The school's communications nerve centre.
UK / India - Audio Design Services of Stockport has been selected to provide sophisticated sound equipment for the world's most advanced school, which has been functioning since December 2003. The school, which attracts more than 5,000 pupils from around the world, is not in the USA, or one of the more fashionable European cities, but is situated in the picturesque foothills of the Aravalli Hills, south of Delhi in India. More surprisingly, the school belongs to an individual - A K Goenka, a well-known businessman.

The campus is spread over 60 acres of land, and includes a five-hole trainer golf course, set in 17 acres with night play facilities. The school, which has a total of 10 buildings over a covered area of 800,000sq.ft, has two all-season indoor swimming pools that cater to all water sports including water polo, and horse riding is a special attraction. From a technology point of view, students will have touch screens in each class with a full communication capability throughout the school. Plasma screens and electronic white boards provide the ultimate teaching aids for students who enjoy a 10:1 student-teacher ratio. An on-site radio and television broadcast studio with the latest state-of-the-art digital recording facility will provide the students and the teaching staff with all the latest conceivable technological aids.

The Indian company Harness Overseas MKG P Ltd, in association with AVE Systems in the UK, was responsible for the design and the engineering of the system. Audio Design Services was introduced to Harness by the Ohm Group of Knutsford, whose founder, Joe Olenski, had already established the name of Ohm throughout India. Apart from this prestigious project, ADS has established a national distribution agreement with Harness for the sale of the whole range of its products under the ADSworldwide banner. This is an excellent example where Indian and British expertise has come together to secure such a high profile international contract.

Chairman and founder of Audio Design Services, David Hopkins OBE, said: "It is refreshing to learn that at a time when British companies are transferring services such as telesales marketing to India, there are a few companies that are enjoying export opportunities in what has been previously been regarded as a difficult market."

(Lee Baldock)


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