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| 7 November 2003 IAC OF WINCHESTER NAMED ‘NATIONAL CHAMPION’ IN TOP ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS
IAC scooped the prize in a ceremony staged at the Houses of Parliament in London yesterday. Companies from all across the UK were competing in the awards, now deemed among the most prestigious in the UK, awarded in recognition of outstanding environmental performance. As National Champions, IAC will also be eligible for entry into the European Environment Awards 2004.
The winning noise control solution submitted by IAC caught the imagination of the distinguished judging panel from the DTI. The multi, aero-engine, test facility designed and built for defence establishment DARA in Fareham, Hampshire. As the turnkey project was to occupy a brown field site adjoining an Area of Special Scientific Interest the onus was on IAC to minimise and monitor environmental impact during every stage of construction. The end result was a facility able to do the job of two conventional test cells, with reduced engine test time, fuel and water consumption and emissions. (This project also won the Bond Pearce Innovation Award in the Hampshire Business Awards 2003.)
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Industrial
Acoustics Company (IAC), world-leading designers and manufacturers of
noise control and engine testing solutions of Winchester, Hampshire, have
been named National Champions in the DTI’s Green Apple Environment
Awards for Commerce and Industry. 
IAC
employs around 200 people at their manufacturing facility in Winchester,
in addition to other plants in Essex and Derbyshire. The IAC Group operates
world-wide and leads the market in the USA and Europe in noise control
solutions across wide variety of industries. 
Brian
Quarendon, IAC’s Managing Director, collected the award at the House
of Commons ceremony on behalf of his team of acoustical engineers and
manufacturing specialists: “I am delighted that IAC has been recognised
in this way particularly in view of the high standard of all the entries.
The Award is a coup for us and we'll be putting it to work for our commercial
advantage. Noise in an increasing environmental concern at every level
but that’s good news for us - ours is among the few manufacturing
sectors that is growing. Innovation is key and that’s what we’re
good at – this Award adds to the great achievements of all our staff
both here and overseas.”
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