Who invented the windsock?
Windsocks are a simple and effective health and safety tool which are seen in many locations and industries. Although it is unclear who actually invented the windsock, the earliest windsocks…
Windsock applications
Windsocks are used across aviation and many other industries. They are designed to display the wind direction and give a general indication of wind speed. Generally, they are used in…
New Windsock at Penzance Heliport
From March 2020 Penzance Helicopters will offer a new air service from Penzance to the Isles of Scilly. This service will fly direct from the newly built Penzance Helipad to…
Windsocks and the Blue Wool Scale
The Blue Wool Scale measures and calibrates the stability of colouring dye and provides information on the rate in which different colour fabrics fade. Some colours fade quicker than others…
Windsocks in the Antarctic
Windsocks are a simple and effective tool to indicate wind direction. They are used in many industries including aviation, water treatment plants, gas and oil platforms and commercial refrigeration…
Windsocks and water treatment plants
At Windsock Company we supply windsocks as health and safety aids to several industries including water treatment plants. Windsocks and the water purifying process Windsocks are an accurate wind direction…
Why we use a swivel shackle
Many windsock companies supply snap clips to attach windsocks to the swivel arm at the top of the mast. However, few people understand the several vulnerabilities of commercially available snap…
The importance of quality components for windsocks
Throughout the windsock industry commercially available swivel snap clips or swivel eye boat snap hooks are used with harness type windsocks to attach them to the mast. Windsock Company decided…
Product Data Sheets
Windsocks are more complex than you might think. Although they seem like a simple safety tool they come in several sizes. The size is partly dependent on the industry and…
What kind of windsocks do we produce?
At Windsock Company we produce and supply quality windsocks and components for the aviation industry and many other industrial sectors. We are proud to manufacture our Windsocks in the UK…