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LED Beacons and Traffic Light Innovations
In many countries, driver distraction causes the highest rate of road accidents. In order to increase road safety traffic, light innovations like LED beacons emerged. What are LED Beacons? Today, LED beacon lighting is the newest technology, best known for its energy...
Advance Warning Beacons: Traffic Signal Lights
Are you familiar with the terms ‘Advance Warning Beacon’, or ‘Traffic Signal Lights’? Most people are familiar with these and their importance in controlling the movement of traffic. And they typically come in Amber, Red, and Green coloured lights. What Is An Advance...
The Influence of Traffic Lights
Almost every day, we see traffic lights everywhere. However, do you ever think about how beneficial they are for your day-to-day life? There is actually a hidden genius and influence in traffic lights. Traffic Lights: Do they do anything? In actual fact, traffic...
PIR Activated LED Beacon
Multi-Function LED Beacon with PIR Activation This is a special version of the PSB beacon, with PIR sensing and activation. Employing high-performance LEDs, yielding both high brightness levels and a wider, more evenly distributed angle of view. Movement within the...
Aircraft Warning Lights for Tall Buildings
Tall buildings, however interesting or practical, can be seen as a threat to aviation when it comes to safety. Why? The reason is due to the height and location of these buildings. For this reason, authorities have passed an international regulation that such tall...
Warning Signals – Uses and Types
Have you ever noticed bright flashing lights on establishments, roads, or businesses? These are known as warning signals, and no matter what country or town you visit, you’ll always find these lights in public places for safety or security purposes. The reason why...
Audible Warning Signals
Your bedside alarm clock may be far from your best friend, but it serves a purpose - to wake you up. This is a very simple example of an audible signal – audible warning signals and audible alarms are on a completely different scale, which is why it’s important to...
Interesting Facts About Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
Light-Emitting Diodes - commonly known as LEDs, are a device that uses semiconductors in order to make light when a current passes over it. An LED light bulb is the most energy efficient bulb on the market today, as it doesn’t emit lots of heat. Actually, it...
Aircraft Warning Lights for Telecommunication Towers
Usually, telecommunication towers are high buildings which are designed for supporting antennas for telecommunication and broadcasting, including television as well as telecommunication. These high towers are threatening to aviation safety because of their location...
IP66 High-Powered LED Beacon NOW available in 48v AC
deegee @ Mocon-Hydromech, Belgium
In October 2008 you will find Inelmatec, the Belgian distributor of deegee beacons, showing the deegee range at MOCON-HYDROMECH, the trade show for Motion Control, Drives & Transmissions. MOCON-HYDROMECH will take place on 14th & 15th October 2008 at the...
deegee @ Tekniikka 2008, Finland
At the end of September 2008 you can see the deegee range being demonstrated again by Elektro-Tukku Oy, the Finnish distributors of the deegee brand of beacons. They are showing the deegee range at Tekniikka 2008, in Jyväskylä from 30th September to 3rd October...
deegee @ SKYDD, Sweden
Toleka, the Swedish distributor of the deegee beacon brand, are exhibiting at SKYDD at ALVSJÖMÄSSAN in Stockholm, from 30th September 2008 until 3rd October 2008. In addition to the fire and emergency DUPLEX products, almost the full deegee beacon and sounder range...
deegee @ Alihankintamessut, Finland
Elektro-Tukku Oy, the Finnish distributors of the deegee brand of beacons, are showing the deegee range at Alihankintamessut 2008, held in Tampere, Finland from 17th to 19th September 2008. This is the international trade fair for the subcontracting industry. More...
deegee @ ECL Belguim
Inelmatec, the Belgian distributor of deegee beacons, is showing the deegee range at the Brussels Expo 17th and 18th September 2008, exhibiting at ECL. ECL is the only event in Belgium that unites the electricity, communication and lighting sectors. For more...
deegee @ Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Deegee’s Polish partner Eltron will be demonstrating the deegee range of beacons at the 21st Bielsko-Biala International Power Industry Fair ENERGETAB 2008 in Biesko-Biala, Poland 16-18.09.2008. Find them at stand location J7. http://www.energetab.pl/l
Send in the big guns!
For the more aggressive environment, the cast aluminium enclosures from the deegee beacon range are perfect. Heavy weight EPC castings, powder-coated white, are available in several sizes: the Q which has a 91 x 95mm foot-print, the M which has a 140 x 150mm...
C-Series launched to great reception
deegee’s recent exhibitions in Hannover and the UK have been the platform for launching the new C-Series range of beacons; and the over-whelming response has been extremely positive and complimentary, both about the styling of the product and the performance and...
Meet and Greet
April proved to be an exceptionally busy time for the deegee sales team, as the same week Jon was in Hannover for the 10th year at Hannover Messe, the UK sales team took deegee to MACH, the machinery exhibition, at the NEC, Birmingham for the 1st time. deegee has...
deegee exhibits at Mach 08
deegee are exhibiting for the first time at Mach 08, at the NEC, Birmingham 21st – 25th April 2008, coinciding with their presence at Hannover Messe, Germany, where they have exhibited for over 10 years. Focussing on the industrial automation sector, deegee will be...
New deegee Beacons Hitting Hannover 2008
deegee is once again exhibiting at Hannover Messe 21 – 25th April 2008. deegee has exhibited at this show for over 10 years, and has always used it as a forum to launch new beacons and sounders to the market. Naturally 2008 proves no exception. A totally new style...
Making the Difference
There are over 4000 beacon and sounder products in the Deegee range, and most of these items are available to dispatch same or next day. We have been told by our customers who already make use of this service that it can make the difference between success and...
EuroLED 2008
Whilst preparing for this year's EuroLED show, 4th-5th June 2008, I fell over a video summarizing last year's event. Of particular interest to us is the number of times that our products were shown. This is confirmation that our range is indeed innovative and of...
Sales Team expansion
Since 2001 D. G. Controls Ltd has been recognised as an Investor in People. Part of this Standard is to develop strategies to improve the performance of the organisation. D. G. Controls Ltd believes that a big part of this is to identify, recognise and develop team...
Health & Safety
D. G. Controls Ltd have recently taken the step to engage Peninsula Business Services to oversee the Health & Safety of the business. Health & Safety being such an important aspect of the day-to-day running of a business, it was felt that this could be well...
MIH Traffic Lights and SBU Single Colour units
Following a recent study at D. G. Controls Ltd, the LED version of the MIH Traffic Light and the SBU Single Colour Unit has been upgraded by fitting a plain polished lens plate, in preference to the ribbed lens previously fitted. Given the application of the unit, and...
deegee No Longer Supplies RS
As of the end of August this year deegee ceased to supply RS Components Limited with our range of Warning Signals. This brought to an end a long-standing relationship that has benefited both parties. All products are available, and will continue to be available,...
Multi-Function (MFE) LED Beacons
Multi-status indication from the same beacon is sometimes necessary due to restrictions on space. deegee has long had in its portfolio the MFE multi-function beacon, an LED beacon which has 360º viewing. A single MFE LED beacon can give 8 different warning signals,...
deegee is 40 Years old today!
Today (21st July 2007) sees D. G. Controls Limited celebrating its 40th year in the beacon and sounder manufacturing business. Always having been a local business, originally based in Burton upon Trent, the existing site in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, was purpose-built...
Beacon Post-Mount
Another exciting introduction to the deegee mounting accessories portfolio is the Beacon Post-Mount, officially launched at Hannover Messe 2007. This uses a patented fixing system with anti-rotation properties, to fix many of the deegee beacons onto standard posts. ...