The Company

Innotech Control Systems has been an industry leader in the design and manufacture of quality HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) controls for 25 years. It has 17 R&D Staff and its own manufacturing facility. Products are exported and supported worldwide through an extensive dealer network.

Guardian Comms

Facing death or serious injury is a normal part of life for millions of fire fighters worldwide responsible for maintaining the safety of the community. In 1994, two Australian fire fighters died at what became known as the Southport Honda Fire. Recommendations following a coronial inquiry into the incident referred specifically to the inadequacy of communications systems.

These findings prompted two fire fighters to approach Innotech Controls' Managing Director, Steve Miranda, in 2001 with a proposal to design and develop systems to improve existing fire-ground communication.

Innotech embarked on a two and a half year, $2.3 million project to develop the Innotech Guardian Safety System. Innotech contributed 50% of the funding to this project, with the Australian Commonwealth Government contributing the remaining 50% through AusIndustry’s R&D Start program.

The result of this research and development is a product now known as Innotech Guardian Comms that has been in production since early 2005. Fire fighting professionals have been heavily involved with the testing of Guardian Comms to ensure the product not only met Innotech’s stringent criteria, but more importantly that it will continue to meet requirements of operational fire fighters.

Feedback from end users has been exceedingly positive, with an overwhelming majority of those who have evaluated the gear displaying enthusiasm about the product’s comfort, performance and ease of use. As a result, Innotech has received orders for a significant number of Guardian Comms products.

Whilst Guardian Comms improves communication and safety in hostile environment situations such as fire fighting, there are applications in many other markets where communication in high noise, hostile environments is necessary. For example; marine, manufacturing, mining, energy and defence.