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“If we can help you, we will!” 💯
We were recently contacted by a customer whose first choice of beacon from a competitor wasn’t available for the foreseeable. The client needed the beacons on-site for install on Friday. Our alternative was slightly more expensive - but as this shows, it’s...
🚨 The Importance of Industrial Warning Lights 🚨
Industrial warning lights play a crucial role in ensuring safety and efficiency in various workplaces. These lights, often seen in factories, construction sites, and warehouses, are designed to alert workers to potential hazards, equipment malfunctions, or operational...
🚨 Type-A / Type-B ICAO Beacons
🚨 Aircraft warning lights are needed specifically on fixed obstacles of 45m or less in height, width & length, and placed at the highest practical point. Obstacles of a greater size require additional red lights in order to outline the extent of the obstruction....
🔊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...
A little about LED & Filament Bulbs..
Here at D.G. Controls Ltd, we are constantly updating the technology in our beacons to make them more energy efficient. With that in mind, we have completed the process of replacing all our filament lamp beacons with LED lamp beacons. How they work: ⚡ LED Lamps In...
🚨 How Does Our LED Obstacle Warning Beacon Meet ICAO Standards?
The deegee SBB LED aviation warning beacon meets ICAO Annex 14 Chapter 6 regulations for low-intensity Type-B fixed obstacle lights. Units with the InfraRed option also comply with the IR requirements set by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency. Measuring...
What is a beacon..?
A warning beacon is a device designed to attract attention to a specific location. Beacons are one of the most beneficial devices that help to provide safety and security to any area or application. There are many different types of warning beacons on the market...
Did you know there are different types of beacons..?
There are different types of beacon lights – a static beacon, a strobe beacon, a rotating beacon and a pulsing beacon. The mode you select for your application will not only aid increased awareness, but it will also help people to know how to react. Looking a little...
Beacons & their applications
Deegee Warning Beacons and Sounders serve a wide range of applications, from Loading Bays and Aviation Warning to Emergency Evacuation, and operate worldwide! Shown here are the deegee XFL Xenon Strobe Beacon, and PSD Surface Mount LED dual Function Beacon in...
Warning Signal Applications – How to choose the right one 🚨
When choosing a warning signal there are many things that need to be considered for selecting the correct warning signal for the intended environment. Firstly, you need to start by looking at the location of the intended warning signal and consider:- The IP...
Beacon Lights – A Short Guide
🚨 Beacon Lights - A Short Guide 🚨 Beacon lights play a vital part in providing safety to todays world. They have become a part in our daily lives, providing safety even when we do not realise it. Different types of beacon lights and different colours are utilised in...
Modular Stacking Beacons
Modular Stacking Beacons are also known as Beacon Stacks, Andon Lights, Indicator Lights, Signal Tower Lights and Light Towers.They are a very easy to use product due to their click together mechanism, making them ideal for many applications, particularly for...
Did you know that an LED Rotating Mirror Beacon emits a more intensified beam of light than standard LED models?
Our range of traditional Rotating Mirror Beacons have a SOLID STATE LED LIGHT SOURCE.💡 No more unreliable filament bulbs to replace – less maintenance and an extremely high light output! Our Rotating Mirror LED Beacons (RM-LED) have an LED array, which is reflected...
Have you spotted a Yellow or Amber beacon on your travels recently…?
The colour Yellow or Amber naturally triggers a person’s thoughts to slow down and to be cautious. For this reason, yellow/amber coloured beacons are used on slow moving vehicles, on construction sites, airports and in other establishments to increase awareness to...
Loading Bay Lighting
Loading bay lights have become an essential safety tool on loading docks far and wide, making them a safer place for pedestrians and vehicles to load and unload trailers.Lets take a look at the three most common types of loading bay lights in further detail: 🚨...
Different types of Warning Signals
Industrial warning lights are used in a wide variety of different applications. There are three different types of flashing lights most used in industrial applications: flashing strobe lights, rotating lights, and pulsing lights. Here’s a brief insight into the...
Exactly what is a Beacon Light…?
Beacon lights provide warning, signal and guidance with their powerful light and colour - they play a vital part in providing safety to the world we live in. Their powerful light attracts instant attention to the end-user and even if the end-user does not understand...
Have you ever wondered how Hand Cranked Sirens work?
Hand cranked sirens are a simple warning signal, perfect for environments and applications where electricity is not available. They are also the perfect solution to use as a back-up alarm when there is a power failure.So, how simple is simple?! Easy! You hold the...
Have you seen our Traffic Management Lighting solutions?
We have several Traffic Light options available, with our IPN range being hugely popular for this particular application. Ideally suited to Loading Bay or Dock Lighting locations, these products are simple to install, long lasting, and maintenance free. Whether you...
Meet some of the Team!
Here at deegee we pride ourselves on our fabulous team! Our friendly Sales Team are always on hand to help do the hard work for you! They can help you to choose the correct product for your application, go to onsite visits on your behalf and help you gather all...
The different types of Audible Warning Signals
When choosing an audible warning signal for industrial purposes, there are some aspects you need to consider before choosing the correct signal. Firstly, you need to consider what type of audible warning signal you require from a range of: - Electronic Sounders In...
Are you in need of a Telephone Ring Beacon?
Telephone Ring Initiated Beacons are designed to be used where a visual signal of a ringing telephone is necessary. This type of beacon has become a necessity in noisy environments where high ambient noise levels persist to more everyday environments such as care...
Did you know we offer Third Party Sales Support?
Calling all Electrical Wholesalers!Are you dealing with Project Work?! Let us at D.G. Controls do the hard work for you! We love to get involved in project work and as we have been taking on more and more project work, we have been finding ourselves working directly...
How do our Stock Codes work…?
Our standard stock codes begin with three letters, indicating the type of beacon required, (i.e. Pulsed) and Series beacon required (i.e. Series E) followed by the voltage code, voltage required, then lamp type, then colour. For example: This stock code would give...