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Notices Show Up Clearly on a Grey Fire Retardant Board
Some walls need a board that shouts for attention and some need one that stays quietly out of the way, and grey does the second job particularly well by giving the notices a plain, even backdrop to sit on rather than a bright colour that competes with them for the eye. The felt behind that unobtrusive grey meets fire rules for public buildings, pins and staples both grip the felt, and the neutral shade slips in easily against paint, brick or timber panelling without any fuss at all. This noticeboard is sold only through Displaysense. Best suited to schools, offices and shared public areas where a board has to blend quietly into the room and still pass all of its fire rules.
Why an Open Grey Felt Board Is Fast to Update
- Fire-rated felt across the whole face: Behind the grey, the fabric itself is finished and tested against known fire standards, so a board loaded corner to corner with paper still leaves a school, an office or a clinic within the fire-safety rules that particular building must keep to.
- A plain grey that stays in the background: The understated shade slips in against almost any wall, from fresh paint to old brick or timber, so the board itself never fights the room and the eye lands on the pinned-up notices themselves rather than on some loud panel sitting behind them.
- Takes pins and staples straight on: Press in a drawing pin or drive a staple and the open grey felt grips either one, so a lone flyer and a bulky stapled report each lie flat against the felt face and peel off cleanly whenever the wall is refreshed for a new week or a new term.
- Gathers a full wall of paper in one spot: The broad felt face brings a whole run of notices, rotas and posters into a single, gathered place, so a busy area keeps all of its information together and a reader finds what they need without scanning across a patchy, half-empty wall.
- Capped corners with no bare screws: A cap closes off each corner over its fixing, so no screw heads or sharp edges are ever on show on a board mounted where staff and visitors pass close by, and the slim frame runs a clean, level line the whole way round the grey.
- Hangs upright or on its side: Fit the board standing portrait up a tall stretch of wall or turned landscape along a wide one, using the kit supplied, so an awkward pillar space or a long straight run of wall each get the shape that best suits the material going on show.
Where a Grey Message Board Works Across Mixed Settings
| Schools and Colleges | Classroom and corridor walls take a grey board that holds timetables, notices and pupil work against an even, low-key backdrop, the background felt keeping a busy teaching space from looking louder than it truly needs to be while still meeting the fire rules a school building follows. |
| Offices and Workspaces | Team walls gain a grey board that gathers rotas, updates and reminders in one spot, the low-key shade sitting quietly on an open-plan floor so the information reads clearly and the panel itself never pulls focus away from the work going on around it. |
| Healthcare and Clinics | Waiting rooms and clinic corridors use a grey board for guidance, appointments and health notices, the soft colour keeping a care setting looking settled and unhurried and the tested felt holding a paper-heavy wall well inside a health site's fire rules. |
| Community and Public Buildings | Halls, libraries and civic spaces take a grey board that suits a mixed, changing crowd, the understated tone blending with almost any interior and the certified felt keeping a shared, well-used wall safely within the fire rules that space follows. |
| Retail and Hospitality | Back rooms and staff areas use a grey board for shift notes, rotas and policies, the low-key shade fitting a working space behind the scenes and the roomy face keeping a full week of information tidy in one single, gathered place. |
| Reception and Shared Areas | Entrances and shared landings take a grey board that greets people without a jarring colour, the quiet backdrop suiting a front-of-house space and the wide surface keeping directions and updates in clear view as people arrive. |
Need the Same Grey Board in a Smaller Size?
When a room asks for less than a full sheet of wall, this fire retardant grey felt is made in a compact size as well. Take a look at the smaller grey fire retardant noticeboard here, which ships with free UK mainland delivery.
NB4818GR is a Fire Retardant Grey Felt Aluminium Framed Noticeboard from Displaysense. Its low-key grey felt sits back and lets the notices do the talking, so the board fits almost any wall colour or decor without clashing with it. The felt passes fire standards BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) for buildings the public uses. Height 1800mm, width 1200mm. Weight 15kg. An open grey felt face takes pins and staples, framed in satin silver anodised aluminium with capped corner fixings and no bare hardware on show. It carries no lock and no hinged door. Mounting is on the wall in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, for indoor rooms only. Picked by schools, offices, clinics and mixed public buildings that want a big, fire-safe board the wall barely notices. Sold only through Displaysense, with the same board in red, green and blue at this size and a smaller 900mm by 600mm option. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Fire performance is the first thing worth knowing about this board, because the felt is treated to slow down ignition and hold back flame, and so it meets the two marks BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 in the B-s1, d0 band. Any surface that carries a heavy load of paper in a school, office or public building has to clear those fire rules before it is ever allowed to go up. Here all of that testing sits under an understated grey face, so the safety comes built in rather than bolted on afterwards.
Grey holds its place on a wall by doing the very opposite of a bright colour, which is to sit right back and let whatever has been pinned up take all the attention. A neutral tone slots in against paint, brick, wood or panelling without clashing with any of them, so the very same board suits a modern office, an old village hall or a bare corridor equally well. Print in any colour still reads clearly against the grey, which is a large part of why the shade turns up wherever a wall should look quiet and unfussy.
