The Texecom premier alarm panelseems to be the most flexible with the bonus of X10 capability & also being very expendable if you purchase the right model. The Texecom panels have been recommended on a couple of forums & is well supported. I contacted the company direct & was very pleased with the service & speed of response i got from a Janet Green. I singed up as an installer (which we do the carcass work for alarm company's when on site) & was promptly sent some installation manuals which have been very handy. (Thanks)
The 48 unit would quite likely be enough, but for the extra £20 & some extra wiring, the 88 will leave plenty of expendability. It also log's the last 1000 items where as the 48 is only logs 500. Would be nice with a larger log as i know some people use there panels as clocking in machines.
(see if this is expandable for staff time table)
There bell boxes & sounders. The detectors have to be looked at yet. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Materials needed
1 x Premier 88 alarm panel £90.00 (pos 44)
1 x External bell sounder £40-00
1 x External dummy with Indicator £12.00
2 x 7 amp hour battery £10.00
1 x Battery Splitter £14.00
2 x Alarm Key pads £50.00
5 x car drums 8core cable £18.00
12 DT pirs £20.00
10 Mag contacts £1.50
2 x internal sounders 4 or 8 ohm £7.00
2 x Smoke detectors £16.00
1 x Heat detector £16.00
1 x 60 it extension £65.00
30 x it biscuits £22.00 per 10
2 x Window break glass units £17.00
2 x Impaq Plus Shock Sensor £15.00
1 x USB-com £35.00
1 x Communicator 2400 £90.00
1 x X10 alarm module £31.00
3 x water detectors (floods) £10.00
1 x 12volt battery power supply £60.00