iQ is one of the largest providers of private purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the UK - owning and operating all 70 of its sites. Acquired by Blackstone for £4.7b in the UK’s largest ever private real estate transaction in May 2020, iQ is now home to almost 30,000 students across 28 towns and cities. The company is a leading owner of student accommodation in thriving student cities including Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester and especially London, where iQ offers 7,064 beds across a wide range of accommodation options. Currently, 84% of iQ’ s property value is in Russell Group towns and cities with 52% in London.

iQ Studios 51 comprises a singleblock of self-contained studio accommodation units with a central courtyard. 

Fixfire® supplied and installed an ‘open-protocol’ control panel and replaced all existing loop active components with XP95 equivalent devices, including smoke/heat/multi-sensor detectors, manual call points, sounders and beacons.  In excess of 600 fire alarm devices were installed in this project.

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