Kidde Safety Europe, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms, has announced the retirement of managing director, Andy Burnett.
Freddie Collins succeeds him as managing director. He has been with Kidde for ten years and UK sales director for the last four years. In that time, he has diversified and strengthened the customer base, forged a unified, strong and committed sales team, grown sales and developed partnerships with key trade customers.
Freddie said: “Throughout his 13 years at the company, Andy has set a high benchmark in driving the company forward. All of us at Kidde thank him for his tireless commitment and wish him well for the future. I am committed to continuing his work in providing first class safety products and also the highest quality service for specifiers, customers and trading partners.”