Following the initial PAVA Facilities collaboration that saw five audio manufacturers develop the first multi-manufacturer voice alarm solution compliant with EN 54-16, LEA Professional and d&b Audiotechnik have joined the family to achieve their EN 54 certification.
Launched in 2008, the EN 54-16 voice alarm standard was designed for companies who only made the entire system. Since then, the work PAVA Facilities has been doing has allowed more than 40 products to obtain EN-54 16 certification on an individual basis.
This method of testing professional products in a compliant manner benefits both sides of the equation. It makes it more straightforward for manufacturers to achieve EN 54-16 certification and also provides engineers and specifiers with more options.
‘We started the PAVA Facilities project to level the playing field between manufacturers,’ explains 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.’