A wide felt face is what turns a scatter of loose sheets into one organised wall, gathering the rotas, memos and posters neatly side by side in a single, shared place. Pins and staples both push straight into the open grey surface, with no glass sheet or hinged door in the way, so a slim flyer and a fat stapled wad each press flat onto the grey. A whole week of material can go up on the board at once, and any one single sheet swaps out again in a matter of seconds.
Holding the felt in place is a satin silver anodised aluminium frame, with each corner closed off by a cap that hides its fixing so nothing sharp or bare ever shows on the finished wall. Hung in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, the board is intended for indoor rooms and reaches buyers through Displaysense alone. The same fire-rated board is offered in red, green and blue at this size as well as a smaller wall format, each with free UK mainland delivery and a 28-day returns window.
What Comes in the Box
- 1 x grey fire retardant felt noticeboard set in a satin silver anodised aluminium frame
- 1 x wall mounting kit with capped corner fixings
Want a Colour With a Bit More Presence?
If the wall would carry a stronger shade, the same board comes in blue at this size. Grey keeps a room neutral and lets the notices lead, while blue gives a working wall a steadier, business-like feel. The pick simply follows the room, and our team is glad to help.
Call us on 01279 460460 or view the blue fire retardant noticeboard.
NB4818GR is a Fire Retardant Grey Felt Aluminium Framed Noticeboard from Displaysense. Its low-key grey felt sits back and lets the notices do the talking, so the board fits almost any wall colour or decor without clashing with it. The felt passes fire standards BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) for buildings the public uses. Height 1800mm, width 1200mm. Weight 15kg. An open grey felt face takes pins and staples, framed in satin silver anodised aluminium with capped corner fixings and no bare hardware on show. It carries no lock and no hinged door. Mounting is on the wall in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, for indoor rooms only. Picked by schools, offices, clinics and mixed public buildings that want a big, fire-safe board the wall barely notices. Sold only through Displaysense, with the same board in red, green and blue at this size and a smaller 900mm by 600mm option. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Set out below is the full specification for the NB4818GR grey fire retardant noticeboard. The five boxes at the top flag the headline figures at a glance, and each row that follows pairs a spec with a plain line on what it gives you on a plain, blend-in grey wall. Take the size and weight first, then the fire rating, the felt, the aluminium frame and the fixings.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Grey open fire retardant felt noticeboard, wide | A wide, open felt board that blends quietly into the wall behind it, while it still holds a full spread of notices and stays fire-safe for use in a public room. |
| Colour | Grey | A grey this plain sits back against almost any decor, so the pinned notices stand out and the panel never competes with the room around it. |
| Size | 1800mm x 1200mm | A broad display area that draws a whole week of notices together into one single spot and neatly covers a large stretch of otherwise empty, hard wall. |
| Fire rating | BS 476 Class 0, BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) | Two named fire ratings let the grey felt carry a full wall of paper while the school, office or clinic behind the board stays inside the fire rules. |
| Surface | Grey felt, holds pins and staples | The open felt grips both pins and staples right across a wide face, so rotas, flyers and updates all go up and come down again fast. |
| Frame | Satin silver anodised aluminium | A slim satin silver frame runs a clean, level edge right around the grey felt, resting neatly on a classroom, office or hall wall. |
| Corner fixings | Capped, no visible screws | Each corner cap hides its own fixing away, so no screw heads and no rough edges are on show where staff and visitors walk past. |
| Weight | 15kg | A broad panel best carried and squared up by a pair of hands, then left sitting flush and firm once all of the fixings are home. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang the grey board standing upright or turned over on its side to suit the wall and the layout, with the supplied kit covering both ways. |
| Wall fixings | Wall mounting kit supplied | The wall mounting kit is packed in with the board itself, so the grey panel can be levelled and put straight up the day it arrives. |
| Environment | Indoor use | Made for indoor use in school, office, clinic and hall settings, but never for damp, wet or rain-hit positions out of doors. |
| Exclusivity | Available only from Displaysense | Stocked through Displaysense and no other retailer, which keeps this low-key grey board a genuinely distinct choice for a mixed-use setting. |
Free delivery on every order, no minimum spend
UK Mainland standard delivery included on everything we sell.
Standard
Free
Always included, no minimum order
Express
£9.95
Express options shown at checkout where available
Lead time
3 to 5 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders typically ship within 1 to 2 working days of placement
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
Questions About This Grey Fire Retardant Noticeboard
Choosing a Board That Fits Almost Any Room
A neutral grey works almost anywhere in a building, which makes the choice of board and the content on it the part really worth getting right. These Displaysense guides walk through picking the correct noticeboard for the job, why fire-rated felt really matters in a school building, keeping busy corridors clear and easy to read, and building a values display that a mixed community wall can genuinely share right across the year.
