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Opportunities RISE With Global Health & Safety

jcghswp — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 04:28:05 +0000

PLANO, TX (via Newswire.com)

In May 2020, UL 217 Standards will change the home smoke alarm industry. Global Health & Safety is putting the final touches on a revolutionary new product line that will be compatible with their existing networks while meeting the new smart smoke alarm standards. In fact, the new product will exceed anything ever manufactured in the smoke alarm industry for residential use.

Authorized Dealers Join Together for a Record Attendance

“Our whole home network has been experiencing 30 percent increases in production. Our factory is working seven days a week and we have huge plans for Vision 2020 that we announced to all the attendees,” said Chris Roberts, president of the GHS Companies. “We are adding dealers almost daily and the growth has been astounding. We look forward to the future and the opportunities we see in the next two years for our industry. While smoke alarms are only a small piece of our home safe network, we are excited to bring the best to the residential market. Our mission is to protect the world … one family at a time. This new technology will only serve to improve our offering.”

The big announcement for dealers during the weekend was a new iPad demonstration designed to help market Home Safe Networks. Of course, a show this professional takes many partners and the Marriott Legacy Park in Plano was the site of RISE – World Meeting.

“The Marriott is one of the finest facilities for an event of our size. The food is exquisite and the service is impeccable. We are returning next year for the third time and our goal is to knock out the remaining wall due to attendance,” said Brent Jones, the vice chairman of the host and title sponsor, GHS. Numerous support companies providing product and financing were also in attendance and sponsored portions of the weekend. Over 400 people were in attendance for motivation, education and recognition. Elite Casinos provided a Casino for a Cause, raising over $4,000 for the Fallen Heroes Scholarship Fund. New York Dueling Pianos provided entertainment one evening and the Annual Omnis Awards Black Tie Gala provided the perfect ending to the week. Dealers from the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Canada represented each country with their flags and the entire event was supported by Events Moderne, a DFW production company.

In keeping with the high quality of the brand, and only two days after arriving on a ship, the brand new “Pixels” provided a 30-foot-long by 9-foot-high LED screen for the backdrop of the event. This state-of-the-art production provided the perfect ambiance for a Dallas-based company built on quality. Next year’s World Meeting is already scheduled for June 25-28, 2020.

GHS Sponsors IChiefs Community Risk Reduction Conference

jcghswp — Mon, 06 May 2019 08:37:04 +0000

COPPELL, TX (via Newswire.com)

Hundreds of leaders from the international fire service gathered for the CRR Leadership Conference in Reno, NV. The Community Risk Reduction Leadership seminars were designed to educate fire and safety leadership on demonstrating the need for CRR programs, educating the benefits of implementing a program and training leadership to conduct analysis and develop and implement CRR in their departments.

Homes of Today and Their Contents are Burning Faster

Chris Roberts, President of GHS Companies and Brands stated, “As a brand, we are known for being the Rolls Royce of early warning residential fire protection. No other home network provides the features and benefits of our product. Because we understand upgrading our safety requires effort and expense, we’re always proud to assist the fire service and their leadership in their mission to improve. This conference is especially gratifying because of the alignment with our brand’s noble mission. The impact made by a conference like this is unquantifiable for the lives and property saved. Let’s face it, when it comes to protecting our communities, our families and our lives, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

Global Health & Safety was proud to sponsor “The Role of Home Fire Sprinklers in CRR.” This session was led by Lorraine Carli, Vice President of Outreach and Advocacy, NFPA. If you have a home fire today, you are more likely to die than you were in 1980. Home fires burn fast. In less than two minutes a fire can become deadly. The way homes are built today and the contents in them are creating dangerous fire scenarios for occupants and first responders. Polyurethane foam-filled furniture and other synthetic objects such as carpet and electronics burn fast and produce billowing, poisonous smoke.

Unprotected lightweight materials, such as engineered floor systems, along with open construction designs fail sooner in a fire compared to older dimensional lumber systems. Airtight construction and energy-conserving building materials such as double glazed (vinyl) windows, synthetic insulation materials and foam sheathing can make for faster-spreading fires. Home fire sprinklers, in conjunction with early warning alarms, are the proven technology that can prevent a fire from becoming deadly and are a critical component of a community risk reduction program.

Gail Minger, President of the Michael H. Minger Foundation, provided an inspirational keynote address, sharing some of the significant work of the Michael H. Minger Foundation and the challenges of changing the culture about the reality and devastation of fire. The Foundation works closely with programs that deal with access and functional needs in our campus communities and raises awareness of how to better serve this demographic.

In addition, the GHS team attended sessions pertaining to the future requirements for new “smart” smoke alarms. UL collaborated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop the first Standard on smoke alarms (UL 217) which was first published in 1976. Participants learned how research has enhanced technology that can recognize different fire and smoke characteristics created by changes in home design, building techniques and modern furnishings and how this new technology will be incorporated in new smoke alarms that are expected to be in the market place no later than 2020.

America’s Got Talent Finalist Kechi Okwuchi Inspires World Convention

jcghswp — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 04:27:56 +0000

DALLAS, TX (via Newswire.com)

America’s Got Talent finalist Kechi Okwuchi inspired an audience of Global Health & Safety employees at their recent World Convention in Plano, TX in the 12,000 square foot Trinity Ballroom at the Marriott Legacy Park. Kechi performed her rendition of the National Anthem to launch the event and then immediately gave a performance of her Finale song, Conqueror.

Employees Gather at World Convention in Plano, TX

“Our team is passionate about home safety. Kechi is a survivor and a conqueror and obviously, this was an extremely emotional way to begin our event. Her story focuses all of us on our noble mission of protecting the world from disaster, one family at a time,” said Chris Roberts, President of GHS Companies.

The group also hosted a Casino for a Cause and raised thousands of dollars for one of their philanthropic endeavors, the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors. The check was presented to the representatives from a local hospital that specializes in caring for burn patients.

Global Health & Safety produces products that sense smoke, heat, carbon monoxide, flooding and freezing conditions and alerts homeowners of the disaster by email and text as well as inside the home. They incorporate 20-year batteries to meet the 10-year listings and they do not charge a monthly monitoring fee. They are truly tomorrow’s technology for today’s home.

GHS Presents at NASFM Annual Conference

jcghswp — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 04:27:23 +0000

Chris Roberts, GHS President, was a guest speaker at the 2015 NASFM annual conference. Mr. Roberts shared an educational session over awareness and innovation in residential fire safety. GHS advocates a whole home approach to solve the nations fire problem.