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Smoke, Heat & CO alarms to detect & provide 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 

Guidance for Landlords link animated arrow

Carbon Monoxide safety advice link



Residential Safety Update 4 available : 





To request a hard copy of this & earlier
issues use Contact Us page.
Residential Safety Update, Issue 4 from Kidde; click for link to order.
 
 

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
so alarm cause is easily identifiable;
Digital Models also display "CO" or "Fire" as a further aid;

unique to Kidde.
 
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 our
Rechargeable models
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Delivering Quality Solutions 

Producing 30 million Alarms annually that are made in our
ISO 9000 approved factories, ensuring we can provide customers
with Best Value quality Smoke alarms.
 
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

 
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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.


 

News\  Press Releases Come back soon, this page is regularly updated by our news team.

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Brazilian restaurant had faulty equipment in kitchen
80 year old dies from faulty solid fuel heater   11/08
Wirrall CO Incident
Family & Paramedics hit by Carbon Monoxide fumes 
Youngster played with matches          10/08
Notting Hill Housing Ass'n tenant, Elouise Littlewood poisoned in new home
Coroner's warning of Carbon Monoxide dangers   
One survivor from Auckland CO poisoning tragedy  9/08
 
Electrical Accessory 
manufacturer recalls CO alarms.
8/08
Again emphasises the importance of only buying those with
3rd party compliance eg BS Kitemark to the European Standard.
Trading Standards announcement

Kidde Comment

Householder had foolishly removed smoke alarm during renovations
 
Wates fined £7500 with £2500 costs at Birmingham Magistrates following HSE prosecution.
 
Corfu CO Tragedy Parents issue plea for CO Alarms 
Parents who lost 2 children to Carbon Monoxide in Corfu urge holidaymakers to take portable CO alarm on holiday.
Mohammed Ali Rana, fined for 4 breaches of Housing Regs, including non working smoke alarms.
 
Danger of carbon monoxide in enclosed space from gas appliances 7/08

Colwyn Bay couple, with 4 day old baby  could have lost their lives because of their actions
 
Surprising HSE decision reveals new provider
 
CORGI publishes updated map of CO poisonings for UK 6/08
Pinpoints most vulnerable in society, and areas of country.

Hussein Jajbhay fined just £20,000 over unserviced gas boiler, leading to Elisabeth Giauque's death.

CO Confimed in Cornwall Hotel Death
83 other guests moved out; paramedics suffer from CO fumes
N Wales Fire & Rescue highlight dangers of drinking then cooking
Follows tragedy of death by CO poisoning last year. 4/08


Corfu CO Deaths: Thomas Cook Staff face prosecution
Follows tragic deaths of 2 children on holiday
25 pupils & teachers hospitalised because of faulty flue in boiler

Xmas gift of CO alarm saves Bury St Edmunds householder
Kidde 0146 CO alarm proves its worth as lifesaver

Firefighter injured in rescue ;battery removed from smoke alarm 
Cigarette likely  cause. N Wales Fire & Rescue plead householders check their alarms regularly. 2/08
N Wales First Aiders poisoned by Carbon Monoxide
Instructor collapses at Caernarfon's Seiont Manor Hotel

MP's debate need for greater CO Safety & use of CO Alarms
High Peak MP argues for legislation requiring CO Alarms in new homes
 
Leeds Hsg Association ignored Fire Brigade smoke alarm advice for 20 years 
MS sufferer died in fire; Coroner says smoke alarms could have saved her.
Kidde comment on tragedy 
 
N Wales Fire & Rescue's Deputy Chief admits 2007 a bad year for fire deaths 
New funds sought & strategies revised to tackle the issue, following high number of fire deaths.

2 die from Carbon Monoxide in Guernsey from unmaintained Rayburn solid fuel appliance
CO dangers explained by Kidde; click here.

Acquistion of FireX  in Europe & USA. 2/1/2008
Invensys sells off FireX Smoke & CO alarm operations.