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Shropshire-based home life safety expert Aico is now collaborating with The Guinness Partnership, one of the largest affordable housing providers in the UK. This collaboration focuses on enhancing the health, safety, and energy efficiency of properties across the South West of England through the implementation of Aico’s innovative HomeLINK environmental monitoring system. The Guinness Partnership is committed to improve the living conditions and well-being of their residents by embracing...

As part of their strategy to address damp and mold, West Dunbartonshire Council will deploy Aico’s HomeLINK Environmental Sensors across all their properties. The Council is one of Scotland’s major social housing landlords, currently owning and managing over 10,400 homes, and are focusing on increasing energy efficiency, tackling existing issues, such as damp and mold, as well as improving tenant safety, health and well-being. Ei1000G Gateway and Ei1025, Ei1020 Environmental Sensor...

Westmorland and Furness Council’s vision is to be "a great place to live, work and thrive," they commenced a program of works to install Aico’s 3000 Series, equipped with the Ei3000MRF module for wireless interconnection, across their housing stock. The Ei3000MRF module facilitates a sound-mimicking feature across the range of Aico’s 3000 Series. The module’s innovative sound-mimicking technology differentiates between the distinct sounds of Carbon Monoxide (CO) and...

Aico has announced the launch of The Skills Hub, a new initiative designed to provide a convenient and accessible learning environment. The Skills Hub will bring together a variety of training providers, keeping electricians and installers up to date with the latest industry updates. Aico has established itself as a pioneer in education within the sector, with several CPD-certified training courses now being delivered daily nationwide. More recently, Aico’s City & Guilds certified cou...

Shrewsbury’s Grange Primary School is part of The Marches Academy Trust and welcomes children from the ages of three to eleven to their nursery and primary school. Grange’s mission statement involves empowering everyone in their communities to live their values of excellence, integrity, empathy, creativity, and equality to reach their full potential. Aico's initiative As part of their ongoing initiatives within the community, Aico was approached by the Headteacher of the Grange...

Aico is delighted to launch the Apprentice of the Year Award for 2024. The award has been established to honor the brightest talents within the electrical industry. Education is a fundamental principle for Aico, as they firmly believe that providing future installers with industry knowledge and expertise is vital to creating safer communities. Aico has introduced this new award to applaud the remarkable accomplishments made by future professionals within our industry. Aico launches Apprentice...

As part of Aico’s continuous efforts to support the community, during the month of May 2023, Aico launched ‘Project SOS.’ The project welcomed local causes to apply for the chance of winning a week of volunteering from Aico colleagues to help support a community project. One of Aico’s main objectives is to cultivate strong relationships with local community groups and charitable organizations. Over the years, Aico has committed to organizing charity fundraisers and pledg...

The High Sheriffs Fund was created to support community groups and charities within the county. The fund managed by the Shropshire Community Foundation was an initiative launched between the Foundation and the previous High Sheriff of Shropshire, Selina Graham. Aico as an Investor has donated over £30,000 to the High Sheriffs Fund, which will provide small grants to support projects working to engage with young people and especially to reduce the attractiveness of crime. Aico, an investo...

Brentwood Borough Council has recognized the need for change on life safety products within their housing stock. After discussions on Smart Social Housing with Carol Burton, Interim Corporate Manager – Technical Services, they are pleased to announce a new trial to see 40 properties fitted with Aico heat, smoke and CO alarms, HomeLINK Gateways and Environmental Sensors throughout the borough. The scheme will update the home life safety systems, to comply with British Standard BS5839-6 and...

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites – from world-famous prehistoric sites to medieval castles. Across these 400 sites are thousands of buildings and spaces that need to be covered by a reliable fire and (CO) system, as well as being easy to manage from a repairs and maintenance perspective. To help them overcome the geographical challenges of managing large estates, English Heritage have opted to trial Aico’s HomeLINK Connected Home Solution,...

Aico recently became a Shropshire Investor in Community. The initiative was launched in partnership between the Shropshire Community Foundation and the previous High Sheriff of Shropshire, Selina Graham. This fantastic initiative from The Community Foundation acknowledges the contribution that local businesses and individuals make to support their communities, as well as offering support to help organizations meet their goals for corporate social responsibility. The Shropshire Investors in Comm...

