Overview
Description
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
FAQs
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The Surface Built to Outlast the Room It Hangs In
Most whiteboards wear out from the surface in, fading and ghosting until they look tired within a few years. The WBVM1218 is built the other way round, on a vitreous enamel steel surface, a glass-hard finish fused onto steel that resists scratching, staining and ghosting through years of intensive daily use. It is the top tier of dry-wipe surfaces, and here it comes backed by a 25-year surface guarantee. Because the surface is steel, it is fully magnetic too, so charts, documents and visual aids hold directly on the board with magnets while you write and erase around them. The large format gives a room full of people a clear, sharp writing area, the satin anodised aluminium frame is finished with rounded safety corners, and it hangs in portrait or landscape with a pen tray and wall fixings supplied. Best suited for offices, universities and training centres where a large board is written on all day and needs to look sharp for the long term.
Why a Premium VES Magnetic Board Earns Its Place
- Vitreous enamel steel surface: The writing area is glass-hard enamel fused to steel, the most durable dry-wipe finish made, so it stays ultra-smooth and erases cleanly for decades rather than degrading like a painted or laminate board. It is the surface to specify when a board will be written on every day.
- Resists scratches, stains and ghosting: The hard enamel shrugs off the scratching that scars softer boards and refuses to hold the grey shadow of old ink, so the surface stays sharp and high-contrast. Even after years of heavy use it wipes back to clean rather than looking worn and marked.
- Fully magnetic steel core: Because the surface is backed by steel, magnets hold firmly, so charts, printouts and visual aids stay pinned to the board while you write around them. It works as a writing surface and a display surface at once, which a non-magnetic board cannot do.
- Backed for 25 years: The surface carries a 25-year guarantee, far beyond the few years a standard board lasts, which makes it a genuine long-term fixture rather than a consumable. For a heavily used room, that is reassurance that the board will still perform well long after a cheaper one would have been replaced.
- Rounded safety corners: The aluminium frame is finished with smooth, rounded corners rather than sharp edges, lowering the risk of knocks and injury where people pass close to a large board. That makes it a safer fit for busy classrooms, shared offices and high-traffic spaces.
- Ready to fit, either way up: A slim satin anodised aluminium frame gives a clean, contemporary edge, and the board hangs in portrait or landscape to suit the wall. A full wall fixing kit and an integrated pen tray are supplied, so it is ready to mount and use straight away.
Where a Large Heavy-Duty VES Board Fits Best
| Offices and Meeting Rooms | Where a board is written on through back-to-back meetings, the hard enamel surface keeps a sharp, clean finish that a painted board would lose within a year. Magnets hold agendas and printouts alongside live notes, so one wall handles both display and discussion. |
| Schools and Classrooms | Daily lessons are exactly the kind of intensive use that wears out a cheaper board, and the scratch-resistant enamel is made to take it. Rounded safety corners suit a room full of pupils, and the magnetic surface holds worksheets and visual aids for the class to see. |
| Universities and Lecture Rooms | Large teaching spaces need a board that reads clearly from the back and survives constant use across a timetable. The big VES surface stays high-contrast and legible, while magnets keep printed handouts and diagrams pinned beside whatever is being written. |
| Training Centres and Conference Rooms | A board used by different groups all week takes more punishment than most, so a surface guaranteed for decades earns its place. It presents to a room, holds printed material on magnets and wipes back to clean between every session without ghosting. |
| Healthcare and NHS Facilities | Clinical areas value a hygienic, wipe-clean surface that stays legible and professional under heavy use. The enamel cleans easily and resists staining, the corners are rounded for safety, and magnets hold rotas or guidance where staff need to see them. |
| Commercial and Display Areas | Front-of-house and commercial spaces want a board that looks considered and stays looking new. The contemporary satin frame and crisp enamel surface suit a space on show, and the magnetic face turns it into a flexible planning and display wall. |
Comparing Surfaces or Sizes?
For a lower-cost option at the same size, the coated steel board offers a magnetic surface at a standard durability tier. For the widest wall, the extra-large VES board brings the same premium enamel surface in a bigger frame.
Call us on 01279460460 or get in touch for advice on surfaces, sizes or multi-room orders.
The Displaysense WBVM1218 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, premium heavy-duty tier. Surface dimensions 1800mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 14kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners, silver finish, integrated pen tray, concealed wall fixings supplied. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. 25-year surface guarantee. Suited to offices, schools, universities, training centres, conference rooms and healthcare. Also available as the larger WBVM1224 and the same-size coated steel WB180120M. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Vitreous enamel is what separates this board from an ordinary whiteboard, and it is worth understanding why. The writing surface is a coat of glass bonded to steel under high heat, setting into a finish far harder than the painted or laminated surfaces used on standard boards. Pens glide and erase cleanly on it, but the real difference shows over time. A painted surface gradually absorbs ink and starts to ghost and grey; the glass-hard enamel does not, so the board keeps writing and wiping like new well after a budget surface would have gone dull. It is the surface specified where a board has to last.
Because that enamel is fused onto a steel backing, the board is fully magnetic as well as writable. That turns one surface into two tools. You can write and erase across it as normal, and at the same time keep printed charts, documents and visual aids fixed to it with magnets, arranged around your notes. In a meeting that means an agenda pinned beside live discussion; in a classroom it means a worksheet held up for everyone while the teacher writes alongside. A non-magnetic board cannot do this, which is part of what places the VES surface at the premium end.
The durability is matched by a guarantee that reflects it. The surface is backed for 25 years, a span that treats the board as a long-term fixture rather than something to replace every few years, and which only a genuinely hard-wearing surface could support. Safety is built in alongside that longevity. The corners of the aluminium frame are rounded rather than sharp, reducing the chance of bumps and injuries in the places people squeeze past a big board, which counts for most in classrooms and other busy, shared rooms where it is part of daily life.
The board is finished and supplied to fit straight onto a wall. The satin anodised aluminium frame is slim and contemporary, resisting marking and corrosion, and the board can be hung the tall way or the wide way to match the wall and the way the room is used. It arrives with everything needed to fix it, plus a built-in pen tray, so markers and an eraser stay to hand and there is nothing extra to buy. A dry cloth keeps the enamel clear day to day, with an occasional whiteboard cleaner for any heavier marks.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x magnetic VES steel dry-wipe whiteboard with rounded safety corners
- Satin anodised aluminium frame with an integrated pen tray and a full wall fixing kit
Fitting Out Several Rooms?
Offices, schools and healthcare sites often need boards in a range of sizes across many rooms. Our team can match this board with larger or smaller ones across a site, advise where a premium enamel surface earns its place and where a coated board will do, and coordinate one delivery so everything arrives together ready to mount.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your room list and we will put a recommendation together.
