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At Lister Communications, we understand the need for clear and effective communication for schools, academies, colleges and universities.
Our expert audio team provides professional audio and communication systems for the education sector, ensuring the most appropriate and effective, high-quality sound systems for your students, staff and visitors.
With increased class size, the growth of multi-use sites and the increasing risks to the safety & welfare of students and staff, ensuring clear and effective communication and safety systems throughout your school buildings or campus is paramount. Safety procedures have become increasingly vital to do just that.
We offer expert knowledge, the very latest technologies and a passion for the delivery of personal service, creating the technical infrastructure for educational establishments.
Lister Communications specialises in professional audio systems and site-wide communication, ensuring seamless communication and high-quality sound for any environment.
Whether you’re considering the safety of a primary school or managing an expansive education campus, the Lister team offers reliable, professional-grade audio systems and integrated technology infrastructure tailored to your needs and the needs of your property.
Public Address (PA) systems provide clear communication and audio throughout buildings / campus sites.
We provide Public Address (PA) or Paging 'Tannoy' systems, fixed or audio-over-IP (networked audio), to suit your environment’s requirements. Systems are typically used for Voice Evacuation, Fire and Refuge Alarms, Induction Loop & Assisted Hearing, Paging, Background Music, Sound Masking or Conference and Classroom audio delivery.
For staff, students and visiting public, mass notification through audio communication using Paging and Public Address (PA) applications are regularly employed in education settings to assist you with:
Bell Timing and Class Change systems are widely used in schools and manufacturing organisations to inform staff, students and employees of the start and end of the day, shift or class change, lunch and other break times.
This ensures changeovers are punctual and smooth to minimise downtime and ensure site-wide consistency. Although often still referred to as a 'bell', alerts can also be customised tones, melodies and pre-recorded or live messages relevant to the specific action required. These systems offer flexibility and customisation options, allowing for precise alert scheduling and clear communication during critical situations.
In such situations, it is important to have different and specific alerts for evacuation and lockdown to eliminate confusion and ensure everybody knows exactly what to do.
Initiating an emergency lockdown procedure in an educational setting is likely to result from a serious localised incident or instruction from local authorities or emergency services. Lockdown audio broadcasts are used as part of wider lockdown policy and procedure to help inform and coordinate staff, students, visitors and the public.
When a decision to lockdown a building or area has been reached, rapid communication to inform, instruct and control must follow. This communication can be made in several ways but is likely to include a series of site-wide audio announcements.
Potential reasons for Lockdown:
The following are typical elements of an Emergency Lockdown System:
• Lockdown Trigger
This is used to initiate live or recorded audio message playout. Options include physical switches and wall buttons or virtually via an IP message player and web browser (providing additional flexibility to trigger location and independence).
• Input / Output – Physical Security
Relays and interface contact changes can be installed to communicate with local building management systems and door access systems to initiate co-ordinated physical security measures.
• Loudspeakers
For emergency audio messaging, having the right type, quantity and location of speakers should ensure audibility and intelligibility. Good design and configuration of speakers in terms of zone details and audio prioritisation is essential.
• Voice Evacuation / Alarm Systems
Pre-recorded audio tones and messages are used to help you with on-demand, triggered or scheduled playout of stored audio messages that include:
- School ‘Bells’ / Class Change
- Fire Alarm / Systems Testing
- Security & Incident, School Lockdown
A hearing loop - or induction loop - directly transmits sound from a source such as a microphone or television, to a hearing aid. The sound is converted into a magnetic signal by an amplifier and sent through a loop of wire. A hearing aid with a telecoil can then pick up this signal, providing clear sound to the user.
Assistive Listening Systems, such as Induction Loop, Infrared, and RF systems, enhance communication for the hard of hearing. To ensure accessibility and legal compliance, they are often mandated by the Equality Act 2010 and the BS8300 Code of Practice.
Here at Lister, we understand that one size does not fit all and that any solution proposed for your organisation is the right one for your specific needs. Our expertise and capability to provide communications solutions is built upon many years of experience.
Provide instant communications for your operational teams who are working across your site or campus:
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Background Music is regularly employed in many education and school settings. Reception areas, school radio, break and lunch times, common rooms often play out BGM to assist you with: - Stored audio playback - ‘Curated’ local/streaming music service (popular option / choice) - Zoned Audio – The ability to select and playout different BGM to different areas (eg. common rooms, gym areas, corridors)
For over 20 years, Lister Communications has been a trusted partner for businesses, educational institutions, healthcare facilities and public venues. We pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence in audio communication and infrastructure technologies, delivering scalable, high-quality solutions that meet industry standards.
