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Discover some of the best dishwasher brands, and find the right dishwasher for your household and budget, with the BBC Good Food dishwasher buying guide.

Discover the benefits of products designed to achieve low noise levels

The chugging, huffing, whirring or gurgling of our homes and interiors can feel deafening and distracting, but there is another way to live

The search for quieter home appliances was the topic of a recent news report on BBC Breakfast, featuring interviews with Quiet Mark founder Poppy Szkiler and Laurence Mitchell, technology director at John Lewis. 

Luckily, there is plenty of quiet appliances for the kitchen these days, from washing machines and dishwashers to extractors and microwaves – not to forget food processors, kettles and other smaller designs.

This piece highlights 8 Quiet Mark certified fridges and fridge freezers to suit a wide range of kitchen sizes and budgets.

Whether you're on the hunt for quiet fans for your bedroom or tower fans, Quiet Mark has uncovered the best ones that won't keep you up at night.

With Bernie Krause, PhD, President & Soundscape Ecologist - Wild Sanctuary and Melisssa Pons, Field Recordist & Sound Designer - Melissapons.com

With Richard King - Associate at Sandy Brown and Martin Rawlins - Head of Sales UK at BASWA acoustic

Officially declared ‘quiet’, these fans are especially useful when you’re trying to sleep…

Just a few miles from Trafalgar Square, Hampstead Heath offers visitors 790 peaceful acres to escape the noise of the city and tune in to the sounds of a pristine green space.

The very best interior projects demand creativity from the ground up. The right flooring can really set the tone for a space, providing a backdrop to the rest of the scheme.

What are some of the biggest sound-emitting digital platforms you can think of? YouTube? Spotify? Well how about your email..? Consider the systems themselves, computer operating systems, that run all day, pinging us with notifications as they go, and you’ll find yourself amongst the work of today’s guest.

To the absolute joy of football fans everywhere, the UEFA Euro 2020 is finally taking place. We list a range of Quiet Mark Certified Fans to keep you cool and focused on the match. Game on!

Last month saw temperatures soar to 28.6C in the UK, with forecasts for more hot weather in the months ahead. A Quiet Mark certified fan will help to keep you cool without causing disturbance. 

Speaking to Quiet Times, it’s our honour to hear from a popular music legend who has gone on to create immersive surround sound installations, including The Noise Abatement Society’s West Street Project in Brighton that we’ve previously mentioned on The Quiet Mark Podcast.

Poor classroom acoustics can impact teachers’ stress levels, voices and even life expectancy. Acoustics expert Shane Cryer explains...

With Yoko Sen, Sound Artist / Founder, Sen Sound and Dr. Elif Özcan (Vieira), Director of
Critical Alarms Lab | Care Technology Lead TU DELFT

Seven ways to design a quiet and harmonious home

Noise is one of the most commonly-found contaminants in the construction sector. Construction sites produce extensive amounts of noise pollution, the effects of which are experienced immediately.

In a residential street in south London, dozens of household appliances are being put through their paces - not to measure how well they work, but how loud they sound.