June 2005

John Deere Gets the DecoSound and SoftSound Treatment

Courses run by John Deere's Nottinghamshire training centre are a lot more effective since the workshops were fitted out with acoustic products DecoSound and SoftSound by Hodgson & Hodgson Group. The four training workshops were highly reverberant, making audibility very difficult for both lecturers and attendees. Not surprisingly the company was anxious to resolve the problem.

Hodgson & Hodgson Group's consultant engineers recommended that a reduction in the reverberation time (RT) in the workshop of more than two seconds could be achieved by fitting specially constructed acoustic panels to three of the four walls. The proposal was proved by fitting out one of the workshops with 170m² of Hodgson & Hodgson's own branded DecoSound acoustic panelling.

The installation was successful, with test confirming that the calculated reverberation times had been achieved. John Deere subsequently decided to have the remaining three workshops treated and further asked if a treatment could be recommended for the cafeteria area. Hodgson & Hodgson proposed its SoftSound wall panels should be used in conjunction with, in this instance, the use of DecoSound as a ceiling panel.

Commenting on the installation, Roger Giles of Hodgson & Hodgson says "John Deere were concerned that the effectiveness of their training was being diluted by the poor acoustics of its facility. By treating the workshops with DecoSound, we've improved audibility and ensured that every message is delivered with greater effect. Also, having proved the effectiveness of DecoSound in the workshops, the successful use of SoftSound in the cafeteria was a real bonus. We are particularly pleased with these installations as we also supply noise control components for John Deere's vehicles so their continued success is, in part, linked with our own".

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