Overview
Notices Show Up Clearly on a Grey Fire Retardant Board
Some walls need a board that shouts for attention and some need one that stays quietly out of the way, and grey does the second job particularly well by giving the notices a plain, even backdrop to sit on rather than a bright colour that competes with them for the eye. The felt behind that unobtrusive grey meets fire rules for public buildings, pins and staples both grip the felt, and the neutral shade slips in easily against paint, brick or timber panelling without any fuss at all. This noticeboard is sold only through Displaysense. Best suited to schools, offices and shared public areas where a board has to blend quietly into the room and still pass all of its fire rules.
Why an Open Grey Felt Board Is Fast to Update
- Fire-rated felt across the whole face: Behind the grey, the fabric itself is finished and tested against known fire standards, so a board loaded corner to corner with paper still leaves a school, an office or a clinic within the fire-safety rules that particular building must keep to.
- A plain grey that stays in the background: The understated shade slips in against almost any wall, from fresh paint to old brick or timber, so the board itself never fights the room and the eye lands on the pinned-up notices themselves rather than on some loud panel sitting behind them.
- Takes pins and staples straight on: Press in a drawing pin or drive a staple and the open grey felt grips either one, so a lone flyer and a bulky stapled report each lie flat against the felt face and peel off cleanly whenever the wall is refreshed for a new week or a new term.
- Gathers a full wall of paper in one spot: The broad felt face brings a whole run of notices, rotas and posters into a single, gathered place, so a busy area keeps all of its information together and a reader finds what they need without scanning across a patchy, half-empty wall.
- Capped corners with no bare screws: A cap closes off each corner over its fixing, so no screw heads or sharp edges are ever on show on a board mounted where staff and visitors pass close by, and the slim frame runs a clean, level line the whole way round the grey.
- Hangs upright or on its side: Fit the board standing portrait up a tall stretch of wall or turned landscape along a wide one, using the kit supplied, so an awkward pillar space or a long straight run of wall each get the shape that best suits the material going on show.
Where a Grey Message Board Works Across Mixed Settings
| Schools and Colleges | Classroom and corridor walls take a grey board that holds timetables, notices and pupil work against an even, low-key backdrop, the background felt keeping a busy teaching space from looking louder than it truly needs to be while still meeting the fire rules a school building follows. |
| Offices and Workspaces | Team walls gain a grey board that gathers rotas, updates and reminders in one spot, the low-key shade sitting quietly on an open-plan floor so the information reads clearly and the panel itself never pulls focus away from the work going on around it. |
| Healthcare and Clinics | Waiting rooms and clinic corridors use a grey board for guidance, appointments and health notices, the soft colour keeping a care setting looking settled and unhurried and the tested felt holding a paper-heavy wall well inside a health site's fire rules. |
| Community and Public Buildings | Halls, libraries and civic spaces take a grey board that suits a mixed, changing crowd, the understated tone blending with almost any interior and the certified felt keeping a shared, well-used wall safely within the fire rules that space follows. |
| Retail and Hospitality | Back rooms and staff areas use a grey board for shift notes, rotas and policies, the low-key shade fitting a working space behind the scenes and the roomy face keeping a full week of information tidy in one single, gathered place. |
| Reception and Shared Areas | Entrances and shared landings take a grey board that greets people without a jarring colour, the quiet backdrop suiting a front-of-house space and the wide surface keeping directions and updates in clear view as people arrive. |
Need the Same Grey Board in a Smaller Size?
When a room asks for less than a full sheet of wall, this fire retardant grey felt is made in a compact size as well. Take a look at the smaller grey fire retardant noticeboard here, which ships with free UK mainland delivery.
NB4818GR is a Fire Retardant Grey Felt Aluminium Framed Noticeboard from Displaysense. Its low-key grey felt sits back and lets the notices do the talking, so the board fits almost any wall colour or decor without clashing with it. The felt passes fire standards BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) for buildings the public uses. Height 1800mm, width 1200mm. Weight 15kg. An open grey felt face takes pins and staples, framed in satin silver anodised aluminium with capped corner fixings and no bare hardware on show. It carries no lock and no hinged door. Mounting is on the wall in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, for indoor rooms only. Picked by schools, offices, clinics and mixed public buildings that want a big, fire-safe board the wall barely notices. Sold only through Displaysense, with the same board in red, green and blue at this size and a smaller 900mm by 600mm option. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Description
Fire performance is the first thing worth knowing about this board, because the felt is treated to slow down ignition and hold back flame, and so it meets the two marks BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 in the B-s1, d0 band. Any surface that carries a heavy load of paper in a school, office or public building has to clear those fire rules before it is ever allowed to go up. Here all of that testing sits under an understated grey face, so the safety comes built in rather than bolted on afterwards.
Grey holds its place on a wall by doing the very opposite of a bright colour, which is to sit right back and let whatever has been pinned up take all the attention. A neutral tone slots in against paint, brick, wood or panelling without clashing with any of them, so the very same board suits a modern office, an old village hall or a bare corridor equally well. Print in any colour still reads clearly against the grey, which is a large part of why the shade turns up wherever a wall should look quiet and unfussy.
