NewswireTODAY - /newswire/ - Uxbridge, West London, United Kingdom, 2006/07/22 - The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has approved the first company to receive sanction for both the BAFE SP101 Contract Maintenance of Portable Fire Extinguishers Scheme and SP203 Modular Scheme for Fire Protection.

Christie Intruder Alarms (CIA) of Waterlooville, near Portsmouth, is the first company to take advantage of the one-stop-shop inspection process offered by NSI. CIA was also the first company to achieve simultaneous NSI NACOSS Gold approval for Intruder Alarms, CCTV and Access Control.

Barrie Christie, Chairman of CIA comments: “Approval for the services we offer is fundamental to our commitment to providing customers with the highest quality service. We are well known for our core product of intruder alarms but this Double Fire Gold BAFE accreditation has demonstrated our enthusiasm, commitment and investment in fire protection as well.

“Using NSI for inspection of both BAFE schemes has helped us co-ordinate the inspection process and minimise the disruption and costs involved. We are pleased to choose NSI as our fire approvals body, as we have used NSI for electronic security systems approval for over 30 years. NSI’s high standards give us the confidence that we are offering our customers the best service and it was common sense to extend their services to the fire protection side of our business.”

Pat Baldwin, Field Operations Manager (Systems), who co-ordinates the NSI’s fire industry activities, comments: “Adding the BAFE SP101 scheme to our portfolio was a logical step to support those companies involved in fire extinguisher maintenance, particularly those who are already NSI Fire Gold and Fire Silver approved. We would like to congratulate CIA on being the first company to achieve approval for both schemes.”

About NSI
National Security Inspectorate (NSI) is an independent, not-for-profit approvals body with a public service ethos that provides inspection services for the security and fire industries. NSI exists for the benefit of customers and for almost 35 years has been protecting them by insisting on the highest standards and operating the toughest inspection regime. NSI works to meet the standards demanded by the police and fire services and insurance industry to reduce risks and keep insurance premiums at a minimum. There are over 1,000 approved security and fire companies operating from more than 1,500 locations that meet the stringent NSI standards and continue to do so on a daily basis.

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