Company type | Private |
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Industry | Public safety |
Founded | 1952 in Deep River, Connecticut |
Founder | George W. Whelen |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | Chester, Connecticut and Charlestown, New Hampshire |
Area served | International |
Products | Emergency lighting |
Services | Building and designing of emergency vehicle equipment |
Divisions | Automotive, Aviation, Outdoor Public Warning, Industrial |
Subsidiaries | Whelen Motorsports |
Website | www.whelen.com |
The Whelen Engineering Company is an American corporation that designs and manufactures audio and visual warning equipment for automotive, aviation, and mass notification industries worldwide. Founded in a Deep River, Connecticut garage in 1952,[1] Whelen has become a provider of warning lights, white illumination lighting, sirens, and controllers. Whelen products are designed, manufactured, and assembled in two facilities in Chester, Connecticut and Charlestown, New Hampshire.[2]