Kidde
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Subsidiary of UTC | |
Founded | 1917 |
Headquarters | Mebane, North Carolina, U.S. |
Parent | United Technologies Corporation |
Website | www |
Kidde,(pronounced \Kid-duh\) is a brand and division of United Technologies Corporation. It is a group of businesses that manufactures and distributes fire detection and suppression equipment, as well as CO Alarm units.
History
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The company was founded by Walter Kidde in 1917 in the United States.[1] The founder was of Czech origin and unrelated to the Danish author Harald Kidde.
The company grew rapidly during the 1920s and established a British operation at Northolt in 1935 as its first overseas operation.[1]
It was acquired by Williams Holdings in 1988 and in 1989 it merged with Graviner (another Williams Holdings business) to form Kidde Graviner.[1] In 1993 it acquired Dunford Hepburn.[1] It was demerged from Williams Holdings in 2000.[1]
In 2005, Kidde was acquired by United Technologies Corporation and was combined with Chubb Security, also a former Williams Holdings business, and several other brands to create UTC Fire & Security.[2]
Kidde is headquartered in Mebane, North Carolina.
References
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External links
- Kidde Group Global portal
- Kidde Brasil
- Kidde Fire Protection
- Kidde-Fenwal
- Kidde-Czech
- Kidde Fire Safety Europe
- Kidde Fire Trainers
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kidde Fire Protection: About us
- ↑ "UTC agrees to buy Kidde for $2.8bn". The Washington Post, 16 December 2004.