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Abbey Road Institute at Angel Studios – Trackwall®
The historic Angel Studios – a highly respected music studios in North London, sadly closed towards the end of 2019 and brought back to life by Abbey Road Institute. Abbey Road Institute is the specialist music production school established by the world famous Abbey Road Studios and Universal Music in 2015. IAC Acoustics were contacted by Chris Walls of Level Acoustic Design...
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Welcome back Antony Pike
IAC Acoustics is pleased to welcome back one of its well respected and highly regarded past employees - Antony Pike. Antony rejoins the business after a journey which has taken him across the Atlantic to the US, widening his engineering sector and management capabilities. Having initially led the project management team in the UK’s Architectural Acoustics division for over 9 years, (working...
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Audiology – Modular Audiology Room Animation
With over 70 years of experience IAC provides audiology rooms and booths of exceptional quality, enabling staff and patients a comfortable and relaxed testing environment. IAC provides the options to fully update and improve previous acoustic facilities or convert a standard room to a fully equipped audiology testing room. Through the use of acoustic panels, doors and windows as well as further...
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Dublin Airport – Jet Blast Deflectors
IAC Acoustics has recently completed the supply of 1km of airport Jet Blast Deflectors to Roadbridge FCC, as part of the safety provision at Dublin Airport North Runway construction project. We specified two complementary types of taxi and breakaway thrust jet blast deflectors, providing protection from the harmful effects of aircraft jet blast to perimeter roadways, infrastructure and apron parking stands. Our...
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Draken Europe – Bournemouth Airport
IAC Aviation recently completed a recommissioning project for Draken Europe, located at Bournemouth Airport. IAC originally built and commissioned the CF700 Engine Test Facility in 1990, but the lack of use in more recent years and coastal corrosive environment had lead to heavy decay to the point of the facility being completely unusable. A new revenue stream necessitated the facility to be...
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Solutions for Managing Aircraft Jet Blast Protection
Aircraft noise is one of the most significant causes of adverse community reaction related to the operation of airports. It is also a major concern for the health and safety of airfield and ground crew working in and around the aircraft and facilities. For obvious reasons this is not an issue that can ever be completely eliminated, however there are many options...
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Luxury German Car Manufacturer’s Challenge
IAC were approached by a luxury German car manufacturer to provide a noise control solution for an external car ramp outside their premier West London car show room. The show room is adjacent to a large area of housing - the manufacturer wanted to reduce the noise level during vehicle manoeuvres around the site and up the access ramp to the main...
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Service and Refurbishment
IAC Acoustics has been providing noise control solutions for over 70 years - we pride ourselves on the acoustic performance, build quality and long-term durability of our products. To support our customers we offer both preventive and planned service and maintenance packages across our full range of noise control solutions. We also bring together our quality service, materials and technical services to...
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Winchester Science Centre
IAC Acoustics is always keen to support local businesses and organisations which have requirements for acoustic solutions and noise control products - whether this is for commercial enterprise, educational or charitable reasons. Having worked frequently with Hampshire based architects, acousticians, music schools and universities, we were recently contacted by Winchester Science Centre (WSC). They were looking for local companies to...
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Doctor Mix – Music Studio Project
IAC Acoustics has extensive experience and quality of reputation when it comes to delivering high quality acoustic solutions for music studios. Widely recognised as the world's leading acoustic door manufacturer, IAC was approached to provide product specification support and design ideas for a ground floor studio development in a mixed use commercial space in Stratford, London. Doctor Mix, the studio owner/developer...
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What are the differences between Paediatric and Adult Audiology Testing?
Acoustic audiology testing facilities with high levels of soundproofing and acoustic isolation are incredibly important when attempting to diagnose and treat patients with potential hearing problems. This controlled space prevents test results being affected by undesirable sounds and allows full control of audible stimuli by the medical testing staff. Guidelines provide the background noise levels required in line with ISO...
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Office and Workplace Acoustics
The modern office presents challenges to architects and designers as they try to create a light, open and welcoming space whilst allowing for everyday functionality. The aesthetically pleasing clean modern architecture consisting of hard surfaces, glass panels and open spaces, unfortunately has acoustic consequences if not effectively treated - reverberation occurs as sound reflects between hard surfaces. Reverberation is the measure...
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Industrial Noise Control
Commercial and industrial organisations must utilise a wide range of products and noise control solutions to comply with health and safety legislation and eliminate noise pollution from their manufacturing and industrial facilities. This requires analysis and interpretation across multiple noise sources - both internally around the noise source components themselves to protect staff and maintenance crews, and externally to reduce the...
