Is Safe T First Still in Business? (2026 Update)
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Look for Safe T First on AmazonFull story →Chris Haines pitched Safe T First, a device that plugs into a wall socket and doubles as a night light and a rechargeable emergency torch, wanting £95,000 in return for a 30 percent stake, and reached a deal with Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis.
The product remains on sale today under a renamed brand.
Born From A Close Call At Home
Haines built the device after a scare involving his mother during a power cut, engineering something that senses when a room goes dark unexpectedly and switches on by itself, then doubles as a torch you can unplug and carry.
Meaden and Paphitis matched the £95,000 ask, a rare case in this archive where the number invested lined up almost exactly with what the founder had originally asked for.
Same Idea, New Name
Now sold as the Safe T Light through its own dedicated web shop, the product keeps the same core pitch: a night light, a torch and a backup power-cut light rolled into one unit, with stock also reaching buyers through overseas marketplaces.
Power outages have not stopped happening in the UK, giving this product a form of steady demand that a lot of one-off novelty gadgets from the archive never had.
Buying One Now
A functioning shop, current listings and international reach all point toward genuine, ongoing sales rather than a dormant brand coasting on an old broadcast.
Close to twenty years on, the pitch that worked in the studio still describes exactly what the product does today.