About KIDDE:

Kidde Fire Protection has a unique world position in the design and manufacture of industrial fire detection and suppression systems. The Company’s traditions go back to 1917 with the founding of the Walter Kidde Company in the USA, which produced the world’s first integrated smoke detection and carbon dioxide extinguishing system for use on ships.

The Company has customers in over one hundred countries. Typical applications include computer rooms, offshore oil and gas platforms, commercial kitchens, food storage and processing plant, off-road vehicles and plant. Kidde Fire Protection is part of the British company Kidde Fire Protection Services Limited (Kidde Products Division), which in turn is part of the worldwide UTC Fire &Security group.

Innovative Technology:
Kidde Fire Protection has maintained its position at the forefront of fire protection technology through continuous
 investment in research and development. R & D is carried out at laboratories in Peterlee and Bentham, and at the Kidde Research Laboratory at Colnbrook.

Many of the Company’s technical staff are acknowledged experts in their fields and are members of national and international standards committees such as NFPA, CEN and ISO.

Products  Portfolio:
Kidde Fire Protection manufactures a comprehensive range of conventional and analogue addressable fire detection control panels, comple-mented by a wide choice of detectors, manual call points and warning devices.

Specialist detection systems include the HART High Sensitivity Smoke Detector, and the world renowned Alarm line range of linear heat detectors.

A full range of environment friendly clean agent fire suppression systems are engineered for use with 3M Novec 1230 Fire Protection Fluid, FM-200, FE-13, Argonite and Carbon Dioxide. Specialist suppression systems are also available for use in commercial cooking facilities and for off-road vehicle and plant.

The Kidde Explosion Protection system is the acknowledged industry standard for protecting process plant and equipment in the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries.

The Graviner Oil Mist Detector is installed on thousands of ships world wide, protecting diesel engines from hazardous crankcase explosions.

Quality  Assurance Kidde Fire Protection operates a Quality Management System which fully complies with the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:2000.  Components and finished products are rigorously tested and inspected to ensure consistent fire performance and excellent product reliability.

The Company’s Investor in People accreditation demonstrates that its high standards of quality are reflected not only in the excellence of its products, but also in the skills and motivation of people throughout the
organisation.

Environment:
The Company’s commitment to minimizing the environmental impact of its products is integrated into managing and monitoring sound environmental practices at all its manufacturing plants. These practices include energy management, waste minimization, raw materials management, and minimizing environmental emissions.

Global Presence Kidde Fire Protection manufactures detection and alarm products at Peterlee, County Durham, and fire suppression systems at Bentham, North Yorkshire.  It provides product sales and customer Support from Theme, near Oxford.

The Company does business in over one hundred countries throughout Europe, Africa, the Arabian Gulf, Asia, South America, and the Caribbean through an extensive network of over two hundred distributors.