PIPELINES / BC Gas Inc. to Market Senco's Residential Co
Detector Under HomeWorks(TM) Brand
VSE SYMBOL: SSZ
MAY 7, 1998
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--BC Gas Inc., owners of one of
Canada's largest natural gas utility companies, and Senco Sensors
Inc. (SSZ.V) are teaming up to provide BC consumers with a new
carbon monoxide detector that offers exceptional accuracy and
reliability.
Under the terms of a marketing alliance announced today, Senco's
proprietary carbon monoxide (CO) detector will be marketed to all
British Columbians under the HomeWorks(TM) brand.
"This is a very significant marketing alliance for Senco," says
Nasim Tyab, President and CEO of Senco Sensors Inc. "BC Gas Inc.
operates one of the nation's largest gas utility companies. The
fact that they have chosen our detector to carry the HomeWorks(TM)
brand is a strong endorsement of our technology."
Carbon Monoxide is colorless, odorless and tasteless and is
produced when carbon based fuels are burned incompletely. Carbon
based fuels include oil, propane, natural gas, gasoline, kerosene,
wood, charcoal and tobacco.
Exposure may cause headaches, nausea, drowsiness and other
symptoms similar to those of the flu. Prolonged exposure may
cause permanent heart and brain damage. At high levels, death can
result in a matter of minutes. Children, seniors, pregnant women
and even the baby about to be born are most vulnerable to carbon
monoxide poisoning.
"Our goal is to provide our customers with the very best in safety
products and services," says Bob Thomson, Senior Marketing Manager
of BC Gas Inc. "The CO detector developed by Senco, a BC based
company, has all of the features we were looking for in a premium
safety product and we are extremely pleased with Senco's new
sensor technology that will accurately display low levels of
carbon monoxide."
New medical research suggests that prolonged exposure to even
relatively low levels of carbon monoxide over an extended period
of time can cause health problems.
The Senco detector features a digital read-out with audible alarm
and reliable detection of CO levels down to 20 parts per million.
This level of accuracy will provide homeowners with an added
measure of safety by alerting them to the presence of CO before
dangerous levels are reached.
BC Gas Utility Ltd. is the largest distributor of natural gas in
British Columbia supplying 716,000 residential, commercial and
industrial customers in more than 100 communities.
According to the Canada Safety Council, some 200 people are killed
each year in Canada by CO poisoning, with approximately 1,500
others suffering serious injuries. Senco Sensors Inc. is
dedicated to becoming a major manufacturer of residential carbon
monoxide detectors. |
