Quiet Mark technically assesses and certifies
the quietest solutions to unwanted noise.
Quiet Mark checks for healthy product sound performance for you. We identify the quietest home appliances, technology, building and commercial products. Giving extra assurance before you buy, our third-party expert acoustic certification helps you find the best noise reduction solutions for good, calm living spaces.
We simplify the complex world of acoustic design for buildings. As independent third party acoustic experts we assess, compare and verify manufacturers' product technical performance data for you to help source quickly and easily the most appropriate, best practice acoustic solutions on the market.
As we shop everyday to replace products or plan new home or build projects look for the Quiet Mark on products at any of our retailer or build sector specification partners Quiet Mark product hubs to take good care of yourself and others.
Quiet Mark funds the work of UK's Noise Abatement Society charitable foundation established in 1959.
Noise is classified as unwanted sound. Noise pollution today ranks by the World Health Organisation as the world's largest killer pollutant after air pollution. The damaging effect of excessive noise is often seriously underestimated. Unhealthy noise affects our brain waves, heart rate, hormone secretion, all our physical rhythms.
Over four fifths of Brits say it is important to have quiet time to recharge themselves.
Over three fifths of Brits say they’ve eaten at a restaurant that they felt was too loud.
Four fifths of UK consumers say it matters how loud an appliance is when buying a product.
Over three quarters of Brits say it’s important they get quiet time as parents with young children.
Quiet Mark has drawn together a unique alliance of major retailers and NBS, a leading construction data and specification platform, to help shoppers and specifiers find the quietest appliance technology and acoustic materials available on the market to support people's health and wellbeing.