Industrial Noise & Vibration Centre - INVC

What Industrial Noise & Vibration Centre - INVC does

Industrial Noise & Vibration Centre (INVC) is a UK-based specialist consultancy founded in 1986, headquartered in Slough, Berkshire, focused on industrial and environmental noise and vibration control. The company serves manufacturers, power generators, data centre operators, refineries, steelworks, and environmental regulators, delivering bespoke engineering consultancy for noise assessment, diagnosis, and control across factory, plant, and community-impact contexts.

The firm's core proprietary technology is Quiet Fan Technology, an aerodynamic insert system retrofitted inside fan casings to eliminate tonal noise at source without silencers, delivering up to 30 dB (99%) noise reduction and up to 22.7% fan efficiency improvement. Supporting capabilities include narrow-band FFT tonal noise analysis, CFD-based fan system modeling, the HAVBASE HAVS risk management database, and a differentiated Remote Control of Noise by Email service that enables global noise diagnosis from smartphone recordings without site visits. The company also offers accredited noise and HAVS competency training courses for industry professionals and environmental health officers.

INVC generates revenue through project-based engineering consultancy (fixed-fee engagements for noise and vibration assessment and control) and course-fee-based accredited training. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; clients contact INVC directly for quotations. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct engagement with site managers, EHOs, and plant engineers, supported by content marketing (case studies, technical notes, trade press), webinars, and a free remote diagnostic service that functions as demand generation. The company has been profitable and self-funded for 40 years with no external investors, and serves clients globally including Tata Steel, BP, Red Bull Technology, Schiller Power Station, and major automotive, pharmaceutical, and FMCG manufacturers.

Name

Industrial Noise & Vibration Centre - INVC

Legal name

Industrial Noise & Vibration Centre Ltd

Website

https://invc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UK-based industrial noise and vibration consultancy (founded 1986) serving manufacturers, power generators, data centres, and regulators with proprietary aerodynamic Quiet Fan Technology, remote smartphone-based diagnosis, HAVS compliance tools, and accredited training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Noise and Vibration Consultancy

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Noise & Vibration Monitoring (Environmental/Community/Construction) (EUAHACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Noise & Vibration Exposure Monitoring (Hearing Conservation) (EUAHAGAC), Vibration Analysis & Rotating Equipment Reliability (EUAEAKAB), Noise & Vibration Control for HVAC (Silencers/Isolation) (IMADANAL)

Keywords

• Industrial noise consultancy
• Vibration control services
• Fan noise reduction
• HAVS risk management
• Environmental noise assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Slough, Berkshire

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Noise and Vibration Consultancy Services: Bespoke engineering consultancy engagements for industrial noise and vibration assessment, diagnosis, and control. Projects range from single fan retrofits to large-scale industrial facility noise control programmes. Revenue is project-based, typically fixed-fee for defined scope.
2. Training and Competency Courses: Accredited competency training courses in noise assessment and HAVS (Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome) for industry professionals and environmental health officers. Includes online masterclasses and workshops. Revenue is course fee-based.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INVC provides industrial and environmental noise and vibration consultancy services, specialising in low-frequency tonal noise diagnosis and control. The company sells bespoke engineering projects (including its proprietary Quiet Fan aerodynamic insert retrofits), accredited noise and HAVS competency training courses, the HAVBASE vibration risk-management database, and a unique remote email-based noise diagnosis service that uses smartphone recordings to deliver global support without site visits.

