Open-Plan Office Acoustics
Create quieter, more productive workspaces
Why are Open plan office acoustics important?
Hard, reflective surfaces and minimal partitioning lead to excessive noise levels, negatively impacting productivity and employee well-being. Poor open plan office acoustics are costing you money!
Studies show that noise in open-plan offices can reduce productivity by up to 66%, affecting focus, morale and overall performance. Designed to foster teamwork and effective communication, these environments can become noisy and disruptive without proper acoustic treatments.
Resonics specialise in supplying and installing bespoke acoustic panel solutions tailored to each individual office.
Why choose Resonics for your Open-Plan Office?
Market-Leading Expertise
With over a decade of experience and more than 1,000 installations completed each year, no UK company has delivered more interior acoustic projects. The knowledge and track record are unmatched.
End-to-End Service
Resonics doesn’t just supply materials or do surveys — they handle every stage: acoustic survey, consultancy/design, treatment, and installation. This kind of integrated approach helps ensure consistency, accountability, and fewer gaps.
Proven Results
Resonics only recommend solutions that meet or exceed performance targets and building regulations. If a project won’t resolve your acoustic issues, they won’t take it on.
Focus on Wellbeing
Resonics mission is to create comfortable, calm, welcoming interiors. For open plan offices, where stress, distractions, and wellbeing are often issues, that approach helps ensure solutions match real human needs.
Trusted by Clients Nationwide
With projects spanning offices, education, healthcare, and leisure, we are trusted across industries. Their clients consistently award them with excellent reviews on Google and beyond.
Financial Strength & Reliability
With annual turnover exceeding £15 million, Resonics has the resources, stability, and capacity to deliver projects of any scale, from single meeting rooms to national rollouts.
Open-Plan Office Acoustic Solutions
Ceiling Treatment
As the largest surface area, the ceiling is the most important area for acoustic treatments. Covering 50–60% of the ceiling with Class A absorbers significantly reduces noise; additional coverage is recommended for larger or particularly noisy environments.
Wall
Treatment
Wall treatments play an essential role in sound control, particularly in corners where sound waves can reflect, creating disruptive echoes. We recommend Class A or Class B absorbers, depending on your ceiling treatment.
Sound Masking
Sound masking introduces a subtle background sound, similar to gentle airflow, that blends seamlessly into the environment. By doing so, it minimises the intelligibility of speech, making conversations less intrusive.
FREE acoustic services
Our acoustic surveys provide precise analysis of any space — from small meeting rooms to large open-plan environments. Using advanced measurement techniques, our team assesses your acoustic needs and delivers tailored recommendations. Most surveys are completed within 30 minutes to a full day, depending on scale.
Our acoustic design service includes detailed CAD drawings with wall elevation renderings, precise product placements, specifications, and verified performance ratings — all provided with every quotation.
We provide remote acoustic proposals using client drawings and photographs. Each proposal includes accurate product recommendations and detailed quotations for supply and installation, saving time without compromising precision.
We provide complimentary NTI RT60 testing to measure reverberation times and assess acoustic performance before and after treatment. This service ensures precise product specification and demonstrates measurable improvements in clarity and comfort.
We offer complimentary sound masking demonstrations for commercial clients, allowing you to experience the benefits firsthand. Sound masking improves speech privacy, reduces distractions, and enhances workplace productivity.
For projects with complex acoustic requirements, we provide a comprehensive audit package that includes detailed site testing and analysis. This chargeable service is fully credited if Resonics is contracted to deliver the acoustic treatments.
Solving Office Noise
With strategically placed acoustic treatments, workspaces can strike the perfect balance between collaboration and focus.
Our tailored solutions integrate seamlessly with your office design, whether you prefer a subtle approach or a bold, architectural statement. We’ve been trusted by over 2,000 offices across the UK, transforming workspaces into quieter, clearer and more productive environments.
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From start to finish we handle everything
Consultation
Our acoustic consultants assess your space on-site (or remotely) and provide a detailed proposal. Every consultation includes acoustic design recommendations, product specifications, and reverberation analysis to ensure measurable improvements.
Assessment
We don’t just identify noise issues — we provide solutions that are cost-effective, design-conscious, and performance-led. Whether reducing echo, improving clarity, or addressing speech privacy, our expert guidance ensures the right acoustic fit for your space.
Design & Planning
Every project includes a tailored acoustic design with a free CAD proposal, showing product placement, specifications, and performance ratings. Our designs can blend seamlessly into interiors or become bold architectural features — always balancing form with function.
Supply & Installation
With over 5,000 projects completed nationwide, our in-house installation teams handle even the most complex acoustic projects. We work to strict health and safety standards, with IPAF-certified specialists, SSSTS/SMSTS-trained supervisors, and all installers CSCS accredited.
FAQs & tips for selecting the right acoustic products
- Know your goal: Identify whether you need sound absorption, echo control, or noise containment – this will guide your choice of acoustic panels.
- Treat the ceiling first: In open-plan spaces, covering 50–60% of the ceiling with Class A panels makes the biggest impact.
- Placement is key: Position panels near noise sources or reflective surfaces for the best results.
- Get expert advice: Consulting an acoustic specialist will help you strike the right balance for your space.
Open plan offices often have few walls and lots of hard surfaces, which allow sound to travel freely. This leads to high noise levels, poor speech privacy, and constant distractions.
Costs vary based on office size and needs. Resonics provides free surveys and tailored proposals, ensuring solutions that meet both budget and performance goals.
Yes — guidelines such as BS 8233 (noise control) and the WELL Building Standard include recommendations for open office acoustics to support wellbeing and productivity.
Resonics works around business hours to minimise disruption. Many acoustic treatments can be installed quickly and cleanly without major changes to the office layout.
Not negatively. Acoustic products can be customised in colour, shape, or even printed with branding or artwork. They often become a design feature in modern offices.
Yes — the goal isn’t silence, but balance. Acoustic treatments reduce disruptive noise while allowing a comfortable level of interaction for teamwork and informal discussions.
Sound masking introduces a subtle, engineered background sound that makes speech less intelligible at a distance. This helps reduce distractions and improves speech privacy between workstations.
Resonics design and install sound-absorbing wall panels, ceiling baffles, desk screens, and sound masking systems to reduce noise and create a balanced sound environment.
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High background chatter
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Lack of speech privacy
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Echo from hard surfaces
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Noise transfer between different working zones (e.g. quiet areas and collaborative areas).
Studies show that noise is the number one complaint in open plan workplaces. Excess noise reduces concentration, increases stress, and lowers overall productivity.
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