are protected by Advanced fire panels.
Interesting Fact: The Tube carries as many individual passengers a year as the population of Australia (19 million).

5. Seven Advanced fire panels protect the ground breaking Diamond Synchrotron scientific facility.
Interesting Fact: The state of the art site will be the best medium-energy x-ray source in the world and 10,000 times brighter than the UK’s current facility based in Daresbury, Cheshire.

To read about more Advanced Projects Click Here

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Factory Closing Times
The factory will be closing for the Christmas break at 12.30 Thursday 22nd of December 2005 and will re-open 9.00 Tuesday the 3rd January 2006.The last dispatch date for both export and UK customers will be Wednesday 4.30 on the 21st December. From everybody at Advanced Electronics Ltd we would like to wish all our customers a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

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