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Onsite Product Testing
At our site in Derbyshire we not only have our own in-house development but also testing facilities, including EMC (Electro Magnetic Compatibility) and Optical Laboratory testing equipment. This allows us to continually test and improve our products faster and...
Traffic Management Signalling
For Traffic Management, we have an advanced range of Multihead Indicators (Traffic Lights), and LED Indicator Panels, which are ideally suited to a wide variety of applications such as Loading Bay Signalling, Shutter Door Status, On-Site Traffic Management, Dockside...
News – June 2014
Our range of Status Indicators have become an increasingly popular, effective and affordable solution to all Traffic Management issues! This line of products has continued to grow over the years, and our 2 traffic light signals featured have been tried and tested on...
The ISB-T Combined Sounder Beacon is now IP66 rated!
We are pleased to announce that our ISB-T Combined Sounder Beacon is now IP66 rated. Following a request from one of our overseas distributors dealing with a large upcoming project, we had the ISB-T retested to IP66 which now makes it suitable for even more...
Sounders & Sirens
Electronic Sounders IP65 rated, 64 tone electronic sounders, with a maximum output of 114 dB. 3 different models available, IAS-C, IAS-E & IAS-T, offering different sized, shaped and coloured housings to cater for all requirements, with all 3 models having the...
News – May 2014
In-House Development. What a busy April..... Our in-house development team have been working closely with some of our overseas distributors during much of this month, challenging their years of experience and knowledge! The main focus during April has been...
Day 5
Well here we are then, the end of the 5 days of Live Below the Line. It’s been an over-whelming week both in terms of encouragement and in sponsorship from our friends and family. As I write this, the total you have donated to Tearfund stands at £362. I’d set...
Day 4
Today has been a great test of will-power as a group of friends came to our house and were treated to tea and biscuits whilst I had water. But being for such a fabulous cause, and it leading to more conversations about the whole food and money issue made it...
techNOTE – Beacon Installation
The latest in our 2014 techNOTE series is published today aiming to help you select the very best product for your application. The series unpacks some of the product differences across our range and outline the pros and cons of some of the individual options....
Day 3
I am seriously trying to rationalise that if the last Mini Egg stays in Sebastian’s bowl for too much longer without getting eaten, is this the same as me scrabbling in the bins for free food? – So therefore I CAN EAT IT?!! Needless to say, I am finding it a little...
deegee beacon doctors the tardis
It is really difficult getting pictures of products in action - catalogue shots are so bland. Well, in an attempt to re-dress the balance we have a section on our website displaying a number of our products in action - hopefully with more to come - see here for...
International Fire Expo – Open for business
The doors are open on this year's International Fire Expo. It seems an absolute age since the last International Fire Expo - 2 years in fact! - but the wait is now over, the products are ready, the stand is built and we're ready for our first visitors of the week....
Did You Know
.........Every time you receive beacons and sounders from deegee you help the environment? That's right! And it's all because as a fundamental part of deegee's environmental policy, all packaging from goods coming into the company is saved and is re-used as secondary...
3-Colour LED Beacon
Causing a huge amount of interest at Hannover Messe 2007 was the new 3-colour LED Beacon (SBU/UNI-LED/Red/Amber/Green) from deegee. Using sets of LEDs which allow Red, Amber or Green signals from the same unit, the beacon is perfect where space is at a premium. ...
Visitor numbers exceed expectations
We had a great opportunity to meet many of our deegee distributors in Hannover, Germany, at the Messe 2007 exhibition. Whilst the organisers were reporting visitor increases of around 10%, deegee went better than that with visitor enquiries up 15% on our 2006 show. ...
Largest ever product launch for D.G. Controls!
2007 represents our 40th year in business as a privately owned independent company and brings with it the largest ever product launch in the history of D.G. Controls Limited. With introductions into virtually all corners of the range, these items add depth to our...
Beacons get brighter
D. G. Controls has incorporated three products into one for its latest beacon upgrade The IPN range of small LED panel boxes from D.G. Controls has been enhanced by the introduction of a STOP/GO variant. This has been designed specifically for traffic management in...
New traffic lights fit in narrow spaces
3-way Traffic Light IPN/018/Red/Amber/Green has been developed by DG Controls following success of the 2-way Traffic Light Following on from the success of the IPN 2-way Traffic Light (IPN/002/Red/ Green), a request for a 3-way Traffic Light in the range was fulfilled...
Traffic Lights but not as we know them!
MIH/2U and 3U Traffic Light beacons from deegee are proving a popular choice for some quite diverse applications, thanks to their robust build and excellent light output In addition to the typical loading bay and site-traffic signalling applications, the MIH/2U and...
Ultra-low power LED beacon ‘sees’ everything
DG Controls launches the latest addition to its deegee beacon range, the new ULP-LED beacon ULP-LED has a full 360degree all-round and 180degree all-over viewing angle, but uses less than 1/6th of the power of the equivalent filament lamp version. Available as either...
Long-life static beacon
The newest addition to the deegee range of low energy beacons is the long life SB_/CFT Fitting the E, G, H, J, K and T deegee housings, the SB_/CFT is a great solution for applications where low power consumption is essential, but without compromise on brightness....
Stacking beacons improved
New improved deegee stacking beacon range are ideal for status-warning Following input from our customers, major improvements have been made to the deegee range of stacking beacons. It had been reported that the beacons were hard to connect and secure. After...
Telephone activated beacons from Deegee.
Beacons which light in response to telephone ringing are being increasingly used at construction sites around the globe  Whilst the Deegee range includes both LED and xenon units, it is the xenon TXV/AC/230/TRA which has been selected for many of the major...
LED lamps preferred during maintenance visits
Sales of deegee brand LED Plug-In Modules have been given a boost thanks to a new contract awarded to Inelmatec N.V./ S.A., the sole distributor for the deegee brand in Belgium. Moulded with a B15d lamp cap fitting, the LED Plug-In Modules are being used across...
Rotating mirror beacon features LED light source
DG Controls is launching the new RF*/RMLED/, a traditional rotating mirror beacon with solid state LED light source, offering 360degree all-round visibility DG Controls (deegee) are pleased to announce the production launch of the new RF*/RMLED/, a traditional...
Swadlincote company signals success
A Swadlincote company is proving a beacon of success thanks to a management buy out and a business review carried out by Business Link Derbyshire. Established in 1967, beacon and sounder company D. G. Controls Ltd, was bought out in June 2003 by Jon and Wendy Whiten...
Never too old to learn!
Swadlincote-based Beacon Lamp manufacturer D.G. Controls Ltd is celebrating the achievements of three of their Manufacturing Team, who have been awarded National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs). These qualifications formally recognise the employees' skill levels in...
2005 Meningitis Trust Lands End to John O’Groats 72 Hour Non Stop Cycle Challenge
On Friday 10th June 2005 a gruelling cycle ride came to an end. However it was worth the 950 miles in 71 hours and 31 minutes, as it was all to raise money for The Meningitis Trust. A grand total of over £6000 was raised. deegee was delighted to help the team...
Combined beacon and sounder uses little power
A new ISB range of compact, IP65, low-current, combined flashing beacon and sounder units is being launched by DG Controls These are particularly suitable for alarm systems where power is at a premium. All models incorporate a pulsed ring of high intensity red LEDs...
Flashing beacons adopted by London Boroughs
For years public building fire alarm installers have met both technical and user perception obstacles when applying visual alarms, but DG Controls believes it has overcome these problems. For years public building fire alarm installers have met both technical...