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Hand Built & Hand Packed 🧱📦
🚨 Here at D G Controls Limited , every single product is hand built, individually tested and hand packed at our site in Swadlincote! 🚨 No big, industrial machinery in sight to do the job, giving you total confidence and faith that every product that leaves our site is...
Meet the Team!
Meet the Team! Stacey is our first point of call in the Sales Team. She has 16 years of beacon knowledge, so you can be assured that your enquiry is processed with a technical mind! 🚨 Stacey is efficient in all she does, and is a highly valued member of the team. Out...
The Different Types of 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. âš¡ Pulsing A pulsing light...
Choosing Audible Warning Signals 🔊
Audible warning signals deliver loud sounds that grab immediate attention to critical matters. When choosing a signal, there are some considerations you need to take into account. Firstly, you need to consider what type of audible warning signal you require, there is...
Behind the scenes – Product Design & Development 🚨
At D. G. Controls, our Product Development and Design department is where ideas become market-leading solutions. Every new beacon and sounder begins its journey here, with careful design, prototyping, and rigorous testing to ensure longevity, performance, and...
Meet the Team!
Hilary is our longest serving member of the Production Team, making it to almost 14 years so far! She is highly skilled in all aspects of manufacturing, and is an asset to the team. When she’s not building beacons, she likes to spend time with her 4 grand children,...
Showcasing our SBB – ICAO, LED Obstacle Warning Beacon! 🚨
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...
January Reflections: D G Controls’ Strong Start to 2025
As the first month of 2025 comes to a close, it’s remarkable to reflect on how quickly January has passed—despite its reputation as the longest, most drawn-out month of the year. For many, January feels like it stretches on indefinitely, weighed down by post-holiday...
deegee RMLED Rotating Beacon: Ahead of its time!
The deegee RMLED beacons are designed to replace the traditional incandescent tungsten/tungsten-halogen rotating mirror beacons. With 48 high-performance LEDs in addition to a custom mirror, the RMLED beacon offers an ideal signalling solution for industrial and...
Are you after a Traffic Light? 🚦
Our Indicator Traffic Light Panels are IP65 rated and enclosed in a UV-stabilised polycarbonate housing for protection from the elements. The long life LEDs ensure low maintenance, making the IPN/002 & IPN/018 the perfect solution for Loading Bays, Shutter Doors...
The perfect solution for Traffic Management applications…
IPN/002 Red/Green 2-Way Traffic Light IP65 rated and enclosed in a UV-stabilised polycarbonate housing for protection from the elements. The long life LEDs ensure low maintenance, making the IPN/002 the perfect solution for loading bays, shutter doors and retail...
Upgraded PSC LED Beacon!
Did you know? The PSC beacon has recently had a facelift! The beacon housing has been upgraded with a robust ABS base and a polycarbonate lens tested to IP69k ingress protection so you can be confident this will be suited to numerous applications and environments. And...
Find us on LuckinsLive!
Did you know? We are now listed on LuckinsLive; the UK’s building services industry’s number one source of product information. This means you can now access information on D.G. Controls Ltd product range free through the LuckinsLive website and links to Trimble’s MEP...
14 years at D.G. Controls!
January marked 14 years since Stacey joined our Sales Team! Stacey first started working as a part of our Sales Team in January 2009, and has been a valued member of our team ever since! Since working with the company she has not only enjoyed many highs throughout her...
Multi-Voltage Beacon Range
Did you know that many of our ranges are now Multi-Voltage.….? * Available in 24 – 230v UC (ac / dc) * IP65 and above * Low current consumption * Multi – function LED Beacons with 8 operating modes ~ Static – non-flashing ~ Standard Pulse ~ Slow Pulse ~ Fast Pulse ~...
A Short Guide to Beacon Lights
Beacon lights play a vital part in providing safety to the world we live in. They have become a part in our daily lives providing safety even when we do not realise it. Different types of beacons lights and different colours are utlised in different applications and...
Going for Gold!
We are delighted to announce that we have achieved EDATA Gold Standard and are now listed within the Electrical Distributors'​ Association (EDA) EDATA data pool. We are immensely grateful for the help and guidance of the teams at the EDA and NG15 Ltd in working with...
IP Ratings Explained
The IP Rating System, or to give its full name Ingress Protection Rating System is a scale of how waterproof and airtight an electronic device is as specified by the International Standard IEC/EN 60529. IP ratings are made up of two numbers, the first being its...
Audible Warning Signals
We use audible warning signals every day in our daily lives albeit it in different forms - whether it be your alarm clock waking you in the morning, a bell to signal lunch break or a louder noise to signal an emergency situation. When used for industrial purposes,...
How To Choose the Right Warning Signal
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 rating...
What are Modular Stacking Beacons?
Modular stacking beacons are also known as 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 situations and positions - in particular for...
Xenon Strobe vs LED
What is a Xenon Strobe? A xenon strobe is a lamp that produces a very short burst of high intensity light. This happens by discharging the energy stored in a capacitor through the xenon flash tube that is filled with xenon gas, at a low pressure. What is an LED? An...
Traffic Light Systems
Traffic lights are signalling devices most commonly positioned on roads, junction intersections and pedestrian crossings to control the flow of traffic. They are also found in many other various areas of our life, on buildings, bridges, train stations, even in...
Different Type of Beacons
There are many different types of beacon lamps with varying modes, however the most common modes are Static, Strobe, Rotating and Pulsing. Here we will take a look into each of these modes, as the mode you select for your application will not only aid increased...
Are Filament Lamps Beneficial To Us
With the ever-growing discontinuation of filament lamps and the increased use of LED lamps, it is a question most of us have asked, are filament lamps beneficial to us? Here will we take a look at exactly what is a filament lamp and its advantages and disadvantages....
Is Factory Automation Necessary?
Automation is a process used for mass production of a product and in recent years, as technology has advanced, has been used more and more in factories. The use of machinery in this process results in a higher output of goods. Automation in factories has become more...
Combined Beacon Sounders
A combined beacon sounder is an audible sounder with integrated beacon light. These dual function units can come in many different colours and sound tones and can be used in a variety of applications where noise or light can be an issue. By using a combined unit, all...
deegee @ all about automation 2022, Hamburg
The all about automation trade fair showcases the leading developments in automation and digitalisation in the Industry 4.0 era. Rescheduled to 29 – 30 June 2022 the show will occupy the MesseHalle Hamburg-Schnelsen. From drive...
Hand Driven Sirens
Hand driven sirens are more often used in situations where electricity has been affected and so an electronic siren is out of use – for instance during earthquakes, tsunamis, floods etc. Although in some cases, they are even just used to indicate the time of day. A...
*NEW!* SBB TYPE-B I.C.A.O WARNING BEACON
ICAO LED Obstacle Warning Beacon available with or without InfraRed LEDs 135mm high x 94mm diameter The latest addition to the deegee range is the SBB/LED/Type-B/Red, which is an ICAO Warning Beacon available with or without InfraRed LEDs. - The SBB/LED/Type-B/Red...