The Benefits of Good Acoustics in Healthcare Environments
Organisations with moveable walls should consider the benefits of routine servicing in 2025 to ensure their continued smooth and safe operation.
That’s the advice of Dan Forrest, northern operations director at leading moveable wall specialist, Style, who says that some moveable walls are lasting up to 25 years when serviced properly, with a growing number of companies, hotels, educational establishments, churches, retailers, local authority venues and healthcare premises all seeking to protect their investment through routine servicing and repairs.
“Moveable walls need regular servicing and maintenance if they are to offer long-lasting, smooth and fault-free solutions for dividing room space,” said Dan.
“It’s also important under health and safety law to ensure your moveable wall remains safe, and Style is an ISO and CHAS accredited company helping organisations with moveable walls comply with their health and safety obligations.
“For buildings with acoustic moveable walls, a routine inspection can ensure that the acoustic integrity is maintained, and through a scheduled service visit our moveable, folding and sliding wall engineers can also minimise the chance of any minor issue escalating into a more expensive repair later down the line.
“As a result, a well-serviced moveable wall can last for very many years indeed, protecting your investment and ensuring you can continue to divide your room space when required. Style also offers extended parts and labour product warranties for service contract customers, which offers an additional layer of protection.”
As the UK’s leading moveable and folding wall specialist, Style offers nationwide servicing and repairs of moveable walls through its 4 regional offices.
The service caters for anything from sophisticated, fully automatic acoustic systems through to simple folding walls.
As the exclusive UK partner to Dorma Huppe, Skyfold and SWG, Style is the only manufacturer-approved UK repairer for these walls, however Style can also provide servicing, repair and emergency call outs across all types of operable wall – even ones they
For more information, or to book your service or repair, please contact your nearest regional Style office.
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