Sprue Aegis plc Sprue launches 2017's Project SHOUT campaign
11 September 2017 - 4:01PM
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Sprue Aegis plc
11 September 2017
11 September 2017
Sprue Aegis plc
("Sprue", the "Group" or the "Company")
Sprue launches 2017's Project SHOUT campaign to raise
awareness
of dangers of carbon monoxide
Sprue (AIM: SPRP), one of Europe's leading developers and
suppliers of home safety products, announces the launch this week
of the 2017 national campaign aimed at raising awareness of the
dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
Project SHOUT is a national campaign created to raise awareness
of both the life threatening dangers of CO poisoning and the simple
solution to protect families in the UK. The Project SHOUT campaign
will feature across both print and broadcast media and is supported
by Sprue's FireAngel(TM), AngelEye and First Alert Safety
products.
In researching for the campaign, Sprue compiled a report that
tracked the number of patients who were treated in A&E with
suspected CO poisoning. The results showed that there had been an
increase in the number of cases of under 18's since 2015, with more
than 500 cases reported in the last 12 months alone.
It is estimated that approximately 50 people die each year from
CO poisoning with thousands more being treated in hospital. The
report revealed that while overall cases of suspected CO poisoning
are on the rise, children are more susceptible than adults, for
example there was a 211 per cent. increase in child-related cases
in East Anglia since 2015.
Carbon monoxide is produced when fuel does not burn properly,
usually from badly fitted or poorly maintained appliances. Common
sources of CO are gas and oil boilers, gas hobs and fires, log
burners, open fires and BBQs.
Graham Whitworth, Executive Chairman of Sprue Aegis,
commented:
"Project SHOUT is a campaign with an extremely important cause,
motivated by the tragic story of Stacey Rodgers who lost her son
Dominic to CO poisoning. Sprue is seeking to raise awareness of the
dangers of carbon monoxide, as well as the simple and low cost
measures that can be put in place to protect ourselves."
For further information, please contact:
Sprue Aegis plc 02477 717 700
Graham Whitworth, Executive
Chairman
Neil Smith, Group Chief Executive
John Gahan, Group Finance Director
Vigo Communications
Jeremy Garcia / Fiona Henson
/ Natalie Jones 020 7830 9700
Stockdale Securities 0207 601 6100
Tom Griffiths
Notes to Editors
About Sprue Aegis plc
Sprue's mission is to protect, save and improve our customers'
lives by making innovative, leading edge technology simple and
accessible. Sprue is one of the market leaders in the European home
safety products market and launched its own connected homes product
proposition at the end of 2016.
Sprue's principal products are smoke alarms, CO alarms and
accessories. The Company has an extensive portfolio of patented
intellectual property in Europe, the US and other selected
territories. Products are sold under Sprue's leading brands of
FireAngel, FireAngel Pro, SONA, AngelEye and FireAngel Connect. For
further product information, please visit: www.sprue.com
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