The Pioneer Making Workplace Hearing Tests Simple
Mark Ashmore (RHAD, MIOA) revolutionised UK workplace hearing surveillance with 30 years' experience in the hearing arena serving and more recently on British Standards committees for hearing protection (PH/7) and acoustics hearing committee(EH/1).
Realising that take up of hearing health surveillance was hampered by cost, accessibility and logistic concerns Mark created something radical: the UK's first self-service audiometric testing system that anyone can use.
His patented "Turn-up & Test" solution:
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Sends a complete testing kit to your workplace
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Designed to enable a nominated individual within your company to run tests with minimal training – the test is intuitive
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Works 24/7 - perfect for night shifts, weekends, new starters
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Includes expert review - Mark's team personally reviews every single test result
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Delivers instant compliance - UKCA certified, MHRA registered, fully HSE compliant
The calibrated headset connects to any computer. Your staff follow simple on-screen instructions. Results are emailed instantly. Mark's team reviews everything and provides HSE-compliant documentation.
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Workplace Hearing Tests in the East of England.
HSE hearing health surveillance for employers across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Norwich, Ipswich and Peterborough
The East of England combines agricultural processing, food and drink manufacturing, and light engineering. Processing plants, packaging lines, and grain handling facilities all produce noise levels that trigger the duty to arrange hearing health surveillance.
Each of these sectors carries noise exposure risks that trigger mandatory hearing health surveillance under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005.
What HSE Found in Manufacturing 2025/2026
HSE manufacturing prosecutions (2025) - 53
Total fines levied (2025) - £7.7 million
Fee for Intervention (Per Hour) - £163
Average fine per prosecution - £146,000
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East of England News
Keeping you in the loop whilst protecting your business from HSE enforcements in the East of England.
Formal Improvement Notice
In December 2025, a manufacturing company in Peterborough was served an Improvement Notice for failing to place employees identified as being at noise risk under any hearing surveillance scheme. The company was given less than eight weeks to comply.
Prosecution & £40K Fine
A timber manufacturer in Suffolk was prosecuted and fined £40,000 at Cambridge Magistrates ' Court for breaching the Noise at Work Regulations. The case demonstrated that even smaller manufacturers face significant financial penalties when HSE finds systematic failures in noise management.
3 February 2026
"Doing our annual hearing tests this way saved quite a lot of money this year. I scheduled the tests one month in advance, but one of the guys was sick on the day.
I still had the headset when he came back to work and got the job done with minimum fuss and no extra cost. Highly recommended."
Bruce Blackman
Complete Tree Care
31 January 2026
"The hearing test kit is very simple to set up and use.
Being able to administer the test ourselves was a great help at reducing the downtime of staff and fitted nicely into our working day.
Mark is always on hand to help with any issues, would highly recommend."
Karl Foster
Boward Tree Surgery
2 February 2026
"Working with Hear 4 The Long Term has given Encore a greater flexibility for delivering hearing tests to employees.
Getting a baseline for new employees can be done with ease and the equipment can be transported within our three production facilities. We no longer have to rely on set days to deliver hearing tests in bulk.
I would recommend Hear 4 The Long Term to any employer having to deliver hearing tests to employees."
Rob Hickey
The Encore Group
3 February 2026
"Having worked with Hear 4 The Long Term on their website and digital strategy, we've seen first-hand how Mark Ashmore's service stands apart in the UK workplace hearing test market.
As an HCPC-registered audiologist with decades of experience, Mark has built a system that makes occupational hearing testing more accessible and significantly more cost-effective than traditional mobile audiometry providers.
H4TLT covers everything from baseline hearing tests and HSE hearing surveillance to earplug fit testing — all with qualified audiologist oversight and full regulatory compliance. If you're looking for the best value workplace hearing tests in the UK, this is it."
Dan Cartwright
Scopesite Digital Studios
4 February 2026
"I'm delighted to be working with Mark on a major music hearing protection project in the public sector. His products are an important part of the risk mitigation and ongoing management of the work being delivered."
Giles Morgan
Nimrod CS & Palmyra
It's Your Turn Now, Try The Compliance Check Below
Establish compliant hearing baselines for every new starter. Pre-calibrated headset connects to any PC enabling your nominated individual to run the test for every new starter at induction. Fully compliant with Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. Results instantly documented for HSE records.
Verify your hearing protection actually works. Test confirms each employee's earplugs deliver the required attenuation - no more guessing if PPE is effective. The test takes less than five minutes and immediately identifies where effectiveness is reduced due to poor insertion. Pass/fail results prove effectiveness and protect against industrial deafness claims.
Your complete workplace audiometric hearing health surveillance solution. Patented 'Turn-up & Test' system needs no qualifications or audiologist involvement. Test night shifts, weekends, remote sites - whenever suits your operation. UKCA marked, MHRA registered. The only self-service system that guarantees HSE compliance.
Not Sure Which Test You Need?
Our free quick compliance check identifies exactly what testing your workplace requires. Results display straight away - no waiting, no email sign-up, no sales pressure.
Just clear guidance to help you keep your workers safe.
All responses are confidential and never shared outside H4TLT.
FAQ Section
Industrial Hearing Tests in the East of England
Any employer with workers exposed to noise at or above 85 dB(A) must provide hearing health surveillance under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. In the East of England, this commonly applies to agricultural processing and grain handling, food manufacturing and packaging, light engineering, printing and paper production, and aggregate processing. Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire have significant concentrations of these industries, particularly around Peterborough and the A14 corridor.
Equipment sent on-site, no need for an audiologist to visit.
No. Traditional mobile audiometry services charge day rates of £1,000 to £1,700 because they send a van and a technician. For rural East of England sites, travel surcharges on top of those day rates make mobile provision even more expensive. Hear 4 The Long Term sends a pre-calibrated headset instead. Your nominated person runs the test, and every result is reviewed by Mark Ashmore, an HCPC-registered audiologist with over 30 years' experience.
Hear 4 The Long Term are the cheapest in the United Kingdom
HSE hearing surveillance starts from £10 per test. Earplug fit testing starts from £3 per test. Baseline hearing tests for new starters start from £9 per test. These prices are the same nationwide with no regional surcharges and no travel fees, which is particularly relevant for rural East of England sites where mobile van providers often add mileage charges. Use the Compliance Checker for an exact quote based on your workforce size.
Yes, if exposed to noise at or above 85 dB(A)
If workers are exposed to noise at or above 85 dB(A), yes. Grain dryers, processing machinery, milling equipment, and conveyor systems can all generate noise levels that trigger mandatory hearing health surveillance. Many agricultural processing employers are not aware that the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 applies to them because they do not think of themselves as manufacturers. The Compliance Checker will tell you in under 3 minutes whether your operation triggers the requirement.
The evidence is in the steps you take to mitigate the risk.
Yes. In December 2025, Receiptco Manufacturing in Peterborough was served an Improvement Notice for having no hearing surveillance for noise-at-risk employees, with a compliance deadline of February 2026. Leyton Group in Basildon, on the Essex border, was served a notice in May 2024 for failing to reduce noise above 85 dB. HSE's Dust and Noise campaign runs across all regions, and the East of England's concentration of food processing and light manufacturing puts it firmly within the inspection scope.
Areas We Cover
Hear 4 The Long Term provides workplace hearing tests to employers across the South West, including:
Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Norwich, Ipswich, Peterborough and surrounding areas.
Since our testing is delivered online through a self-service platform, there are no travel charges and no minimum booking requirements. If you have a computer and an internet connection, you can test.