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Noise reduction partitioning for employee welfare
Westgate Global supplied noise reduction partitioning for a factory building wooden equestrian products, to help reduce noise levels for employee welfare. The busy production schedule and noisy cutting processes meant employees needed to wear ear plugs for protection so Westgate Global were approached for a solution to partition the cutting area
Westgate Global supplied noise reduction partitioning for a factory building wooden equestrian products, to help reduce noise levels for employee welfare.
The busy production schedule and noisy cutting processes meant employees needed to wear ear plugs for protection so Westgate Global were approached for a solution to partition the cutting area off from the rest of the building.
Product supplied
Flexiwall is a unique floor-to-ceiling fabric partition that is designed to fit any size and shape of building and will easily install around existing ducts and pipework.
The fabric panels are assembled on-site and suspended to the existing structure or additional fabricated steel work before being tensioned and battened to the floor. This physical barrier, which creates a tight seal to the profile of the building is ideal for reducing noise.
Project details
Once the Flexiwall was installed, segregating the cutting area from the rest of the building, it was found that sound was reduced on the non-cutting side from 76.7dB to 54.8dB.
The unique design and installation method of Flexiwall means that offers an over 99% dust-tight seal, which was also a great benefit for this manufacturing facility where dust is created from the wood-cutting process.