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New Acoustic Movable Wall Solutions from IAC Acoustics
IAC Acoustics’ TrackwallⓇ brand of acoustic movable wall partition systems was synonymous with quality and installed acoustic performance for installations throughout the UK, USA and the rest of the world. After a period away from the market we are pleased to announce the return of TrackwallⓇ in the form of solid and glazed panel movable walls for larger installations, alongside a glazed...
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Music Practice Rooms
Music practice rooms and soundproof booths provide an acoustically sound environment for musical and vocal rehearsal, performance, assessment and recording purposes for musicians across the amateur and professional spectrum. They are constructed to isolate the room from external noise whilst mitigating the sound generated within the practice space. Organisations like the internationally recognised Royal Academy of Music in London typically have...
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HVAC – Post COVID Construction Growth
Engineering and construction companies are used to cyclical downturns, but the speed and impact of COVID-19 on the industry has been almost unprecedented. Projects were delayed, cancelled and supply chains placed under threat. Furloughed employees faced an uncertain future and companies continue to struggle to manage financial commitments through lockdowns whilst dealing with different restrictions and approaches from governments. However,...
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Audiology Test Facilities
Diagnosing and treating patients for possible hearing issues requires a controlled audiology testing facility or space. This space should be comfortable and relaxing for the patient being tested, be it adult or paediatric, and of course the audiologists themselves. For effective testing the room acoustics need to reduce background noise levels in line with ISO 8253-1 and HTM 2045 standards to ensure...
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Data Centres – Increase in demand
Over the past few years there has been a growing trend with an increase in data usage and therefore a greater demand placed on data centres. This trend has only been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic with an Ofcom report indicating that in April 2020 during the first lockdown a daily average of 4hrs 2mins online for UK adults up from...
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Acoustic Window Design
Typical Applications Acoustic Windows have a very broad spectrum of applications. Internal acoustic windows are typically present alongside acoustic doors in multi-room configurations to provide noise reduction and isolation between activities and spaces. IAC Acoustics’ window systems have been installed in a huge amount of commercial and industrial enterprises including education, engine test facilities, theatres, courts, audiology and observational research. ...
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Doctor Mix – Studio is LIVE!
Congratulations Claudio, that's a great looking studio - those IAC Acoustics Ferrari red doors and windows certainly look the part! Tuck into the final tour to see how it all worked out here; [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQA_bOZmG1o[/embed] Claudio’s adventure starts here in his YouTube episodes in which he will catalog the full build process from empty shell to go-live. Almost...
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New Continuline Acoustic Louvres Meet Market Needs
Continuline Acoustic Louvres IAC Acoustics continues to innovate and develop its product lines through feedback from acousticians, specifiers, architects and contractors, across multiple market sectors. The newest edition to our product range is the Continuline Acoustic Louvres - this is a complementary product to our well established and market leading acoustic louvre brands, Noishield and Slimshield. The new design offers...
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Acoustic Test Facilities
Progression of time and technology has meant acoustic test facilities and noise control solutions have become vital to the modern way of life.
Acoustic Doors & Windows – Doctor Mix Factory Tour & Installation
Claudio’s adventure starts here in his YouTube episodes in which he will catalog the full build process from empty shell to go-live. Almost half a million channel subscribers are enthralled with Claudio’s honest and real insights into the world of music production and studios. We can now find out how the project progresses and what's in store for Claudio on...
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Witnessing Acoustic Door Fire Testing
In the initial episode, the IAC team of Paul & Scott met with Claudio to view and discuss acoustic product solutions for the new Doctor Mix studio. We can now find out how the project progresses and what's in store for Claudio on his journey to complete his dream music studio. In this next episode featuring IAC Acoustics, Paul invites...
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Building my Dream Music Studio
For many working in the professional music production industry, owning your own studio space is the dream. One step beyond is to own the site and then develop the studio space to your exact design and personal preferences. This is of course a massive investment of time, resources and finance. After a lifetime in professional production with his own successful business,...
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Acoustic Barriers for Data Centres
Data is everywhere and a major part of our lives - but it is also a lot noisier than you think. Data centres have some unique problems with noise control. Every processor has a fan, hard disc arrays have fans, enclosures have fans and the rooms they are in have fans. Noisier still, data centres depend upon powerful backup generators, chillers...
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Acoustic Enclosures for Industrial Equipment
Introduction Controlling noise is difficult at the best of times and it’s even more challenging when trying to control noise that is created by industrial plants and equipment. The environment in which they function is affected by reflections, reverberant fields and resonances that can actually lead to an increase in the level of the original source. All these factors have...
