Case Study: Banham Poultry Limited achieves reliable fire protection for its biomass power plant with Xtralis OSID

OSID protects chicken by-products biomass plant

Banham Poultry, a family-owned UK poultry producer supplying about 650,000 birds weekly, built a biomass power plant to convert poultry litter into 5.5 MW of electricity but needed a reliable fire-detection system for the large fuel storage (≈80 m × 25 m). Traditional infrared beam detectors were unsuitable because building movement and heavy contamination cause false alarms and faults.

Eurofyre recommended Xtralis OSID Open Area Smoke Imaging Detection (OSI-90 with OSE-SP emitters), which provides volumetric, three-dimensional coverage, tolerates building flex and high contamination, and uses dual-wavelength IR/UV imaging to dramatically reduce false alarms. The system simplified installation and maintenance, delivered dependable protection for the biomass plant, and eliminated recurring false alarms and faults in regular use.

Banham Poultry Limited