Bike for Burns is a charity bike ride, which originated six years ago as an initiative of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) to proactively promote the importance of firefighter health and fitness as well as raise funds for burns research, an area closely linked to the hearts of firefighters. Read more ...

NSW Police have just taken delivery of a limited edition Falcon GT, the fastest car ever built by Ford Australia. Designed to not only catch crooks who think they can out-run the Police, but also to help bridge the gap between the Police’s job of keeping our roads safe and motoring enthusiasts who delight in high powered and high performance vehicles. The standard Ford GT has 335kW of power; this limited edition version however packs a whopping 400kW after being upgraded with a bigger exhaust and fuel injectors. Read more ...

The Rural Fire Service (RFS) 2012 State Championships was held from 14–16 September 2012 at the Tomaree Sports Complex in Port Stephens. The NSW RFS State Championships pits teams of firefighters from all over NSW against each other, through two gruelling days of events designed to test your ability to work together under extreme conditions. The ultimate winners are awarded the Champions Trophy, some fabulous prizes and the right to defend their title at the following State Championships. Read more ...

Running from August 28 to 31, the 2012 AFAC and Bushfire Conference will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Diverse country. Common ground.’ Britax will be on display with some of the industry’s leading products including emergency lighting, warning systems, lighting, PPV blowers, and more. Read more ...

This is a photo of a Pro-Lite sent to us recently from Victoria Police. One of their members was in an accident where he came off his bike and the Pro-Lite was in his jacket at the time. As you can see it’s been scraped along the ground, however Victoria Police have reported that the device still works, is still aligned correctly and continues to give correct readings! Read more ...

From trash to treasure Kustom Signals’ ProLaser III prevails. After a disgruntled citizen stole a ProLaser III laser speed gun from a preoccupied officer, he set out to get his belongings back … Read more ...

Britax will be hosting a booth at the 2012 APCO Australasia Conference and Exhibition on the Gold Coast. Running from the 12-14 March 2012 the event will be the ninth annual conference, which continues a tradition of allowing members and representatives from emergency service organisations, local state and federal government and security agencies to mix and network with suppliers such as Britax who service the industry. Read more ...

Britax and Kustom Signals are proud to announce that our new ProLaser 4 has won an Innovation Award at the 2011 IACP Conference in Chicago. The Innovation Awards recognize new products and services introduced to the law enforcement market during the previous year. Manufacturers submit their newest and most inventive products for evaluation from a panel of independent law enforcement judges. The ProLaser 4 won in its category of Traffic Enforcement. Read more ...

Britax Automotive Equipment has relocated to our new larger purpose-built warehouse and office facility at 4 Garret Street Brendale in Queensland. Read more ...

We have released our latest Police Catalogue featuring many new products and a whole new layout that showcases not only the products but also the products in context of their application. We’ve included lots of on-vehicle images that show the products in place and activated, helping you to understand how the products look and function more fully. Read more ...