The Displaysense WBVM1218 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, premium heavy-duty tier. Surface dimensions 1800mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 14kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners, silver finish, integrated pen tray, concealed wall fixings supplied. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. 25-year surface guarantee. Suited to offices, schools, universities, training centres, conference rooms and healthcare. Also available as the larger WBVM1224 and the same-size coated steel WB180120M. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Full specifications for the WBVM1218 magnetic VES steel whiteboard. A large wall-mounted board with a glass-hard vitreous enamel steel surface, fully magnetic and anti-scratch, in a satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners and an integrated pen tray. Backed by a 25-year surface guarantee.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Dimensions | 1800mm (W) x 1200mm (H) | A large surface that presents a great deal of information at once and stays readable from right across an office, a classroom or a busy lecture room. |
| Surface Type | Magnetic vitreous enamel steel | A glass-hard enamel writing area, generally rated the toughest dry-wipe finish available, that keeps writing and erasing like new for years to come. |
| Magnetic | Yes, steel core | Holds charts, printouts and other visual aids on magnets while you write freely around them, so a single wall handles both display and discussion. |
| Durability | Anti-scratch, anti-ghosting | Resists the scratching and grey ghosting that quickly mark softer painted boards, keeping the writing area crisp and easy to read after years of heavy use. |
| Weight | 14kg | A solid, steel-backed board that mounts securely to a wall, carrying the reassuring heft you would expect from a genuinely premium, long-life surface. |
| Frame | Satin anodised aluminium | A slim, treated aluminium frame that resists marking and corrosion well and gives a clean, contemporary edge for an office or studio wall. |
| Corners | Rounded safety corners | Smooth, rounded corners lower the risk of knocks and scrapes in a busy room, making a large board safer in schools and other shared workspaces. |
| Pen Tray | Integrated into the frame | Keeps a marker and an eraser right at the board itself, so in a busy shared room the writing kit always stays put rather than wandering off. |
| Finish Colour | Silver | A clean, neutral silver frame finish that suits office, education, clinical and commercial interiors alike and keeps writing legible. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang it wide or upright to suit the wall and the workflow, so a single board can fit more rooms than a fixed-layout board ever would. |
| Installation | Wall-mounted, fixings supplied | Arrives with a full wall fixing kit included, so it mounts as a clean, flat panel with no separate bracket or mounting kit to source. |
| Guarantee | 25-year surface guarantee | The enamel surface is backed for a full 25 years, so the board serves as a permanent fitting rather than a short few-year consumable. |
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
2 to 3 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders before 4pm typically ship the same day
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
Frequently Asked Questions About This VES Magnetic Whiteboard
Q: What is the best heavy-duty whiteboard for intensive daily use?
A: A vitreous enamel steel board, like the WBVM1218, is built for the heaviest use. The glass-hard enamel surface resists scratching and ghosting far better than painted or laminate boards, and it carries a 25-year surface guarantee. At 1800mm wide and fully magnetic, it suits offices, classrooms and training rooms written on all day.
Q: What is vitreous enamel steel and why does it matter?
A: Vitreous enamel steel is glass bonded to a steel sheet under high heat, producing a surface far harder than a painted or laminate board. It writes and erases cleanly and does not absorb ink, so it resists the ghosting and wear that dull cheaper boards. That hardness is why it lasts and carries a long guarantee.
Q: Is this whiteboard magnetic?
A: Yes. The enamel surface is fused onto a steel core, so it is fully magnetic. You can hold charts, printouts and visual aids on it with magnets while writing and erasing around them. Magnets are sold separately. That combination lets a single board serve for writing and for holding printed material at once.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for schools and universities?
A: Yes. Daily teaching is the intensive use this surface is built for, and the scratch-resistant enamel takes it without dulling. The large board reads from the back of a classroom or lecture room, the rounded safety corners suit a room packed with people, and magnets hold worksheets and diagrams up for the group to see.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for offices and training centres?
A: Yes. Through back-to-back meetings and week-long training, the enamel holds the crisp finish a cheaper painted board soon loses. Magnets keep agendas and handouts beside live notes, and it wipes back to clean between sessions, so the board stays professional under constant use.
Q: What does the 25-year guarantee cover?
A: The 25-year guarantee covers the writing surface, reflecting how long vitreous enamel keeps performing. Where a standard painted board may ghost and fade within a few years, this surface is backed to write and erase cleanly for decades, so it counts as permanent room equipment rather than something you swap out regularly.
Q: How is it mounted, and can it hang either way up?
A: It is wall-mounted and supplied with a full wall fixing kit, and it can hang either upright or sideways to match the wall. The board weighs 14kg, so it fixes securely as a solid panel. You choose the orientation at installation, and an integrated pen tray keeps markers and an eraser at the board.
Q: What is the difference between this and the coated steel WB180120M?
A: Both are 1800 by 1200mm magnetic wall boards. The WB180120M has a coated steel surface, a solid standard tier for everyday use. The WBVM1218 uses harder vitreous enamel steel with a 25-year guarantee, built for the most intensive use. Choose coated for value, or this enamel board for the longest life.
Q: Will the surface scratch or ghost over time?
A: No. The vitreous enamel surface is specifically engineered to resist scratching, staining and ghosting, even after years of intensive daily use. Old ink does not soak in, so the board wipes back to a clean, high-contrast finish rather than holding a grey shadow the way a softer painted surface does.
Q: Are the corners safe for a busy classroom?
A: Yes. The aluminium frame uses smooth, curved corners in place of sharp edges, cutting the chance of bumps and injuries where people pass close by. That makes it a safer choice for classrooms, shared offices and other high-traffic spaces in use throughout the day.
Q: Is this whiteboard available with UK delivery and a guarantee?
A: Yes. The board ships with free UK mainland delivery and carries a 25-year surface guarantee. Displaysense has supplied UK offices, schools and healthcare sites with display products since 1978, so you order from a UK display specialist. Bulk orders for several rooms can be arranged through our team.
Q: Is there a larger version of this whiteboard?
A: Yes. The WBVM1224 is an extra-large 2400 by 1200mm board with the same magnetic vitreous enamel surface and aluminium frame. Choose this 1800 by 1200mm board for a large classroom or office, or the wider WBVM1224 for a lecture hall or open space that needs the most writing area.
Guides for Choosing and Using Whiteboards
A premium whiteboard works hardest when its surface and size are matched to how heavily the room uses it. Knowing how vitreous enamel compares with coated and painted surfaces, how to size a board to the wall and how to set a space up for clear collaboration all make a real difference. These guides cover choosing and getting the most from boards in offices and schools.
