During an average winter, more than 25,000 people die as a result of cold weather in England and Wales. It is a silent killer with a death toll which far exceeds carbon monoxide poisoning, compounded by growing fuel poverty in the UK.
Now City Heating Spares, part of the Travis Perkins Group, is offering installers a chance to get ahead of the game and add value to their own service by offering cold alarms, a brand new product designed to highlight the dangers of low temperatures.
The FireAngel CDA-9X cold alarm from Sprue Safety Products, available now at City Heating Spares, combines visual and audible warnings to highlight the risks of room temperature before it becomes dangerous. Crucially, it gives residents time to concentrate heating in a single room, move to a warmer area or seek outside help before hypothermia or worse occurs.
Dave Rigby, Spares Director at City Heating Spares, said: “The number of excess winter deaths in the UK is both staggering and alarming, especially when you consider the highest risk groups include the elderly, infirm and very young.
“Cold alarms are the latest, low-cost product available to homeowners to help alleviate this issue.
“Designed to highlight the risks before they become critical and give residents time to take action, they are already being noticed as an invaluable tool to help mitigate the risks of cold weather in winter. And they represent a huge opportunity for engineers to get ahead of the game and add value to their own service.”
