Pump down the volume
November 1st 2006

Construction of a new pump house at the Sunbury site of oil company BP has led to a noise management contract for Wirralbased Kimpton Acoustics.

Stringent planning requirements for the building meant that not only did it need to blend in with the environment but all noise pollution had to be minimised.

Kimpton was specified to supply five acoustic doors to the pump house enclosure as well as some sound-proofed infill panels.

The pump house itself is a timber clad steelwork construction, sympathetic to the surrounding area and Kimpton was able to manufacture bespoke acoustic doors with co-ordinating hardware, all in accordance with the recommendations of an earlier noise impact assessment.

Once the construction was complete, a subsequent independent noise survey was carried out which indicated that the potential noise levels of 79 dB(A) has been attenuated to the predicted background noise level of 60dB(A), well within environmental requirements.

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