A wide felt face is what turns a scatter of loose sheets into one organised wall, gathering the rotas, memos and posters neatly side by side in a single, shared place. Pins and staples both push straight into the open grey surface, with no glass sheet or hinged door in the way, so a slim flyer and a fat stapled wad each press flat onto the grey. A whole week of material can go up on the board at once, and any one single sheet swaps out again in a matter of seconds.
Holding the felt in place is a satin silver anodised aluminium frame, with each corner closed off by a cap that hides its fixing so nothing sharp or bare ever shows on the finished wall. Hung in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, the board is intended for indoor rooms and reaches buyers through Displaysense alone. The same fire-rated board is offered in red, green and blue at this size as well as a smaller wall format, each with free UK mainland delivery and a 28-day returns window.
What Comes in the Box
- 1 x grey fire retardant felt noticeboard set in a satin silver anodised aluminium frame
- 1 x wall mounting kit with capped corner fixings
Want a Colour With a Bit More Presence?
If the wall would carry a stronger shade, the same board comes in blue at this size. Grey keeps a room neutral and lets the notices lead, while blue gives a working wall a steadier, business-like feel. The pick simply follows the room, and our team is glad to help.
Call us on 01279 460460 or view the blue fire retardant noticeboard.
NB4818GR is a Fire Retardant Grey Felt Aluminium Framed Noticeboard from Displaysense. Its low-key grey felt sits back and lets the notices do the talking, so the board fits almost any wall colour or decor without clashing with it. The felt passes fire standards BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) for buildings the public uses. Height 1800mm, width 1200mm. Weight 15kg. An open grey felt face takes pins and staples, framed in satin silver anodised aluminium with capped corner fixings and no bare hardware on show. It carries no lock and no hinged door. Mounting is on the wall in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, for indoor rooms only. Picked by schools, offices, clinics and mixed public buildings that want a big, fire-safe board the wall barely notices. Sold only through Displaysense, with the same board in red, green and blue at this size and a smaller 900mm by 600mm option. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Specifications
Set out below is the full specification for the NB4818GR grey fire retardant noticeboard. The five boxes at the top flag the headline figures at a glance, and each row that follows pairs a spec with a plain line on what it gives you on a plain, blend-in grey wall. Take the size and weight first, then the fire rating, the felt, the aluminium frame and the fixings.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Grey open fire retardant felt noticeboard, wide | A wide, open felt board that blends quietly into the wall behind it, while it still holds a full spread of notices and stays fire-safe for use in a public room. |
| Colour | Grey | A grey this plain sits back against almost any decor, so the pinned notices stand out and the panel never competes with the room around it. |
| Size | 1800mm x 1200mm | A broad display area that draws a whole week of notices together into one single spot and neatly covers a large stretch of otherwise empty, hard wall. |
| Fire rating | BS 476 Class 0, BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) | Two named fire ratings let the grey felt carry a full wall of paper while the school, office or clinic behind the board stays inside the fire rules. |
| Surface | Grey felt, holds pins and staples | The open felt grips both pins and staples right across a wide face, so rotas, flyers and updates all go up and come down again fast. |
| Frame | Satin silver anodised aluminium | A slim satin silver frame runs a clean, level edge right around the grey felt, resting neatly on a classroom, office or hall wall. |
| Corner fixings | Capped, no visible screws | Each corner cap hides its own fixing away, so no screw heads and no rough edges are on show where staff and visitors walk past. |
| Weight | 15kg | A broad panel best carried and squared up by a pair of hands, then left sitting flush and firm once all of the fixings are home. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang the grey board standing upright or turned over on its side to suit the wall and the layout, with the supplied kit covering both ways. |
| Wall fixings | Wall mounting kit supplied | The wall mounting kit is packed in with the board itself, so the grey panel can be levelled and put straight up the day it arrives. |
| Environment | Indoor use | Made for indoor use in school, office, clinic and hall settings, but never for damp, wet or rain-hit positions out of doors. |
| Exclusivity | Available only from Displaysense | Stocked through Displaysense and no other retailer, which keeps this low-key grey board a genuinely distinct choice for a mixed-use setting. |
Delivery & Returns
Free delivery on every order, no minimum spend
UK Mainland standard delivery included on everything we sell.
Standard
Free
Always included, no minimum order
Express
£9.95
Express options shown at checkout where available
Lead time
3 to 5 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders typically ship within 1 to 2 working days of placement
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
FAQs
Questions About This Grey Fire Retardant Noticeboard
Knowledge Hub
Choosing a Board That Fits Almost Any Room
A neutral grey works almost anywhere in a building, which makes the choice of board and the content on it the part really worth getting right. These Displaysense guides walk through picking the correct noticeboard for the job, why fire-rated felt really matters in a school building, keeping busy corridors clear and easy to read, and building a values display that a mixed community wall can genuinely share right across the year.
