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We are pleased to announce the promotion of Rob Conetta to the role of associate, while Dilan Neumann, Tom Dent and Martyn Ludlow have all been promoted to senior engineer.

Office ‘pods’ are gaining popularity. Unfortunately, the current lack of consistency in how they are tested makes it difficult to compare products or know if they are capable of meeting client needs acoustically. To address this, a new verification scheme is in development.

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Patrick Smith to associate, Julie James to senior administrator, and Daniel Shaw and Kane Mitchell to senior engineers.

Zanyar Abdalrahman is presenting the IOA Scottish Branch talk on Tuesday 24 May 2022 12:30-13:30pm on speech masking in open-plan offices using water generated sounds. Find out more below on how to to register and join by zoom via the link below.

Ben Southgate started his career with Sandy Brown in 2014 as a placement student during his undergraduate degree in Audio Acoustics at Salford University. He returned on graduation and has now been promoted to principal engineer.

Acoustic criteria for the design of office fit outs in the UK typically reference documents such as the British Council for Offices Guide to specification, British Standards 8233 and 6472-1 and CIBSE guides A and B4. Over the past decade, it has become more and more common for developments to seek ratings for sustainability schemes such as BREEAM, WELL, LEED and so on.

Darren McGaghran has been promoted to principal engineer reflecting his progress and commitment over the last four years.

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Zanyar Abdalrahman, Artem Khodov, Nicholas Lum and Jessica Wright to senior engineer, and Beverley Chapman to contracts manager.
The promotions reflect the dedication and progress made by all five members of staff and are thoroughly deserved.

Bob started with Sandy Brown in 2001 becoming an associate in 2005. In 2007 Bob took a sabbatical to travel, including a period working in acoustic consultancy in Australia, returning in 2009. In 2015, Bob relocated from London to open our Birmingham office and was promoted to associate partner in 2017.

As part of our long term business plan to grow and provide the best acoustic consultancy services, Sandy Brown Associates LLP incorporated to become Sandy Brown Ltd on 6 April 2021.