Ajax came out swinging this year. They took everything you know about fire, intrusion, and video and flipped it on its head. This wasn’t a minor refresh. It was a full reshaping of how you plan, price, and deliver for your customers.

I’ve gone through everything covered at the Ajax Special Event and pulled together a straight run down of the changes.

The big one is the fully wireless EN54 commercial fire system.

You know how long it normally takes to cable a school or an office block. They showed a real install from Squire Group that would usually take a month, wrapped up in a week with 110 devices, no wall chasing, and clean coverage even through thick stone walls.

Three second activation across dozens of sounders. Five minute programming per device. A ten inch touchscreen panel instead of the usual 90s keypad gear, and direct integration with intrusion and video on the same hub. It’s certified, so you don’t have to fight with consultants over compliance.

On the video side, they’ve gone all in.

New hybrid illumination cameras that hold colour when the site drops to near dark. Motorised varifocals that let you switch from wide to tight without swapping hardware.

Their NVR lineup has expanded heavily, with units that run off battery, power PoE channels, or hold months of footage on dual hot swap drives. And the Ajax TV app turns any screen into a video wall, so your client can see the whole site at once instead of tapping through individual feeds.

Outdoor detection picked up some smart upgrades too.

A new mini curtain detector for windows and door frames, up to five metres, tight beam, and mounting that actually sits cleanly on a façade instead of sticking out awkwardly.

There’s also an outdoor curtain cam that sits high, watches a walkway, waits for someone to cross the narrow zone and fires off photos instantly. No guessing and no wasted drives back to site. If you’ve ever had to secure long glass runs on offices or warehouses, this one lands perfectly.

Off grid kit stepped up as well.

The battery hub now runs up to four years on a single battery in saver mode. Drop in the SIM, connect the battery, a couple of minutes of setup, and you’re done.

It’s built for social housing voids, construction sites, rural assets, anywhere you’d usually end up patching together temporary protection. The new waterproof case also turns it into an outdoor hub without relying on third party boxes.

Then they dropped the biggest announcement of the day.

The world’s first fully wireless certified Grade 3 intrusion system. Proper Grade 3. No cabling. Up to 999 devices. New detectors that pick up crawling movement. Sirens that call out jamming attempts. Keypads with contactless authentication. Panic buttons that will not trigger accidentally. And the new Superior Jeweller protocol reaching out to around three and a half kilometres. You can finally take wireless into high security jobs without the usual raised eyebrows.

For larger projects, they pulled the covers off Mega Hub. A project grade panel for huge sites, up to 1100 groups, mixing wired Fibre with the new Superior wireless and supporting photo verification across the board. They’re aiming it at malls, logistics, distribution centres, serious manufacturing, anywhere that needs intrusion, fire, and video aligned without juggling multiple ecosystems.

Put simply, this wasn’t a flashy event for the sake of it. Almost every part of it ties straight into the jobs you’re asked to price every week. Faster installs. Better margins when you’re not sinking days into labour. Cleaner upgrades. One ecosystem instead of stitching together intrusion, fire, and CCTV from brands that never fully talk to each other.

And once you hand the system over, you’ve got options for recurring revenue.