Volker Fitzpatrick on the right track
Online, September 30, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Noise disturbance from a road lowering project in Stratford is no longer a concern for residents, as the contractor plans to use a new noise monitoring tool to regulate the sound levels during construction.
The 1.5 million pound bridge/road lowering job, in Warton Rd, London is to allow delivery lorries and service vehicles access to a new Westfield Shopping centre, currently being built in Stratford.
To provide vehicles access to the Westfield service roads, the road at Warton Rd Rail Bridge is to be lowered by one metre.
The project is being handled by Volker Fitzpatrick, one of the UK's largest, privately owned, multidisciplinary contractors and to ensure compliance with regards to noise levels associated with their groundworks, the company is using a noise monitoring solution from Bruel & Kjaer UK, called 3655-A.
Based on Bruel & Kjaer's award-winning 2250 Light sound analyser and outdoor microphone 4952, the 3655-A is a portable, stand-alone unit for monitoring broadband sound levels. It provides Type approved Class 1 measurements, including unique automatic windscreen correction, together with a 110 dB dynamic range, ensuring correct measurement of all noise levels and remote verification of the entire measurement chain, using the patented Charge Injection Calibration (CIC).
Leah Gilfrin, Environmental Manager for the Civil Engineering and Rail Divisions of Volker Fitzpatrick (pictured) said: "Functionality, cost effectiveness, reliability and support, were all major factors in our decision making process when deciding on which noise monitoring system we were to purchase. We chose the B&K 3655-A system as it ticked all our boxes and gives us increased confidence in the accuracy of our measurements".
For more information, please visit: www.bksv.co.uk or contact Bruel & Kjaer UK on 01438 739 000.
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About Bruel & Kjaer
Bruel & Kjaer is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of sound and vibration solutions for use in a wide range of applications including: environmental noise measurements, building acoustics, vibration measurements and quality control for use in the automotive, aerospace and consumer industries, as well as by local authorities.
We design and manufacturer sound level meters, microphones and accelerometers, conditioning amplifiers, calibrators, noise and vibration analysers and software. To see our full range and for more information, please visit www.bksv.co.uk or contact our sales team: telephone +44 (0) 1438 739 000 or email: ukinfo@bksv.com
Bruel & Kjaer also runs a variety of training courses throughout the year, from basic introductions on noise and it's effects to more specialised classes teaching customers how to get the most out of their equipment. To see our full training course calendar, visit: http://www.bksv.co.uk/Courses/Training%20Courses.aspx
Free, online training courses - conducted by our expert engineers - run throughout the year too. For registration details and the latest planned web training sessions, visit: http://www.bksv.co.uk/Courses/Web%20Courses.aspx
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Bruel & Kjaer has 1150 employees, with sales offices in 55 countries. Bruel & Kjaer is a subsidiary of UK-based Spectris plc (www.spectris.com ) which has annual sales of £787m and employs around 6,000 people worldwide in its 13 business units.
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Heather Wilkins
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Bruel & Kjaer UK Ltd
Telephone: 01438 739 000
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Email: heather.wilkins@bksv.com