Hodgson & Hodgson's PhonoTrack Overcomes Boardroom Noise Leakage | 8 Aug 2007 |
Hodgson & Hodgson has installed acoustic products to improve sound quality and reduce noise leakage in the boardroom of Tullow Oil, a leading independent oil and gas company.
London-based Tullow is a dynamic industry player and one of the largest independent exploration and production companies in Europe. Noise leakage from its boardroom and other meeting rooms was a problem, not to mention a security issue, and the sound quality for video conferences in these rooms was poor. Hodgson & Hodgson was asked to come up with a solution for improving the acoustic performance of these spaces and recommended PhonoTrack, a decorative stretched fabric acoustic treatment, specifically developed for internal walls.
PhonoTrack is designed to provide sound absorption and significantly reduce reverberation within a room to create a soft, comfortable and stylish environment.
PhonoTrack's smooth, taut finish is created by framing new or existing walls with extruded PVC-U sections and bonding acoustically-absorbent MelaTech foam or mineral wool in between. Acoustically transparent fabric is then stretched across the infill and securely anchored into the sections. An extensive choice of colours is available and customers can even specify their own fabric (subject to its suitability for the PhonoTrack system).
The PhonoTrack installation within the boardroom has produced very pleasing results, as Jo Spearing of Tullow Oil explained: "The sound quality within these rooms has improved greatly and, because sound leakage has been virtually eliminated, we are happier from a security point of view. The improvement in the treated rooms has also meant less noise intrusion into surrounding spaces, so it's a win-win situation," she said. "Significantly, Hodgson & Hodgson was also able to do what other suppliers couldn't, and fit their product to a curved wall."
PhonoTrack is used extensively in recording studios, cinemas, boardrooms, reception areas, theatres, video conference facilities, audiology suites, art galleries and auditoria.
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