In the current economic climate we are all doing some navel gazing to see where we can trim back and that’s a good thing, providing quality is not compromised. With diversified markets and a truly global manufacturing base now, we are perhaps better positioned than our rivals to weather the storm – and we hope that this will have knock on benefits for your business, too, as we continue to commit to offering you best value.

Best regards.

Brian Quarendon
Group President and CEO

IAC PACKLESS SILENCERS FOR PHARMADULE MODULAR LABS

Pharmadule, a world leading manufacturer of modular labs and high-tech facilities, has contracted IAC to supply Packless Silencers for their labs’ fume extraction systems. IAC is the only manufacturer of such silencers in Europe.

IAC’s Packless Silencers provide an ideal proven solution for HVAC noise control in all ‘clean’ environments as they contain no infill materials, so removing any risk of particle release or infill contamination. IAC Packless Silencers are fully lab-tested and have guaranteed acoustic performance.

Pharmadule supplies their modular build laboratories to the global pharmaceutical and biotech industries on a total concept basis that includes everything from design and construction to installation of process equipment, documentation, operator training, and servicing of the complete facility. They are designed to meet Biological Safety Levels and High Potency Containment as required by their customers.

Andy Hetherington, Technical Sales Manager Building Services, said: “We are seeing more and more environments requiring ‘clean air’, including food processing, health care, micro chip manufacture and the pharmaceutical industry. Being 100% fibre free our Packless Silencers are a crucial element in the equation for Pharmadule who aim to provide quiet yet contaminant-free working environments for their clients.”

Originally developed for the UK nuclear industry, IAC Packless Silencers are now also in use by Ford Motor Company, numerous Pharmaceutical companies, Intel, BNFL & various armed forces worldwide.

Contact: Andy Hetherington +44 (0)1962 873000 andyh@iacl.co.uk

LONDON’S 5-STAR CONNAUGHT HOTEL CHOOSES IAC

London’s recently-refurbished five star Connaught Hotel is to receive further bespoke louvre screens from IAC’s Building Services division.

IAC has been awarded Phase 2 of the works as part of the hotel’s multimillion pound refurbishment and development programme. IAC completed Phase 1 eighteen months ago.

This bespoke noise attenuation solution is for the M&E services of a newbuild extension to the rear of the hotel to accommodate further luxury bedrooms and function suites. IAC will supply the large louvre screen installation for the rooftop plant which is to accommodate a suite of chillers, AHUs and condensers.

IAC has been commissioned for the project by long-established contractors, Ellmer Construction, specialists in high quality fit out, refurbishment and new developments across London and the Home Counties for over 130 years.

Situated in the heart of Mayfair, the Connaught has been the epitome of elegance since it was built in 1897 and is named after one of Queen Victoria’s sons. Their website says: “Now phase one is fundamentally complete, having taken over eighteen months of working to an intensively hands-on programme, involving the specialised skills and knowledge of experts in building, design, architecture and period restoration from around the world.”

Andy Hetherington, IAC Technical Sales Manager Building Services said: “As a ‘five star’ noise control provider we are delighted to be working with Ellmers at one of the world’s top five star hotels."

Contact Andy Hetherington on +44 (0)1962 873000 andyh@iacl.co.uk

IAC COLPRO WINS LARGE STANDBY GENERATOR CONTRACT IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

IAC Colpro, IAC’s Australian company, was recently awarded the contract to engineer, supply, install and commission a new standby power generating system at a 24-storey commercial building in north Sydney.

The building, 168 Walker Street, is in a quiet street amongst other commercial buildings and private homes.

The project involved installation of a 800 kVA generator to supply the building’s essential services (including fire services) and General House Services, and a 1250 kVA emergency generator. The latter will supply standby power to the block’s main tenant, First Data, to enable their business critical operations to continue should mains power be interrupted.

Both emergency generators had to be installed on the roof of the building, within separate acoustic and weatherproof enclosures. For this, steelwork was required to support both generators and spread the footprint loading on the roof area.

IAC Colpro fabricated the steelwork and had it all hot-dipped galvanised, including access walkways with hand railing and steps.

The steelwork then had to be installed on the roof a week prior to the positioning of the generator canopies. So craneage of the steelwork and generators was undertaken in two separate lifts.

