Tag: smoke alarms

Fire & Safety: multiple choice

Fire & Safety: multiple choice

Kidde Safety discusses how electrical wholesalers can advise their customers on today’s complex selection criteria for domestic smoke, heat and CO alarms. BS 5839-6:2013 reviews various types of alarms and which is best to alert occupants of fire, while avoiding nuisance alarms that could result in disabling the alarm. Ionisation smoke alarms are sensitive to […]

Alarming news for private landlords

Alarming news for private landlords

Rex Taylor, Technical Support Manager of Kidde Safety, discusses the latest developments and trends in the smoke and carbon monoxide alarm markets, from new Regulations for rented properties to demand for energy saving products. Regulations were recently announced requiring private landlords in England to install and check smoke alarms and, in some instances, carbon monoxide […]

Real time facts mean real time action

Real time facts mean real time action

Martyn Walley, National Technical Manager at Aico Ltd., looks at the rise of the carbon monoxide alarm and how the latest technology developments provide your customers with added value. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a silent killer. You can’t see it, smell it or taste it. It is a by-product of burning any combustible material such […]