Fire Safety Story Winners Announced!

We’ve just finished sending out several boxes of CO Alarms to our Twitter followers, Facebook Fans and visitors to our web site. Last weekend we asked you all to send us your favourite fire safety stories so we could share them on our web site. It was our goal to bring together a valuable and [...]

Safelincs Joins the Social Network Revolution

With the start of the new year arrives Safelincs’ leap into Social Networking. The new Twitter and Facebook pages provide a medium for you to get involved with the company and increase awareness for the need of fire safety protection. The applications build upon the Safelincs ideology of being as accessible and pro-active as possible [...]

Safelincs recognised as disability friendly employer

Fire safety provider Safelincs Ltd have been awarded the Two Ticks’ Disability Friendly Symbol, which demonstrates the commitment of the company to employ, train and develop staff with disabilities. In order to receive this symbol from Jobcentre Plus, Safelincs had to demonstrate their dedication to implementing the five commitments outlined under the symbol. These include guaranteeing an [...]

Test it, change it, replace it – it might save your life!

We are offering a new service, completely free of charge, that will remind households  to check that their smoke alarms are in working condition and will actually protect them in case of a fire. This week the government’s Fire Kills campaign launched its new advertising series to promote fire safety in the home.  The focus [...]

Swine Flu Mask from Draeger

As Swine Flu cases increase in the UK, it is important to look at ways to protect yourself and your family / business from the virus and prevent the infection from spreading. The World Health Organisation (WHO) have recommended breathing apparatus to the European standard FFP2 (94% filter performance) in known Swine Flu areas. There [...]

National GO Awards 2009 – Finalists Announced

Safelincs, the UK’s leading online fire safety provider, are celebrating after being shortlisted for the final of the ‘Best Small Business or Third Sector Service Provider’ at the GO Awards. The competition has never been so healthy and 2009 saw a record number of submissions entered into the GO awards. This makes the achievement of [...]

Family of three die in house fire, Doncaster

A family of three, died in a house fire in Doncaster on March 29 2009. It has not yet been ascertained if the house was fitted with working smoke alarms or how the fire started. This tragedy will be heart felt by many people, not only those who live in the district of the incident [...]

Coronation Street highlights the importance of smoke alarms

The removal of batteries from smoke alarms, or failing to replace old ones is the cause of many deaths and injuries in home fires. Some people remove batteries from smoke alarms because their alarm keeps beeping.  If this is the case check you have the right type of alarm positioned correctly.  See our helpsheet for more details. [...]

Development Status of new Cavity Fire Escape Ladder

Following the granting of the design rights earlier in the year, Safelincs has now moved to the pre-production tooling stage for the new Safelincs Cavity Fire Escape Ladder, which is designed to fit in the inner leaf of newbuild homes. The ladder and all its elements are completely hidden from view and can be deployed [...]

Safelincs Registers New Escape Ladder

Safelincs has been granted design rights by the UK Patent Office for a new, ground-breaking design of fire escape ladder located in the wall and cavity of new-built homes. This fire escape ladder is totally hidden from sight, is accessible within seconds and can be deployed easily, even by children. The ladder should be available [...]