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Manufactured in India, supplied in London

Ceiling baffles and clouds in London

We manufacture ceiling baffles and clouds at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into London. Made at our own plant in India, packed for container transit, specified with your drawings before anything ships.

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 / Start here

What you are buying, and what it fixes in London

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 London is mostly flat conversions, offices, studios, bars and restaurants, schools, clinics.

Victorian and Edwardian terraces split into flats share a single brick party wall and a timber joist floor that was never built for two households. Newer stock is concrete with harder finishes.

  • 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 London.

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02 / Specification sheet

The published figures, unchanged by location

Nothing below changes by location. The decisions that do change are grade, thickness and how the material is mounted, and those are covered further down.

  • EchoCore 151500 GSM. Offices, retail, general
  • EchoPro 181800 GSM. Halls, atria, spaces with a target
  • EchoMax 222200 GSM. High volume and high occupancy
Ceiling baffles and clouds: published specification
Material100% PET non-woven, the panel family
Thickness9 to 24 mm
SizeMade to the drawing, standard and custom
ExposureBoth faces work, which is why suspended area outperforms the same area laid flat
Test standardASTM C423

Consultants get the raw data, not a sales sheet. That is the whole of our side of the job, and it is set out under working with acoustic consultants.

03 / In this market

What decides the build-up in London

  • Rail and Underground rumble

    Structure borne, so surface panels do nothing. It needs mass and decoupling in the floor, wall or ceiling first.

  • Single brick party walls

    A joist floor between two flats was never built for two households. Membrane plus an independent lining, then absorption.

  • Night economy neighbours

    Soho, Shoreditch, Camden and Clapham venues sit under flats. Bass containment and table-level comfort are two different jobs.

  • Damp winters

    PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which matters in older stock with cold wall build-ups.

  • School and campus buildings

    School buildings mix Victorian halls with post war system build and new academies, so hard floors, high ceilings and long corridors are the constant.

If you are specifying for a London project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.

04 / Durability

The London climate decides the material list

London is cool and damp, with long heating seasons and cold external walls, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.

Cold wall build-ups and long heating seasons mean interstitial condensation is a real risk behind any lining. PET felt is unaffected by damp air and will not feed mould where a fabric-faced mineral product would.

The risk we design against here is condensation behind linings in older, poorly insulated stock.

Interior designers tend to arrive with the look already decided. We will tell you which finish gets there without losing the acoustics. See how we work with interior designers.

05 / Route to site

What the route into London actually looks like

Supply into London
Ships fromPalwal, Haryana, India
Arrives atFelixstowe, London Gateway or Southampton
Dispatch4 to 7 working days
FreightSea and air
PackingFlat packed with fixings, sets labelled by row so the install sequence matches the drawing.
Lead timeConfirmed against the drawing. Standard sizes 4 to 7 working days.

Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.

Sea freight to Felixstowe, London Gateway or Southampton. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities. Clearance through your agent or ours.

The same 500 sq ft minimum applies on export.

Minimum order, ceiling baffles and clouds
Baffles and clouds500 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 / Worth knowing

The things worth knowing before you place the order

  • 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.

  • Square footage quoted before the room is understood

    Anyone can price a wall. Working out how much material the room actually needs usually reduces the order, which is why not everyone does it.

  • Suppliers who imply a London presence

    Ask any supplier where the material is made and who carries the warranty. We make it at Palwal in Haryana and we say so on every page, including this one.

FAQ

London: questions we are actually asked

Do you manufacture ceiling baffles and clouds in London?

No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into London as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India, packed for container transit, specified with your drawings before anything ships. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.

What decides the specification for a London project?

Structure borne, so surface panels do nothing. It needs mass and decoupling in the floor, wall or ceiling first. A joist floor between two flats was never built for two households. Membrane plus an independent lining, then absorption. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.

Will this material last in the London climate?

London is cool and damp, with long heating seasons and cold external walls. Cold wall build-ups and long heating seasons mean interstitial condensation is a real risk behind any lining. PET felt is unaffected by damp air and will not feed mould where a fabric-faced mineral product would. The failure we design against here is condensation behind linings in older, poorly insulated stock.

How quickly can material reach a site in London?

ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Felixstowe, London Gateway or Southampton, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.

When are ceiling baffles and clouds the wrong purchase?

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 quantity do we have to order, and in what packaging?

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

Tell us the room, we will tell you the build-up

One drawing gets you a proper answer. Build-up, quantities, a delivered date, and an honest note on anything we think is the wrong approach.

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