Case Studies

The sounds of success

Jesmond Dene House Hotel & Restaurant, located in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the North East of England, has won considerable recognition since its opening, including the prestigious AA Hotel of the Year Award 2008-09. Chris Fitzsimmons went along to hear…

Training powered up at Sizewell

British Energy recently commissioned Carillion Communications to create a bespoke audio-visual simulation facility dedicated to training staff who work at the Sizewell B plant in Suffolk. Sizewell B has the UK’s only large Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) and is capable of supplying around two million households.

On top of the world

Europe’s most modern multipurpose venue has recently opened its gates for the first controlled events and testing. Chris Fitzsimmons reports on an extensive multimedia infrastructure installed by Comm-Tec at Berlin’s O2 World arena.

Church chooses Meyer Sound

KingsGate Community Church in Peterborough, UK installed a Meyer Sound loudspeaker system in its new 70,000 square foot building. The M2D line array is designed to serve the 1,200-seat auditorium regardless of the type of function, which can range from bands to educational seminars.

Technology trading

The use of open communication standards between equipment suppliers has paid dividends for Spanish integration firm Mayday and its client – SeBroker, a major Spanish brokerage.

Historic cathedral welcomes modern sound

Bogotá, Columbia’s capital, has installed Spark series speakers, from Proel, in its famous Cathedral Primada de Bogotá. Yamaki installed the distributed system in the Roman Catholic cathedral.