Overview
The Surface Built to Outlast the Room It Hangs In
Most whiteboards wear out from the surface in, fading and ghosting until they look tired within a few years. The WBVM1218 is built the other way round, on a vitreous enamel steel surface, a glass-hard finish fused onto steel that resists scratching, staining and ghosting through years of intensive daily use. It is the top tier of dry-wipe surfaces, and here it comes backed by a 25-year surface guarantee. Because the surface is steel, it is fully magnetic too, so charts, documents and visual aids hold directly on the board with magnets while you write and erase around them. The large format gives a room full of people a clear, sharp writing area, the satin anodised aluminium frame is finished with rounded safety corners, and it hangs in portrait or landscape with a pen tray and wall fixings supplied. Best suited for offices, universities and training centres where a large board is written on all day and needs to look sharp for the long term.
Why a Premium VES Magnetic Board Earns Its Place
- Vitreous enamel steel surface: The writing area is glass-hard enamel fused to steel, the most durable dry-wipe finish made, so it stays ultra-smooth and erases cleanly for decades rather than degrading like a painted or laminate board. It is the surface to specify when a board will be written on every day.
- Resists scratches, stains and ghosting: The hard enamel shrugs off the scratching that scars softer boards and refuses to hold the grey shadow of old ink, so the surface stays sharp and high-contrast. Even after years of heavy use it wipes back to clean rather than looking worn and marked.
- Fully magnetic steel core: Because the surface is backed by steel, magnets hold firmly, so charts, printouts and visual aids stay pinned to the board while you write around them. It works as a writing surface and a display surface at once, which a non-magnetic board cannot do.
- Backed for 25 years: The surface carries a 25-year guarantee, far beyond the few years a standard board lasts, which makes it a genuine long-term fixture rather than a consumable. For a heavily used room, that is reassurance that the board will still perform well long after a cheaper one would have been replaced.
- Rounded safety corners: The aluminium frame is finished with smooth, rounded corners rather than sharp edges, lowering the risk of knocks and injury where people pass close to a large board. That makes it a safer fit for busy classrooms, shared offices and high-traffic spaces.
- Ready to fit, either way up: A slim satin anodised aluminium frame gives a clean, contemporary edge, and the board hangs in portrait or landscape to suit the wall. A full wall fixing kit and an integrated pen tray are supplied, so it is ready to mount and use straight away.
Where a Large Heavy-Duty VES Board Fits Best
| Offices and Meeting Rooms | Where a board is written on through back-to-back meetings, the hard enamel surface keeps a sharp, clean finish that a painted board would lose within a year. Magnets hold agendas and printouts alongside live notes, so one wall handles both display and discussion. |
| Schools and Classrooms | Daily lessons are exactly the kind of intensive use that wears out a cheaper board, and the scratch-resistant enamel is made to take it. Rounded safety corners suit a room full of pupils, and the magnetic surface holds worksheets and visual aids for the class to see. |
| Universities and Lecture Rooms | Large teaching spaces need a board that reads clearly from the back and survives constant use across a timetable. The big VES surface stays high-contrast and legible, while magnets keep printed handouts and diagrams pinned beside whatever is being written. |
| Training Centres and Conference Rooms | A board used by different groups all week takes more punishment than most, so a surface guaranteed for decades earns its place. It presents to a room, holds printed material on magnets and wipes back to clean between every session without ghosting. |
| Healthcare and NHS Facilities | Clinical areas value a hygienic, wipe-clean surface that stays legible and professional under heavy use. The enamel cleans easily and resists staining, the corners are rounded for safety, and magnets hold rotas or guidance where staff need to see them. |
| Commercial and Display Areas | Front-of-house and commercial spaces want a board that looks considered and stays looking new. The contemporary satin frame and crisp enamel surface suit a space on show, and the magnetic face turns it into a flexible planning and display wall. |
Comparing Surfaces or Sizes?
For a lower-cost option at the same size, the coated steel board offers a magnetic surface at a standard durability tier. For the widest wall, the extra-large VES board brings the same premium enamel surface in a bigger frame.
Call us on 01279460460 or get in touch for advice on surfaces, sizes or multi-room orders.
The Displaysense WBVM1218 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, premium heavy-duty tier. Surface dimensions 1800mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 14kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners, silver finish, integrated pen tray, concealed wall fixings supplied. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. 25-year surface guarantee. Suited to offices, schools, universities, training centres, conference rooms and healthcare. Also available as the larger WBVM1224 and the same-size coated steel WB180120M. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Description
Vitreous enamel is what separates this board from an ordinary whiteboard, and it is worth understanding why. The writing surface is a coat of glass bonded to steel under high heat, setting into a finish far harder than the painted or laminated surfaces used on standard boards. Pens glide and erase cleanly on it, but the real difference shows over time. A painted surface gradually absorbs ink and starts to ghost and grey; the glass-hard enamel does not, so the board keeps writing and wiping like new well after a budget surface would have gone dull. It is the surface specified where a board has to last.
Because that enamel is fused onto a steel backing, the board is fully magnetic as well as writable. That turns one surface into two tools. You can write and erase across it as normal, and at the same time keep printed charts, documents and visual aids fixed to it with magnets, arranged around your notes. In a meeting that means an agenda pinned beside live discussion; in a classroom it means a worksheet held up for everyone while the teacher writes alongside. A non-magnetic board cannot do this, which is part of what places the VES surface at the premium end.
The durability is matched by a guarantee that reflects it. The surface is backed for 25 years, a span that treats the board as a long-term fixture rather than something to replace every few years, and which only a genuinely hard-wearing surface could support. Safety is built in alongside that longevity. The corners of the aluminium frame are rounded rather than sharp, reducing the chance of bumps and injuries in the places people squeeze past a big board, which counts for most in classrooms and other busy, shared rooms where it is part of daily life.
The board is finished and supplied to fit straight onto a wall. The satin anodised aluminium frame is slim and contemporary, resisting marking and corrosion, and the board can be hung the tall way or the wide way to match the wall and the way the room is used. It arrives with everything needed to fix it, plus a built-in pen tray, so markers and an eraser stay to hand and there is nothing extra to buy. A dry cloth keeps the enamel clear day to day, with an occasional whiteboard cleaner for any heavier marks.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x magnetic VES steel dry-wipe whiteboard with rounded safety corners
- Satin anodised aluminium frame with an integrated pen tray and a full wall fixing kit
Fitting Out Several Rooms?
Offices, schools and healthcare sites often need boards in a range of sizes across many rooms. Our team can match this board with larger or smaller ones across a site, advise where a premium enamel surface earns its place and where a coated board will do, and coordinate one delivery so everything arrives together ready to mount.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your room list and we will put a recommendation together.
