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🐰 D. G. CONTROLS LTD – EASTER OPEN HOURS 🐰
It’s that time of year for Easter Egg Hunting and eating chocolate until you burst! 🍫 ✨ We will be closed on Good Friday 03/04/2026 – Easter Monday 06/04/2026 ✨Then back to business as normal on Tuesday 07/04/2026!No matter what you are doing, we hope you enjoy a...
Which is better – Xenon or LED?
⚡ Xenon strobe beacons and LED beacons are both a popular option for warning lights, however with technology advancing, LED beacons do seem to be becoming the go-to option. Here’s a quick look into the key features between each unit.💡 Which Should You Choose?-...
Hand built & Hand packed 👏
🚨 As a British based manufacturer, we pride ourselves at D. G. Controls Limited with hand built, individually tested and carefully packed products. Based in Swadlincote, our friendly team is eager to work with you. 🚨As a family run business, you can have full...
Light Modes
Beacon lights have different operational modes of light, understanding these different modes will help you to select the best beacon for your application to aid increased awareness and help people to know how to react to the given situation.⚡ PulsingA pulsing light...
SBB LED Obstacle Warning Beacon – ICAO
The D. G. Controls SBB LED Obstacle Warning Beacon is an ICAO Annex 14 Chapter 6 compliant low intensity Type-B, fixed obstacle light. Available with Infra-Red, our SBB is also compliant with the IR requirements for low intensity obstruction lights outlined by the...
🚨We’re here for all your signaling solutions!
Here at D G Controls Ltd we manufacture and stock a complete range of signaling solutions, including our Modular Signal Towers, IP-rated products, Sounders, Sounder/Beacons, Versatile Multi-Colour LED beacons and more.🚦 We have solutions for close-up indication right...
🏭🌍 Introducing our Head Office and Manufacturing Facility!
Step inside the head office and manufacturing facility at D G Controls - where innovation meets craftsmanship.Here at D G, every beacon and sounder is carefully assembled, rigorously tested, and crafted with precision, so you can rely on safety-critical signalling.🧱...
🔊Have you seen our range of Combined Sounder Beacons…?🚨
Newletter Jan 2026 TrimmedDownload 🔊 It can often be difficult to hear an audible alarm, particularly if there is a lot of background noise. A combined sounder beacon addresses this problem by providing both an audible and visual warning at the same point. A combined...
deegee @ Hydrogen Summit & Expo – Tampere, Finland
Our wonderful friends at Stig Wahlström Oy will be exhibiting 14-15 January 2026 at the Hydrogen Summit & Expo! You will find them in Hall E, Stand E149 - please do pop by to say hello if you are visiting! 👋 In a world rapidly moving towards sustainability,...
🚨Meet the RFH LED Rotating Mirror Beacon Range!
The RFH Rotating Mirror LED Beacon delivers intense, 360° visual coverage with a sweeping beam, cutting through dust, dirt, and distraction, ensuring safety signalling takes priority. Built for tough environments, the rotating mirror technology ensures reliable hazard...
🔊Have you seen our range of Combined Sounder Beacons…?🚨
🔊 It can often be difficult to hear an audible alarm, particularly if there is a lot of background noise. A combined sounder beacon addresses this problem by providing both an audible and visual warning at the same point. A combined sounder beacon is a device that...
🚨 Rotating Mirror Beacons 🚨
Rotating Mirror Beacons are ideal for many applications as they are bright and draw instant attention from the movement they make. A brilliant alternative to a static or standard flashing signal, these beacons are ideal to use in vehicle, fire and industrial...
🚨 A little about Beacon Applications
Beacon lights and sounders are used where a visual or audible warning signal is needed to alert, instruct or to inform people. They are used in many different industries/sectors and on many different applications. Here we look at typical application usage in the most...
Multi-Function Beacons
Did you know, D.G. Controls Pulsed LED Beacons are all multi-function...? Most of the products within our Pulsed LED range are 8 mode multi-function featuring Static, Standard Pulse, Slow Pulse, Fast Pulse, Triple Flash, Random Flash, Strobe and Revolving (Simulated...
