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Manufactured in India, supplied in Johannesburg
Ceiling baffles and clouds in Johannesburg
We manufacture ceiling baffles and clouds at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Johannesburg. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Durban, then road up to the city, with the inland climb quoted as its own leg.
- Material
- 100% PET non-woven, the panel family
- Thickness
- 9 to 24 mm
- Size
- Made to the drawing, standard and custom
- Exposure
- Both faces work, which is why suspended area outperforms the same area laid flat
- Test standard
- ASTM C423
- Lead time
- Confirmed against the drawing
- Minimum order
- 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m
- ASTM C423
- Made at our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, India
- One batch across the order, no blending between runs
This comes from our own plant, not a trading desk. We do not have an office in your city and we will not invent one. What we can give you is factory pricing, consistent material and a technical answer before you commit.
01 / The material
What you are buying, and what it fixes in Johannesburg
PET felt suspended from the soffit, vertically as baffles or horizontally as clouds. It is how you treat a room with exposed services, where there is no ceiling to line.
Work reaching us from Johannesburg is mostly corporate office parks, generator enclosures, retail, hotels, schools, hospitals, studios.
Brick and concrete construction with hard floors. Townhouse and cluster developments share walls that were built for structure, not for separation.
- Vertical baffles Hung on edge in rows. Both faces absorb, so coverage figures based on plan area understate them.
- Horizontal clouds Flat rafts over the occupied zone, which also reflect early speech energy back down where it helps.
- Mixed with services Set out around ducts, trays and lighting rather than fighting them, coordinated from your reflected ceiling plan.
- What it will not do Baffles are efficient, not magic. In a very tall volume the height above the baffle line still rings, and the honest answer is either more area or accepting a higher RT, not a denser panel.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for baffles and clouds are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Johannesburg.
Acoustic ceiling baffles Acoustic ceiling clouds Acoustic ceiling tiles
02 / The numbers
One specification sheet, the same in every market
We publish one data sheet for every market. If a supplier quotes you a different figure for the same product in a different city, one of the two numbers is wrong.
- EchoCore 151500 GSM. Offices, retail, general
- EchoPro 181800 GSM. Halls, atria, spaces with a target
- EchoMax 222200 GSM. High volume and high occupancy
| Material | 100% PET non-woven, the panel family |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9 to 24 mm |
| Size | Made to the drawing, standard and custom |
| Exposure | Both faces work, which is why suspended area outperforms the same area laid flat |
| Test standard | ASTM C423 |
On a Johannesburg job with a consultant involved, our part is material that matches the submitted data. See working with acoustic consultants.
03 / What drives the brief
The Johannesburg conditions that change the answer
- Generator noise is routine
Standby plant runs often enough that it has to be treated as a permanent condition. Enclosure at the source is the only reliable answer.
- Office parks, not street frontage
Campus style buildings with large open floors and hard finishes. Speech carries a long way and the ceiling plane has to carry the room.
- The climb from Durban
The inland leg is long and it is real. We quote it separately so the programme is built on actual dates.
- Altitude and dry air
PET felt is stable in dry conditions and does not shed fibre, which suits sealed, conditioned buildings.
- School and campus buildings
Classrooms are hard walled with high ceilings and large class sizes, and school halls double as assembly and performance spaces.
We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.
04 / Climate and durability
The Johannesburg climate decides the material list
Johannesburg is hot summers, mild winters and a distinct wet season, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.
PET felt handles the wet months without absorbing moisture or feeding mould. Timber and wood wool want a ventilated cavity and a stable indoor RH.
The risk we design against here is wet-season humidity behind linings.
For a Johannesburg interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
05 / Logistics
Getting it to Johannesburg, with real dates
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
|---|---|
| Arrives at | Durban, then road up to Johannesburg |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Durban |
| Packing | Flat packed with fixings, sets labelled by row so the install sequence matches the drawing. |
| Lead time | Confirmed against the drawing. Standard sizes 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, not after.
Sea freight into Durban, then road up to Johannesburg. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
The same 500 sq ft minimum applies on export.
| Baffles and clouds | 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m |
|---|
Baffles and clouds are cut to the drawing, so the minimum is counted on finished panel area. Both faces of a hung baffle absorb, which is why coverage taken off a plan understates what the order actually does.
06 / Read this first
Where this goes wrong, said plainly
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The wrong product for the problem
Baffles are efficient, not magic. In a very tall volume the height above the baffle line still rings, and the honest answer is either more area or accepting a higher RT, not a denser panel.
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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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A claim of being local to Johannesburg
We manufacture in India and supply here. We do not run an office in this city and we will not pretend to, because you would find out on the first site visit.
Johannesburg: questions we are actually asked
Where are the ceiling baffles and clouds you supply to Johannesburg actually made?
No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Johannesburg as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Durban, then road up to the city, with the inland climb quoted as its own leg. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
Why would a Johannesburg build-up differ from anywhere else?
Standby plant runs often enough that it has to be treated as a permanent condition. Enclosure at the source is the only reliable answer. Campus style buildings with large open floors and hard finishes. Speech carries a long way and the ceiling plane has to carry the room. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
Will this material last in the Johannesburg climate?
Johannesburg is hot summers, mild winters and a distinct wet season. PET felt handles the wet months without absorbing moisture or feeding mould. Timber and wood wool want a ventilated cavity and a stable indoor RH. The failure we design against here is wet-season humidity behind linings.
When would material land on a Johannesburg site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Durban, then road up to Johannesburg, 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, not after.
What should you not buy ceiling baffles and clouds for?
Baffles are efficient, not magic. In a very tall volume the height above the baffle line still rings, and the honest answer is either more area or accepting a higher RT, not a denser panel.
What is the minimum order and how is it packed?
The same 500 sq ft minimum applies on export. Baffles and clouds, 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m. Baffles and clouds are cut to the drawing, so the minimum is counted on finished panel area. Both faces of a hung baffle absorb, which is why coverage taken off a plan understates what the order actually does. Flat packed with fixings, sets labelled by row so the install sequence matches the drawing.
Next step
Drawings in, BOQ and a delivered date out
A plan and a section is enough. We will come back with a build-up, a BOQ and a delivered date, and we will say so if what you are asking for will not work.