Construction & Engineering Awards 2018

Build 2018 Construction & Engineering Awards 34 CE180028 Recognised Leaders in Acoustic Design - UK dBx Acoustics is an award winning acoustic consultant and acoustic designer with offices in Manchester, working nationwide. Susan Witterick provides us with a fascinating insight into the firm and the services it offers. and we see this being a great opportunity over the next couple of years. As part of this expansion plan, we are set to open an office in the South East and are already working on several projects in the south and feel like this would be a great opportunity for us to support our existing clients as well as service new customers. These developments will offer us many exciting opportunities for the years to come. stablished in 2013, since inception dBx has achieved incredible success for its clients, who span a variety of industries and include developers, construction firms, planning consultants, architects and M&E consultants. Susan explores the work that the firm undertakes for this myriad of clients and how it works to ensure that they receive the highest possible level of support and service when they work with her firm. “Here at dBx, we are acoustic consultants which essentially means that we are involved wherever sound or noise might be an issue. This could be designing a concert hall or recording studio, helping specify partitions or finishes in a school or hospital to provide good acoustic conditions, carrying out noise surveys for planning, or troubleshooting noise issues for industrial sites. We also carry out testing on residential properties to confirm compliance with Part E of the Building Regulations. “Specifically, in the construction industry we offer services including on-site noise, dust and vibration monitoring for compliance during the construction period. We are also UKAS accredited for pre-completion acoustic testing on residential properties to demonstrate compliance with Building Regulations. Thanks to our expertise, we are also often called in to help review and confirm acoustic requirements once a project has been handed over to a contractor, whether that’s to support them in making changes or to ‘sanity check’ the acoustic design they have been handed. All of these services are carried out by our professional staff to the highest possible standards.” As she looks to the future, Susan is confident that dBx will continue to achieve incredible success as it seeks to build upon its current success and grow even further, as she proudly concludes. “Moving forward, we are planning to expand our testing team so that we can service the need for residential pre-completion testing nationwide, E Company: dBx Acoustics Ltd Contact: Susan Witterick Address: Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Manchester, M4 6JG, UK Phone: 0161 408 6058 Website: dbxacoustics.com