B L Acoustics are proud to add another notch to our belt, having successfully completed the replacement of the public address and voice alarm systems at the (formerly named) Arena Birmingham. The old systems were replaced with Bosch Praesideo EN54 compliant systems communicating via a site-wide optical network installed and designed by BLA. Utilita Arena […]

Room Acoustics and Speech Intelligibility In July, we were asked to complete an acoustic survey in the offices of a large telecommunications company. The client had recently had a few of the floors refurbished and the new layouts were causing communication problems, especially in the meeting rooms where speech intelligibility was poor. Our work was […]

Traffic Noise Assessment B L Acoustics were commissioned to carry out a Calculation Road Traffic Noise (CRTN) survey at a depot in Slough. There is currently a planning agreement for the redevelopment of the site’s existing vacant car park and the trans-shipping facility there.The distribution centre and head office in Slough has a reasonable level […]

The Brief The Atrium space was being under used due to the uncomfortably high reverberance within. A good deal of absorption would be required to tackle the problem but the many fixing points required were extremely limited. Aesthetics was a key factor along with introducing an element of diffraction and installing for maximum absorption. Treating […]

Sodexo Justice Services have fitted out new offices for the Probation Service in many locations throughout the UK.  The new offices also serve as interview and drop-in centres for the service users, named Local Management Centres (LMCs). The service users attend the LMCs and meet in acoustically treated booths within the reception areas.  To further […]

Flitch Green is a civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex.. It consists of a new housing development built just outside the ancient village of Little Dunmow. The Community Hall is a multi-function venue consisting of a large main hall, 2 medium sized rooms for meetings or gatherings, multi sports court together with kitchen […]

Euston is the fourth busiest station in London with more than 70m people using the station every year – as well as almost 40m rail passengers annually, a further 30m people use the station to shop, eat and drink as well as to access London Underground services. In 2015 Euston station was to undergo major […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]