Improving acoustics in the hospitality industry

What's the problem?
The problem of reverberation (also experienced as a short echo) is caused by the frequent use of hard materials in the interior. In many catering establishments such as restaurants, cafes, discotheques and clubs, the acoustics are poor. Poor acoustics in this industry are particularly bad for business. Visitors experience poor intelligibility at the table, do not feel comfortable and miss an intimate atmosphere that is part of a night out, a return visit to the occasion is quickly lost. An investment in improving room acoustics therefore pays for itself.

What is the solution?
In short: apply sufficiently soft or Absorbent, materials to hard reflective surfaces. There are various products and materials to make the acoustic climate pleasant.

Products for walls
To reduce reflections from the walls, you can use Soundstone ceiling panels and various Flamex and Akotherm products.Covering one wall in your room for a third often already gives a special result.

Products for ceiling
To reduce reflections from the ceiling, especially in high spaces, you can think of products (materials) such as ceiling islands from Soundstone System ceiling panels and various designs from the Flamex product range.

What do I need to improve the acoustics?
When applying 60% of the floor area to acoustic products in your business, the improvement can be called reasonable to good (example: 100 m² floor area, add at least 25 to 30 m² absorption surface). In practice, however, it appears that a percentage of 25 to 30% already gives a considerable improvement. We therefore recommend tackling the problem in one or two phases.

Under tables?
The application of sticking absorption material under tables is particularly moderate. This only has some effect if there are many and large tables and there is a lot of reflection of sound via the (hard) floor. A good approach is to mount absorption materials and products on walls and/or the ceiling. Do not concentrate in one place but spread it throughout the business.

Below you will find the products for improving the acoustics in your room