With the increasing use of the internet in sourcing goods and services, we hope you’re finding our new web site useful and informative. We’re expanding our Galleries on the site at the moment as there’s nothing quite like seeing completed projects to show you the quality of what we do.

We recognise your time is precious, but we hope there’s a story or two here of particular relevance to you and that we’ll be able to supply you with products and services that more than exceed your expectations.

We look forward to helping you excel in your line of business, by continuing to strive for excellence here at IAC.

Best regards

Brian Quarendon
Group President and CEO

IAC AVIATION SOUTH WALES OPENS

IAC Aviation has opened a new facility in Caerphilly, South Wales to better provide support engineering services to clients in Wales and the west of England.

Glyn Price, Senior Engineer, heads the team based at IAC Aviation South Wales. The team comprises a number of engineers formerly with Curran Engineering, of which Glyn was also a Director. IAC Aviation took on three Curran engineers following the closure of the company in January this year.

Glyn and his former Curran colleagues boast many years’ combined top level aero-engine expertise thanks to their having supplied testbed engineering services to the Ministry of Defence over many years, in the UK, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. As IAC Aviation is a preferred supplier to the MoD, this expertise marries well with our present customer requirements. In particular the South Wales division will be supplying calibration, maintenance and electrical support services to existing and future customers.

Danny Donovan, is Mechanical Engineer and newly qualified Site Manager in Caerphilly. "The move to working for IAC Aviation has enabled us to put our skills to good use and develop new ones. In the time I have been with the company, I have also gained the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Site Management Safety certificate. This new facility in Wales is all about providing a better service to IAC Aviation customers."

IAC Aviation’s South Wales office can be contacted on Tel 02920 884757.

IAC MUSIC PRACTICE ROOM IS ANSWER TO STRESS SAYS MCKINSEY

McKinsey - management consultancy par excellence - has commissioned an IAC music practice room at their Jermyn Street offices in central London.

Of all their 86 offices world wide, London is home to one of the largest and most diverse, with employees from more than 45 different nationalities.

The company describes itself as keen to ‘attract, develop, excite and retain exceptional people’, so staff benefits are the tops. Free music and singing lessons have now been added to the list. Learning something new such as how to play a musical instrument, is deemed by experts to be a great de-stresser. Keen not to disturb the work going on elsewhere in the office suite, or in neighbouring premises, an IAC’s studio was the answer.

A former ‘smoking room’ was decommissioned for dedication to more healthy pursuits. The compact space now houses a room within a room, constructed using IAC’s patented ‘Moduline’ acoustic building system. The room comprises a floating floor, 4 walls, and inner and outer acoustic doors. The interior has lighting and numerous power points and is also connected to the existing ventilation system.

For added acoustic flexibility within the space, the magnetic, fabric-covered absorptive acoustic wall plaques can be removed as desired, to adjust the internal tuning of the space.

For more information on this project contact Ian Rich, Business Manager, Studios, on 01962 873025 or ianr@iacl.co.uk

ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING CAREERS PROMOTED BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC

The IAC Group, keen to promote careers in acoustical engineering, has hosted a student visit to our Aero-Acoustic Laboratory in New York and is taking the Young Persons’ Award for Acoustical Engineering’ into its second Award phase.

IAC America’s Aero-Acoustic Laboratory played host to a visit by a group of acoustical engineering students in April. Dr James Abbott, Director of the Cooper Union Audio Lab brought his students along to get some real world exposure to noise control products, testing and manufacturing.

While with us they were able to observe how IAC tests our noise control products in accordance with ASTM and ISO standards.

Brian Duffy, IAC America’s President, said: “As a world-leading company, we are keen to promote acoustical engineering both sides of the Atlantic, as a rewarding and satisfying career option for young people. Who knows, perhaps some of these students may one day be part of the next generation of engineers at IAC?”

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, established in 1859, is among the America’s oldest and most distinguished institutions of higher learning. The college, the legacy of Peter Cooper, occupies a special place in the history of American education. It is the only private, full-scholarship college in the United States dedicated exclusively to preparing students for the professions of art, architecture and engineering.

IAC UK is corporate sponsor of the UK Institute of Acoustics’ biennial ‘Young Persons’ Award for Innovation in Acoustical Engineering’. Now running for the second time, this year’s prize will be awarded in October by Trevor Baylis OBE, world-acclaimed inventor of the wind-up radio. Brian Quarendon, CEO and Group President said: “With the judging now underway of this year’s award, we are looking forward to introducing Trevor Baylis to some of the best talent the industry has to offer.

IAC STOPSON ITALIA WINS €3M CONTRACT FROM GE

IAC Stopson Italia has won a substantial €3M (£2M) contract from General Electric for the supply of three off-base, noise-insulated enclosures for a GT25 gas turbine and compressor package. This will be installed by the end of this year in Tunisia.

