Olympic Flames: Are All Chinese Fire Extinguishers Medal-Winners?

When the eyes of the world turn towards the Birds Nest Stadium in Beijing this August for the Chinese Olympics, China's massive economic growth and incredible exporting capabilities are probably the real headline grabbers, rather that those standing on the podium.

Most of us have grown up with 'cheap Chinese imports' all around us, from chopsticks to Christmas cracker toys, but times have changed. China is now a serious contender in producing quality mass-produced goods across a huge range of products, including fire extinguishers. And European companies are finding it hard to complete.

The leading fire safety company Chubb Fire saw the writing on the wall in 2004, when they moved their fire extinguisher manufacturing to China from south Wales. At the time, Eric Patry, President of Chubb Continental Europe said: "I believe transferring production to China is the best way for us to continue to provide our customers with a high quality product at a competitive price."

The MP for the Welsh area most affected, Chris Bryant, was rightly concerned regarding the quality of the final product: "We are never going to be able to compete in the bargain basement with countries like China," he said.

However, not all Chinese manufactured fire extinguishers are of the quality or standard required by UK and European laws. So, how do you sort gold medal standard fire extinguishers from the also-rans?

Simple - you don't have to, because here at Fire Protection Online, we've done it already! Our quality fire extinguisher prices are as low as any Chinese imports you can buy on the web, but are made in a top fire extinguisher factory, and are fully BSi Kitemarked.

All fire extinguishers sold by Fire Protection Online are also BAFE approved, CE marked and have excellent fire ratings, often exceeding those required by British safety standards. Plus, we ship all our fire extinguishers from our UK base, reducing both your delivery costs and our carbon footprint.

So, when choosing your replacement fire extinguishers, choose from our extensive range and award yourself a gold medal for both safety and cost savings!