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News Release from: OWA UK | Subject: Acoustic ceiling solutions
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 May 2007
OWA expands acoustic ceiling solutions
OWA UK publish a comprehensive 186 page technical catalogue newly revised for 2007, backed up by an industry leading website and a range of architectural CPD seminars.
There's help at last for specifiers and contractors who are struggling to find the right acoustics solution for their commercial interior projects One of Europe's market leaders, OWA, is expanding in Britain and Ireland
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 9 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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For clients in Britain and Ireland, it means cost-effective, high quality products and technical support that draws on half a century of experience.
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"We want to provide what the market has been demanding," says Andrew Smith, OWA UK's joint managing director.
"That's premium quality products at the right price, backed up by first class service".
"Customers are welcoming this real alternative." Good acoustics are increasingly vital in the interior refurbishment and fit-out sector, particularly in offices and schools but also in health care, retail and other interior environments.
But there's far more to good acoustic solutions than just 'NRC' values.
Design, versatility and reliability are crucial.
OWA is an expert.
Its products have been tried and tested across the Continent and in dozens of countries worldwide.
Its mainstay system, OWAcoustic, is one of the most popular interior finishes in Europe.
Every day more than 100,000m2 of OWAcoustic is installed - enough to cover ten football pitches.
OWAcoustic represents the new generation of mineral wool acoustic ceiling products.
Its soaring sales show there's strong demand for a quality alternative to old-style mineral fibre ceilings.
"OWAcoustic provides a new level of acoustic performance," says Andrew Smith.
"Our systems are engineered to create the optimum balance between sound absorption and sound insulation - so they're well suited to the demands of acoustics in schools and workplaces." OWAcoustic tiles contain more than 50% mineral wool; others can have as little as 15%, and the difference is audible.
The unique white mineral wool structure is made from natural and recycled materials, and combines fire resistance with the strength and handling characteristics of glass wool.
It's environmentally friendly, bio-soluble and non-hazardous.
Unlike old fashioned mineral wool tiles, OWAcoustic will not sag or warp over its lifespan.
The OWAcoustic range is also far advanced, with a line-up that enables specifiers to satisfy acoustic and fire safety requirements, and contemporary design trends.
Alongside the tiles, panels and planks, OWA provides unobtrusive substructures to support them - everything, in fact that clients need.
The tiles are simple to install, and to remove.
So access to services isn't a problem.
The tiles can be used to create the popular clean white 'floating' look stretching into the distance.
But there's enough versatility within the range to allow designers to bring in different finishes, levels and effects.
OWA even has solutions where a suspended ceiling may not be practical, for example if the ceiling is used to chill the ambient air.
These include acoustic islands, baffles and wall absorbers.
OWA's in-house experts can provide free acoustic design for clients with non-standard applications.
OWA UK publish a comprehensive 186 page technical catalogue newly revised for 2007, backed up by an industry leading website and a range of architectural CPD seminars.
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