Aico Ltd., the market
leader in residential Fire and Carbon Monoxide Alarms in the UK, has launched
new Tenant Packs to help landlords raise awareness and emphasise how important
it is to regularly test your Fire and Carbon Monoxide Alarms.
The Tenant Packs are
part of Aico’s #AlarmsSaveLives campaign.
Customers can now
request a variety of #AlarmsSaveLives resources from the Aico website, which
includes vibrant and eye catching A3 and A4 posters, a fridge magnet, a
coaster, a pen and a tenant card highlighting how to test an Aico alarm.
The new
#AlarmsSaveLives animation is also available for download and use across
organisations’ social media channels, to help with further raising awareness of
this campaign.
The initial idea for
the Tenant Packs arose from a conversation between Peter Marr, Senior
Electrical Officer of Sheffield City Council and Joanne White, Marketing
Manager of Aico. Peter comments, “We have been working closely with Aico for
many years, investing and improving fire safety for residents and properties
alike.
"As a social
housing provider, occupancy profiles mean training is always an on-going issue,
as the weak link to any system is often the human element; therefore, reminders
and re-educating is an ever constant. This is an excellent example of a simple
idea being developed and improved when shared; a real positive when likeminded
companies’ philosophy is to strive for improvement.”
With the campaign
being released across the UK, it has received support from several Local
Authorities and Housing Associations. Councillor Phillip O’Dell, Harrow
Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing is supporting the campaign and said: “It’s
the most important button in the house - press it regularly for peace of
mind…it’s a message we reinforce for our tenants all the time, and why we’re
fully behind Aico’s campaign to encourage regular smoke detector testing.
"Thanks to our
partnership with them, we’re now offering our most vulnerable tenants even more
peace of mind, in the form of a combined Smoke and Heat Alarm and a combined
Heat and Carbon Monoxide Alarm.”
Michael Gannon, Lead
Electrical Engineer from Northwards Housing in Manchester, stated: “We
encourage a weekly test of domestic alarms to ensure correct functionality, we
have opted to use the Ei450 switch which makes this process easier. We support
Aico’s campaign for regular testing across all properties.”
Neal Hooper, Managing
Director of Aico, comments on the new #AlarmsSaveLives campaign: “We produce
quality Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms, but no matter what brand of alarm you
have it’s important to test them. #AlarmsSaveLives is an easy to remember
phrase and the upbeat, concise video really drives the message home: test your
alarms regularly to ensure all components of the alarm are working.”