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What Makes a High Performance Acoustic Doorset?
Product Range There are a lot of technical considerations in the design, manufacture and installation of high performance acoustic doorsets with the acoustic range of Rw50dB to Rw63dB. This begins with material selection for doorset fabrication, both internally and externally, relative to the performance target. IAC Acoustics designs and manufactures steel acoustic doorset assemblies of various constructions. To achieve the high...
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Automotive Acoustic Testing
Human beings are strongly affected by sound - a dozen or so notes elicit feelings of joy or sadness, excitement or tranquility. In the wrong context, however, our reactions can be irritation and exhaustion. The roar of a Ferrari sounds exhilarating to some, but will enrage others - automotive acoustic testing is therefore a vital part of vehicle development. Generally, engines...
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Anechoic Chambers Recalibration
ISO 3745 recommends that Anechoic Chambers are recalibrated every 5 years. Are you confident your test facility still complies with current standards? Contact IAC Acoustics today for a recalibration service and if required partial or complete refurbishment to ensure your facility continues to perform and look as good as new…
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Size Isn’t Everything!
Occasionally a chance will present itself in business to take what you know about your products and re-engineer critical features to solve a problem that is outside the performance envelope of what you have as standard. These are the challenges we accept at IAC in Engineering and in our business model to satisfy our customers' needs, whatever the size of the project....
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Appearance isn’t everything . . .
At IAC Acoustics we are passionate about designing and installing noise control solutions that not only perform acoustically initially but continue to perform for many years. That’s why when we were contacted by Sarah Tripp, a lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art who spoke so enthusiastically about an old IAC Booth installed within the Barnes Building of the GSA, we...
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Royal Academy of Music – Case Study
The Royal Academy of Music in London is internationally recognised as one of the world's leading music teaching centres and has been training top professionals for almost 200 years. The Academy recently undertook a major refurbishment project to build the award-winning Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela Burgess Recital Hall creating world class spaces to the highest standards of acoustic and aesthetic excellence....
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New Business Development Director . . .
We are pleased to announce that Gordon David has joined the IAC Group as Business Development Director… effective April 2019. Gordon has been associated with IAC for many years. As a young man he completed his apprenticeship with us. Gordon has grown through the organisation and moved to Dubai in 2013 to head up the newly formed IAC ME division. However...
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IAC acquires Hodgson Acoustics . . .
We are pleased to announce that the assets of Hodgson Noise Control have been acquired by IAC Acoustic Company UK Ltd (IAC). We have registered a new company, Hodgson Acoustics Company, employing the highly experienced and dedicated team from the former company. IAC Acoustics are world leaders in providing acoustic enclosures and quality noise control solutions. Founded in 1949, IAC has divisions in the UK, Germany,...
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IAC Apprentice Programme
IAC Acoustics are pleased to announce the introduction of an apprentice programme at their Winchester Head office. Tom Samways has recently joined the company, as an Engineering Apprentice following excellent GCSE results and a BTEC in Engineering at CEMAST College in Fareham. The advantages of an apprenticeship are well known – full time employment, with structured training leading to a recognised...
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Top 5 Benefits of Sound Absorbing Panels
> Excess noise can be a problem in many places. Offices are the obvious example, but it can be an issue in restaurants, shops, auditoriums, libraries and other places too. One of the ways of combating this is with the use of sound absorption panels. The acoustic panels have a core made of a material like foam or mineral wool so that...
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Iac audiology booths available to lease from just £12 per week!
IAC Acoustics are always looking for ways to make their customers lives easier and we are pleased to announce that with the help of our partner Kennet Equipment Leasing, we are now able to offer financing options for IAC Audiology Booths. This means that not only can the cost can be spread and paid in manageable monthly rental payments but you...
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IAC Acoustics UK has had a successful year.
Orders are up compared to the same period last year, and the forecast for year-end is expected to be a new IAC UK record. Given our success, and in recognition to the significant efforts given by the team, we decided to take a bit of time out to relax and rejuvenate. A barbecue at a local club on a gloriously hot,...
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Chicago O’Hare GRE Relocation
IAC Acoustic Company UK Ltd has recently completed their involvement in a major GRE Relocation project at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago. The airport is currently undergoing a vast modernisation program, with the development of a further runway and associated support taxi-way infrastructure. The design layout meant that a support taxi-way was required to pass directly through the positioning of their existing...
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