Oct 2013
This past weekend saw the 20th annual hosting of the Bolton Beer Festival, held in aid of Bolton Lads and Girls Club (BLGC) and JCW was delighted to sponsor two of the 200+ cask ales on offer to punters. It’s estimated that more than 6,000 people attended the three-day event and organisers hope that this year’s fundraising will have at least matched the £35,000 generated for BLGC last time around.
We love a demanding project, something we can really sink our teeth into as we always rise to the challenge, no matter how big or small it happens to be. Our team is currently undertaking an extensive acoustic flooring assignment at Oakgrove Village; an exciting new housing development in Milton Keynes, due to be comprised of up to 1,100 two, three, four and five-bedroom houses and one and two-bedroom apartments.
Sep 2013
We live in a world that seems to get noisier by the day. The population continues to grow and with that inevitably comes an abundance of noise in various forms, therefore finding peace and quiet can often be difficult. You could always try to get away from noise by venturing into the world’s quietest room, a 99% sound absorbing anechoic chamber comprised of comprised of 3.3-foot-thick fiberglass acoustic flooring wedges,
Sep 2013
The installation of acoustic flooring in the home, either as part of a redevelopment project or brand new build, is incredibly important; in fact it’s a legal requirement! Not only that, but it also has to adhere to current building regulations in relation to noise emissions. Failure to implement it or choosing the incorrect type of acoustic flooring could prove very costly further down the line. Why is it so
Aug 2013
BB93 regulations were introduced in 2003 to provide a regulatory framework to allow schools to be designed to meet necessary acoustic requirements. BB93 has significantly tightened the acoustic design of schools as we now recognise that teaching and learning are affected by the acoustic performance of the classroom. The most serious problem is noise transmission between rooms and excessive reverberation times within a classroom. The aim of BB93 is to