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Overview
Description
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
FAQs
Knowledge Hub
Notices Show Up Clearly on a Grey Fire Retardant Board
Some walls need a board that shouts for attention and some need one that stays quietly out of the way, and grey does the second job particularly well by giving the notices a plain, even backdrop to sit on rather than a bright colour that competes with them for the eye. The felt behind that unobtrusive grey meets fire rules for public buildings, pins and staples both grip the felt, and the neutral shade slips in easily against paint, brick or timber panelling without any fuss at all. This noticeboard is sold only through Displaysense. Best suited to schools, offices and shared public areas where a board has to blend quietly into the room and still pass all of its fire rules.
Why an Open Grey Felt Board Is Fast to Update
- Fire-rated felt across the whole face: Behind the grey, the fabric itself is finished and tested against known fire standards, so a board loaded corner to corner with paper still leaves a school, an office or a clinic within the fire-safety rules that particular building must keep to.
- A plain grey that stays in the background: The understated shade slips in against almost any wall, from fresh paint to old brick or timber, so the board itself never fights the room and the eye lands on the pinned-up notices themselves rather than on some loud panel sitting behind them.
- Takes pins and staples straight on: Press in a drawing pin or drive a staple and the open grey felt grips either one, so a lone flyer and a bulky stapled report each lie flat against the felt face and peel off cleanly whenever the wall is refreshed for a new week or a new term.
- Gathers a full wall of paper in one spot: The broad felt face brings a whole run of notices, rotas and posters into a single, gathered place, so a busy area keeps all of its information together and a reader finds what they need without scanning across a patchy, half-empty wall.
- Capped corners with no bare screws: A cap closes off each corner over its fixing, so no screw heads or sharp edges are ever on show on a board mounted where staff and visitors pass close by, and the slim frame runs a clean, level line the whole way round the grey.
- Hangs upright or on its side: Fit the board standing portrait up a tall stretch of wall or turned landscape along a wide one, using the kit supplied, so an awkward pillar space or a long straight run of wall each get the shape that best suits the material going on show.
Where a Grey Message Board Works Across Mixed Settings
| Schools and Colleges | Classroom and corridor walls take a grey board that holds timetables, notices and pupil work against an even, low-key backdrop, the background felt keeping a busy teaching space from looking louder than it truly needs to be while still meeting the fire rules a school building follows. |
| Offices and Workspaces | Team walls gain a grey board that gathers rotas, updates and reminders in one spot, the low-key shade sitting quietly on an open-plan floor so the information reads clearly and the panel itself never pulls focus away from the work going on around it. |
| Healthcare and Clinics | Waiting rooms and clinic corridors use a grey board for guidance, appointments and health notices, the soft colour keeping a care setting looking settled and unhurried and the tested felt holding a paper-heavy wall well inside a health site's fire rules. |
| Community and Public Buildings | Halls, libraries and civic spaces take a grey board that suits a mixed, changing crowd, the understated tone blending with almost any interior and the certified felt keeping a shared, well-used wall safely within the fire rules that space follows. |
| Retail and Hospitality | Back rooms and staff areas use a grey board for shift notes, rotas and policies, the low-key shade fitting a working space behind the scenes and the roomy face keeping a full week of information tidy in one single, gathered place. |
| Reception and Shared Areas | Entrances and shared landings take a grey board that greets people without a jarring colour, the quiet backdrop suiting a front-of-house space and the wide surface keeping directions and updates in clear view as people arrive. |
Need the Same Grey Board in a Smaller Size?
When a room asks for less than a full sheet of wall, this fire retardant grey felt is made in a compact size as well. Take a look at the smaller grey fire retardant noticeboard here, which ships with free UK mainland delivery.
NB4818GR is a Fire Retardant Grey Felt Aluminium Framed Noticeboard from Displaysense. Its low-key grey felt sits back and lets the notices do the talking, so the board fits almost any wall colour or decor without clashing with it. The felt passes fire standards BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) for buildings the public uses. Height 1800mm, width 1200mm. Weight 15kg. An open grey felt face takes pins and staples, framed in satin silver anodised aluminium with capped corner fixings and no bare hardware on show. It carries no lock and no hinged door. Mounting is on the wall in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, for indoor rooms only. Picked by schools, offices, clinics and mixed public buildings that want a big, fire-safe board the wall barely notices. Sold only through Displaysense, with the same board in red, green and blue at this size and a smaller 900mm by 600mm option. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Fire performance is the first thing worth knowing about this board, because the felt is treated to slow down ignition and hold back flame, and so it meets the two marks BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 in the B-s1, d0 band. Any surface that carries a heavy load of paper in a school, office or public building has to clear those fire rules before it is ever allowed to go up. Here all of that testing sits under an understated grey face, so the safety comes built in rather than bolted on afterwards.
Grey holds its place on a wall by doing the very opposite of a bright colour, which is to sit right back and let whatever has been pinned up take all the attention. A neutral tone slots in against paint, brick, wood or panelling without clashing with any of them, so the very same board suits a modern office, an old village hall or a bare corridor equally well. Print in any colour still reads clearly against the grey, which is a large part of why the shade turns up wherever a wall should look quiet and unfussy.