The Displaysense WBVM1218 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, premium heavy-duty tier. Surface dimensions 1800mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 14kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners, silver finish, integrated pen tray, concealed wall fixings supplied. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. 25-year surface guarantee. Suited to offices, schools, universities, training centres, conference rooms and healthcare. Also available as the larger WBVM1224 and the same-size coated steel WB180120M. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Specifications
Full specifications for the WBVM1218 magnetic VES steel whiteboard. A large wall-mounted board with a glass-hard vitreous enamel steel surface, fully magnetic and anti-scratch, in a satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners and an integrated pen tray. Backed by a 25-year surface guarantee.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Dimensions | 1800mm (W) x 1200mm (H) | A large surface that presents a great deal of information at once and stays readable from right across an office, a classroom or a busy lecture room. |
| Surface Type | Magnetic vitreous enamel steel | A glass-hard enamel writing area, generally rated the toughest dry-wipe finish available, that keeps writing and erasing like new for years to come. |
| Magnetic | Yes, steel core | Holds charts, printouts and other visual aids on magnets while you write freely around them, so a single wall handles both display and discussion. |
| Durability | Anti-scratch, anti-ghosting | Resists the scratching and grey ghosting that quickly mark softer painted boards, keeping the writing area crisp and easy to read after years of heavy use. |
| Weight | 14kg | A solid, steel-backed board that mounts securely to a wall, carrying the reassuring heft you would expect from a genuinely premium, long-life surface. |
| Frame | Satin anodised aluminium | A slim, treated aluminium frame that resists marking and corrosion well and gives a clean, contemporary edge for an office or studio wall. |
| Corners | Rounded safety corners | Smooth, rounded corners lower the risk of knocks and scrapes in a busy room, making a large board safer in schools and other shared workspaces. |
| Pen Tray | Integrated into the frame | Keeps a marker and an eraser right at the board itself, so in a busy shared room the writing kit always stays put rather than wandering off. |
| Finish Colour | Silver | A clean, neutral silver frame finish that suits office, education, clinical and commercial interiors alike and keeps writing legible. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang it wide or upright to suit the wall and the workflow, so a single board can fit more rooms than a fixed-layout board ever would. |
| Installation | Wall-mounted, fixings supplied | Arrives with a full wall fixing kit included, so it mounts as a clean, flat panel with no separate bracket or mounting kit to source. |
| Guarantee | 25-year surface guarantee | The enamel surface is backed for a full 25 years, so the board serves as a permanent fitting rather than a short few-year consumable. |
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
2 to 3 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders before 4pm typically ship the same day
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About This VES Magnetic Whiteboard
Q: What is the best heavy-duty whiteboard for intensive daily use?
A: A vitreous enamel steel board, like the WBVM1218, is built for the heaviest use. The glass-hard enamel surface resists scratching and ghosting far better than painted or laminate boards, and it carries a 25-year surface guarantee. At 1800mm wide and fully magnetic, it suits offices, classrooms and training rooms written on all day.
Q: What is vitreous enamel steel and why does it matter?
A: Vitreous enamel steel is glass bonded to a steel sheet under high heat, producing a surface far harder than a painted or laminate board. It writes and erases cleanly and does not absorb ink, so it resists the ghosting and wear that dull cheaper boards. That hardness is why it lasts and carries a long guarantee.
Q: Is this whiteboard magnetic?
A: Yes. The enamel surface is fused onto a steel core, so it is fully magnetic. You can hold charts, printouts and visual aids on it with magnets while writing and erasing around them. Magnets are sold separately. That combination lets a single board serve for writing and for holding printed material at once.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for schools and universities?
A: Yes. Daily teaching is the intensive use this surface is built for, and the scratch-resistant enamel takes it without dulling. The large board reads from the back of a classroom or lecture room, the rounded safety corners suit a room packed with people, and magnets hold worksheets and diagrams up for the group to see.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for offices and training centres?
A: Yes. Through back-to-back meetings and week-long training, the enamel holds the crisp finish a cheaper painted board soon loses. Magnets keep agendas and handouts beside live notes, and it wipes back to clean between sessions, so the board stays professional under constant use.
Q: What does the 25-year guarantee cover?
A: The 25-year guarantee covers the writing surface, reflecting how long vitreous enamel keeps performing. Where a standard painted board may ghost and fade within a few years, this surface is backed to write and erase cleanly for decades, so it counts as permanent room equipment rather than something you swap out regularly.
Q: How is it mounted, and can it hang either way up?
A: It is wall-mounted and supplied with a full wall fixing kit, and it can hang either upright or sideways to match the wall. The board weighs 14kg, so it fixes securely as a solid panel. You choose the orientation at installation, and an integrated pen tray keeps markers and an eraser at the board.
Q: What is the difference between this and the coated steel WB180120M?
A: Both are 1800 by 1200mm magnetic wall boards. The WB180120M has a coated steel surface, a solid standard tier for everyday use. The WBVM1218 uses harder vitreous enamel steel with a 25-year guarantee, built for the most intensive use. Choose coated for value, or this enamel board for the longest life.
Q: Will the surface scratch or ghost over time?
A: No. The vitreous enamel surface is specifically engineered to resist scratching, staining and ghosting, even after years of intensive daily use. Old ink does not soak in, so the board wipes back to a clean, high-contrast finish rather than holding a grey shadow the way a softer painted surface does.
Q: Are the corners safe for a busy classroom?
A: Yes. The aluminium frame uses smooth, curved corners in place of sharp edges, cutting the chance of bumps and injuries where people pass close by. That makes it a safer choice for classrooms, shared offices and other high-traffic spaces in use throughout the day.
Q: Is this whiteboard available with UK delivery and a guarantee?
A: Yes. The board ships with free UK mainland delivery and carries a 25-year surface guarantee. Displaysense has supplied UK offices, schools and healthcare sites with display products since 1978, so you order from a UK display specialist. Bulk orders for several rooms can be arranged through our team.
Q: Is there a larger version of this whiteboard?
A: Yes. The WBVM1224 is an extra-large 2400 by 1200mm board with the same magnetic vitreous enamel surface and aluminium frame. Choose this 1800 by 1200mm board for a large classroom or office, or the wider WBVM1224 for a lecture hall or open space that needs the most writing area.
Knowledge Hub
Guides for Choosing and Using Whiteboards
A premium whiteboard works hardest when its surface and size are matched to how heavily the room uses it. Knowing how vitreous enamel compares with coated and painted surfaces, how to size a board to the wall and how to set a space up for clear collaboration all make a real difference. These guides cover choosing and getting the most from boards in offices and schools.
