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Contacta Launches Hearing Loop Systems
For Care Home Environments
*High Quality, Cost Effective, and Reliability from the Hearing Loop Specialist *
London, October 23, Successful care homes control costs while offering superior facilities and assistance to their residents. Hearing loss and the additional stress that it creates in the care home environment can often be simply resolved with the introduction of a hearing loop system.Contacta Systems Limitedhas introduced a range of Hearing Loop products to meet the needs of Care Homes in this growing segment of the UK's Care Home Market.
A UK owned and based company, Contacta's first hearing loop products were introduced in 1988, and this latest range specifically addresses the room and larger communal areas in care homes. The initial products include the HLD5 and HLD7 drivers, and offer the flexibility and capacity for comprehensive solutions to the need for assistive listening in existing properties and new build projects.
The initial hearing loop product platform - the HLD
Contacta HLD5, the standalone, large area loop driver, suitable for small facilities including bedrooms, meeting rooms and smaller venues. The HLD5 has built in phased dual drivers for perimeter or phased array configuration.
Contacta HLD7, the large area loop driver, for medium sized facilities, meeting rooms, dining rooms, chapels, and entertainment and television areas. The HLD7 can be used for perimeter or phased array configurations.
Contacta can now offer its own complete line of hearing loop systems and supports this with comprehensive training and maintenance services. Based on expertise and experience acquired over many years, these products complement the company's wider assisted hearing technologies to offer care home owners and operators a complete solution to all hearing loop needs.
The enactment of disability legislation in the UK has made it a requirement that residents, staff and visitors' disabilities must be considered and appropriate solutions incorporated where these organisations interact with the public.
Simon Thomas, Managing Director, Contacta Systems Limited, stated. "Hearing loss increases a person's feelings of isolation, and our systems help to bring people back into the hearing world. With over 6 million people over 50 suffering hearing loss in the UK, introducing this technology will add benefits to the care home provider. Our aim is to provide hearing loop solutions that consider the total life cycle cost and benefits to the user and organisation, making them simple and more flexible."
With the introduction of the HLD platform Contacta has redefined the process of hearing loop specification, concentrating on total system performance over straightforward loop area. Additionally, the new products offer automatic power standby for greater energy efficiency, passive cooling to provide increased reliability, high frequency compensation to offset interference from metal in the building's infrastructure, intelligent input offering dynamic control, as well as self testing for early fault identification.
Simon Thomas concluded. "Our latest technology places the Contacta HLD products at the pinnacle of hearing loop design and able to match or better any competitive product on the market."
The Company has been instrumental in the development of hearing loop systems since 1988, when it launched the first version of its small area application equipment. Its continued investment in product development and extensive successful test installations has resulted in these latest products, as well as the continued development of its very successful line of loop systems for use at transient points such as checkouts, bank teller counters, reception desks and ticket booths world wide.
The new products are available through Contacta atwww.contactaglobal.comor sales on 0845 331 2072. Worldwide sales are available through a network of specialist suppliers and installers, details are available on the website.
Note to Editor:
Contactadesigns and manufactures a range of hearing loop and speech transfer systems to enable service providers to interact easily with every customer. The Company's aim is to bring clear communication and enhanced sound quality to people with hearing loss in all walks of life, from care homes, shops and offices, to the largest theatres, auditoriums and sports stadia.
Contacta high performance systems and overall installation support are the result of decades of experience of working with service providers, health professionals and people with hearing loss to provide pro-active solutions to the needs of all concerned.
Editorial contact:
Simon Thomas Simon Merrick
Contacta Systems Limited Zest ST PR
simon.merrick@thinkzest.com 01634 671167