New Police Federation Headquarters invests in totally integrated communications infrastructure
The Police Federation of England and Wales is based in a new, purpose-built headquarters in Leatherhead.
AV Requirements
The complex audio visual requirements for the new headquarters were across four floors. These included a swimming pool and gym in the basement, bedrooms on the ground, first and second floors, training rooms and public areas on the ground floor, plus offices, committee rooms and a television studio on the first floor.
The Solution
Basement Area
Three 50 inch plasma displays are ceiling mounted and positioned for optimum viewing. Centrally controlled IPTV feeds each display and personal screens on the gym equipment.
Speaker systems in the changing areas and pool area distribute the audio from the gym and MP3 or CD playback is available via a local computer in the gym office.
Ground Floor
Each of the bedrooms has laptop connection plates and an unobtrusive widescreen wall LCD display with built in speakers, which have low running costs.
The two training rooms each have an SXGA ceiling mounted DLP projector projecting onto a large ceiling mounted electric screen. By connecting a 15" TFT tablet to a PC, the screen becomes interactive. There is a DVD/VCR combination unit in each room, and a switcher lets users easily change between equipment.
Lectern mounted connection plates allow additional equipment and laptops to be connected. A 10" WIFI touch panel allows delegates to interact with the large screen without leaving their seat.
The final area on this floor, the conference room, has dual functionality. It can operate as one single, large room or can be split into two independent rooms, each with its own AV equipment.
In the Atrium area, three 57-inch LCD displays are wall mounted with input from the TV distribution system. A local PC attached to each allows computer based presentations to be shown to guests.
To the side of the Atrium is a bar area, with a networked audio system, whilst in the reception, a Digital Signage system welcomes visitors.
First Floor
The three Committee Rooms each has a 57" wall mounted LCD display with interactive functionality through a 15inch TFT tablet and wall mounted connection plates, with full audio.
The TV studio features a broadcast quality Camcorder and a live content producer for the recording/transmission of events. This also streams live or recorded video to the IPTV distribution system for local viewing.
Additional Facilities
There are 13 additional offices at various locations within the complex which have similar integrated facilities to the bedrooms.
A Room Wizard Room Booking System that links into the building's Property Management System is installed outside every conference, training and committee room. This provides an LCD panel which shows users the status of each room and allows the use of all the rooms to be efficiently diarised and managed.
The results
This complex and challenging brief demanded a high degree of project management and was rolled out over 18 months. Ease of use, central control and a commonality of user interfaces were the key objectives. A three year maintenance contract to ensure the smooth, ongoing operation of all the equipment was subsequently taken out by the Police Federation.
The project was delivered on time and on budget, and the client was impressed with the results.
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