The new music and PA system serves the 103,000sq.ft of floor space at the store, every inch of which features exciting contemporary internal architecture and premium finishes. To compliment the design and do justice to the space, PEL chose a Bose Professional System featuring over 300 Bose Model 16 ceiling speakers to play music throughout the store and broadcast messages when required. As a multi zone system, different music and messages can be played in different areas, making it extremely versatile.
In addition to the sound system, PEL also supplied and installed a refuge call system at the store. A specialised intercom designed for building compliance with British Standards and the Disability Discrimination Act, the refuge call system consists of a modular control panel connected by an independent link to remote hands free units in each public stair well. The system allows a disabled person to alert the central station to their predicament, enabling appropriate action to be taken.
PEL Services has been providing Marks & Spencer with professional audio systems for a number of years and has completed installations for the retailer across the UK, including its flagship Pantheon store in Oxford Street, London. The company is a Bose Pro-Partner for the UK and Eire.
There will be a full report on the Westfield Shopping Centre in the May issue of Lighting&Sound magazine.
(Jim Evans)
