New initiative to encourage installation of smoke alarms

More and more homes now have smoke alarms installed and they save many lives each year. To further increase their use, Safelincs has produced an advisory card to go out with residential orders for smoke alarms that encourages customers to check that family members, and other people they know, have adequate smoke alarm systems in [...]

Carbon monoxide alarm alerts family

A Lincolnshire family escaped the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning thanks to the carbon monoxide alarm they had installed after moving into a listed Georgian  house. The couple knew that the oil boiler that was in the property was old but after having it serviced they felt reassured that there was no possibility of the [...]

Man in Ingham County, Michigan saves life of daughter with escape ladder

Mark Kennel has very little left from his home after a house fire except his charred wedding album after he, his wife, Amber and daughter, Kelsey managed to escape the flames with the help of a fire escape ladder. A fire broke out at their home in Ingham County. Mr Kennel stated that it was [...]

Video Database Helps Customers

The brand new video database on the Safelincs site not only displays the products (quite often in operation) but also provide answers to some of the most common questions that are received from customers. Customer service is not just about taking calls and having speedy despatch; it is also about giving the customer all relevant [...]

£158,000 Fine for Landlord’s Fire Safety Breach

In February 2008 some of the occupants of a four storey house that had been divided into flats were forced to flee over the roof of 9 Hillsborough Terrace, Devon, where they lived, due to a fire. Joseph Ernest Draper, who owned the building at the time of the fire, was found guilty of four [...]