(Alliance News) - Zenova Group PLC on Tuesday said it has received a first order from one of its UK sub-distributors Zensafe Ltd for the FX500 aerosol fire extinguisher, for the latter's account with Amazon.com Inc.

The London-based provider of fire safety and heat management technology solutions said Zensafe's order of 10,000 units will be supplied to Amazon through Zenova's logistics partner, The Keswick Enterprises Group Ltd, and will be sold via Zensafe who are marketing the FX500 on its platform on Amazon.

The Amazon retail value of each unit is GBP30, totalling GBP300,000. The first 500 units have been delivered and stocked into Amazon to commence sales.

Zenova said it is producing the FX500 units in Canada and the US, with it now ready for "both the retail and commercial markets, having significant performance capabilities of extinguishing all fire types at the simple push of a button even operating at 10 centigrade".

It said the FX500 has been tested to BS6165 standards, which it claimed validates the effectiveness of the extinguisher, although not required from a regulatory perspective.

"We expect this to be the first of many orders as we experience demand for this product not just in the UK but around the world given its powerful properties extinguishing all types of fire," said Zenova Chief Executive Officer Tony Crawley.

"It is safe to deploy the FX500 in a kitchen environment where 75% of all residential fires start and will safely tackle oil fires amongst others as well as electrical fires."

Shares in Zenova were up 1.3% to 7.34 pence each in London on Tuesday afternoon.

By Greg Rosenvinge, Alliance News reporter

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