Past winners

The E:BAG, created by Flair Solutions, is a groundbreaking product designed to contain and extinguish lithium-ion battery fires.

The winning product uses advanced fire-resistant materials and nano-technology to safely isolate and suppress battery fires, automatically activating when temperatures reach 140 degrees Celsius.

Originally developed for aircraft safety, the E:BAG has been adapted for use with e-bike and e-scooter batteries – addressing a growing safety concern.

The Faraday Institution's SafeBatt Project wins for significant contributions to lithium-ion battery safety. This research is crucial for the UK's net-zero goals, ensuring safe operation across various applications such as automotive, micro-mobility, stationary storage, and aerospace.

Led by The Faraday Institution, the team collaborated with seven universities (Oxford, University College London, King’s College London, Newcastle, Sheffield, Warwick, and Cambridge) and industry experts. The work focused on understanding battery failure modes and mechanisms of failure propagation, with an emphasis on detecting and mitigating events such as thermal runaway.

HobSensus makes kitchens safer by ensuring hobs are not left switched on and alerts residents to potential fires. It's particularly useful for student accommodation (2022/23 saw a five-year high for electrical fires in student halls of residence), communal kitchens, and residents in sheltered or assisted-living property.  

Designed by Prefect Controls, the device uses an integrated timer and a 64-zone sensor which reads temperatures across the hob, identifying hot spots with pinpoint accuracy. This enables the unit to react before flashpoints are reached.  

In addition to the award winner, the Highly Commended entry for 2023 went to South Tyneside Homes for its Post Occupancy Electrical Safety Check initiative, which educates tenants on electrical safety risks.

Connected Innovations wins for its complex and innovative socket outlet, backed by a core safety and communications system, which monitors a range of external factors, and can ultimately prevent the risk of overheating that could otherwise lead to a fire.

The product was invented by Connected Innovations founder Anthony Parfitt, who has more than 30 years' experience developing life-critical safety solutions for the Home Office, police and Network Rail.

Aico wins for its SmartLINK Gateway product, which acts as a gateway between the data that smoke and fire alarms hold and a cloud portal.

This allows for homeowners and landlords to stay up-to-date with the status of alarm systems, giving increased confidence in the safety and maintenance of alarms.

Runners-up this year were Sami Gabriel and SAO Limited. 

E-Bulb is the smallest fire extinguisher in the world. It can be placed directly at the source of the fire, on an electrical circuit board / power adapter, or a potential hot spot of almost any consumer appliance.

If a fire starts, E-Bulb detects it, extinguishes it, and cuts the power to prevent re-ignition.

Runners-up this year were Safe Connect and Smarter Utility Ltd.