In February 2010, an earthquake with 8.8 magnitude occurred off the coast of Central Chile effecting large parts of central and southern Chile. The earthquake triggered a tsunami which hit many coastal areas including the City of Penco with a population of approximately 40,000. As part of UNESCO’s and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department’s (ECHO) project to provide tsunami preparedness and risk reduction, a number of sirens and backup systems were installed to coastal areas to provide an early tsunami warning system.

E2S, a leading independent manufacturer of audible and visual signalling devices, and PACSCOM, a radio telemetry specialist, joined forces to supply John Sisk with a radio-based audible warning system to give open area protection on the Wembley Stadium construction site.

E2S assisted the Port of Felixstowe during their consultation process and offered the Hootronic range as a possible solution. The Hootronic range consists of a variety of products all of which use innovative digital storage technology enabling high definition recordings of electro-mechanical signals to be replicated exactly. The class D amplification circuit results in extremely high sound pressure levels making them effective over large distances.