A wide felt face is what turns a scatter of loose sheets into one organised wall, gathering the rotas, memos and posters neatly side by side in a single, shared place. Pins and staples both push straight into the open grey surface, with no glass sheet or hinged door in the way, so a slim flyer and a fat stapled wad each press flat onto the grey. A whole week of material can go up on the board at once, and any one single sheet swaps out again in a matter of seconds.
Holding the felt in place is a satin silver anodised aluminium frame, with each corner closed off by a cap that hides its fixing so nothing sharp or bare ever shows on the finished wall. Hung in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, the board is intended for indoor rooms and reaches buyers through Displaysense alone. The same fire-rated board is offered in red, green and blue at this size as well as a smaller wall format, each with free UK mainland delivery and a 28-day returns window.
What Comes in the Box
- 1 x grey fire retardant felt noticeboard set in a satin silver anodised aluminium frame
- 1 x wall mounting kit with capped corner fixings
Want a Colour With a Bit More Presence?
If the wall would carry a stronger shade, the same board comes in blue at this size. Grey keeps a room neutral and lets the notices lead, while blue gives a working wall a steadier, business-like feel. The pick simply follows the room, and our team is glad to help.
Call us on 01279 460460 or view the blue fire retardant noticeboard.
NB4818GR is a Fire Retardant Grey Felt Aluminium Framed Noticeboard from Displaysense. Its low-key grey felt sits back and lets the notices do the talking, so the board fits almost any wall colour or decor without clashing with it. The felt passes fire standards BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) for buildings the public uses. Height 1800mm, width 1200mm. Weight 15kg. An open grey felt face takes pins and staples, framed in satin silver anodised aluminium with capped corner fixings and no bare hardware on show. It carries no lock and no hinged door. Mounting is on the wall in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, for indoor rooms only. Picked by schools, offices, clinics and mixed public buildings that want a big, fire-safe board the wall barely notices. Sold only through Displaysense, with the same board in red, green and blue at this size and a smaller 900mm by 600mm option. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Set out below is the full specification for the NB4818GR grey fire retardant noticeboard. The five boxes at the top flag the headline figures at a glance, and each row that follows pairs a spec with a plain line on what it gives you on a plain, blend-in grey wall. Take the size and weight first, then the fire rating, the felt, the aluminium frame and the fixings.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Grey open fire retardant felt noticeboard, wide | A wide, open felt board that blends quietly into the wall behind it, while it still holds a full spread of notices and stays fire-safe for use in a public room. |
| Colour | Grey | A grey this plain sits back against almost any decor, so the pinned notices stand out and the panel never competes with the room around it. |
| Size | 1800mm x 1200mm | A broad display area that draws a whole week of notices together into one single spot and neatly covers a large stretch of otherwise empty, hard wall. |
| Fire rating | BS 476 Class 0, BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) | Two named fire ratings let the grey felt carry a full wall of paper while the school, office or clinic behind the board stays inside the fire rules. |
| Surface | Grey felt, holds pins and staples | The open felt grips both pins and staples right across a wide face, so rotas, flyers and updates all go up and come down again fast. |
| Frame | Satin silver anodised aluminium | A slim satin silver frame runs a clean, level edge right around the grey felt, resting neatly on a classroom, office or hall wall. |
| Corner fixings | Capped, no visible screws | Each corner cap hides its own fixing away, so no screw heads and no rough edges are on show where staff and visitors walk past. |
| Weight | 15kg | A broad panel best carried and squared up by a pair of hands, then left sitting flush and firm once all of the fixings are home. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang the grey board standing upright or turned over on its side to suit the wall and the layout, with the supplied kit covering both ways. |
| Wall fixings | Wall mounting kit supplied | The wall mounting kit is packed in with the board itself, so the grey panel can be levelled and put straight up the day it arrives. |
| Environment | Indoor use | Made for indoor use in school, office, clinic and hall settings, but never for damp, wet or rain-hit positions out of doors. |
| Exclusivity | Available only from Displaysense | Stocked through Displaysense and no other retailer, which keeps this low-key grey board a genuinely distinct choice for a mixed-use setting. |
Free delivery on every order, no minimum spend
UK Mainland standard delivery included on everything we sell.
Standard
Free
Always included, no minimum order
Express
£9.95
Express options shown at checkout where available
Lead time
3 to 5 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders typically ship within 1 to 2 working days of placement
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
Questions About This Grey Fire Retardant Noticeboard
Choosing a Board That Fits Almost Any Room
A neutral grey works almost anywhere in a building, which makes the choice of board and the content on it the part really worth getting right. These Displaysense guides walk through picking the correct noticeboard for the job, why fire-rated felt really matters in a school building, keeping busy corridors clear and easy to read, and building a values display that a mixed community wall can genuinely share right across the year.
