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New January 2011: Hepworth Acoustics Appointed for Coronation Street Move to Salford Quays
12 January 2011: Hepworth Acoustics has been appointed by ITV as acoustic consultant for the move of Coronation Street and ITV offices to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays in 2012.
 The Coronation Street facilities will be built on a site at Trafford Wharf Road, adjacent to the Imperial War Museum North and across the Manchester Ship Canal from the main MediaCityUK complex. The plans for the site include the construction of a new external film set of Coronation Street and the surrounding parts of Weatherfield, together with two sound stage buildings, associated production facilities and offices for the programme. The facilities are being designed to provide a home for Coronation Street now and in the future.
In addition to the purpose built Coronation Street facilities, ITV will also be taking space across several floors within MediaCityUK’s Orange Building, providing modern accommodation equipped with the latest technology for ITV Studios’ production and management teams, ITV regional news, and support staff from across the business. ITV’s regional news team will broadcast from a dedicated studio within the Orange building.
Peter Hepworth, Managing Director at Hepworth Acoustics commented: “Having provided acoustic consultancy services for the relocation of the Emmerdale Studios in Leeds, we are delighted to continue our working relationship with ITV. We look forward to working on this high profile project to provide a fitting home for Coronation Street for the next 50 years.”
October 2009: Acoustic experts are used to examining and alleviating the effect of noise in the workplace here.
March 2009: Commercial confidence is rare in the current climate but Hepworth Acoustics are demonstrating belief not just in the present but also the future of acoustics consultancy. here.
October 2008: Leading Acoustics consultancy Hepworth Acoustics Ltd is continuing its impressive expansion plan with the opening of two new offices in September 2008, Plymouth and Leeds. here.
July 2008: Chris Parker has joined the East Midlands office as Consultant, building on the team headed up by Principal Consultant, Richard Housley. For further details, click here.
January 2008: Established Home Counties acoustics consultancy firm, Bird Acoustics joins Hepworth Acoustics. For further details, click here.
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.
Please click here to find out further details.
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.
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