Buy cheap today, pay tomorrow

It is reported that using the latest technology from Draeger, modern gas detection systems can be designed and installed more economically than ever before. Not only do they include long life sensors but these reliable systems can also significantly reduce maintenance costs, claims the company.

The company warns that choosing a cheap system today could lead to high levels of expenditure tomorrow and into the future. The true cost of ownership goes way beyond the initial capital outlay, with false alarms, high maintenance levels and a regular supply of spare parts adding to the system's actual cost on a daily basis.

Unless a system is reliable it could also mean that faults go unreported, leaving a dangerous environment.