Overview
Notices Show Up Clearly on a Grey Fire Retardant Board
Some walls need a board that shouts for attention and some need one that stays quietly out of the way, and grey does the second job particularly well by giving the notices a plain, even backdrop to sit on rather than a bright colour that competes with them for the eye. The felt behind that unobtrusive grey meets fire rules for public buildings, pins and staples both grip the felt, and the neutral shade slips in easily against paint, brick or timber panelling without any fuss at all. This noticeboard is sold only through Displaysense. Best suited to schools, offices and shared public areas where a board has to blend quietly into the room and still pass all of its fire rules.
Why an Open Grey Felt Board Is Fast to Update
- Fire-rated felt across the whole face: Behind the grey, the fabric itself is finished and tested against known fire standards, so a board loaded corner to corner with paper still leaves a school, an office or a clinic within the fire-safety rules that particular building must keep to.
- A plain grey that stays in the background: The understated shade slips in against almost any wall, from fresh paint to old brick or timber, so the board itself never fights the room and the eye lands on the pinned-up notices themselves rather than on some loud panel sitting behind them.
- Takes pins and staples straight on: Press in a drawing pin or drive a staple and the open grey felt grips either one, so a lone flyer and a bulky stapled report each lie flat against the felt face and peel off cleanly whenever the wall is refreshed for a new week or a new term.
- Gathers a full wall of paper in one spot: The broad felt face brings a whole run of notices, rotas and posters into a single, gathered place, so a busy area keeps all of its information together and a reader finds what they need without scanning across a patchy, half-empty wall.
- Capped corners with no bare screws: A cap closes off each corner over its fixing, so no screw heads or sharp edges are ever on show on a board mounted where staff and visitors pass close by, and the slim frame runs a clean, level line the whole way round the grey.
- Hangs upright or on its side: Fit the board standing portrait up a tall stretch of wall or turned landscape along a wide one, using the kit supplied, so an awkward pillar space or a long straight run of wall each get the shape that best suits the material going on show.
Where a Grey Message Board Works Across Mixed Settings
| Schools and Colleges | Classroom and corridor walls take a grey board that holds timetables, notices and pupil work against an even, low-key backdrop, the background felt keeping a busy teaching space from looking louder than it truly needs to be while still meeting the fire rules a school building follows. |
| Offices and Workspaces | Team walls gain a grey board that gathers rotas, updates and reminders in one spot, the low-key shade sitting quietly on an open-plan floor so the information reads clearly and the panel itself never pulls focus away from the work going on around it. |
| Healthcare and Clinics | Waiting rooms and clinic corridors use a grey board for guidance, appointments and health notices, the soft colour keeping a care setting looking settled and unhurried and the tested felt holding a paper-heavy wall well inside a health site's fire rules. |
| Community and Public Buildings | Halls, libraries and civic spaces take a grey board that suits a mixed, changing crowd, the understated tone blending with almost any interior and the certified felt keeping a shared, well-used wall safely within the fire rules that space follows. |
| Retail and Hospitality | Back rooms and staff areas use a grey board for shift notes, rotas and policies, the low-key shade fitting a working space behind the scenes and the roomy face keeping a full week of information tidy in one single, gathered place. |
| Reception and Shared Areas | Entrances and shared landings take a grey board that greets people without a jarring colour, the quiet backdrop suiting a front-of-house space and the wide surface keeping directions and updates in clear view as people arrive. |
Need the Same Grey Board in a Smaller Size?
When a room asks for less than a full sheet of wall, this fire retardant grey felt is made in a compact size as well. Take a look at the smaller grey fire retardant noticeboard here, which ships with free UK mainland delivery.
NB4818GR is a Fire Retardant Grey Felt Aluminium Framed Noticeboard from Displaysense. Its low-key grey felt sits back and lets the notices do the talking, so the board fits almost any wall colour or decor without clashing with it. The felt passes fire standards BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) for buildings the public uses. Height 1800mm, width 1200mm. Weight 15kg. An open grey felt face takes pins and staples, framed in satin silver anodised aluminium with capped corner fixings and no bare hardware on show. It carries no lock and no hinged door. Mounting is on the wall in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, for indoor rooms only. Picked by schools, offices, clinics and mixed public buildings that want a big, fire-safe board the wall barely notices. Sold only through Displaysense, with the same board in red, green and blue at this size and a smaller 900mm by 600mm option. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Description
Fire performance is the first thing worth knowing about this board, because the felt is treated to slow down ignition and hold back flame, and so it meets the two marks BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 in the B-s1, d0 band. Any surface that carries a heavy load of paper in a school, office or public building has to clear those fire rules before it is ever allowed to go up. Here all of that testing sits under an understated grey face, so the safety comes built in rather than bolted on afterwards.
Grey holds its place on a wall by doing the very opposite of a bright colour, which is to sit right back and let whatever has been pinned up take all the attention. A neutral tone slots in against paint, brick, wood or panelling without clashing with any of them, so the very same board suits a modern office, an old village hall or a bare corridor equally well. Print in any colour still reads clearly against the grey, which is a large part of why the shade turns up wherever a wall should look quiet and unfussy.
