Acoustic Pinboard Tiles for Classrooms

A 12mm or 24mm thick decorative interior wall covering, available in 5 standard sizes, that will transform noisy school interiors as well as creating a colourful, highly durable and exciting surrounding which improves the learning experience. This is an Autex type material.

Corners can be either square or rounded.

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Description

Acoustic Pinboard Tiles

Acoustic Pinboard Tiles provide a dual-purpose solution for educational environments, combining structural sound absorption with a functional, pin-receptive display surface. Specifically engineered for busy classrooms, nurseries, and corridors, these tiles help combat the high background noise levels that compromise speech intelligibility and hinder learning for both mainstream and hearing-impaired students.

Acoustic Performance & BB93 Compliance

These panels are designed to assist schools in achieving compliance with Building Bulletin 93 (BB93) acoustic standards for internal school designs. When surface-mounted directly to walls, performance scales by panel thickness:

  • 24mm Thickness (Class C Absorber): Delivers robust mid-to-high frequency dampening, reaching 1.00 full absorption efficiency from 1kHz upwards, with a significant 0.75 coefficient at 500Hz.
  • 12mm Thickness (Class D Absorber): Provides a slimmer profile optimized for high-frequency control, hitting a 1.00 coefficient at 4kHz and 0.95 at 2kHz.

Please Note: Although these tiles can be used as pinboards their acoustic absorption will reduce if they are covered, especially if the paper is thick or multi-layered.

Acoustic Data

The test data below is for uncovered tiles.

Sound Absorption coefficients
Thickness 125Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2kHz 4kHz Class
12mm 0.05 0.10 0.40 0.75 0.95 1.00 D
24mm 0.10 0.30 0.75 1.00 1.00 1.00 C

Key Technical & Material Benefits

  • Eco-Friendly Composition: Manufactured from recycled polyester plastic bottles, utilizing thermally bonded polyester fibres in a non-woven matrix.
  • Triple-Receptive Surface: Finished in a fine velour fabric texture that seamlessly accepts Velcro, staples, and pins without degrading.
  • Heavy-Duty Durability: Engineered to be highly impact-resistant, non-toxic, non-irritant, and resistant to colour fading in high-traffic school corridors.
  • Fire Safety: Achieves a Class B rating to EN13501-1:2007+A1 2009, ensuring compliance with strict public building fire regulations.

Technical Properties

Property Specification
Colour See chart
Size 5 standard (above) but also customisable
Supply tiles
Thickness 12mm or 24mm
Weight Typically 2.5 and 5kg/m2
Fabric texture Fine velour
Flammability Class B to EN13501-1:2007+A1 2009
Absorption Class D or C

Standard Sizes

acoustic pinboard tiles sizes

Available Colours

acoustic polyester colour chart

acoustic polyester colour chart

 

Acoustic polyester pinboard
Example of panel in Ivory