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Overview
Description
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
FAQs
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The Surface Built to Outlast the Room It Hangs In
Most whiteboards wear out from the surface in, fading and ghosting until they look tired within a few years. The WBVM1218 is built the other way round, on a vitreous enamel steel surface, a glass-hard finish fused onto steel that resists scratching, staining and ghosting through years of intensive daily use. It is the top tier of dry-wipe surfaces, and here it comes backed by a 25-year surface guarantee. Because the surface is steel, it is fully magnetic too, so charts, documents and visual aids hold directly on the board with magnets while you write and erase around them. The large format gives a room full of people a clear, sharp writing area, the satin anodised aluminium frame is finished with rounded safety corners, and it hangs in portrait or landscape with a pen tray and wall fixings supplied. Best suited for offices, universities and training centres where a large board is written on all day and needs to look sharp for the long term.
Why a Premium VES Magnetic Board Earns Its Place
- Vitreous enamel steel surface: The writing area is glass-hard enamel fused to steel, the most durable dry-wipe finish made, so it stays ultra-smooth and erases cleanly for decades rather than degrading like a painted or laminate board. It is the surface to specify when a board will be written on every day.
- Resists scratches, stains and ghosting: The hard enamel shrugs off the scratching that scars softer boards and refuses to hold the grey shadow of old ink, so the surface stays sharp and high-contrast. Even after years of heavy use it wipes back to clean rather than looking worn and marked.
- Fully magnetic steel core: Because the surface is backed by steel, magnets hold firmly, so charts, printouts and visual aids stay pinned to the board while you write around them. It works as a writing surface and a display surface at once, which a non-magnetic board cannot do.
- Backed for 25 years: The surface carries a 25-year guarantee, far beyond the few years a standard board lasts, which makes it a genuine long-term fixture rather than a consumable. For a heavily used room, that is reassurance that the board will still perform well long after a cheaper one would have been replaced.
- Rounded safety corners: The aluminium frame is finished with smooth, rounded corners rather than sharp edges, lowering the risk of knocks and injury where people pass close to a large board. That makes it a safer fit for busy classrooms, shared offices and high-traffic spaces.
- Ready to fit, either way up: A slim satin anodised aluminium frame gives a clean, contemporary edge, and the board hangs in portrait or landscape to suit the wall. A full wall fixing kit and an integrated pen tray are supplied, so it is ready to mount and use straight away.
Where a Large Heavy-Duty VES Board Fits Best
| Offices and Meeting Rooms | Where a board is written on through back-to-back meetings, the hard enamel surface keeps a sharp, clean finish that a painted board would lose within a year. Magnets hold agendas and printouts alongside live notes, so one wall handles both display and discussion. |
| Schools and Classrooms | Daily lessons are exactly the kind of intensive use that wears out a cheaper board, and the scratch-resistant enamel is made to take it. Rounded safety corners suit a room full of pupils, and the magnetic surface holds worksheets and visual aids for the class to see. |
| Universities and Lecture Rooms | Large teaching spaces need a board that reads clearly from the back and survives constant use across a timetable. The big VES surface stays high-contrast and legible, while magnets keep printed handouts and diagrams pinned beside whatever is being written. |
| Training Centres and Conference Rooms | A board used by different groups all week takes more punishment than most, so a surface guaranteed for decades earns its place. It presents to a room, holds printed material on magnets and wipes back to clean between every session without ghosting. |
| Healthcare and NHS Facilities | Clinical areas value a hygienic, wipe-clean surface that stays legible and professional under heavy use. The enamel cleans easily and resists staining, the corners are rounded for safety, and magnets hold rotas or guidance where staff need to see them. |
| Commercial and Display Areas | Front-of-house and commercial spaces want a board that looks considered and stays looking new. The contemporary satin frame and crisp enamel surface suit a space on show, and the magnetic face turns it into a flexible planning and display wall. |
Comparing Surfaces or Sizes?
For a lower-cost option at the same size, the coated steel board offers a magnetic surface at a standard durability tier. For the widest wall, the extra-large VES board brings the same premium enamel surface in a bigger frame.
Call us on 01279460460 or get in touch for advice on surfaces, sizes or multi-room orders.
The Displaysense WBVM1218 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, premium heavy-duty tier. Surface dimensions 1800mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 14kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners, silver finish, integrated pen tray, concealed wall fixings supplied. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. 25-year surface guarantee. Suited to offices, schools, universities, training centres, conference rooms and healthcare. Also available as the larger WBVM1224 and the same-size coated steel WB180120M. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Vitreous enamel is what separates this board from an ordinary whiteboard, and it is worth understanding why. The writing surface is a coat of glass bonded to steel under high heat, setting into a finish far harder than the painted or laminated surfaces used on standard boards. Pens glide and erase cleanly on it, but the real difference shows over time. A painted surface gradually absorbs ink and starts to ghost and grey; the glass-hard enamel does not, so the board keeps writing and wiping like new well after a budget surface would have gone dull. It is the surface specified where a board has to last.
Because that enamel is fused onto a steel backing, the board is fully magnetic as well as writable. That turns one surface into two tools. You can write and erase across it as normal, and at the same time keep printed charts, documents and visual aids fixed to it with magnets, arranged around your notes. In a meeting that means an agenda pinned beside live discussion; in a classroom it means a worksheet held up for everyone while the teacher writes alongside. A non-magnetic board cannot do this, which is part of what places the VES surface at the premium end.
The durability is matched by a guarantee that reflects it. The surface is backed for 25 years, a span that treats the board as a long-term fixture rather than something to replace every few years, and which only a genuinely hard-wearing surface could support. Safety is built in alongside that longevity. The corners of the aluminium frame are rounded rather than sharp, reducing the chance of bumps and injuries in the places people squeeze past a big board, which counts for most in classrooms and other busy, shared rooms where it is part of daily life.
The board is finished and supplied to fit straight onto a wall. The satin anodised aluminium frame is slim and contemporary, resisting marking and corrosion, and the board can be hung the tall way or the wide way to match the wall and the way the room is used. It arrives with everything needed to fix it, plus a built-in pen tray, so markers and an eraser stay to hand and there is nothing extra to buy. A dry cloth keeps the enamel clear day to day, with an occasional whiteboard cleaner for any heavier marks.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x magnetic VES steel dry-wipe whiteboard with rounded safety corners
- Satin anodised aluminium frame with an integrated pen tray and a full wall fixing kit
Fitting Out Several Rooms?
Offices, schools and healthcare sites often need boards in a range of sizes across many rooms. Our team can match this board with larger or smaller ones across a site, advise where a premium enamel surface earns its place and where a coated board will do, and coordinate one delivery so everything arrives together ready to mount.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your room list and we will put a recommendation together.
