[ATTACH=CONFIG]198541.vB5-legacyid=8604[/ATTACH]11/20/2013 – Iconic speaker brand TURBOSOUND, headquartered at Partridge Green in Sussex, announced today it is relocating to new premises. The trigger for the move was the imminent expiry of the lease on their existing headquarters. As a result of this decision, TURBOSOUND’s manufacturing will move to premises owned by MUSIC Group in Kidderminster, which serves as MIDAS and KLARK TEKNIK’s UK manufacturing facility and MUSIC Group’s European Care Centre.
TURBOSOUND’s research and development activities will relocate to MUSIC Group’s research facility in Manchester, which houses over 60 engineers responsible for MIDAS and KLARK TEKNIK research and development. Existing staff have been offered the opportunity to relocate to the new premises.
Nigel Beaumont, Senior Vice President Professional Division commented, “I am very excited about the future of our Professional Division and TURBOSOUND is an integral part of our Vision. Our long term strategy includes the opening of a new acoustic and digital research facility in Manchester which will allow the seamless integration of MIDAS and KLARK TEKNIK’s world-class digital technology expertise with TURBOSOUND’s award-winning speaker technology. MUSIC Group also recently acquired multi-patented and cutting-edge technology for steerable line arrays that allows the control of up to 8 beams simultaneously, which combined with our in-house expertise will give us a major lead against our competitors.”
Beaumont continues: “As a result of our massive investment, we are planning to launch the largest range of new TURBOSOUND products in its history at the upcoming Winter NAMM show.”
CEO, Uli Behringer commented, ”Our vision for TURBOSOUND closely matches that of MIDAS and KLARK TEKNIK. Three years ago MUSIC Group invested over USD 20 million in high-tech manufacturing equipment including high-precision SMT machines, automated optical inspection and X-ray equipment. We also invested in a USD 4 million state-of-the art building in Manchester to house our high-tech research and development center where the staff have grown from initially eight to over 60 in less than three years, and we are continuing to recruit. We are excited to equally invest in TURBOSOUND to offer complete solutions for our customers.
This is a new chapter for this iconic speaker brand that was founded over 40 years ago and provided one of the first PA systems for Pink Floyd.”
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About TURBOSOUND
TURBOSOUND is a leading designer and manufacturer of professional loudspeaker systems. The company’s award winning designs are defined by a harmony between high technology and an instinctive approach to the art of acoustical and electronic engineering. Since inception a number of principle patents have been awarded to TURBOSOUND including three Queen’s Awards for Export Achievement in 1987 and 1997, and for Innovation in 2012, which recognise the success of two ground-breaking design concepts — the Polyhorn and Dendritic waveguides. Both now form the heart of TURBOSOUND’s core product ranges — Aspect, Flex Array and Flashline loudspeaker systems. TURBOSOUND has also applied its design principles and patented technology to the specialist requirements of the fixed installation, theatre, worship, corporate and A/V markets.
TURBOSOUND is owned by MUSIC Group.
About MUSIC Group
The MUSIC Group is one of the world’s largest pro audio and music products companies. As the corporate parent for world-recognized brands such as MIDAS, KLARK TEKNIK, TURBOSOUND, BEHRINGER and BUGERA, the MUSIC Group owns and manages some of the finest brands in the industry. With a solid platform of technical innovation, proprietary Intellectual Property and unparalleled brand equity, MUSIC Group companies and brands lead the market in over 130 countries across the globe.
MUSIC Group products are designed and developed by over 250 dedicated members of the industry’s most accomplished engineering team, spanning three continents. Our products are built and thoroughly quality tested in our own state-of-the-art factory MUSIC Group City where we control every aspect of the supply chain and manufacturing process. The result of this intensive commitment to quality is that MUSIC Group products are trusted by millions of users every day to produce and perform to exacting specifications and tolerances.
MUSIC Group products can be found in professional and project recording studios, video and broadcast suites, post-production facilities, sound reinforcement applications including houses of worship, stadiums, nightclubs, retail locations and on major musical concert tours.
For more information, please visit [url]www.MUSIC-Group.com[/url].
