Craftsman meets Technology

Craftsmanship meets Technology. A Match Made in Heaven.

However, for people with hearing difficulties this can be an extremely tough ongoing battle when they have to work hard to separate speech from constant background noise

One organisation who knows all about these struggles is The Seashell Trust, formally known as The Royal Schools for the Deaf and Communication Disorders. They provide high quality education, care and specialist services to individuals who have a range of complex communication difficulties.

Recently their college project embarked on an initiative to encourage a more streamlined learning experience for their students. This meant installing a wireless audio system that transmits the teacher’s voices directly to the student’s hearing aids. The Seashell Trust needed to create an interior which would maximise the benefits of this system and lessen the impact of normal atmospheric noises.

As a client of Tough Furniture for 15 years, there was only one place to go!

Because we specialise in providing hard wearing furniture to cope which the problems associated with challenging behavior we are familiar with the far reaching issues that people in this industry encounter. It generally means that nothing is standard

David Vesty, Managing Director “We decided to make use of an acoustic wall lining and adapted cabinet doors on our furniture to have recessed panels with an infill of this material to diminish reflected sound”.

Barry Johnson of Thomas Worthington Designs, the architect for the project said “Tough Furniture met the extremely demanding needs of our client, The Seashell Trust. In addition they are proactive on detail issues and deliver to agreed dates.”

It just proves that the unlikely synergy of high quality craftsmanship and the latest technology can create a positive difference to the learning experience for students with severe hearing and communication difficulties.