As we all know internet sales have ripped the high street apart over the past few years, more and more small retailers are shutting down as they just cannot compete with the internet. There are many benefits of internet shopping, if there wasn’t it would be so popular.
But should we recommend it for life saving fire equipment….
Time and time again we are seeing cheap products flood the internet, these products are sometimes untested and in my opinion should not be for sale.
We pride ourselves on only supplying quality kite marked products that we feel 100% confident we can put our name to. We keep our prices competitive but we do not compromise on the quality to just compete with the internet prices.
I think the biggest thing that is sometimes overlooked is that by buying a fire extinguisher from the internet and hanging it on your wall does not mean your business is compliant. All fire extinguishers are required in British standards to be commissioned and maintained onsite by a competent person. This is one reason why our extinguishers can be slightly more than buying one in a box from the internet. Companies offering pre commissioned extinguishers in the post are not conforming to British standards and are potentially putting you and your business at risk.
We see many extinguishers purchased from the internet because there service company is slightly more money. We see customers that have sometimes assembled the units themselves and left Co2 horns loose, this will most probably break your wrist if used, or worse kill you or someone nearby. Not to mention also fail to put the fire out.
We would always advise using a company that is experienced and will commission the correct equipment at your premises and conform to British standards……
Thanks for reading 🙂
Matthew @ Norfolk Fire Protection