A wide felt face is what turns a scatter of loose sheets into one organised wall, gathering the rotas, memos and posters neatly side by side in a single, shared place. Pins and staples both push straight into the open grey surface, with no glass sheet or hinged door in the way, so a slim flyer and a fat stapled wad each press flat onto the grey. A whole week of material can go up on the board at once, and any one single sheet swaps out again in a matter of seconds.
Holding the felt in place is a satin silver anodised aluminium frame, with each corner closed off by a cap that hides its fixing so nothing sharp or bare ever shows on the finished wall. Hung in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, the board is intended for indoor rooms and reaches buyers through Displaysense alone. The same fire-rated board is offered in red, green and blue at this size as well as a smaller wall format, each with free UK mainland delivery and a 28-day returns window.
What Comes in the Box
- 1 x grey fire retardant felt noticeboard set in a satin silver anodised aluminium frame
- 1 x wall mounting kit with capped corner fixings
Want a Colour With a Bit More Presence?
If the wall would carry a stronger shade, the same board comes in blue at this size. Grey keeps a room neutral and lets the notices lead, while blue gives a working wall a steadier, business-like feel. The pick simply follows the room, and our team is glad to help.
Call us on 01279 460460 or view the blue fire retardant noticeboard.
NB4818GR is a Fire Retardant Grey Felt Aluminium Framed Noticeboard from Displaysense. Its low-key grey felt sits back and lets the notices do the talking, so the board fits almost any wall colour or decor without clashing with it. The felt passes fire standards BS 476 Class 0 and BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) for buildings the public uses. Height 1800mm, width 1200mm. Weight 15kg. An open grey felt face takes pins and staples, framed in satin silver anodised aluminium with capped corner fixings and no bare hardware on show. It carries no lock and no hinged door. Mounting is on the wall in portrait or landscape from the kit supplied, for indoor rooms only. Picked by schools, offices, clinics and mixed public buildings that want a big, fire-safe board the wall barely notices. Sold only through Displaysense, with the same board in red, green and blue at this size and a smaller 900mm by 600mm option. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Specifications
Set out below is the full specification for the NB4818GR grey fire retardant noticeboard. The five boxes at the top flag the headline figures at a glance, and each row that follows pairs a spec with a plain line on what it gives you on a plain, blend-in grey wall. Take the size and weight first, then the fire rating, the felt, the aluminium frame and the fixings.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Grey open fire retardant felt noticeboard, wide | A wide, open felt board that blends quietly into the wall behind it, while it still holds a full spread of notices and stays fire-safe for use in a public room. |
| Colour | Grey | A grey this plain sits back against almost any decor, so the pinned notices stand out and the panel never competes with the room around it. |
| Size | 1800mm x 1200mm | A broad display area that draws a whole week of notices together into one single spot and neatly covers a large stretch of otherwise empty, hard wall. |
| Fire rating | BS 476 Class 0, BS-EN 13501-1 (B-s1, d0) | Two named fire ratings let the grey felt carry a full wall of paper while the school, office or clinic behind the board stays inside the fire rules. |
| Surface | Grey felt, holds pins and staples | The open felt grips both pins and staples right across a wide face, so rotas, flyers and updates all go up and come down again fast. |
| Frame | Satin silver anodised aluminium | A slim satin silver frame runs a clean, level edge right around the grey felt, resting neatly on a classroom, office or hall wall. |
| Corner fixings | Capped, no visible screws | Each corner cap hides its own fixing away, so no screw heads and no rough edges are on show where staff and visitors walk past. |
| Weight | 15kg | A broad panel best carried and squared up by a pair of hands, then left sitting flush and firm once all of the fixings are home. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang the grey board standing upright or turned over on its side to suit the wall and the layout, with the supplied kit covering both ways. |
| Wall fixings | Wall mounting kit supplied | The wall mounting kit is packed in with the board itself, so the grey panel can be levelled and put straight up the day it arrives. |
| Environment | Indoor use | Made for indoor use in school, office, clinic and hall settings, but never for damp, wet or rain-hit positions out of doors. |
| Exclusivity | Available only from Displaysense | Stocked through Displaysense and no other retailer, which keeps this low-key grey board a genuinely distinct choice for a mixed-use setting. |
Delivery & Returns
Free delivery on every order, no minimum spend
UK Mainland standard delivery included on everything we sell.
Standard
Free
Always included, no minimum order
Express
£9.95
Express options shown at checkout where available
Lead time
3 to 5 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders typically ship within 1 to 2 working days of placement
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
FAQs
Questions About This Grey Fire Retardant Noticeboard
Knowledge Hub
Choosing a Board That Fits Almost Any Room
A neutral grey works almost anywhere in a building, which makes the choice of board and the content on it the part really worth getting right. These Displaysense guides walk through picking the correct noticeboard for the job, why fire-rated felt really matters in a school building, keeping busy corridors clear and easy to read, and building a values display that a mixed community wall can genuinely share right across the year.
