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Vanguardia Grows with David Trevor-Jones and London Office
Acoustic specialists Vanguardia Consulting has announced that the leading environmental acoustics expert David Trevor-Jones has joined its management team, headed by Jim Griffiths and John Staunton. The enlarged firm also opened a London office near London Bridge on November 1.
Vanguardia, whose Oxted, Surrey premises will continue to be its administrative base, has grown continuously since its launch in May 2006, with veteran U2 sound engineer Joe O'Herlihy being the first addition to the team later that year.
The fast-growing role and importance of environmental acoustics has driven up demand for the company's services - and made the new, combined operation a logical step.
Says Jim Griffiths: "David, John and I have kept in close contact since we worked together on local authority noise research projects at the GLC's Scientific Branch in the late 1980s and early 1990s. With our clients and projects becoming steadily more specialised, and environmental noise being more in the public eye than ever, David's immense knowledge and his reputation as an expert witness at planning enquiries and Parliamentary Select Committees makes him a great addition to our team.
"He also brings with him a long list of clients, many of them London based like a good number of our own - including many of the capital's leading venues - so it made great sense to simultaneously open our first London office. It's an exciting partnership because it maintains the confidence clients have in the quality of expertise, while building on it to offer a broader and deeper service."
David Trevor-Jones comments: "After working in the field for 25 years, and independently for the last 15, I'd developed a huge case load, in particular for legal witness work and it reached a point where I had to reappraise how best to handle the growth. A conversation with Jim and John about combining our operations and resources made a great deal of sense for all concerned."
He adds: "It also allows me to pass on the experience I've acquired to a new generation, which includes contributions to some of the most widely used British Standards in this field, and to have time to develop my own interests in new areas of acoustics." The latter, he says, includes the application of soundscape analysis in planning ("it's a fascinating field that's not yet being fully explored") and environmental impact assessment.
In picture: Vanguardia Consulting's John Staunton, Jim Griffiths and David Trevor-Jones
1st December 2008
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