PAUL
PAUL is a French bakery-café chain in Saudi Arabia since 2011; AZEIDK supplied, installed, tested and commissioned fire, alarm and security systems at its branches.
About the project
PAUL is a French bakery-café chain founded in 1889 in Croix, France, and owned by Groupe Holder, with more than 750 outlets worldwide in 2022. It arrived in Saudi Arabia in 2011 with a branch on Tahlia Street in Jeddah, and Azadea Group, PAUL’s partner since 2003, has opened outlets in Riyadh, Al Khobar and Jeddah. The menu covers French breads, pastries and cakes, plus breakfast, salads, sandwiches and light dishes in a Parisian-style tea room.
Why fire and life safety matter in a bakery-café
Bakery ovens usually start in the early hours, when few people are around, so automatic detection must catch a fire early. Hot dishes leave grease in hoods and extract ducts, a common source of kitchen fires that can carry flames beyond the kitchen, while customers sit in an open dining area nearby. A branch inside a shopping mall also shares escape routes and alarm systems with other tenants. Each branch needs protection over the cooking line and an alarm linked to the building’s systems.
AZEIDK’s role
On PAUL branches in the Kingdom, AZEIDK handled the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of fire protection, alarm and security systems per project requirements.
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