Education, training, and development are at the heart of what Aico offers to its supply chain and colleagues. This is why Aico are pleased to announce that they will be supporting AWEBB’s training academy with a rebrand. The AWEBB LEAD training academy will be rebranded as ‘The LEAD Academy powered by Aico’. AWEBB’s training academy provides a pathway into management for their members. Through the training, they can increase their awareness of effective sales skills and...

Introducing the newest innovation in multi-sensor alarms from Aico, the Ei3030 Multi-Sensor Fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm. The flagship alarm in Aico’s technologically advanced 3000 Series - the Ei3030 combines individual Optical, Heat and CO sensors, for the ultimate fire and CO response. Aico continues to evolve its offering to provide products that align with its customers’ requirements while maintaining the simplicity that Installers love. The Ei3030 multi-sensor Fire and...

Housing Solutions, a renowned housing provider based in Maidenhead, United Kingdom (UK) has recently commenced a 100 home trial of Aico’s award-winning Connected Home Solution. The project is aimed at improving the overall safety and well-being of residents, as part of the organization’s focus on safety and energy efficiency, while enabling Housing Solutions to take a proactive approach to any issues. This is Housing Solutions’ largest deployment of IoT devices in their housin...

Promoting best practices through education is a key part of Aico’s mission statement. Offering a variety of education for their supply chain, Aico has seen a record-breaking 10,000 installers complete their FIA-CPD accredited Expert Installer training throughout 2022. Daniel Little, National Sales Manager for Aico, adds “This is an incredible milestone, providing Free CPD to 10,000 people will ensure we hit our mission statement of sharing best practices to deliver safer homes. &nbs...

Shropshire’s Company of the Year, Aico, welcomed 50 attendees from businesses across the county to their headquarters in Oswestry, United Kingdom (UK), for the first Business Growth Roadshow, in association with the Shropshire Chamber of Commerce. As part of the event, Aico shared the story behind the creation of their company culture and values, and how these have contributed to their significant growth and success. Through a series of short, engaging presentations, the audience heard fr...

Seeking to empower residents to create safer and healthier homes, Aico, the European pioneer in Home Life Safety, has launched the third iteration of the HomeLINK App for Residents. The app provides an innovative solution to some of the housing sector’s biggest challenges, such as dampness and mould and poor indoor air quality, allowing residents to take the first steps in improving their home’s health. In addition to the IoT platform The app is a complementary addition to Aico&...

AudioLINK+ is now faster, quieter, and more reliable than ever before. The second iteration of Aico’s award-winning AudioLINK technology makes it easy to access real-time data from alarms via the free AudioLINK+ app. AudioLINK+ AudioLINK+ extracts the same data as AudioLINK, but does this quicker and quieter than before to reduce disturbance and does not affect any other functionality of alarms. With the average time to take a report taking between 4-7 seconds, AudioLINK+ technology make...

Aico recently welcomed Year 4’s from Woodside Primary School across three days for fun filled educational workshops aimed at raising awareness about fire safety and hazards in the home; the students’ first school trip since 2019. The children received a tour of Aico’s headquarters, enabling them to interact with colleagues from various departments and explore the facilities. They enjoyed a game of pool in Aico’s canteen and experienced the relaxation room onsite, before...

As part of their Zero Carbon pledge, Aico has increased the number of solar panels on the roof of their headquarters in Oswestry and is installing more Electric Vehicle Charging Points. As the European pioneer in home life safety, Aico places sustainability at the fore, as they continually look for ways to reduce their environmental impact year on year, locally and nationally. In 2021, Aico made a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. More sustainable businesses Following this, the...

Aico recently announced that they will be supporting Shrewsbury-based charity, Little Stars Baby Bank for 2022 through their Charity of the Year initiative. The support began on 04th February with Aico colleagues volunteering to spend their day transporting the charity’s donated items from a small storage unit in Shrewsbury to a spacious area within Aico’s Headquarters in Oswestry. This facility will allow Little Stars Baby Bank to widen its reach to families with young children...

Aico and City Electrical Factors (CEF) are delighted to have signed up to the Commercial Agreement program with the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC), this is a new initiative in the industry which gives Commercial Agreement partners the opportunity to commit a small donation from a product, product range or service sold. The EIC is more than 100 years old and offers support to those who work in the electrical industry and their families who encounter family or relationship problems, financia...