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Detectortesters Company Profile

Detectortesters, founded in 1965 and headquartered in Welham Green, England, is a private equity-backed manufacturer specializing in detector testing equipment such as smoke, heat, and carbon monoxide testers, with a portfolio of over 100 patents including recent pending innovations in hazard event registering and temperature control, and operates a U.S. subsidiary named Global Vision.

Overview

Detectortesters is a manufacturer of detector testing equipment designed to help protect people's lives and property. The company provides products such as smoke and heat detector testers, carbon monoxide indicators, multi-sensor warners, aspirating smoke discovery systems, aerosol dispensers, extension poles, and related accessories. These products enable commercial sectors to conduct fast, simple, and effective testing, ensuring safety and protection.

  • Year Founded: 1965
  • Status: Private
  • Employees: 100
  • Latest Deal Type: Buyout/LBO
  • Financing Rounds: 1
  • Primary Industry: Electronic Equipment and Instruments
  • Ownership Status: Privately Held (backing)
  • Financing Status: Private Equity-Backed

Formerly Known As

  • Cable Strippers Limited
  • no climb lamp changers

Corporate Office

Edison House
163 Dixons Hill Road, Hertfordshire, North Mymms
Welham Green AL9 7JE
England, United Kingdom
+44 01707

Patents

  • Total Documents (Applications and Grants): 108
  • Total Patent Families: Not specified
  • Granted: 40
  • Pending: 16
  • Expiring in next 12 months: Not specified

Recent Patent Activity

  • GB-202415529-D0: Event result registering for hazard detector events (Pending, 22-Oct-2024)
  • WO-2026087890-A1: Event result registering for hazard detector events (Pending, 22-Oct-2024)
  • GB-202412746-D0: Temperature control for heat detector testing (Pending, 30-Aug-2024)
  • GB-2643743-A: Temperature control for heat detector testing (Pending, 30-Aug-2024)
  • WO-2026047320-A2: Temperature control for heat detector testing (Pending, 30-Aug-2024, Technology: G01D18/008)

Affiliates

Subsidiaries

  • Global Vision (United States)
    • Location: Osseo, MN
    • Year Founded: 2006

FAQs

  • When was Detectortesters founded?
    Detectortesters was founded in 1965.

  • Where is Detectortesters headquartered?
    Detectortesters is headquartered in Welham Green, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Detectortesters?
    Detectortesters has 100 total employees.

  • What industry is Detectortesters in?
    Detectortesters’s primary industry is Electronic Equipment and Instruments.

  • Is Detectortesters a private or public company?
    Detectortesters is a Private company.

  • Who are Detectortesters’s investors?
    Inflexion Private Equity Partners has invested in Detectortesters.