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Smoke, Heat & CO alarms alerting & providing early warning of Fire & Carbon Monoxide in the home 
Plus Sealed Fire Extinguishers, Fire Blankets & Escape Ladders


 

 

Smoke Alarms, Heat & CO Alarms for Social Housing Providers,  F M Managers, Electrical
Installers, Fire Services, & House Builders 

                  

UK Installers watch out for details of our forthcoming promotion via Electrical Wholesalers 
UK Electrical Installers: Kidde's £Cashback promotion for UK Electricians has begun; see "News" section on right. 

 

Carbon Monoxide Alarm warning!

With the current high demand we are experiencing for CO alarms some Distributors may be tempted to try alternative products that have only a CE mark affixed, but no accredited 3rd party approval. Please click on the link below on what to look for when specifying/purchasing a Carbon Monoxide alarm. Any product sold that does not do "what it says on the tin" may have legal implications for all those involved in their supply and fitting.

Carbon Monoxide Alarm selection advice link

Carbon Monoxide safety advice link


New Homes with solid fuelled appliances + existing ones
with changed appliances will require CO alarms under Part J.


Kidde Compact /Portable Battery CO Alarms 

Small and compact model now available via electrical wholesalers.


Firex image   Kidde Firex logo

Click Kidde Firex logo for the UK & Eire Firex web site. 

All those using public funding have to follow "Best Value" principles, not just lowest price.  Kidde offer 10 year product Guarantees unlike many who offer only 5 or 6, but talk of 10 yr life.    Kidde's rechargeble models use 4 lithium cells, unlike others who use 25% less to save £.                

Kidde's Smart Interconnect Capability
allows interconnection of our hard wired
Smoke, Heat & CO Alarms,
Only our CO alarms have differential sounder patterns,
and digital readouts so alarm cause is easily identifiable;
 
Kidde 423D/9hir showing its' digital display capability

 
Kidde Fyrnetics Slick fast fit range of smoke & heat alarmsOnly Kiide offer smart interconnect that means smoke, heat & co can be interlinked.
 
Slick® is our fast fit range, that can be interconnected to 
our hard wired CO range; click logo for details.
10 year, whole product Guarantees, apply on Slick® Rechargeable models.

   

Guidance for Landlords link 

 
Delivering Quality Solutions 






Producing 35 million Alarms annually that are made in our
ISO 9000 approved factories, ensuring we can provide customers
with Best Value quality Smoke, Heat & CO alarms.
We sell under the Kidde Fyrnetics & Kidde Firex brand names;
if it doesn't say Kidde on the product, it isn't; we don't own label!

 
For more information on Kidde Fyrnetics click"About Us"

 

Kidde is committed to 3rd party accreditation, favouring the  respected BSI Kitemark scheme.                      This web site is managed by the UK office of the company. Kidde operates globally.         


For Kidde's UK retail products, click on logo below

Our logo is a shield demonstrating our committment to people & property protection.

CO Alarms, CO Detectors,smoke alarms, Slick alarms,
Carbon Monoxide Alarms, Carbon Monoxide Detectors

WEEE Reg No BF0150QW
Battery BPRN 00711
(Click for detail)

Kidde protects the Dreamliner, as it does 95% of civilian airliners.Kidde protects oil refineries worldwide

 WEEE & ROHS clarification re Smoke & CO Alarms

 


Kidde supports & supplies fire services worldwideKidde Angus provided 1/2 million litres of foam concentrate at the Buncefield disaster

 


 

Kidde Slick Hard Wired smoke alarmKidde smart interconnect CO alarm


Humberside Fire & Rescue Services partner with
Kidde
 in educating on fire safety       

   

 Kidde Client Norman Foster Albion Project LondonKidde banner rear of Berkshire Fire Appliance @ Tilehurst HQ

 

 

 

 

CO Alarms, CO Detectors
Carbon Monoxide Alarms, Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Kidde's unequalled excellence
in fire suppression & detection

 

Kidde's expertise also covers aviation 
& marine, process industries, manufacturing,
residential & commercial premises. 

Every Boeing aircraft is Kidde protected for example.

We are a leading global supplier to Fire Services of foam,
fire hose, fire fighting vehicles,
& training of Fire fighters.

1/2 a million litres of our  foam concentrate
was used to fight the Buncefield Oil Terminal fire.


 

 

**UK Electrical Contractors Only**
Kidde's £Cashback promo started September 1st:.

Go to our promotion website page
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Consumer Agency still concerned at number of dangerous gas cookers

Despite earlier warnings issued in UK & Eire, many householders have not had free modification

Wembley builder Vikas Patel, fined for CO safety breach
His company Rushi Construction (UK) Limited, ignored Gas Safety laws, putting residents at risk

Birmingham Landlord fined for failing to maintain smoke alarms
Mumtaz Mohammed prosecuted by Birmingham City Council following fire death: 2 alarms fitted, neither had working batteries.

Couple died after taking barbecue inside tent 

Motorcycle enthusiast died from CO Posioning

Overcome by deadly CO poisonous gas in tent

Two boys die from CO Poisoning in County Londonderry   8/10
A level celebrations end in tragedy

How to identify quality assured CO Alarms 
Always look for one of the quality marks before buying 

Impending new CO alarm law for properties with solid fuelled appliances.
(England & Wales only)

Fumes generated by wood burning stove 

Without the CO alarm outcome could have been much worse
Corfu Retrial following parent's appeal over Carbon Monoxide deaths 

 Follows on from tragic death of children in holiday apartment  5/10

Wokingham newleywed Katie Haines died after Carbon Monoxide poisoning  3/2010


Husband arrives home from work to find new wife dead from CO Poisoning

Tragedy in Wokingham, Berkshire for newlyweds ;Parents hospitalised. 

Faulty cooker kills couple.

3 CO poisoning incidents in same North Devon Street in 3 weeks

Caused by known design fault with well known brand gas cookers. Landlord "North Devon Homes" issuing guidance.
London Evening Standard article on CO poisoning
Article on Carbon Monoxide by Dr Christian Jessen

National Grid engineers recommend CO alarm fitted, following CO emission from faulty gas boiler.


Most Welsh Homes at risk from CO poisoning
80% Of Welsh Homes without a CO alarm fitted

 

51 year old man believed to have been overcome by gas boiler fumes  1/10

Took down when decorating and house burns down, causing £50,000 worth of damage.


Gas Safe warning on rogue Gas Installers 
Real danger of carbon monoxide poisoning from unsafe servicing/installation highlighted.

 
Another unapproved CO alarm: Trading Standards warning in UK & Eire
Battery powered alarm found not to what it says on the box
ie detect carbon monoxide