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Long or Short Traffic Wand
Long or Short Traffic Wand When making a choice between a long or short traffic wand it will depend on your working environment, visibility requirements, and how the wand will be used. Think about the distances you want to cover in terms of directional indication. At greater distances a longer wand works well for discerning […]
Multiflare Hazard Beacon an Alternative to eflare
Eflare LED lights have been a popular purchase within public sector organisations for a decade or more, indeed we ourselves used to offer them as part of our range. However, it has always been challenging trying to supply these, particularly in smaller quantities, high costs resulted in the UK distributor maintaining virtually zero stock which […]
Sequential Solar Traffic Lamp
An exciting development has been a new design of a yellow Sequential Solar Traffic Lamp with IR taper function with a large solar 800mAmp panel. It has meant a redesign of our standard sequential cone lamp so that it could accommodate a large, next generation solar panel that can produce an impressive 800mAmp of power […]
Police Personal Safety Lights
Police Safety Light History When we started business in 2005 we had developed a low cost police safety light that used 2 X AA batteries had 5 LED’s for wide beam dispersal and was fixed in place with a rudimentary plastic clip. By todays standards it would look a little bulky in comparison to our […]
How to Use Traffic Wands
How to Use Traffic Wands Understanding how to use traffic wands is essential for anyone tasked with directing vehicles, equipment & plant and people, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidelines, and maintaining clear communication between drivers and ground staff. In the United Kingdom, traffic wands are widely employed in banksman training courses, […]
Police, Border Force, Customs Roadside Checks
Low light conditions bring with them challenges for the Police, Border Force and Customs & Excise when conducting vehicle checks. Hi-vis PPE is essential but an often overlooked piece of safety equipment is a simple pair of traffic wands. Frequently you will see officers waving down vehicles into check points with nothing more than a […]
Knight Pods Aircraft LED Usage Case
Green aviation landing light for helicopter landing pads West Midlands Police Drone Unit Operation Police Drone View From Above We had a customer contact us regarding an order they made for our Knight Pod Green Aviation Landing Light in a rechargeable case set of 6 units. They commented:- “Our pilot loves the kit….spots the […]
Rechargeable Non Rechargeable Traffic Wands
Rechargeable or Non Rechargeable Traffic Wands We frequently get asked why do you not have more rechargeable traffic wands? On the face of it rechargeable traffic wands seem like a great idea, indeed we used to supply several versions and do have other rechargeable products in our range, however having supplied many thousands of traffic […]
Get the Best out of your Traffic Wands
Traffic wands are relatively low cost safety devices that will give you many years of service if looked after properly, with 20 years experience behind us here are some traffic wand handling routines, the does and don’ts that will help you extend the life of your traffic marshalling lights. Banksman Operator Awareness – ‘It’s Not […]
Safety Lighting in Action: Why the KB27RGCSW Is a Marshalling Essential
When precision and visibility are non-negotiable, safety teams rely on tools that perform under pressure that’s why our KB27RG-CSW LED Traffic Wand is our most popular Marshalling Wand for vehicle traffic management and banksman operations. The Knightkit KB27RG-CSW LED Traffic Wand is engineered for reliability in high-intensity environments—from warehouse loading bays to construction zones, roadworks […]
Traffic Cone Mounted Traffic Wands
People are familiar with the concept of traffic wands been hand held and used to marshal plant, aircraft, vehicles, people etc. (in Dover its ships if you watch the latest series about Dover’s police!) and most people think of them as been just hand held devices. However traffic marshalling wands also have some very useful […]
Film & TV Appearances!
This post might seem a bit off topic for a company that provides specialist illuminated road safety equipment but over the years we have supplied a large number of film and television production companies kit to provide that real life look and feel even if the film might be in a place ‘far far away’ […]
Aircraft Marshalling Wands
Popular Wands for the Aviation Sector Traffic wands are not just for directing vehicles, construction plant and people but importantly aircraft and around the UK and Europe you will see our aviation marshalling wands been used on airport aprons by many of the well known operators such as Swissport, Menzies Aviation etc. Aircraft apron operations […]
Police Klickfast Docking Systems
Klickfast Carrying System Peter Jones (ILG) Klickfast Docking Systems have universal appeal to the emergency services with PCSO’s and Highways Agency operatives and many other commercial operators using this popular carrier systems. The Peter Jones range offer’s a secure and quick fastening means which basically relies on a click ‘n’ twist mechanism, slick materials means […]
Pressure Activated Banksman Safety Wand
Our latest traffic wand design was built around the requirements of banksmen directing HGV’s, construction plant and equipment and introduces a two button operation so that traffic marshals (often referred to as banksmen in the construction and transport sectors) can continually cycle through red and green signalling modes using a unique pressure switch mechanism. The […]