Product overview

INVC is a 40-year-old noise and vibration consultancy offering specialized services and proprietary technology. The core offering centers on Quiet Fan Technology—an aerodynamic noise reduction system that eliminates tonal fan noise at source without silencers while improving fan efficiency. Supporting services include HAVBASE for HAVS risk management, Remote Control of Noise by Email for worldwide diagnosis, plus accredited training courses for noise and HAVS competency. The company also provides specialized assessment services including occupational noise assessment, environmental noise measurement, noise modelling with 3D heat maps, and product noise testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quiet Fan Technology Proprietary aerodynamic fan noise reduction technology using precision-engineered inserts fitted inside fan casings to eliminate tonal fan noise at source without silencers. Applicable to centrifugal and axial flow fans from 6cm diameter to 4MW, retrofittable in hours, with zero maintenance and up to 22.7% fan efficiency improvement. Sold to industrial operators across manufacturing, power, steel, data centres, oil & gas, and pharmaceuticals.
• HAVBASE HAVS Risk Management Database Virtual assessment tool for Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) risk management that simplifies compliance with best practice. Sold to employers and safety managers needing to manage worker vibration exposure.
• Remote Control of Noise by Email Remote noise diagnosis and control service where clients email smartphone video/audio recordings; INVC performs narrow-band FFT frequency fingerprinting to identify noise sources and returns costed best-practice control options without site visits. Sold to industrial clients and environmental regulators worldwide.
• Noise Training Courses Accredited competency training courses in noise assessment and control delivered by experienced INVC engineers. Offered as scheduled public sessions and as in-house bespoke courses. For EHOs, industry professionals, and environmental health practitioners.
• HAVS Training Courses Competency training courses for Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome assessment and management. Delivered publicly and as in-house programmes for client organisations.
• Occupational Noise Assessment Assessment services for workplace noise exposure to meet regulatory requirements and protect worker hearing. For employers across industrial sectors.
• Environmental Noise Measurement and Management Environmental noise measurement and management services for regulatory compliance and community relations. For industrial operators, developers, and regulators.
• Noise Modelling and 3D Noise Contour Heat Maps Advanced noise modelling services creating visual 3D noise propagation maps for planning applications and mitigation design. For planners, developers, and industrial operators.
• Product Noise Measurement and Testing Testing services for product noise and vibration measurement to support product development, compliance, and buy-quiet procurement decisions. For product designers and manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Noise reduction up to 99% (30dB) on industrial fans
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær): Global leader in sound and vibration measurement hardware and software (Brüel & Kjær brand). Competes with INVC's measurement and analysis capabilities at much larger scale across industrial, environmental, and automotive markets.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with a substantial acoustics and environmental noise practice serving industrial, infrastructure, and data-centre clients — overlapping with INVC's project-based consultancy on much larger scale.
• Jacobs: Large engineering consultancy with industrial acoustics and vibration services to power, manufacturing, and infrastructure clients. Competes with INVC for enterprise-scale noise and vibration projects.
• AECOM: Global engineering and environmental consultancy with industrial noise, environmental compliance, and data-centre capabilities. A broad incumbent competing with INVC for major industrial noise-control mandates.

Direct peers

• ACOEM Group: ACOEM (parent of 01dB, Metravib, CSI) supplies industrial and environmental noise/vibration monitoring instruments and consultancy — directly comparable to INVC's measurement and assessment services and overlapping in fan-noise and occupational vibration applications.
• Casella (a TASI Group brand): UK-based occupational and environmental noise/vibration monitoring specialist — directly comparable in measurement instruments, occupational noise assessment, and HAVS-related tooling.
• Industrial Acoustics Company (IAC): Global supplier of industrial noise control products (silencers, acoustic enclosures, HVAC acoustic solutions). Competes with INVC's Quiet Fan technology from a product-centric rather than aerodynamic-insert angle.
• Cirrus Research: UK-based manufacturer of noise measurement instruments (sound level meters, dosimeters) and provider of occupational/environmental noise assessment services — closely aligned with INVC's HAVS/occupational-noise assessment offering.

Others

• Howden: Major industrial fan OEM (centrifugal and axial fans) and one of INVC's natural ecosystem partners. Comparable as the customer/supplier channel through which Quiet Fan retrofits are deployed at industrial scale.
• FläktGroup: European manufacturer of industrial fans, AHUs, and HVAC systems — an ecosystem supplier to INVC's data-centre and HVAC noise-control projects and a potential channel partner for Quiet Fan inserts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/industrial-noise-and-vibration-centre---invc

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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