“The width of the street, the overhanging trees and the actual positioning of the steelwork on the roof meant we had to bring in a special heavy lift crane,” said Dave Pearce, Senior Project Engineer.

Following the installation of the steelwork over the course of a week, and sign off by the structural engineers, the generators and their respective acoustic weatherproof canopies arrived on site ready for the second lift. Dave Pearce concludes, “By the end of the day it was gratifying to see both generators sitting atop the support steelwork on their anti–vibration matting. A good day’s work!”

For further information on canopies in the UK contact Gordon David, General Manager, Power Division, at the Colchester office on +44 (0)1206 878308 gordond@iacl.co.uk

IAC’S WORLDCLASS ANECHOIC TEST FACILITIES SHOWCASED AT ‘AUTOMOTIVE TESTING EXPO EUROPE 2009’

IAC’s worldclass Anechoic Test Facilities are being showcased at Europe’s prestigious ‘Automotive Testing Expo 2009’ in Stuttgart, Germany from 16-18 June.

Unrivalled in terms of acoustic performance and quality, most of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers – cars, motorcycles, trucks - number among IAC’s impressive client list. These include: Rolls-Royce; Volvo; Jaguar; Ford; Tata; Landrover; Rover; Honda; Toyota; Opel; Porsche; Kawasaki and Harley Davison.

IAC has led the world since the 1950s in anechoic test facilities, providing a turnkey service, from scoping, design and manufacture through to installation and commissioning.

Visitors come to the Show from across Europe and the world will be able to see over 200 exhibitors displaying the technologies, services and tools that are available to improve product quality, reliability, durability, and safety in the automotive industry.

Volker Hörchens, Managing Director of IAC GmbH who is heading up IAC’s presence at the Show said: “At the Show this year we shall be presenting the latest designs for IAC test facilities and the newly-available absorber types. The speciality of IAC is that we are able to provide customers with top class, professional project management and a wealth experience that is unrivalled for turnkey installations. Our customers all gain added value on their investment.”

“No matter where in the world our customers are based, our engineers and project managers are focused on their particular requirements,” adds Graham Dale, Global Test Facilities Manager. “We provide state-of-the-art solutions that always individual and help our customers compete in what is now a fiercely competitive environment. The pressure is on to produce quieter, more efficient and environmentally-friendly vehicles and we are helping the world’s manufacturers do just that.’

IAC is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of noise control products and systems. Exporting to over 50 countries, IAC has manufacturing plants in UK, France, Denmark, USA and China, and manufacturing partners in Eastern Europe.

For more information, visit Stand 1751 at the Show, or www.industrialacoustics.com or contact Graham Dale on grahamd@iacl.co.uk +44 (0)1962 873000

IAC NORDIC EXCELS AT THE NEW DANISH RADIO CONCERT HALL

IAC Nordic has excelled in the provision of acoustic control studios and acoustic surfaces at the prestigious New Danish Radio Concert Hall in Copenhagen.

A Gala Concert was held to mark the formal opening of the building by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark – and the occasion attracted a fanfare of publicity. IAC’s acoustic wall panels featured as a backdrop to many of the photographs and film footage of the Queen that appeared in the nation’s media following the event. Designed by French Architect Jean Novéll, the impressive new-build Concert Hall houses world-class recording and performance spaces, all enhanced by IAC acoustic technology.

IAC Nordic successfully delivered and installed all acoustic surfaces in Studios 2, 3 and 4. In addition they installed all 4 control rooms including that for the massive main Concert Hall – the so-called ‘Studio 1’. During the Gala Concert a number of leading Danish musicians gave concerts in all 4 studios which were broadcast live.

“It was a marvellous occasion,” said Lars Birch Nielsen, Managing Director. “We have been working on the project for 3 years, and it was very satisfying to see and hear the excellent fruits of our labour. Having the Queen admire the acoustic work we have undertaken was a real accolade for IAC.”

For more information on acoustic solutions for UK performance spaces contact: Ian Rich on +44 (0)1962 873000 ianr@iacl.co.uk

IAC CHINA NOW AT FULL CAPACITY

IAC China is now trading to full capacity offering top quality products to customers throughout the Far East and South East Asia.

Our Sales and Engineering office in Shenzhen serves our manufacturing facility in Dongguan which is very close to the major ports of Shenzhen, Guang Zhou and Hong Kong. These are our doorways for exporting goods to customers throughout the Far East.

