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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...
Tunnel Lighting Requirements
Tunnel lighting plays an important role in safety on the road, as the open road has a higher level of luminance than in a tunnel. Thus, critical lighting requirements are essential for the comfort of drivers eyes in adapting from outside luminance. Things to consider...
Does Colour Matter for Dock Lighting?
Proper lighting can impact lives around the dock, therefore it is essential to know exactly what lighting is required. What is Dock Lighting? Dock lighting is as important as any other lighting application. Sailing in the dark is unsafe without a proper ray of light,...
Understanding Loading Bay Lighting
Have you ever been to a warehouse full of goods? A warehouse is much more than just storage - warehouses help the overall production be more organized, especially in the moving in and out of the goods. Loading bays is where the movement of goods occurs, from the...
Dock Lighting
The marine industry requires a safety device that helps navigation processes. Dock lighting is one of the several types of the beacon which can do the job. It works in drawing signals to alert dock workers of what is happening in the workplace. This avoids premature...
Tunnel Lighting Design & Requirements
Entering and exiting a tunnel is much easier and safer with appropriate tunnel lighting. Good lighting is necessary to help drivers to easily adjust their vision from natural light to tunnel light. What is Tunnel Lighting? Tunnel lighting is very common inside a...
Crane Signalling
Crane operations are found to be much safer with the use of warning lights. They are part of the anti-collision system that helps to reduce accidents, ensuring safety throughout the operation. What is Crane Signalling? A crane is a machine that carries heavy loads...
Flash Tubes for Xenon Beacons
What are Xenon Flash Tubes? Ordinarily, xenon lamps are known for being much brighter than incandescent lamps, and they function very differently from other types of lamps. Flash tubes are similar to arc lamps that generate a full-spectrum of white light in an...
The Edge of Choosing Traffic Lights
Choosing warning devices has always been an edge for most industries nowadays. They play a vital role in almost everything in our society, including signalling devices to control the flow of traffic. About Traffic Lights Traffic lights are similar to what we always...
Rotating Mirror LED Warning Signals
Visual signals play a vital role for safety purposes, regardless of the application. The Rotating Mirror LED beacon range is an ideal signalling solution for process control, as well as a variety of other possible applications. About Rotating Mirror LED Warning...
Telephone Initiated Beacons & Their Benefits
As beacon devices keep on growing, the telephone initiated warning beacon benefits several industries today. It works best in areas where high ambient noise levels exist, as the device will give visual signals when the telephone rings and is ideal for various...
What Vehicle Beacons are Available?
Beacons are commonly used for industrial purposes. In fact, there are ranges of devices designed with vehicles in mind - they serve as a signalling device to easily identify moving equipment in the workplace. Vehicle Beacons Explained High-quality beacons must ensure...
The Importance of Installation Accessories
The installation of warning signals is essential in most industries today. Doing it right makes the device more effective in keeping the workplace safe. Thus, the importance of correct installation can be assisted by utilising proper accessories on each warning...
Audible Warning Signals and their Functions
Wouldn’t life be strange without sound? Every day we hear different sounds that play a vital role in our living. They benefit our way of communication and make everything work smoother. The use of audible warning signals also assists our day to day living, and...
What are LED Status Signals?
Light signals equip many industries from possible danger, or loss of production due to machine breakdowns. They give out coloured lights to deliver a warning message among the workers around the area. LED Status Signals give a clear precise message to ensure there is...
What are Tower Beacons?
Signalling devices are known to be essential in most construction sites and related industries today. They aid manufacturing processes hugely way, which impacts the entire business’s income. What’s more, beacon devices help to secure each operations and even the...
How Do Combined Beacons & Sounders Work?
Ensuring the safety of entire business operations may demand more than one alarming device. Now available on the market is a range of single devices composed of an audible and visual warning, which brings higher convenience and many more advantages in the workplace....
Is Factory Automation Necessary?
Automation technology has been rising in the business field over the years. Many companies saw the importance of factory automation in production and services. Introducing Factory Automation Factory automation is indeed empowered by the advancing technology around us....
Beacon Technology in Construction
Most construction sites are now linking with beacon technology in all operations, as it changes the way such industries concern about the general public’s safety. The newest technology is the introduction of hazard warning beacons, as such devices promote worker...
Stacking Beacons on Crane Construction
Crane construction offers a wide range of services that greatly require the use of beacons. Without such devices, the overall operation would be dangerous for the workers and the public. What are Stacking Beacons? Construction works are much safer when stacking...
Combined Beacons and Sounders
As we know, both warning beacons and audible sounders have been available for some time. For convenience, these units are also available in a combined unit, giving both a visual and audible warning in one single device, which can have many advantages. The difference...