Circulation Areas
Corridor and lobby noise carries into the rooms either side
Treating circulation protects the quiet you've built elsewhere
Impact-resistant panels for constant foot traffic
Treated in sections, so the route stays open
Corridors and lobbies send noise into every room they serve
The right treatment fixes this at the source. By absorbing sound at the ceiling above the main walkway, you cut the noise before it ever reaches the rooms next door — corridors stay easy to clean and easy to walk through, and the spaces either side finally get to stay quiet.
Corridors and lobbies get the hardest, most durable finishes in any building — tile, glass, painted block — because they take the most punishment. The trade-off is that nothing absorbs sound, so every footstep and conversation echoes down the hallway and straight through into the offices, wards or classrooms either side, undoing whatever quiet you've built into those rooms.
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How we approach
Circulation Areas
We know corridors and lobbies get treated as an afterthought, but they're often the loudest part of a building — and because they connect to everything either side, untreated circulation space undoes the quiet you've paid for elsewhere. We treat it as its own problem, not a leftover.
One contractor, start to finish
Survey, design, installation and testing all handled in-house — no subcontractors, no handoffs between suppliers. One team stays accountable for the result, from the first site visit to the final sign-off.
Designed to a target
Every space gets an acoustic design modelled to a specific reverberation target, not a standard panel layout. Before-and-after measurement is available as an option, so the improvement can be proven, not just felt.
Impact-resistant finishes
Panels are built to handle the wear of high foot traffic — trolleys, luggage, daily use — rather than delicate fabric systems suited to a quieter room.
Independent on materials
We source from several manufacturers and are tied to none, so we specify what your space and budget actually need, not what one catalogue stocks.
From first survey to final finish
One team handles all seven stages, the same way on every project, so you always know what happens next.
A surveyor visits the site, or works from your drawings and photos when a visit isn't practical. Either way, the room, its surfaces and how it is used are recorded before any advice is given.
Reverberation, ambient noise and noise transfer are read against what the space is used for. The findings arrive as a written report with recommendations, yours to keep with no obligation to proceed.
Treatment is modelled against a reverberation target, then drawn up with panel positions, fixings and finishes. Nothing moves forward until you have approved the design.
Every quotation comes with the specification behind it, listing products by type, quantity and finish with costs set out line by line. What is quoted is what the design calls for.
Panels, baffles, ceilings and screens come from our Acoustic Solutions range and are supplied to the approved specification. What arrives on site matches what was designed.
Our own engineers fit to the approved drawings, checking positions and fixings as they go. One team supplies and installs, so nothing is handed between contractors.
Optional: after fit-out the space can be measured again and compared with the original survey, so the improvement is measured rather than assumed. Results are reported against the relevant standards and the written record goes into your building file.
What We Offer
Circulation Areas
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Our acoustic design service includes detailed CAD drawings with wall elevation renderings, precise product placements, specifications, and verified performance ratings — all provided with every quotation.
We provide remote acoustic proposals using client drawings and photographs. Each proposal includes accurate product recommendations and detailed quotations for supply and installation, saving time without compromising precision.
We provide complimentary NTI RT60 testing to measure reverberation times and assess acoustic performance before and after treatment. This service ensures precise product specification and demonstrates measurable improvements in clarity and comfort.
For projects with complex acoustic requirements, we provide a comprehensive audit package that includes detailed site testing and analysis. This chargeable service is fully credited if we're contracted to deliver the acoustic treatments.
Trusted on schools, venues and landmark halls
How we reduce the noise
We fit ceiling baffles or rafts above the main walkway and absorptive panels along hard walls, cutting the reflected noise that would otherwise travel straight into the rooms on either side.
One team surveys, designs and installs — nothing gets lost between contractors
Every install is measured and tested against the target spec before we call it done
Not tied to one manufacturer, so the product is chosen for your space, not our stock
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Acoustic treatment FAQs: standards, finishes and installation
Straight answers about treating a space like this, including the standards that apply and how the work is done.
They use the hardest finishes in a building, such as tile, glass and painted block, so nothing absorbs sound. Ceiling baffles or rafts and absorptive wall panels along hard walls cut the reflected noise, so footsteps and voices stop travelling down the corridor and into adjoining rooms.
Yes, if they are specified for it. We use impact-resistant finishes suited to busy circulation routes, and suitable mounting heights, instead of the delicate fabric systems used in quieter rooms.
With baffle and raft systems designed to work around existing services. We check the void and the services during the survey and specify a system that fits the available clearance, without moving cabling, ducts or sprinklers.
Yes. We work in sections so the route stays passable, and agree access and protected zones with building management. Sections are fitted one after another, so the whole corridor is not closed at once.
Yes, it reduces the corridor noise that enters adjoining rooms and protects the acoustic work done inside them. It does not stop sound passing through the walls, which needs insulation, but it removes a large source of the noise in the first place.