Welcome to our latest news update. We hope that business is good for you, and we thank you for your continued custom.

The world is getting noisier and IAC is firing on all cylinders – in all areas of our operations. We’ve been launching new innovative products, taking part in trade shows, and winning some big contracts at home and overseas. These news items give you a taste of the extent of our operations and we hope they’ll inspire you to consider IAC for your forthcoming noise control or engine test requirements. Thank you.

Best regards

Brian Quarendon, CEO and Group President

POWER DIVISION SECURES £3M CONTRACT WITH GE IN AUSTRIA

The Austrian industrial engine supplier GE Jenbacher (a General Electric subsidiary) has selected IAC Boët Stopson as a partner to supply exhaust silencers. The initial contract is for two and a half years and is expected to generate around £3M of business over the period.

“To avoid transport costs rendering these large products uncompetitive for European customers, these are being manufactured by our partners in Eastern Europe,” says Daniel Joly who heads up the division in Lille, northern France: “This order is a fantastic coup and takes us to the top of the European rankings in the sector.”

The IAC Boet Stopson exhaust silencer range is now considered a major player in the UK market as well, from market entry just 15 months ago. The silencers, manufactured at our manufacturing facility in Lille, are available from stock in just 7 days in the UK. For more information contact Malcolm Hewitt, Sales Manager on 01206 878202.

Our NEW ‘green’ Voice-Over Booth was launched at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in September, Europe’s leading show for the sector.

Our modular-build Booth is already in use by hundreds of broadcasters the world over, with conventional fibreglass panel infill. Now we are offering the Booth with the green infill option as an alternative: the post-industrial organic fibre brings many green benefits with no compromise to acoustic performance.

To boost our stand traffic a mime artist from the Amsterdam Theatre School entertained show visitors. His branded boiler suit read ‘Broadcasting studios - top acoustic performance that speaks for itself’: light relief in the frenetic show environment!

For more information on all studio products contact Ian Rich on 01962 873025 or ianr@iacl.co.uk

IAC BOET STOPSON WINS TRI-CONTINENT ACOUSTIC CANOPIES CONTRACT

IAC Stopson Italiana SpA has won a £300,000 contract with Fuji, Japan for the supply of acoustic canopies across three continents.

Fuji is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of energy generation equipment. The canopies, designed to attenuate noise emissions from gas turbines and alternators, are destined for four power generation facilities based in the USA, Brazil, Jordan and Libya.

For more information please contact Giorgio Pelagatti, Technical Director, IAC Stopson Italiana SpA on +39 0248 442232 pelagatti@stopson.it

ACOUSTIC DOORS SALES BOOM IN THE USA

Around $1M worth of orders for our Trackwall acoustic folding door systems has been secured by our Acoustic Doors team at IAC Inc in the USA.

The doorsets are destined for landmark buildings in the US including the Hearst building and the Securities Exchange Commission. Our energetic marketing and sales push threre is bringing great rewards.

Trackwall divides large spaces in hotels and conference facilities comprising high performance, 100mm thick panels which have a sound reduction rating up to 59dB. Suspended from neat, concealed overhead track, a key benefit is that Trackwall can be easily moved by one person.

For more information our full range of acoustic door sets contact Scott Simmons on 01962 873016 scotts@iacl.co.uk

NEW ‘GREEN’ SILENCER SHOWCASED BY WORLD’S TOP ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE

What we believe to be Europe’s first ‘green’ silencer range for HVAC applications was launched by our Building Services team at the 100% Detail show in London. It was short-listed for this year’s Royal Institute of British Architects’ Innovation Award.

Developed at our R&D facility in New York, USA, the ‘green’ infill used within the attenuators delivers a range of ‘green’ benefits without compromising acoustic performance: reduced energy use in manufacture; mostly recycled content; bio-degradable; non-toxic and fire-, fungi-, and corrosion resistant. It is sourced in the UK.

