Manufactured in India, supplied in Bahrain
Wood wool acoustic panels in Bahrain
We manufacture wood wool acoustic panels at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Bahrain. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Khalifa Bin Salman Port.
- Panel size
- 1200 x 600 mm
- Thickness
- 20 mm
- Density
- 400 kg per cubic metre
- NRC
- 0.30
- Test standards
- ASTM C-423 and EN ISO 354
- Lead time
- 4 to 7 working days for standard sizes
- Minimum order
- 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m
- ASTM C-423 and EN ISO 354
- Made at our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, India
- One batch across the order, no blending between runs
Manufacturer, not reseller. We hold no local approvals and will not imply we do. You get the price the factory quotes, material that matches across a large order, and advice that sometimes talks you out of a purchase.
01 / Start here
What this material is and where it earns its place in Bahrain
Wood fibre bound into a rigid board with an open texture. Robust, paintable and used where the surface takes knocks, which is why it ends up in schools, sports halls and plant rooms.
Work reaching us from Bahrain is mostly offices in Manama, hotels, villas, apartments, clinics, schools, studios.
Low rise concrete and block housing with hard floors, and newer towers with shared slabs and no impact isolation.
- Direct fix Mechanically fixed to the soffit or wall. Durable and simple.
- On a cavity Mounted on battens with an air gap, which is where the low mid performance comes from.
- With a porous backing Board over mineral backing where the room needs more than the board alone gives.
- What it will not do At 20 mm it is a mid and high frequency absorber, not a bass solution, and painting it heavily will close the surface and reduce what it does. If a room needs low frequency control, depth or a cavity has to come from somewhere.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for wood wool panels are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Bahrain.
02 / Data sheet
One specification sheet, the same in every market
These figures are published and they do not move. The thing worth arguing about is not the number on the sheet, it is which grade and which build-up suits the room you are treating.
- Natural20 mm. Plant rooms, back of house, industrial
- Painted20 mm. Classrooms, halls, visible ceilings
| Panel size | 1200 x 600 mm |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 20 mm |
| Density | 400 kg per cubic metre |
| NRC | 0.30 |
| Test standards | ASTM C-423 and EN ISO 354 |
| Surface burning | Class A to ASTM E84 |
On a Bahrain job with a consultant involved, our part is material that matches the submitted data. See working with acoustic consultants.
03 / On the ground
What decides the build-up in Bahrain
- Humid, salt-laden air
Our PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which matters on an island where humidity sits high for much of the year and mineral products sag.
- Small orders, no importer layer
A single floor or one villa does not justify a trader margin. We quote small consignments direct and consolidate where it helps the cost.
- Banking and office fit-outs
Manama floors are glass and hard surfaces, with confidentiality expected in meeting rooms. Absorption plus a proper partition detail is what delivers that.
- Hospitality and villas
Hotels, lounges and family villas want the room to feel calm without looking treated. Material choice does more of that work than quantity.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Mosques, hotel function rooms and conference halls are hard tall volumes with long decay times.
- School and campus buildings
School buildings are hard surfaced with large halls, and new campuses are glazed and reverberant.
For a Bahrain practice, the useful thing is a detail you can put in a drawing set, not a brochure. See how we support architects.
04 / Climate and durability
The Bahrain climate decides the material list
Bahrain is hot and dry for most of the year, with dust and high daytime surface temperatures, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.
Dust is the enemy of open-cell products. PET felt does not shed, does not hold dust in the way fabric-wrapped glass wool does, and wipes down. Timber needs a stable indoor RH or it moves.
The risk we design against here is dust ingress and thermal movement in long runs.
If the visual is fixed and the room still has to perform, that is a solvable problem and a conversation worth having early. See how we work with interior designers.
05 / Logistics
How material reaches a Bahrain site
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
|---|---|
| Arrives at | Khalifa Bin Salman Port, then a short road run to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Khalifa Bin Salman |
| Packing | Palletised flat, edge protected. Boards are rigid but the edges chip, so they travel protected. |
| Lead time | 4 to 7 working days for standard sizes. |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order.
Sea freight into Khalifa Bin Salman Port, then a short road run to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
The same 500 sq ft minimum applies on export.
| Any finish | 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m |
|---|
A panel is 1200 x 600 mm, which is 0.72 sq m or about 7.75 sq ft, so the minimum is roughly 65 panels.
06 / Straight talk
The things worth knowing before you place the order
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The wrong product for the problem
At 20 mm it is a mid and high frequency absorber, not a bass solution, and painting it heavily will close the surface and reduce what it does. If a room needs low frequency control, depth or a cavity has to come from somewhere.
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A number chased without a measurement
If nobody has measured the room or set a target, the specification is a guess with a decimal point in it. We will ask for the target before we quote the quantity.
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Local approvals that nobody actually holds
We hold no Bahrain certification and we will not borrow one. The test data we publish is ours, and we will send the reports rather than describe them.
Bahrain: questions we are actually asked
Where are the wood wool acoustic panels you supply to Bahrain actually made?
No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Bahrain as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Khalifa Bin Salman Port. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
What changes the specification on a Bahrain job?
Our PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which matters on an island where humidity sits high for much of the year and mineral products sag. A single floor or one villa does not justify a trader margin. We quote small consignments direct and consolidate where it helps the cost. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
Does Bahrain weather shorten the life of this material?
Bahrain is hot and dry for most of the year, with dust and high daytime surface temperatures. Dust is the enemy of open-cell products. PET felt does not shed, does not hold dust in the way fabric-wrapped glass wool does, and wipes down. Timber needs a stable indoor RH or it moves. The failure we design against here is dust ingress and thermal movement in long runs.
What is the delivery time into Bahrain?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Khalifa Bin Salman Port, then a short road run to site, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order.
Where do wood wool acoustic panels fail to help?
At 20 mm it is a mid and high frequency absorber, not a bass solution, and painting it heavily will close the surface and reduce what it does. If a room needs low frequency control, depth or a cavity has to come from somewhere.
What quantity do we have to order, and in what packaging?
The same 500 sq ft minimum applies on export. Any finish, 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m. A panel is 1200 x 600 mm, which is 0.72 sq m or about 7.75 sq ft, so the minimum is roughly 65 panels. Palletised flat, edge protected. Boards are rigid but the edges chip, so they travel protected.
Next step
Drawings in, BOQ and a delivered date out
Send what you have. We will give you a layer by layer build-up, a bill of quantities and a date material lands, and we will flag anything in the brief that will not achieve what you want.