DAGA 2024
The 50th Annual Conference on Acoustics (DAGA) will take place from March 18 to 21 at the Hannover Congress Center. Lectures, scientific presentations, encounters, professional exchange and creative togetherness are all part of this special conference.
From Tuesday, March 19, the Niedersachsenhalle and the foyer of the Congress Center’s Glass Hall will be transformed into an exhibition area and we will also be there:
📍 You will find us in the foyer of the glass hall at stand no. 60
Exhibition hours:
Tuesday, March 19, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 20, 09:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 21, 09:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Our acoustician Hinnerk Brüne and our project developer Marcel Wieland are looking forward to your visit!
Women
Women – they are work colleagues, friends, mothers and much more!
We have a 67 % share of women in our office.
At management level, this is 50 %.
For the company as a whole, however, it falls to 37 % …
Why are we telling you this? Today is International Women’s Day. The day symbolizes a gender-equal world and equality between men and women.
We as a company are also committed to this social responsibility!
We are also in favor of more diversity in our company!
Unfortunately, the reality is still different in the skilled trades and industrial sectors. We at apn® currently employ 35 people, 17 of whom work in our assembly and production crews, including just four women. “Unfortunately!”, as our captain often mentions.
Women in particular, with their feminine intuition and their classic prototypical characteristics such as respectful interaction, attentive listening and their alert minds, bring the diversity that a company needs for the future. However, it does not matter whether these characteristics come from a woman or a man. Every person carries a certain degree of femininity and masculinity in their being. The characteristics are merely different.
Just last year, we gained two more female employees in our production department, providing us with great support that should not be underestimated. The atmosphere was lightened, everyone’s perspectives were broadened, long-established processes were questioned and new ideas were developed together.
So dear women: the skilled trades need more of you to be prepared for the future! We welcome your applications for our skilled trades and look forward to getting to know you! Click here to see if there is a suitable position for you.
What if …?
Last week, part of our crew embarked on an insightful, exciting and inspiring journey into the future. The colorful mix of office, field service, production and assembly crew members spent two days in an internal workshop dealing with a seminal issue.
Two days, three groups – new paths were explored, visions exchanged and some of the wildest ideas discussed in a variety of creative ways. The result: three different scenarios as to how apn® could develop over the next 10 years.
Although the results were full of contrasts, it became clear to all groups that their visions for the future are based on our strengths
- Know-how
- Quality
- Services
based.
They were insightful, exciting and inspiring days that we will not soon forget and will definitely have an impact on the future of apn®!
What would a start to the year be without a look back?
For a long time, we saw black for our biggest project from 2023 …
Our crew produced a total of 7,905 running meters of black “apn Lamella® A” acoustic baffles for this project. These were then assembled into graphic ceiling panels and can now be admired above the open-space workstations of BASF Service Europe GmbH’s new service hub in Berlin.
Black belongs to white like remoulade belongs to fried fish. Our custom-made “apn Lamella® A” acoustic baffles in classic white float above the areas for social interaction and informal meetings. Every single dimension between the continuous rooflights was measured by our sales representative Sven Holbe. Our crew produced a total of 2,628 running meters of baffle elements in various lengths – the longest element measures 2,990 mm, the shortest 685 mm.
This office concept focuses on flexibility and enables a dynamic and flexible way of working. With our acoustic solutions for BASF Service Europe GmbH, we have not only hit the mark with our absorption values. Thanks to our production methods, we can react flexibly to special dimensions and thus deliver a precisely fitting end product.
Further information on our acoustic baffles: https://apn-acoustic.com/download/105/?tmstv=1703062949
Architectural office: K6 Architekten PartGmbB Kohnen & Steinwachs
Photos: Koy + Winkel https://www.koy-winkel.com/gallery/townscape-basf-berlin/
PS: The building was certified with the German Seal of Quality for Sustainable Building in Gold.
It’s a wrap!
We successfully concluded the 2023 trade fair season with ARCHITECT@WORK in Düsseldorf. We are delighted that we were able to experience this end-of-year highlight together with you!
But now it’s time to pack up, set sail and head north. See you at the next trade fair!
Improving the acoustics remains an urgent necessity
According to the latest OFFICE-ROXX reader survey “Room acoustics 2023” commissioned by the Quiet please! acoustics campaign, one in three office employees suffers greatly from acoustic disturbances and there is an urgent need to improve acoustics.
Telephone calls remain the number one disturbance factor – closely followed by conversations between colleagues, office technology, keyboard clatter and mouse clicks, “other human noises” and air conditioning or ventilation units.
An acoustically distracting office environment remains a concentration killer for employees. Headaches, nervousness, increased blood pressure, sleep disorders, cardiovascular problems or irritation of the stomach and intestines are the consequences.
The results of this year’s survey have confirmed the 2021 figures: There is still an urgent need to improve the acoustics!
Thanks to our conceptual approach with end-to-end expertise from engineering to production and installation, we are able to bring room acoustics to life. Don’t hesitate to contact us – we will be happy to work together to develop an acoustic concept tailored to you and your needs.
To the survey