Bridlington's Cirrus Research secures largest overseas order with Indian police force

A Bridlington-based noise monitoring specialist has secured the biggest order in its 46-year history, supplying noise monitoring equipment to an Indian police force.

Cirrus Research, which manufactures and supplies a range of personal and environmental noise monitoring devices, won two contracts almost simultaneously following an international tender process.

The company is supplying the Maharashtra Police force in India with 627 of its Optimus Red sound level meters used to monitor indoor and outdoor noise levels, all due to be shipped out before Christmas.

Headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for the Indian state.

Maharashtra Police is one of the largest police forces in the country with over 190,000 officers, made up of around 35 district police units.

Maharashtra is in the western region of India, the third-largest state with the world’s second-most populated regions. It has over 112 million inhabitants with Mumbai alone home to 18 million residents.

The Optimus Red kits will be used for a variety of functions, including the monitoring of noise pollution on the region’s cityscapes, congested roads, as well as at festivals and street celebrations.

Daren Wallis, Said Cirrus Research managing director, said: “This is a very significant order for us, the largest ever received in our history.

“The fact we had less than 4 four weeks to send out the first consignment was challenging but we managed to turn it around, which led to the second order following on immediately.

“We are a global company that supplies noise monitoring equipment around the world and we’re delighted to be furthering our work with the Indian police authorities who are making a substantial investment to tackle the issue of noise pollution across their vast and very diverse regions.”

Cirrus Research develops, manufactures and supplies its range of noise monitoring products to clients across the globe, including the UK, Europe, the Americas, Far East and Australia.