Businesses in the utilities market operate in an increasingly complex environment. They need to ensure the security of remote assets, manage geographically diverse operations, plan and deliver reliable services over complex networks.

Wireless products and services enable utilities to more effectively measure, monitor and control operations. From the remote monitoring of reservoirs, to ensuring the security of unstaffed facilities to rolling out new and more effective energy monitoring and control equipment, wireless communications enables utilities companies to develop more effective and reliable services.

Wood & Douglas has worked with leading utility companies such as Thames Water, United Utilities and Western Power to develop and implement robust wireless services helping utility companies deliver a more effective and efficient business.

The events of and since September 11th 2001 have, and continue to reshape the world. Governments across the globe have had to develop new and more effective means by which to protect their citizens. Developments in wireless have enabled new forms of intelligence gathering that were previously unimaginable.

Wood & Douglas works with a number of homeland security agencies around the world, helping them to develop new means of monitoring and managing information.

From new personal radio technologies offering encrypted and totally secure person to person communications suitable for extreme environments, to the remote capture and analysis of HD-quality video, Wood & Douglas continues to push back the frontiers of what is possible with wireless voice, data and video.

New applications of wireless technology enable emergency services to work in extreme environments in the knowledge that their safety is being monitored. From managing the location of personnel to ensure that human resources are being used to the greatest effect, to remote monitoring of breathing apparatus and other critical equipment, to the relay of voice and video at major incident scenes, wireless technologies are enabling emergency services personnel to do a more effective job.

An increasing number of emergency services are consulting with Wood & Douglas to develop new ways of working through wireless technology. Our experienced team's primary objective is to create services that deliver the reliability and flexibility that emergency services can trust in demanding environments.

More than half of the population born today will live to the age of 100 or more. As the population ages, the need to manage serious but non-life threatening illnesses for longer will continue to grow. The healthcare market will rely on new thinking to develop smart solutions to the challenges of tomorrow.

Central to this new thinking will be the smart application of wireless technology, enabling people to live a more independent life for longer, in an environment where their wellbeing is discreetly monitored. Developments in wireless ensure that people who need the support of medical staff receive it quickly and effectively.

The connected world offers opportunities to create new healthcare services that meet the needs of today’s environment. Wood & Douglas will be a central part of these development, using its specialist wireless expertise and experience to create new ways to care for the needs of the population in the 21^st century.

By the end of 2010, more than 55% of the world’s population were living in cities. The increasing urbanisation of society creates new challenges for transportation within and between metropolises. Environmental concerns are also driving new transportation systems – to deliver a better experience more sustainably.

From cars that diagnose issues and communicate these in real time, to integrated public transportation systems that enable smarter travel in urban environments, wireless technologies have a significant role to play in unlocking more seamless and sustainable means of transport.

Wood & Douglas has designed and developed many leading edge wireless services for the transportation industries. From intelligent traffic signalling that recognises the arrival of a bus and prioritises its passage, to wireless video applications for trains, enabling the safety of passengers and staff, Wood & Douglas is working to deliver wireless applications that make journeys safer and more effective.

Mining, quarrying and offshore exploration for oil and gas remain critical industries for the provision of energy supplies, precious metals used in industry and other raw materials. Exploration services take place in some of the most challenging and hostile environments, where safety, security and reliability are essential prerequisites to successful projects.

Reliable communications can be extremely difficult in these circumstances, particularly underground, at sea or over vast distances. Wood & Douglas specialises in delivering wireless communications in such challenging environments: from ship to shore communications to reliable video capture and delivery for the oil and gas industries; from seismic survey via radio for exploration to wireless perimeter fencing for large scales quarries and mines.

Delivering critical wireless applications in such demanding environments requires intelligent design and rock solid implementation. Wood & Douglas has proved its capability to combine creative vision with flawless execution.