Costa Coffee is one of the UK’s favourite Coffee brands, strongly associated with robust market presence, quality coffee, with a popular selection of snacks and beverages. The company is the country’s largest Coffeehouse chain with over 2,100 sites both company owned and franchise based. Costa...
Tonbridge School is a private boarding school for boys in Tonbridge, Kent, UK. The school was founded in 1553 and is a current member of the Eton Group, with close links to the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the oldest London livery companies.Rich in...
Contacta have been manufacturing Speech Transfer Systems since 1985. Over the years a variety of models have been introduced and the performance of the systems has been improved continuously. Today, Contacta is a world leader in this category and a recognised leader in solutions for...
The Emirates Stadium is one of the UKs largest football stadiums, located in Holloway, London. This stadium is the home of Premier League football club Arsenal. The Emirates Stadium is a relatively new home for this well-established top tier club. In 1997, Arsenal explored the...
London Luton Airport is an international airport located close to Luton town, 28 miles north of Central London. It was initially opened in 1938 and used by Royal Air Force fighters during the Second World War.Today it is the fifth busiest airport in the UK...
The British Ministry of Defence (MOD) Main Building is located in Central London on the banks of the river Thames. Rich in British history, this is a Grade I listed building, designed by E. Vincent Harris in 1915 and constructed on the site of the Palace...
IMAX theatres are a key attraction for visitors to the Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Complex in Florida. With 3D stereoscopic film technology and a superior sound system, they offer an immersive cinema experience.The two theatres run back to back shows for more than 1.7 million...
The Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Complex in Florida welcomes more than 1.7 million people every year who come to enjoy America’s history of space exploration.Like any attraction with a high number of visitors, it was vital for the Centre to keep people moving efficiently through...
Marks & Spencer Group plc is a major British multinational retailer that specialises in selling high quality clothing, homeware and food products. It was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds. M&S currently has 959 stores across the UK and have...
Founded in 1960, BC Ferries is the largest passenger ferry line in North America, and second-largest in the world. Transporting over 20 million passengers a year, BC Ferries provides all major passenger and vehicle services for the coastal and island communities of British Columbia. With...
International Currency Exchange (ICE) is a leading global foreign currency exchange company with headquarters in central London, operating in excess of 350 bureau de change stores worldwide with over 1500 employees. ICE has key branch locations within airports, railway stations and a significant presence throughout...
Based in Australia, the CEDIA Awards celebrate the many ways technology enhances the home. Sydney-based residential installation company Smart Home Solutions were recently awarded APAC region’s Best Innovative System or Solution, for their work on a residential project that required a solution to integrate hearing...
Transport for London (TFL) are the main authority for all aspects of ground transport in London, running the day-to-day operation of London’s public transport network and managing its main roads.Hearing loop systems of various types are now fitted at ticket offices, help points, platforms, taxis...
Victoria Station, also known as London Victoria, is Britain’s second busiest train hub, serving over 84 million passengers annually. This station connects three of London’s busiest Underground lines with major National Rail routes, bringing millions of tourists to major attractions such as Buckingham Palace and...
Wembley Stadium, with 90,000 seating capacity, it is the largest football stadium in the UK and the second-largest stadium in Europe.A complete rebuild of Wembley stadium took place during the early 2000s. The old stadium was demolished, and the new stadium opened on the same...
The National Trust is an independent charity and membership organisation for environmental and heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1895 and owns over 500 properties throughout the UK, which includes historic houses and gardens, industrial monuments and social history...
Accessibility was a keyword in the development of the new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island in New York in 2018/19. Central to that was a comprehensive assistive listening system from Contacta to give visitors with hearing loss the best possible experience of the new...
Contacta installed its first hearing loops for a number of Tesco stores in London in readiness for the London Paralympics back in 2012.This helped selected stores to deliver a great service experience for their customers with hearing loss. Tesco knew this would be a valuable...
The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) has been designed to ease traffic congestion for passengers in the city. Comprising 43 stations along two lines for a total length of 52 km, the BTS is one of Asia’s most successful mass transit systems and serves 1...
Thorpe Park is one of the UK’s largest and most popular theme park resorts. Located in the lush countryside of Surrey, the park welcomes over 1.5 million visitors annually and is home to some of the country’s most exhilarating rides. The resort includes a hotel...
Contacta Systems Ltd has worked with Asda for 15 years and counting.As one of the UK’s largest supermarket retailers with more than 500 stores nationwide, Asda takes its commitment to meeting the needs of its hearing-impaired customers extremely seriously.Contacta installed the chain’s first hearing loops...
One million visitors pass through the ticket counters of Dublin Zoo in Ireland every year. Dublin Zoo is renowned for its wide variety of animals and rare species, attracting visitors from far and wide.Visitors have protection from the weather when paying for admittance at the...
Scania is one of the world's leading motoring truck manufacturers. Its brand-new state of the art UK headquarters was close to completion in 2018 when they asked us to install hearing loops.The three-storey building in Milton Keynes had 18 rooms that needed assistive listening systems.Our...
Calvary Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a ‘Megachurch’ with a congregation of more than 4,000. It underwent a $25 million expansion in 2014, adding 300 seats to its capacity.As part of the redevelopment, one of our main US dealers installed a large phased-array loop...
It had become a challenge for Fred Bonage to watch television because of his hearing loss. Aged 90, he was losing the pleasure of his favourite programmes despite wearing hearing aids.Keen to find a solution, Fred’s granddaughter Maxine purchased and installed a Contacta HLD3 Home...
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is an elevated rail and subway system that serves 48 stations along six routes on 112 miles of lines in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.With an average of more than 124 million passengers a year, BART is the...
Ever wondered what a difference a hearing loop can make to a venue? Watch our video testimonial by Eastbourne Theatres to find out the impact on their business. The account of two theatregoers illustrates how the experience for end users is transformed by the installation...
Contacta was commissioned to transform the listening experience for theatre-goers of the Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne in the summer of 2013. The theatre had an old infrared solution installed which was not addressing the needs of it's hearing device wearing customers. According to a...
Chester station is a grade II listed building in the north-west of England with a 170 year history.Hearing loops had been installed in the station. Its operators at the time, Arriva Trains Wales, and property maintenance managers, Integral UK Ltd, asked Contacta Systems to review...
Based in Cobham, Surrey, The Yehudi Menuhin School provides a holistic education for around 85 musically gifted boys and girls aged from 8 to 19.We were asked to review the hearing loop provision in the School’s Menuhin Hall, an auditorium used not only by the...
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