Trinity House has honoured Tideland Signal with a special award in recognition of its "exceptionally long and effective service" in supplying buoys, lanterns and solar packages to the corporation for more than 20 years.
The award was presented at a ceremony at the corporation’s headquarters on Tower Hill, London by Sir Jeremy de Halpert, deputy master of Trinity House (retired), "as a mark of the Elder Brethren’s appreciation of such loyal service".
Receiving the award certificate, Chris Smith, systems engineer at Tideland Signal, commented, "It is a great honour to be recognised in this way by such an august body as Trinity House, the oldest lighthouse authority in the world. At Tideland, we make huge efforts to offer all our customers the best and most comprehensive support but, of course, Trinity House represents and requires the very highest standards."
With a history dating back to 1514, Trinity House provides aids to navigation around the coast of England and Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar – some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Trinity House deploys a total of some 600 aids to navigation, including lighthouses, light vessels, buoys, beacons and a satellite navigation service as well as pilotage and the marking / dispersing of dangerous wrecks. It is also responsible for auditing and inspection of a further 10,000 aids to navigation provided by local port and harbour authorities and those provided on offshore structures and wind farms.