Project:  Upstream Learning Centre, B.P.  International Centre for Business & Technology (ICBT) – Sunbury, Middx.

Management Team: Horohoe Construction Ltd., Wembley. Middx.

 

 

First Contact

            Horohoe Construction first contacted Ace Acoustics when they began to experience serious problems at one of their major projects, BP’s Upstream Learning Centre in Sunbury.

The Problems

            The trouble concerned the recent installation of pre-manufactured wall panels and as soon as we saw these, it immediately became very clear that the panel corners were not aligned properly.  This was because the underlying wall surfaces were pretty uneven and the supplier concerned had not taken sufficient care to allow for this:  It’s not an unusual problem and is one we encounter quite often.

Fortunately, only one rectangular classroom had been fitted and the immediate solution was to remove the panels before the distortion became more evident.

            During the same site visit, we saw classrooms with curved walls where panelling was to be installed and we immediately advised that pre-manufactured wall panels would be extremely difficult to install, would not be aesthetically pleasing and would be entirely unacceptable, an opinion the Client readily endorsed.

The Solution

            Once we had shown Horohoe and BP the detail of our components, together with newly drafted CAD drawings illustrating how the Whisper Walls® system may be built up, we were asked to quote for all the classrooms, and completing the planned installation for this large project.  We offered our standard 5-year limited warranty for labour & materials, covering the required ‘tailor-made’ fabrication and the Client was happy with this and followed through with a firm order.

Client Satisfaction

            On completion, BP have told BAM Construction they were very happy with the Whisper Walls® acoustic panel system and the main contractor, BAM Construction said they were very impressed with the both the system components and the finished product:  they thought it all ‘very  clever’!