The Displaysense WBVM1218 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, premium heavy-duty tier. Surface dimensions 1800mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 14kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners, silver finish, integrated pen tray, concealed wall fixings supplied. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. 25-year surface guarantee. Suited to offices, schools, universities, training centres, conference rooms and healthcare. Also available as the larger WBVM1224 and the same-size coated steel WB180120M. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Full specifications for the WBVM1218 magnetic VES steel whiteboard. A large wall-mounted board with a glass-hard vitreous enamel steel surface, fully magnetic and anti-scratch, in a satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners and an integrated pen tray. Backed by a 25-year surface guarantee.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Dimensions | 1800mm (W) x 1200mm (H) | A large surface that presents a great deal of information at once and stays readable from right across an office, a classroom or a busy lecture room. |
| Surface Type | Magnetic vitreous enamel steel | A glass-hard enamel writing area, generally rated the toughest dry-wipe finish available, that keeps writing and erasing like new for years to come. |
| Magnetic | Yes, steel core | Holds charts, printouts and other visual aids on magnets while you write freely around them, so a single wall handles both display and discussion. |
| Durability | Anti-scratch, anti-ghosting | Resists the scratching and grey ghosting that quickly mark softer painted boards, keeping the writing area crisp and easy to read after years of heavy use. |
| Weight | 14kg | A solid, steel-backed board that mounts securely to a wall, carrying the reassuring heft you would expect from a genuinely premium, long-life surface. |
| Frame | Satin anodised aluminium | A slim, treated aluminium frame that resists marking and corrosion well and gives a clean, contemporary edge for an office or studio wall. |
| Corners | Rounded safety corners | Smooth, rounded corners lower the risk of knocks and scrapes in a busy room, making a large board safer in schools and other shared workspaces. |
| Pen Tray | Integrated into the frame | Keeps a marker and an eraser right at the board itself, so in a busy shared room the writing kit always stays put rather than wandering off. |
| Finish Colour | Silver | A clean, neutral silver frame finish that suits office, education, clinical and commercial interiors alike and keeps writing legible. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang it wide or upright to suit the wall and the workflow, so a single board can fit more rooms than a fixed-layout board ever would. |
| Installation | Wall-mounted, fixings supplied | Arrives with a full wall fixing kit included, so it mounts as a clean, flat panel with no separate bracket or mounting kit to source. |
| Guarantee | 25-year surface guarantee | The enamel surface is backed for a full 25 years, so the board serves as a permanent fitting rather than a short few-year consumable. |
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
2 to 3 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders before 4pm typically ship the same day
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
Frequently Asked Questions About This VES Magnetic Whiteboard
Q: What is the best heavy-duty whiteboard for intensive daily use?
A: A vitreous enamel steel board, like the WBVM1218, is built for the heaviest use. The glass-hard enamel surface resists scratching and ghosting far better than painted or laminate boards, and it carries a 25-year surface guarantee. At 1800mm wide and fully magnetic, it suits offices, classrooms and training rooms written on all day.
Q: What is vitreous enamel steel and why does it matter?
A: Vitreous enamel steel is glass bonded to a steel sheet under high heat, producing a surface far harder than a painted or laminate board. It writes and erases cleanly and does not absorb ink, so it resists the ghosting and wear that dull cheaper boards. That hardness is why it lasts and carries a long guarantee.
Q: Is this whiteboard magnetic?
A: Yes. The enamel surface is fused onto a steel core, so it is fully magnetic. You can hold charts, printouts and visual aids on it with magnets while writing and erasing around them. Magnets are sold separately. That combination lets a single board serve for writing and for holding printed material at once.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for schools and universities?
A: Yes. Daily teaching is the intensive use this surface is built for, and the scratch-resistant enamel takes it without dulling. The large board reads from the back of a classroom or lecture room, the rounded safety corners suit a room packed with people, and magnets hold worksheets and diagrams up for the group to see.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for offices and training centres?
A: Yes. Through back-to-back meetings and week-long training, the enamel holds the crisp finish a cheaper painted board soon loses. Magnets keep agendas and handouts beside live notes, and it wipes back to clean between sessions, so the board stays professional under constant use.
Q: What does the 25-year guarantee cover?
A: The 25-year guarantee covers the writing surface, reflecting how long vitreous enamel keeps performing. Where a standard painted board may ghost and fade within a few years, this surface is backed to write and erase cleanly for decades, so it counts as permanent room equipment rather than something you swap out regularly.
Q: How is it mounted, and can it hang either way up?
A: It is wall-mounted and supplied with a full wall fixing kit, and it can hang either upright or sideways to match the wall. The board weighs 14kg, so it fixes securely as a solid panel. You choose the orientation at installation, and an integrated pen tray keeps markers and an eraser at the board.
Q: What is the difference between this and the coated steel WB180120M?
A: Both are 1800 by 1200mm magnetic wall boards. The WB180120M has a coated steel surface, a solid standard tier for everyday use. The WBVM1218 uses harder vitreous enamel steel with a 25-year guarantee, built for the most intensive use. Choose coated for value, or this enamel board for the longest life.
Q: Will the surface scratch or ghost over time?
A: No. The vitreous enamel surface is specifically engineered to resist scratching, staining and ghosting, even after years of intensive daily use. Old ink does not soak in, so the board wipes back to a clean, high-contrast finish rather than holding a grey shadow the way a softer painted surface does.
Q: Are the corners safe for a busy classroom?
A: Yes. The aluminium frame uses smooth, curved corners in place of sharp edges, cutting the chance of bumps and injuries where people pass close by. That makes it a safer choice for classrooms, shared offices and other high-traffic spaces in use throughout the day.
Q: Is this whiteboard available with UK delivery and a guarantee?
A: Yes. The board ships with free UK mainland delivery and carries a 25-year surface guarantee. Displaysense has supplied UK offices, schools and healthcare sites with display products since 1978, so you order from a UK display specialist. Bulk orders for several rooms can be arranged through our team.
Q: Is there a larger version of this whiteboard?
A: Yes. The WBVM1224 is an extra-large 2400 by 1200mm board with the same magnetic vitreous enamel surface and aluminium frame. Choose this 1800 by 1200mm board for a large classroom or office, or the wider WBVM1224 for a lecture hall or open space that needs the most writing area.
Guides for Choosing and Using Whiteboards
A premium whiteboard works hardest when its surface and size are matched to how heavily the room uses it. Knowing how vitreous enamel compares with coated and painted surfaces, how to size a board to the wall and how to set a space up for clear collaboration all make a real difference. These guides cover choosing and getting the most from boards in offices and schools.