Our current factory is capable of the wide range of processes including light gauge and medium gauge fabrication/welding using MIG/JIG and MMA processes; coded welding capabilities; painting, blasting and welding; button punching; guillotining and bending and lock forming.

General Manager, Mr Fred Zhang – who speaks fluent English - says: “By June of this year we will have two manufacturing operations here: our current factory and a new factory dedicated to heavy fabrication. This will be 4,500m2 with cranes capable of lifting 20 tonnes and with an ‘under hook’ height of 12 metres. The new factory will also have a facility to load directly into containers for export. We shall be purchasing a CNC Plasma Cutter as soon as the new factory is established.”

A visit to the new bi-lingual IAC China webpages www.industrialacoustics.com/china shows that IAC products currently being manufactured in China include: Metadyne wedges for our anechoic chambers; Q-Ducts/Conics/Louvres and Splitters for HVAC and industrial applications; structural steelwork; Acoustic Doors; Acoustic Enclosures; Moduline panels for media studios and audiology rooms; glued panel systems, and Diesel Engine Silencers. The product range is likely to grow as dedicated production ‘cells’ are formed to transpose the production processes.

Brian Quarendon, Group President, said: “Being able to deliver the same high quality IAC products and systems through our China facilities is hugely important for our global reputation. The fact that raw materials in China tend to be to China National Standards, with similar physical and chemical characteristics to those in the West, means we can uphold our quality standards.”

With excellent shipping times to Europe (30 days), USA West Coast (15 days), USA East Coast (30 days), these new manufacturing facilities certainly make the world a smaller place for IAC.

General Manager, Mr Fred Zhang can be contacted on +86-755-8300-2709 Fred.Zhang@iac-china.com

BRAZIL’S MINISTER OF DEFENCE VISITS IAC GEM UPGRADE IN SÃO PAULO

Photo – permission of Rolls-Royce Brazil Nelson Jobim, Minister of Defence (nearest the operator); Also in attendance Brigadier Saito, Minister of Aviation; Almirante Garrone, Brazilian Navy - Commander of the Naval Air Force; Commandant Trindate, Brazilian Navy - Commander of Frigates.

The Minister for Defence of the Government of Brazil has headed a high level visit to the GEM facility upgraded by IAC Aviation, to see an engine under test and to understand the full benefits of the system to the armed forces.

The facility, based in São Paulo, will be used for testing the Brazilian Navy’s Rolls-Royce GEM engines.

The Minister, Nelson Jobin, was accompanied by other high ranking officers from the forces. The group was particularly impressed by the ease of operation and simple user interface of IAC’s latest LabVIEW based Data Acquisition System and facility control system, a key part of the upgrade, which will substantially improve the operational efficiency by reducing the engine testing and data processing time. It offers Rolls-Royce Brazil enormous benefits in supportability, being based upon commercially available hardware and software.

IAC Aviation – a world leader in aero-engine testing - is the UK Ministry of Defence’s approved Design Authority (DA) for Rolls-Royce GEM engine test facilities.

Graham Lavis, our Aviation Solutions Project Manager, said: “We have extensive experience of delivering such key projects all around the world – but to have such a high ranking visit to São Paulo was an honour and fitting conclusion to a first class, on-time, on budget project.”

For more information on IAC Aviation products and services visit www.iacaviation.com or contact Nick Smith on +44 (0)1962 873204 nicks@iacl.co.uk

EUROPEAN HQ’S NEW SIGN HAS THE ‘WOW!’ FACTOR

Visitors to IAC’s European Headquarters in Moorside Road in Winchester will spot the new corporate sign from quite some distance away.

Occupying a prominent position outside IAC House, the new sign certainly has the ‘wow!’ factor.

Richard Willoughby, Planner/Programmer, was given the task of designing and constructing the new sign, whose pyramidal structure is crowned with the distinctive IAC logo. “I wanted to design something impactful and durable that would really make a statement. Using the factory’s laser cutter meant I was able to devise a programme to cut the IAC logo in mild steel. Once powder coated in the IAC blue I built the plinth to show it off. It’s true, you can’t miss it!”

“We were all delighted when we first saw it installed,” commented Geoff Crowhurst, Director Acoustic Division. “We had given Richard a completely free hand in the design and were not disappointed!”

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