Hepworth Acoustics Limited

From 1st January 2008, established Home Counties acoustics consultancy firm, Bird Acoustics joins Hepworth Acoustics.

Initially to be known as Hepworth Bird Acoustics, the new company builds on the strengths of each of its component parts to bring even wider geographical coverage as well as an extensive portfolio of services. Says Peter Bird, “We are really excited and enthusiastic about this new venture. We see it as a way forward, not just for ourselves, but for our present customers, offering them an even wider range of services than they have had available up until now.”

Hepworths is delighted to welcome Bird Acoustics to join them. Comments MD Peter Hepworth, “Their expertise and attitude to customer service dovetails seamlessly into the existing Hepworth’s offer and ethos, with its emphasis on key customer relations, precision delivery and a transparent working style. I have known Peter and Sue Bird for a number of years and I am very pleased that they have chosen to join Hepworth Acoustics. I am looking forward to working with them and the contribution that they will make to the growth of the company.".

July 2007: The final report on a significant project which has been on-going since 2004 is now available. In 2004, Hepworth Acoustics was appointed by Defra to provide a fully up-to-date database of the noise produced by construction-type plant. The first part of the database was published in 2005. Now the final phase, relating to plant used in quarries, has been published For further details, click here.

June 2007: Hepworth Acoustics has recently been appointed, as a member of a consortium of four firms, to provide noise maps of Northern Ireland in fulfilment of the EU’s Environmental Noise Directive. For further details, click here.

June 2007: Hepworth Acoustics continues to expand, with new offices opening in the East Midlands, and a new consultant being appointed to head up the company's Bristol Office. For further details, click here.

May 2007: The Lumière Building: Hepworth Acoustics appointed acoustic consultants to the construction of one of the tallest, most prestigious and most exciting residential buildings in Europe. For further details, click here. lumiere

March 2007: Hepworth Acoustics funds full scholarship for MSc acoustics students at Salford University. For more information, see here (External).

August 2006: Noise Bulletin carries out its first web site review. Hepworth Acoustics is ranked in the top 10 overall, and number 1 for consultancy sites.

In the Noise Bulletin rankings for non local authority websites, the Hepworth Acoustics website has come 6th over all. This is the highest of any consultancy website. The site scored 4 (out of a potential 5) on ‘nice to use’ and ‘helpful’, and 5 on content. The inclusion of case studies, client lists and testimonials was one criterion used in the Noise Bulletin review. The Hepworth Acoustics range “highlights the scope of work undertaken”. The ranking comment is, “Extensive, logically structured with wide-ranging information. Nicely done.” Link (external).

Summer 2006: Hepworth continue as the UK distributors of ENC software, made by Causal Systems Pty Ltd.
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2006: The beginning of 2006 saw the continued expansion of the Hepworth Acoustics network of offices, with a new office opening in Bristol to serve Wales and South West England.

Autumn 2005 witnessed more exciting developments from Hepworth Acoustics, with the launch of a completely new website and newsletter.

The website provided the range and depth of information associated with Hepworth’s, but arranged in a fresh and dynamic way to reflect the company’s increasing growth in both the consultancy and noise-mapping fields.

Clients and company team members alike were thrilled with the publication of the new bi-annual newsletter, superSONIC, available on subscription.