Radio Communication Blog
At Smye-Rumsby, we specialise in professional radio communications and two-way radio hire solutions for businesses across the UK.
Whether you need short-term radio hire, long-term communication systems, or expert technical support, our experienced engineers work with you to deliver a reliable solution tailored to your business needs.
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A Hush Hush Customer
Way back in the 60’s Smye-Rumsby was asked to provide a radar service to a ‘hush hush’ customer. It turned out to be the exiled king of Albania – King Zog. Paul Smye-Rumsby attended and got talking. He was a fairly young man, and he invited Paul and his then fiancé...
Are You Putting Your Employees At Risk?
ONLY 31% OF ORGANISATIONS ARE ADEQUATELY EQUIPPING EMPLOYEES WITH SUFFICIENT LONE WORKER PROTECTION; THIS WAS THE FINDING OF A RECENT SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY HYTERA. The survey, delivered to health and safety professionals in the UK examined usage of two-way radios...
How To Care For Your Two Way Radio
IF YOU WANT YOUR TWO-WAY RADIO TO FUNCTION AT ITS BEST, AND TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME, YOU NEED TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. IN MANY SITUATIONS IT’S ESSENTIAL THAT TWO-WAY RADIOS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL, AND THAT’S WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS FOLLOW MANUFACTURER’S GUIDELINES AND LOOK...
Mike Syrett Chats To UK Construction Online
Smye-Rumsby are specialists in the supply of two-way radios from analogue to digital – to every type of business across the UK, Europe and worldwide. Could you give a brief overview of why good communication is essential for lifting operations on site? “It is...
Safety First!
HANDS-FREE AT 70 METERS Showing a foot switch which Smye-Rumsby has recently installed on a Tower Crane. This enables the operator to transmit whilst leaving both hands free to operate the controls- at 70 meters in this case!
Introducing EVX-Link From Vertex Standard
VERTEX STANDARD HAS LAUNCHED THE VERY LATEST TECHNOLOGY FOR DIGITAL RADIO COMMUNICATION, MULTI-SITE CONNECTION. Expanding your reach has never been easier than now with EVX-Link. This small and lightweight system offers the latest evolution in digital technology,...
A Guide To Radio Comms Lingo
Whether you’re training new starters – or refreshing the skills of seasoned personnel with years of experience working with two-way radios – it’s essential to ensure that everyone speaks the same radio lingo. Otherwise you may find responders struggling to get up to...
Promoting The Safe Use Of Two-Way Radios
If you’re responsible for the Health & Safety of employees at your company, then you’ll have prepared guidelines for staff on the safe use of any equipment they may utilise in their day-to-day workplace duties. This guidance should include policies relating to the...
Giving Workplace Safety A Helping Hand
As an employer, the health and safety of your workforce is a priority. That’s especially the case if your people work in high risk or demanding operational environments. Ensuring staff are trained in all relevant safety procedures and are aware of local safety...
Just A Normal Day At The Office…
Here, you can see him fully kitted-out for fitting new antennas at Kentish Flats wind farm, to improve essential personnel radio communications. Each turbine is taller than the London Eye and has a swept area of 11,300m². This is equivalent to over one and a half...
Distinction For Smye Rumsby Team
DISTINCTION SAFER BUSINESS ACCREDITATION FOR CANTERBURY DISTRICT WATCH The bi-yearly assessment was completed by the National Association of Business Crime Partnerships which scrutinised the NABCP-JPEGmanagement of the scheme which operates in the Canterbury local...
Two Way Radios – Essential Communication
Radios are used all over the world to communicate, and there are some instances where two-way radios are helpful, and others where they are crucial. Two-way radios can save lives by enabling communication when things go wrong, or when urgent help is needed. We are...