This order has been awarded to IAC Stopson Italy by Nuovo Pignone the Florence-based company acquired by GE in 1994, and now the principle operator of GE Oil and Gas in Europe. In addition to IAC Stopson Italy securing this substantial order, we are now considered as a major supplier for future business with Nuovo Pignone.

IAC’S HOT SUMMER PROTECTION FOR MAJOR INTERNET HUB

IAC is providing a 130 metre-long Acoustic Louvre Screen for Level 3 Communications’ London Data Centre in a move to reduce risk of internet disruption in London’s rising summer temperatures.

Level 3’s London Data Centre handles a massive amount of internet traffic, a third of the world’s online communications go through this hub. As well as Internet Protocol (IP) services and broadband transport for many of the world’s largest providers, they also host modem and telecom voice services. The Centre’s ability to guarantee continuity of service is crucial to businesses across Europe and the USA.

Located right in the City of London, noise emissions from chillers and extensive plant rooms serving the building require attenuation in order to prevent noise nuisance to the local residents and businesses. But during the long hot summer of 2006 the chillers broke down for a number of hours, so losing the London Data Centre a huge amount of business. This had been in part due to a solid noise attenuation screen around the chillers. IAC is replacing this existing rooftop screen with an acoustic louvre 130m long and 3m high. This will allow sufficient air flow while still delivering excellent noise attenuation performance.

Garry Wilson is Construction Manager with construction project management leaders, Structure Tone. “This project is part of Phase 3 of a longer-term upgrade of the whole facility. The IAC Acoustic Louvre Screen will enhance overall building performance and help to secure service continuity for Level 3 customers.”

For further information on this louvre project and other building services products visit www.iacbuildingservices.co.uk or contact Gary Dawson on 01962 873000 or garyd@iacl.co.uk

LONDON WEST DATA CENTRE BENEFITS FROM IAC ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION

IAC is supplying a bespoke Acoustic Screen to a large industrial facility on an industrial estate in Surrey as part of a refurbishment programme to accommodate one of Europe’s financial services giants.

The emergency generator plant required to power the London West Data Centre in the event of a power outage is extensive as are potential noise emissions. In order to protect neighbouring offices and light industrial units on the estate from noise from the building’s power and chiller plant, IAC is to supply and install a steel acoustic screen comprising 1,000 sq metres of bespoke 50mm-thick acoustic steel panels. The panels will be supplied to site as 3-metre wide sections in a standard paint finish. IAC will undertake full on-site installation of all the panels including all trim angles and doors. The project is due for completion July 2007.

Ray Athill is Project Manager for Lakesmere, specialist contractor for the Data Centre project. Lakesmere are leaders in the provision of external building envelope packages including roofs, walls and glazing. “IAC were the natural choice for this element of the project given the acoustic requirements and the proven performance that their acoustic screens deliver.”

For further information on IAC acoustic screens visit www.iacbuildingservices.co.uk or contact Mike Jackson on 01962 873011 or mikej@iacl.co.uk

IAC AVIATION WINS £5M (€7.3M) ENGINE TEST FACILITY UPGRADE CONTRACT

IAC Aviation has been awarded a £5M (€7.3M) contract by one of the world’s leading engine manufacturers. The contract is for the upgrade of one of the OEM’s engine test facilities based in the south west of England.

Keen to maintain their market position the OEM requires this upgrade to enable the facility to accommodate research and development of their latest generation of engine. Substantial changes are necessary to the air pathway, thrust stand and supporting services to ensure the research and development capability, whilst meeting the acoustic and other environmental constraints.

Nick Smith is Business Manager at IAC Aviation. “We are the preferred partner of other OEMs Europe-wide and an approved supplier to Rolls-Royce. We add value to the bottom line for MROs by supplying and refurbishing multi-engine test facilities for maximum efficiency and engine throughput.” IAC Aviation’s clients include many of the world’s most prestigious manufacturers and users, both military and civil.

For further information on IAC Aviation’s refurbishment products and services contact Nick Smith, Business Manager - Global Aviation Solutions on nicks@iacl.co.uk or + 44 (0)1962 873000.

IAC HVAC NOISE CONTROL CREATES A NOISE AT HEVAR 2007

Our noise attenuation products for HVAC applications created a noise at HEVAR in Manchester in April.

Well known throughout the sector, our stand provided information and performance data on all IAC’s ranges which include: Natural Ventilation; Acoustic Louvres; Acoustic Screens; AHUs; Absorptive panels; Duct Silencers; Floating Floors, and Vibration Isolation. The Show attracted thousands of specifiers, architects, building designers and HVAC manufacturers and installers from across the north-west and was a great opportunity to network with existing industry contacts.

IAC engineers and sales personnel were available on the stand to answer visitors’ queries on HVAC-related noise problems.

Visit www.iacbuildingservices.co.uk for further information or contact Gary Dawson on 01962 873059

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