Hull based manufacturer Willerby has donated more than 1,300 smoke alarms to the fire service, after finding itself with a huge surplus of devices. The donation was prompted after new guidance was introduced by the National Caravan Council (NCC), the body which regulates the caravan and holiday home industry, requiring holiday home manufacturers to install mains-powered smoke alarms instead of battery-operated alarms. All of the alarms have over eight years of battery life left, so the team saw the new guidance as a perfect opportunity to give back to the local community while ensuring the alarms didn’t go to waste. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service will use them to boost its fire prevention work, with the alarms...