Franke Futurum signs agreement with Innohome to supply cooker hoods with integrated stove guards to increase fire safety in Nordic households

It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Franke Futurum Ab and Innohome Oy have signed an agreement of cooperation to integrate Innohome's patented fire safety technology into Franke Futurum’s cooker hoods.

The purpose of the agreement is to supply the Nordic market with a reliable and cost-effective stove guard solution. The installation of stove guards has been mandatory in Norway since 2011, and with the new attractive solution jointly developed by Innohome and Franke Futurum, the ambition is to significantly increase the number of stove guards in the other Nordic countries as well.

Through this collaboration, Franke Futurum will supply a large part of its range with an integrated stove guard sensor in its cooker hoods. The sensor unit, which has a permanent power supply from the hood, identifies when an imminent risk of fire in connection with the stove is at hand and visually and audibly warns the user before a fire occurs. The system can also be supplemented with a power connection unit to obtain a full stove guard solution where the power to the hob is cut off if the user has not acknowledged the previous alarm. The sensor fitted cooker hoods will be offered to the Nordic market in Franke's own brand as well as to Franke Futurum’s OEM customers.

Studies show that more than half of all fires in Nordic households start from the kitchen. As the Norwegian regulators have already noticed, a stove guard with a permanent power supply, is the best and most effective way to prevent fires in the home. We look forward to bringing this technology to new and existing markets and thus actively contributing to an improved fire safety in Nordic homes.

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Yet another USA patent granted for preventing poor air quality and fire

Over 50% of all home fires start in the kitchen. Most of them could easily be prevented. Innohome continues its work to improve home safety worldwide and to innovate in the area of fire prevention and air quality monitoring. This work was recognized by yet another USA patent granted into Innohome’s large patent portfolio in the United States.

The patent is for (from the abstract):

“A supervision and control system for preventing poor air quality and fire, includes an indicator unit configured to be mounted to the ceiling or wall and includes an air quality sensor configured to measure air quality information; one or more integrated steerable infrared remote thermometers, steerable to home appliances or electrical devices; and one or more control and supervision units implemented as an additional device or as an integrated programmatic characteristic. The indicator unit is also configured to be connected to the home appliances or the electrical devices for analyzing and detecting deteriorating air quality or danger. The indicator unit is configured to send air quality information and temperature information to at least one of the control and supervision units. The at least one control and supervision units is configured to monitor presence of a user and to control, on basis of air quality and temperature: ventilation; and/or operation and/or energy supply of at least one of the home appliances and electrical devices if a predefined alarm limit of a dangerous situation is exceeded. ”

Juha Mört
CEO, Innohome Oy

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Innohome expands its fire prevention product portfolio with Smart Smoke Alarms

Innohome, a Finnish manufacturer of smart safety products, is expanding its product range by acquiring the Fidepro Smart Smoke Alarm business from SafetyBlox Oy. Innohome is known for the Stove Guards, which prevent stove fires from igniting. The Fidepro Smart Smoke Alarm cuts off electricity of selected areas in the event of an emergency, thus preventing the onset of an electrical fire.

Over half of home fires start in the kitchen. Most of them could be prevented with a Stove Guard. With a Smart Smoke Alarm it’s possible to prevent other electrical fires in homes also. Innohome has been a pioneer in home fire safety since 2005. The company’s main product has been the Stove Guard, which main market is Norway. In Norway, the Stove Guards have been mandatory for new houses since 2011.

Through the acquisition, Innohome is expanding its product range to cover the entire home. Fidepro products can protect the entire home from fires caused by electrical devices.

The first steps in improving fire safety are anticipation and prevention. Mains-operated smoke alarms are mandatory in new homes in Finland. However, an alarm is not helpful if no one is at home or able to do anything about it. Smart smoke alarms not only alarm but can also prevent fires.

Electrical devices usually give out smoke long before the fire actually ignites. The smart smoke alarm detects smoke and shuts off power, for example, from the power outlets in that space, preventing a fire before it starts.

In the acquisition the Fidepro products are transferred to Innohome. Mr. Jere Putkisaari, who headed Fidepro business at SafetyBlox, will transfer to Innohome as Business Unit Director.

More information:
Juha Mört
CEO
Innohome Oy

juha.mort@innohome.com or +358 40 540 8894

Safety Blox: SafetyBlox Oy specializes in the development of real estate security technology. It’s based in Hämeenlinna and has been started in 2017. SafetyBlox’s main business has been the production, development and marketing of Fidepro smart smoke alarms.

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