LEA and d&b audiotechnik join the PAVA Facilities family

Following the initial PAVA Facilities collaboration that saw five professional audio manufacturers develop what was said to be the first-ever multi-manufacturer voice alarm solution that fully complies with EN 54-16, both LEA and d&b audiotechnik have now joined the multi-manufacturer family to achieve their EN 54 certification. More manufacturers are positioned to join in the near future.

When the EN 54-16 voice alarm standard was launched in 2008, it was designed for companies who only made the entire system. Since then, the work PAVA Facilities has been doing has allowed over 40 products to obtain EN-54 16 certification on an individual basis.

“We started the PAVA Facilities project to level the playing field between manufacturers,” explained Roland Hemming of RH Consulting. “It’s been a huge success so far, as we have given more companies a means of achieving EN 54-16 certification for their products, allowing them to be sold in the European market. Specifiers can now build EN 54-compliant systems using a range of products from different manufacturers, which is far healthier for the professional audio industry.”