Overview
The Surface Built to Outlast the Room It Hangs In
Most whiteboards wear out from the surface in, fading and ghosting until they look tired within a few years. The WBVM1218 is built the other way round, on a vitreous enamel steel surface, a glass-hard finish fused onto steel that resists scratching, staining and ghosting through years of intensive daily use. It is the top tier of dry-wipe surfaces, and here it comes backed by a 25-year surface guarantee. Because the surface is steel, it is fully magnetic too, so charts, documents and visual aids hold directly on the board with magnets while you write and erase around them. The large format gives a room full of people a clear, sharp writing area, the satin anodised aluminium frame is finished with rounded safety corners, and it hangs in portrait or landscape with a pen tray and wall fixings supplied. Best suited for offices, universities and training centres where a large board is written on all day and needs to look sharp for the long term.
Why a Premium VES Magnetic Board Earns Its Place
- Vitreous enamel steel surface: The writing area is glass-hard enamel fused to steel, the most durable dry-wipe finish made, so it stays ultra-smooth and erases cleanly for decades rather than degrading like a painted or laminate board. It is the surface to specify when a board will be written on every day.
- Resists scratches, stains and ghosting: The hard enamel shrugs off the scratching that scars softer boards and refuses to hold the grey shadow of old ink, so the surface stays sharp and high-contrast. Even after years of heavy use it wipes back to clean rather than looking worn and marked.
- Fully magnetic steel core: Because the surface is backed by steel, magnets hold firmly, so charts, printouts and visual aids stay pinned to the board while you write around them. It works as a writing surface and a display surface at once, which a non-magnetic board cannot do.
- Backed for 25 years: The surface carries a 25-year guarantee, far beyond the few years a standard board lasts, which makes it a genuine long-term fixture rather than a consumable. For a heavily used room, that is reassurance that the board will still perform well long after a cheaper one would have been replaced.
- Rounded safety corners: The aluminium frame is finished with smooth, rounded corners rather than sharp edges, lowering the risk of knocks and injury where people pass close to a large board. That makes it a safer fit for busy classrooms, shared offices and high-traffic spaces.
- Ready to fit, either way up: A slim satin anodised aluminium frame gives a clean, contemporary edge, and the board hangs in portrait or landscape to suit the wall. A full wall fixing kit and an integrated pen tray are supplied, so it is ready to mount and use straight away.
Where a Large Heavy-Duty VES Board Fits Best
| Offices and Meeting Rooms | Where a board is written on through back-to-back meetings, the hard enamel surface keeps a sharp, clean finish that a painted board would lose within a year. Magnets hold agendas and printouts alongside live notes, so one wall handles both display and discussion. |
| Schools and Classrooms | Daily lessons are exactly the kind of intensive use that wears out a cheaper board, and the scratch-resistant enamel is made to take it. Rounded safety corners suit a room full of pupils, and the magnetic surface holds worksheets and visual aids for the class to see. |
| Universities and Lecture Rooms | Large teaching spaces need a board that reads clearly from the back and survives constant use across a timetable. The big VES surface stays high-contrast and legible, while magnets keep printed handouts and diagrams pinned beside whatever is being written. |
| Training Centres and Conference Rooms | A board used by different groups all week takes more punishment than most, so a surface guaranteed for decades earns its place. It presents to a room, holds printed material on magnets and wipes back to clean between every session without ghosting. |
| Healthcare and NHS Facilities | Clinical areas value a hygienic, wipe-clean surface that stays legible and professional under heavy use. The enamel cleans easily and resists staining, the corners are rounded for safety, and magnets hold rotas or guidance where staff need to see them. |
| Commercial and Display Areas | Front-of-house and commercial spaces want a board that looks considered and stays looking new. The contemporary satin frame and crisp enamel surface suit a space on show, and the magnetic face turns it into a flexible planning and display wall. |
Comparing Surfaces or Sizes?
For a lower-cost option at the same size, the coated steel board offers a magnetic surface at a standard durability tier. For the widest wall, the extra-large VES board brings the same premium enamel surface in a bigger frame.
Call us on 01279460460 or get in touch for advice on surfaces, sizes or multi-room orders.
The Displaysense WBVM1218 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, premium heavy-duty tier. Surface dimensions 1800mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 14kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners, silver finish, integrated pen tray, concealed wall fixings supplied. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. 25-year surface guarantee. Suited to offices, schools, universities, training centres, conference rooms and healthcare. Also available as the larger WBVM1224 and the same-size coated steel WB180120M. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Description
Vitreous enamel is what separates this board from an ordinary whiteboard, and it is worth understanding why. The writing surface is a coat of glass bonded to steel under high heat, setting into a finish far harder than the painted or laminated surfaces used on standard boards. Pens glide and erase cleanly on it, but the real difference shows over time. A painted surface gradually absorbs ink and starts to ghost and grey; the glass-hard enamel does not, so the board keeps writing and wiping like new well after a budget surface would have gone dull. It is the surface specified where a board has to last.
Because that enamel is fused onto a steel backing, the board is fully magnetic as well as writable. That turns one surface into two tools. You can write and erase across it as normal, and at the same time keep printed charts, documents and visual aids fixed to it with magnets, arranged around your notes. In a meeting that means an agenda pinned beside live discussion; in a classroom it means a worksheet held up for everyone while the teacher writes alongside. A non-magnetic board cannot do this, which is part of what places the VES surface at the premium end.
The durability is matched by a guarantee that reflects it. The surface is backed for 25 years, a span that treats the board as a long-term fixture rather than something to replace every few years, and which only a genuinely hard-wearing surface could support. Safety is built in alongside that longevity. The corners of the aluminium frame are rounded rather than sharp, reducing the chance of bumps and injuries in the places people squeeze past a big board, which counts for most in classrooms and other busy, shared rooms where it is part of daily life.
The board is finished and supplied to fit straight onto a wall. The satin anodised aluminium frame is slim and contemporary, resisting marking and corrosion, and the board can be hung the tall way or the wide way to match the wall and the way the room is used. It arrives with everything needed to fix it, plus a built-in pen tray, so markers and an eraser stay to hand and there is nothing extra to buy. A dry cloth keeps the enamel clear day to day, with an occasional whiteboard cleaner for any heavier marks.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x magnetic VES steel dry-wipe whiteboard with rounded safety corners
- Satin anodised aluminium frame with an integrated pen tray and a full wall fixing kit
Fitting Out Several Rooms?
Offices, schools and healthcare sites often need boards in a range of sizes across many rooms. Our team can match this board with larger or smaller ones across a site, advise where a premium enamel surface earns its place and where a coated board will do, and coordinate one delivery so everything arrives together ready to mount.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your room list and we will put a recommendation together.
