Hylands School

Hylands School

Hylands School in Chelmsford, Essex is proud of the academic attainment of its pupils, as well as their performance in sport, arts and drama. It looked to Brentwood with equally high expectations for the installation of the latest communications technology throughout the school. Brentwood rose to the challenge and provided two way digital radios to meet the demands of this modern educational establishment.

The radios needed to be powerful, reliable and user-friendly, so that all staff could communicate easily with each other from anywhere on the school premises. With young people on site, it was imperative that the selected radios minimised the risk of intermittent coverage and unreliable operation as inferior signal could disrupt the smooth running of the school, and provide a possible health and safety risk. As most of the extra-curricular activities take part outdoors, it was clear the staff would require handheld radios that are sharp, sturdy and weatherproof.

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Brentwood trialled the radios on site to check that a precise reception was received throughout every part of the school, including the site boundary. Our engineers recommended a mixture of Motorola DP2400, DP3400 and DP3600 (with display) digital handheld radios, plus a DR3000 Repeater to ensure full coverage throughout the premises.

These sophisticated radios are very efficient. They have a greater calling capacity than analogue radios, with double the number of users for the price of one licence. A second call does not require a second repeater, saving on equipment costs. Digital two way radios can operate up to 40 per cent longer between recharges than analogue.

Hylands School is a happy learning environment but, in case of emergency, two of the radios were fitted with the ‘lone worker’ feature that requires the radio user to press their PTT button (on the side of the radio) at pre-determined intervals. If the user does not check in at the expected time, an emergency procedure is set in motion.

The school is really pleased with the range and functionality of its new digital radios, which are easy to use, feature-rich and competitively priced. Staff are able to react more quickly to all situations and meet the needs of colleagues and pupils.

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