For more information on the new ‘green’ range visit www.iacbuildingservices.co.uk or contact Mike Jackson on 01962 873011 mikej@iacl.co.uk

IAC AVIATION WINS £1.8M CONTRACT FROM ROLLS-ROYCE

IAC Aviation Division has won a £1.8m contract from Rolls-Royce for the refurbishment of Number 4 Turbine Test Rig at their Derby location. This significant order was won in competition against four of Rolls-Royce's long-standing subcontractors.

This facility tests development turbine modules in isolation from a jet engine to confirm their performance prior to proceeding in the jet engine development process. This major contract for the upgrade of the test rig includes the full gamut of services: design, manufacture, civil works, installation, commissioning and setting to work of the test facility.

Phil Little, appointed Project Manager on the contract said: “This project is a highly significant one for us and augurs well for the future of our business, as one positioned to provide the best in engine-test solutions.”

AVIATION DIVISION WELCOMES NEW PROJECT MANAGER

With expanding order portfolio to manage, Paul Fowler has been appointed as Project Manager. Paul has extensive management experience gained working for major organisations, and managing major engineering projects for blue chip customers such as Rolls Royce. He brings considerable experience of relationship management, key performance analysis and delivering complex projects within agreed time scales. Paul’s skillbase is a valued addition to the team.

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Our Medical and Life Sciences division has built one of the world’s most sophisticated hearing research facilities for the University of London’s Institute of Laryncology in London.

Occupying the entire first floor of a purpose-built, ‘quiet’ 5-storey building, the facility comprises an anechoic chamber and a suite of five audiometric rooms whose specification was the most demanding ever undertaken in our 56-year history. All the five research rooms are triple-skinned with a Nr measuring down to –10dBA, which is lower than the normal hearing threshold. We also built a floating floor the whole width of the building for the floor above the suite to ensure 100% sound isolation.

“The noise levels specified in this facility were so low that they had to be mathematically calculated as they couldn’t be physically measured,” says Jason Saunders, Business Manager, “In order to achieve the Nr required on that one floor, we had to work with the architects on the design of the whole building right from the drawing board stage.”

Jason Saunders can be contacted on 01962 873027 jasons@iacl.co.uk

REVAMPED IAC ADVERTISING STYLE

Readers of the trade press may already have noticed our stylish, new, 21st-century corporate advertising style introduced this summer. Strong colours, powerful copy and excellent photography reflect our continued commitment to providing our customers with the best quality products on the market.

IAC Aviation has refurbished two 20-year-old hush houses for the Kuwait Air Force protecting the local environment from noise pollution generated by engine testing. The buildings accommodate the Air Force’s F/A-18 fighter aircraft and the Hawk Trainer.

As well as overhauling the thrust stands and engine trolleys, the control rooms underwent a refit and the fuel management and compressed air systems were overhauled.

Phil Little, Project Manager, co-ordinated the projects for the US government’s NAVAIR acting for the KAF. "Engine testing has really moved on considerably since they were built in 1993 and so the upgrades will bring them up to today’s spec."

IAC Aviation also upgraded the buildings’ fabric: repairing and servicing the enormous 7m x 15m aircraft entry acoustic doors; upgrading the lighting and interior finish; and both fire systems – water deluge and gas. The results? Two 21st-century, world-class hush houses.

Visit www.iacaviation.com for more details or contact Claire Fawlk, Sales Manager on 01962 873000 or clairef@iacl.co.uk

NEW MINI WEBSITE WWW.IACBUILDINGSERVICES.CO.UK

Our smart new mini website for our Building Services division has been launched. The striking opening flash page, complete with sound effects ‘says it all’.

The site itself features our 8 key product lines for noise control for HVAC applications: acoustic louvres, acoustic screens, AHUs, duct silencers, absorptive panels, vibration isolation, floating floors and natural ventilation. Our products’ proven acoustic performance and their compliance with EU and world standards keep us at the top in the UK.

Click here to visit the new site www.iacbuildingservices.co.uk