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PAVA System Replacements at Large Conference Centre

B.L. Acoustics have successfully completed the replacement of Voice Alarm and Control Systems at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. The 25 year old Audix systems were replaced with Bosch Praesideo EN54 compliant systems communicating via a site-wide optical network installed by BLA. The control systems were replaced with a combination of Bosch hardware and […]

New Voice Alarm for World Famous Sports Venue

B.L. Acoustics have successfully completed the replacement of the Public Address and  Voice Alarm System at the Queens Tennis Club, West London. The Queens Club was established in 1886, and was the first multipurpose sports venue to be built, anywhere in the world. The club is a world class sporting facility and facilitates a wide […]

Theatre refurbishments

After 12 successful years of staging the much loved ‘We Will Rock You’ Queen musical, the Dominion Theatre was tired and in need of renovation.  In June 2014, a 4 month renovation project got underway to restore the theatre to its former glory.  Included within the project was a new Public Address & Voice Alarm system. […]

Road Tunnel Control System

Transport for London manage the operation of multiple road tunnels throughout the London area.  Many of these tunnels have emergency public address systems installed to control evacuation of the tunnels in the event of fire or emergency situations.  The tunnels are controlled from a central control centre and are connected to each of the tunnels […]

BMS integration at global bank

Credit Suisse is a prestigious bank with locations all over the world.  Their London base is a large site consisting of multiple interlinked buildings with Public Address & Voice Alarm coverage provided by 7 Baldwin Boxall Vigil2 systems. With large buildings comes a problem of large scale PPM and emergency reporting.  The site has recently rolled out […]

Tenant Care for Epilepsy Home

A large care centre based in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire required the installation of a care system for their new tenant block. The Centre specialises in the fields of epilepsy, associated neurological disorders and other complex medical conditions.  The Centre also provides for children within the autistic spectrum and provides residential care in small group homes […]

Shopping Centre Upgrades

One of the largest shopping centres in Europe has been provided with comprehensive Voice Alarm and Public Address announcement facilities using the existing cabling infrastructure and loudspeaker networks. The purpose of the Public Address/Voice Alarm (PA/VA) system is to provide intelligible speech information and messages to public and staff areas of the centre on a […]

Electronic Assisted Loudspeaker Line Tracing

The cost of using traditional labour to trace loudspeaker circuits can be prohibitive where access is difficult, intrusive or where cables are hidden. It is not always obvious to tell in which order loudspeakers are on a network. If cable installation diagrams don’t exist and access to the cables is not available then how can […]