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- January 2008
Sirens Sound Over Lincolnshire
Flood Warning System Alerts The Public
The Environment Agency activated the Grimsby & Cleethorpes Flood Warning System this week, to provide early warning of dangerously high river levels in the region.- Read about the activation in the Grimsby Telegraph.
- Hear our sirens in action at the beginnning of this video report.
- Find out more about the Grimsby & Cleethorpes Flood Warning System.
- September 2007
CORUS Steel Works
Warning Systems UK makes Steel Works safer.
Warning Systems UK has been awarded a contract to design and supply a Site Warning System for the CORUS steelmaking site in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The first phase requirement is currently in production. - June 2007
Tidal Warning System for the Lakeland District
The installation of a new Tidal Warning System for South Lakeland district is under way.
We have begun the installation of a Tidal Hazard Warning System for South Lakeland District. This Flood Warning System will be operated by the Local Authority and Coastguard Service to alert the area in the face of fast incoming tides. The System offers Alerting Tones, Voice Messages and Live Public Address, - May 2007
Teesport Area Warning System
We have been awarded a contract to extend the Teesport Area Warning System.
We are pleased to announce the award of a contract to extend the Teesport Area Warning System. The system, which we originally supplied, will be enhanced to provide telephone notification to key personnel. - February 2007
Cleethorpes And Grimsby Coastal Warning System
Successful testing of the new Coastal Flood Warning System.
The Grimsby & Cleethorpes Flood Warning System successfully completed a week of testing. Read more about the Environment Agency's City-wide Flood Warning System. - November 2006
Teesport Goes Live
The Teesport Area Warning System is now live.
The new installation at Teesport has been commissioned and handed to the Port Authorities. The system provides Warning Tones, Pre-recorded Voice Chip Messages and Live Public Address to the 1,000 hectare Port Complex. - November 2006
Dow Chemicals Test
Dow Chemicals' new COMAH-compliant site undergoes testing.
The supplied COMAH Compliant Site Warning System has undergone testing. The System offers Alarm Tones, Pre Recorded Voice Messages, Live Public Address (PA) and is integrated into the Client's existing internal Tannoy System, Fire Alarm and Site Sensing & Monitoring Equipment. - July 2006
Telephone-based Flood Warning Test Fails
Test of the Carlisle Flood Warning System fails to alert home owners
The system, which relies on automated telephone calls to homes at risk from flooding failed to alert all the 80 homes that were involved in the test. The BBC reported the exercise here. - March 2004
Fire Cuts Off 130,000 Telephone Lines
Telecoms Tunnel Fire Causes Widespread Disruption
A fire in a BT tunnel in Manchester City Centre cut off more than 130,000 telephone lines in the North and North West of England. Many lines remained out of action for several weeks following the incident. Read the BBC report.This underlines our concerns about over-reliance on communication across wires for an emergency warning system. Our systems can be configured to use radio control and when supplied with back-up battery buffering, our sirens can run for up to a month without a mains supply.
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