Opposition Demolished With Noise Monitoring Equipment at Forshaw

At the top of its game with more than 80 years in the demolition, dismantling and haulage industry, Walter Forshaw Ltd turned to another industry leader, expert in noise monitoring devices, Casella (UK), when it wanted to upgrade its equipment.

Forshaw needed to monitor the environmental noise adjacent to its demolition sites for continuous periods in order to ensure that the work the company was conducting was not inconveniencing neighbours unduly.

Says Jeremy Wolstencroft, Operations Manager at Bolton-based Forshaw Demolition: “Having used Casella equipment before, we knew that the organisation manufactured high quality monitoring products.  We wanted to be able to assess the noise levels at our sites throughout the course of each day and also to leave the units unmanned, if possible. Casella’s CEL-633 sound level meter allows us to do both.”

He continues: “Following some initial training, which was very helpful, the instrument has been put to good use. It is extremely easy to operate and the software is much improved compared to earlier Casella generations. I use the meter on site and also leave it on a timer on a daily basis when I am involved in other duties.”

The CEL-633, which complies with all the latest international standards for sound level meters, uses the latest technology and a high-resolution colour display to measure and impart occupational and environmental noise levels to the user.

The small, lightweight instrument allows users to make displayed data as simple or as comprehensive as needed and its 2GB memory stores more than a year of continuous data.

Audio recording is a standard feature, with voice notes possible to annotate results so that nothing needs to be written down.

Should a given level of noise be exceeded for a period of time when the monitor is unattended, it can be set to trigger audio recording and to collect additional data.

Jeremy concludes: “The service provided by Casella was excellent and I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending the company’s sound level meters to other organisations who need to monitor occupational or environmental noise.”