The Displaysense WBVM1218 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, premium heavy-duty tier. Surface dimensions 1800mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 14kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners, silver finish, integrated pen tray, concealed wall fixings supplied. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. 25-year surface guarantee. Suited to offices, schools, universities, training centres, conference rooms and healthcare. Also available as the larger WBVM1224 and the same-size coated steel WB180120M. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Specifications
Full specifications for the WBVM1218 magnetic VES steel whiteboard. A large wall-mounted board with a glass-hard vitreous enamel steel surface, fully magnetic and anti-scratch, in a satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safety corners and an integrated pen tray. Backed by a 25-year surface guarantee.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Dimensions | 1800mm (W) x 1200mm (H) | A large surface that presents a great deal of information at once and stays readable from right across an office, a classroom or a busy lecture room. |
| Surface Type | Magnetic vitreous enamel steel | A glass-hard enamel writing area, generally rated the toughest dry-wipe finish available, that keeps writing and erasing like new for years to come. |
| Magnetic | Yes, steel core | Holds charts, printouts and other visual aids on magnets while you write freely around them, so a single wall handles both display and discussion. |
| Durability | Anti-scratch, anti-ghosting | Resists the scratching and grey ghosting that quickly mark softer painted boards, keeping the writing area crisp and easy to read after years of heavy use. |
| Weight | 14kg | A solid, steel-backed board that mounts securely to a wall, carrying the reassuring heft you would expect from a genuinely premium, long-life surface. |
| Frame | Satin anodised aluminium | A slim, treated aluminium frame that resists marking and corrosion well and gives a clean, contemporary edge for an office or studio wall. |
| Corners | Rounded safety corners | Smooth, rounded corners lower the risk of knocks and scrapes in a busy room, making a large board safer in schools and other shared workspaces. |
| Pen Tray | Integrated into the frame | Keeps a marker and an eraser right at the board itself, so in a busy shared room the writing kit always stays put rather than wandering off. |
| Finish Colour | Silver | A clean, neutral silver frame finish that suits office, education, clinical and commercial interiors alike and keeps writing legible. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang it wide or upright to suit the wall and the workflow, so a single board can fit more rooms than a fixed-layout board ever would. |
| Installation | Wall-mounted, fixings supplied | Arrives with a full wall fixing kit included, so it mounts as a clean, flat panel with no separate bracket or mounting kit to source. |
| Guarantee | 25-year surface guarantee | The enamel surface is backed for a full 25 years, so the board serves as a permanent fitting rather than a short few-year consumable. |
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
2 to 3 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders before 4pm typically ship the same day
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About This VES Magnetic Whiteboard
Q: What is the best heavy-duty whiteboard for intensive daily use?
A: A vitreous enamel steel board, like the WBVM1218, is built for the heaviest use. The glass-hard enamel surface resists scratching and ghosting far better than painted or laminate boards, and it carries a 25-year surface guarantee. At 1800mm wide and fully magnetic, it suits offices, classrooms and training rooms written on all day.
Q: What is vitreous enamel steel and why does it matter?
A: Vitreous enamel steel is glass bonded to a steel sheet under high heat, producing a surface far harder than a painted or laminate board. It writes and erases cleanly and does not absorb ink, so it resists the ghosting and wear that dull cheaper boards. That hardness is why it lasts and carries a long guarantee.
Q: Is this whiteboard magnetic?
A: Yes. The enamel surface is fused onto a steel core, so it is fully magnetic. You can hold charts, printouts and visual aids on it with magnets while writing and erasing around them. Magnets are sold separately. That combination lets a single board serve for writing and for holding printed material at once.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for schools and universities?
A: Yes. Daily teaching is the intensive use this surface is built for, and the scratch-resistant enamel takes it without dulling. The large board reads from the back of a classroom or lecture room, the rounded safety corners suit a room packed with people, and magnets hold worksheets and diagrams up for the group to see.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for offices and training centres?
A: Yes. Through back-to-back meetings and week-long training, the enamel holds the crisp finish a cheaper painted board soon loses. Magnets keep agendas and handouts beside live notes, and it wipes back to clean between sessions, so the board stays professional under constant use.
Q: What does the 25-year guarantee cover?
A: The 25-year guarantee covers the writing surface, reflecting how long vitreous enamel keeps performing. Where a standard painted board may ghost and fade within a few years, this surface is backed to write and erase cleanly for decades, so it counts as permanent room equipment rather than something you swap out regularly.
Q: How is it mounted, and can it hang either way up?
A: It is wall-mounted and supplied with a full wall fixing kit, and it can hang either upright or sideways to match the wall. The board weighs 14kg, so it fixes securely as a solid panel. You choose the orientation at installation, and an integrated pen tray keeps markers and an eraser at the board.
Q: What is the difference between this and the coated steel WB180120M?
A: Both are 1800 by 1200mm magnetic wall boards. The WB180120M has a coated steel surface, a solid standard tier for everyday use. The WBVM1218 uses harder vitreous enamel steel with a 25-year guarantee, built for the most intensive use. Choose coated for value, or this enamel board for the longest life.
Q: Will the surface scratch or ghost over time?
A: No. The vitreous enamel surface is specifically engineered to resist scratching, staining and ghosting, even after years of intensive daily use. Old ink does not soak in, so the board wipes back to a clean, high-contrast finish rather than holding a grey shadow the way a softer painted surface does.
Q: Are the corners safe for a busy classroom?
A: Yes. The aluminium frame uses smooth, curved corners in place of sharp edges, cutting the chance of bumps and injuries where people pass close by. That makes it a safer choice for classrooms, shared offices and other high-traffic spaces in use throughout the day.
Q: Is this whiteboard available with UK delivery and a guarantee?
A: Yes. The board ships with free UK mainland delivery and carries a 25-year surface guarantee. Displaysense has supplied UK offices, schools and healthcare sites with display products since 1978, so you order from a UK display specialist. Bulk orders for several rooms can be arranged through our team.
Q: Is there a larger version of this whiteboard?
A: Yes. The WBVM1224 is an extra-large 2400 by 1200mm board with the same magnetic vitreous enamel surface and aluminium frame. Choose this 1800 by 1200mm board for a large classroom or office, or the wider WBVM1224 for a lecture hall or open space that needs the most writing area.
Knowledge Hub
Guides for Choosing and Using Whiteboards
A premium whiteboard works hardest when its surface and size are matched to how heavily the room uses it. Knowing how vitreous enamel compares with coated and painted surfaces, how to size a board to the wall and how to set a space up for clear collaboration all make a real difference. These guides cover choosing and getting the most from boards in offices and schools.
