Darlington Borough Council invest in CO Alarms

Housing Services at Darlington Borough Council has ordered a substantial number of CO alarms from Safelincs to supply their residents with this potentially life-saving equipment. The CO alarms are distributed by the Council’s Home Improvement Agency handypersons visiting households. Safelincs carried out the training of the staff with regards to siting, installation and maintenance of [...]

Blaze on Harry Potter film set

On Friday night, 26 March 2010, a fire broke out on the outdoor film set for the new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The fire at the Leavesden Studios in Watford, Hertfordshire, is thought to have been the result of special effects in a battle scene involving a mocked-up castle. Fire  [...]

Smoke alarms for the deaf

Did you know that there are smoke alarm systems specifically designed to alert deaf people of a fire? One model, the Deafgard, is an acoustically triggered unit that is activated when the fire alarm system is sounding. The Deafgard comprises of a vibration pad and a strobe light. The pad is placed under the pillow [...]

How Ei Optical Smoke Alarms Work

Optical sensors are more responsive to smouldering fires producing large particle smoke typical of fires involving furniture and bedding. They are more immune to invisible smoke produced by "burning the toast" and similar cooking fumes. this makes them ideal for siting in hallways close to kitchens where false alarms from ionisation alarms may be a [...]

Twitter training at Saatchi & Saatchi Design

Five members of the Safelincs team went to Saatchi & Saatchi Design in London for a Twitter training session last week. The training had been gained through a charity auction for Mercy Ships at their 2010 Ball. As we have only just started to use Twitter as a way of communicating through Social Media, this [...]

NEW DraughtEx – The floorboard seal on a reel

A solution to the annoying gaps between floorboards is finally here! DraughtEx not only improves the look of wooden floorboards, but it also helps to make your house more energy efficient. By applying DraughtEx you seal the gaps that previously allowed cold air to enter rooms between the floorboards. The colour of DraughtEx has been [...]

Our Twitter competition has started!

Today marks the first day of our Twitter competition, where you have the chance to win 1 of 50 carbon monoxide alarms for your home. As a fire safety company and a Fire Kills partner, we know how important it is to promote and educate people about the dangers of smoke and other harmful gases [...]

Dorgard now with Exclusive 5 Year Warranty

Safelincs Ltd always want to give their customers the best value possible. This is achieved by sourcing high quality products and offering customers a service that exceeds our competitors. The Dorgard is no exception to this. We are now offering the Dorgard with a FIVE year warranty, compared to industry standard of only one year.  [...]

Celebrities pledge to test their smoke alarms every week

Celebrities from across the music, showbiz and sporting worlds are backing the Government’s Fire Kills campaign with a “Push It Pledge”, to urge people to test their smoke alarm every week. Coronation Street on-screen sisters, Helen Flanagan and Brooke Vincent (aka Rosie and Sophie Webster), along with a host of other famous faces – including [...]

Dorgard now with FREE shipping

Safelincs now offer FREE shipping on all Dorgard orders. This is another way of Safelincs giving their customers the best service possible. If you order one or more Dorgards all items in your order will be shipped free of charge. Dorgard is the legal way to keeping your fire door open without wedges or fire [...]