🚦 Have you seen our STC/Autosignal?
The STC/AutoSignal in action The STC/Autosignal is a fantastic multi-signalling tower, offering individual Red, Amber, Green, Blue and Clear segments. Instead of leaving empty spaces for inactive signals, light output automatically adjusts, filling the tower with the...
About TEAMdeegee
At D.G. Controls Ltd, we are proud to offer Free Next Day Despatch on 1000’s of products, ensuring that our customers receive the products they need with speed and efficiency, where possible. But what truly sets us apart is our incredible team behind the scenes that...
Ingress Protection
The IP rating system (Ingress Protection rating system) is a scale of how waterproof and airtight an electrical enclosure is, as determined by the international standard IEC/EN 60529. Using the IP rating system gives a clear and concise guide to ensure that an item is...
Pulsed LED Beacons
Pulsed LED beacons are used to signify an alarm and to warn of danger. They work by an electronic circuit inside the beacon controlling the light source, turning it off and on constantly according to the flash rate set by the end-user, for example 120fpm.By using LED...
The D G Controls Family
At D G Controls Ltd, “family” isn’t just about ownership. It’s a way of working, thinking, and most importantly, treating each other. We believe strong business starts with a strong team. That means not just working together – but growing together, with shared...
Did you know we supply installation accessories for most of our products?
There are a wide variety of installation accessories available with most sounders and beacons that help to aid greater visibility, provide protection from nearby elements and make general maintenance of the unit easier as it is more accessible. D.G. Controls Ltd range...
Did you know we offer an IP69K rated beacon?
Our Series C, IP69K rated beacon range is available in LED and Xenon models and are the perfect solution to most environments and applications, particularly in environments where compulsive/excessive cleaning procedures are required. IP69K rated beacons are tested to...
Meet the Team!
John is the newest member of our Manufacturing team, starting with us at the beginning of the year. He is familiarising himself with the industry at great speed, and is already fully trained in many aspects of production. We do love a fast learner! 👏 In his free time,...
How Do Xenon Strobe Beacons Work? 🚨
Xenon strobe beacons are starting to become more energy efficient by using LED’s rather than a gas filled xenon tube. However the gas filled tube style are still very much available and on the market. Gas-filled xenon beacons work by storing energy in a capacitor,...
D G Controls Ltd – Stacking Tower 🚦
Stacking tower beacons - also known as andon lights, are ideally suited to multi-status signalling applications such as machinery, to draw attention to fault conditions and warning messages. A modular stack approach enables stacks of lights to be constructed from any...
⚡ New Product Launch! – Introducing the LFB Range ⚡
Introducing our LFB range - a new generation of LED warning lights that replicate the visual effect of xenon strobes.These high-power warning lights utilise latest technology LED’s, combined with high-tech optics, to provide generally low power, long-lasting,...
Meet the Team!
Bridget joined our Production Team back in 2019, and has enjoyed growing her skills and manufacturing knowledge over the years. Fully trained in all areas of the manufacturing role, Bridget is a huge asset to the team. Away from work, she enjoys spending time with her...
deegee Part Codes
Here at D G Controls Limited we have many beacons to offer in our range each with a unique part code. We break our range down into Series models, then into individual part/stock codes. D G Controls part codes begin with three standard letters, indicating the type of...
🚨 Static Warning Lights!
Static warning lights stay continuously lit, guiding us and keeping us safe in everyday situations. For example, in every commercial building you enter you will see a static signal lighting up where a fire escape is throughout the building. Static warning signals are...
🚨 Beacon Colours Meaning 🚨
A visual signal must be applied in such a way that anyone who sees it can recognise it and is able to react immediately to it. Beacons convey strong and vital messages in the colours they use. They deliver clear messages not only in their colour, but also in their...
🚦 Traffic Lights
Traffic lights are signalling devices most commonly found positioned on roads, junction intersections and pedestrian crossings to control the flow of traffic. Additionally, they also appear in other areas, mainly on bridges, train crossings and stations, buildings,...