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Manufactured in India, supplied in Thrissur

Ceiling baffles and clouds in Thrissur

We manufacture ceiling baffles and clouds at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Thrissur. Thrissur runs on events, retail and institutions, and all three need rooms where a large number of people can hear something clearly.

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

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

The material, and what it actually does on a Thrissur job

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 Thrissur is mostly auditoriums and function halls, jewellery and retail floors, banks, colleges, hotels, clinics.

Independent houses with high ceilings, tile floors and open plan layouts built for heat and very heavy monsoon, which rules out anything that absorbs moisture.

  • 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 Thrissur.

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02 / Specification

Published specification, identical wherever we ship it

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

If a consultant has set the target, we will quote against their figures rather than ours, and stay out of the scope they own. More on working with acoustic consultants.

03 / In this market

What decides the build-up in Thrissur

  • Large retail floors

    Tall, hard, brightly finished showrooms where staff talk to customers all day. Ceiling absorption does almost all of the work.

  • Humidity decides the material

    PET felt does not hold moisture or feed mould, which matters where monsoon damp defeats mineral products within a few seasons.

  • Halls full of people

    A hall at full capacity behaves differently from an empty one. The design has to work when it is full, which is when it is being judged.

  • Five to six days by road

    A long run, confirmed before dispatch, with samples sent ahead.

  • School and campus buildings

    Schools and colleges are naturally ventilated with open corridors, so absorption alone will not fix intelligibility.

We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.

04 / Durability

What the Thrissur climate rules in and rules out

Thrissur is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.

Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them.

The risk we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.

For a Thrissur 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 Thrissur, with real dates

Supply into Thrissur
Made atOur own plant, Palwal, Haryana
Reaches site infive to six days
Dispatch2 to 4 working days
To sitefive to six days
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 2 to 4 working days from our plant at Palwal. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.

By road from Palwal, roughly two thousand five hundred kilometres, normally five to six days on a dedicated truck.

500 sq ft, about 46 sq m, across baffles and clouds together.

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 / Read this first

Where this goes wrong, said plainly

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Suppliers who imply a Thrissur 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

Thrissur: questions we are actually asked

Are these ceiling baffles and clouds made in Thrissur?

No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Thrissur as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Thrissur runs on events, retail and institutions, and all three need rooms where a large number of people can hear something clearly. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.

What decides the specification for a Thrissur project?

A hall at full capacity behaves differently from an empty one. The design has to work when it is full, which is when it is being judged. Tall, hard, brightly finished showrooms where staff talk to customers all day. Ceiling absorption does almost all of the work. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.

Is this the right material for Thrissur conditions?

Thrissur is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season. Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them. The failure we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.

How does an order actually travel to Thrissur?

made at: Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, reaches site in: five to six days, dispatch: 2 to 4 working days. Standard items dispatch in 2 to 4 working days from our plant at Palwal. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.

Where do ceiling baffles and clouds fail to help?

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.

Is there a minimum order, and how does it arrive?

500 sq ft, about 46 sq m, across baffles and clouds together. 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

Send the drawings, get a straight answer

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.

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