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Description
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The Whiteboard Surface That Outlives Every Other Kind
Most whiteboards are a coated surface that wears, scratches and ghosts over a few years of hard use. The WBVM1224 is built on a different tier of surface entirely. Its writing face is vitreous enamel steel, a glass-hard enamel fused onto steel, which is the most durable whiteboard surface made and the one specified where a board has to last decades rather than years. It writes with crisp, high-contrast clarity, erases completely, and shrugs off the scratching and staining that age a lesser board. Because the enamel is fused to steel, it is fully magnetic, so charts and documents hold with magnets alongside your writing. A satin anodised aluminium frame, rounded safe corners and concealed fixings finish it cleanly, and it carries Department for Education approval with a 5-year surface guarantee. Best suited for lecture halls, training centres and busy classrooms where a board is used hard every day and has to keep performing for the long term.
Why Vitreous Enamel Is Worth Specifying
- Vitreous enamel writing surface: The face is a glass-hard enamel fused onto steel, the toughest whiteboard surface available. It gives an ultra-smooth, high-contrast writing area that erases cleanly every time and keeps its appearance through years of intensive daily use rather than dulling and shadowing like a coated board.
- Resists scratches, stains and ghosting: The fired enamel will not scratch, stain or ghost the way a softer coated surface does, even under constant use in a demanding room. Marks lift away completely, so the board still reads cleanly long after a cheaper surface would have greyed over and started to look permanently used.
- Fully magnetic for display: The steel core beneath the enamel means magnets grip firmly, so charts, documents and visual aids hold on the board beside your handwritten work. The same surface handles live writing and pinned reference material at once, which suits teaching and briefing where both are needed together.
- Rounded safe corners: The frame is finished with smooth, rounded corners that reduce the risk of knocks and injury in a busy room. That makes the board a safer fit for classrooms, corridors and high-traffic spaces where people pass close to it throughout the day.
- Satin anodised aluminium frame: A slim satin aluminium frame, treated to resist marking and corrosion, gives a contemporary professional finish that suits a corporate or educational setting. Concealed corner fixings with snap-on covers hide the hardware, so the board mounts as a clean panel.
- Approved, guaranteed and ready to fit: The board is Department for Education approved and backed by a 5-year surface guarantee, and it arrives with a full wall fixing kit and an integrated pen tray. It can be specified with confidence and installed straight away in either orientation.
Where a Vitreous Enamel Board Earns Its Place
| Lecture Halls and Universities | Theatres and seminar rooms get a large, high-contrast surface that reads from the back row and survives back-to-back sessions. The enamel face takes constant writing and erasing all day without dulling, so a board specified once lasts through years of teaching. |
| Training Centres and Workshops | Trainers running sessions all day put a surface under relentless use, and vitreous enamel is built for exactly that. Magnets hold printed frameworks beside live work, and the board wipes back to clean between groups without the shadowing a coated board picks up. |
| Schools and Large Classrooms | Approved for education and finished with rounded safe corners, it suits a busy classroom where a board is written on from morning to afternoon. The hard enamel takes the daily wear of school use, and magnets keep worksheets and exemplar work on show. |
| Healthcare and NHS Departments | Wards, clinics and departments use the large surface for rotas, planning and team briefings in high-traffic clinical areas. The wipe-clean enamel and clean concealed-fixing finish suit a setting where durability and a tidy appearance both matter. |
| Boardrooms and Offices | A large, refined board for strategy, planning and collaborative sessions in a professional room. The crisp high-contrast surface and slim anodised frame look the part in a client-facing space, and magnets keep documents visible beside the discussion. |
| Conference and Briefing Venues | Venues running events back to back need a surface that recovers instantly and never looks tired. The enamel face clears completely between sessions, and the extra-large format keeps presentations and safety briefings visible to a full room. |
Comparing Surfaces, or Need a Smaller Board?
For the same size in a more affordable coated-steel surface, see the coated steel magnetic board. If the full width is more than your wall allows, the smaller vitreous enamel board keeps the same premium surface in a narrower frame.
Call us on 01279460460 or get in touch for advice on surfaces, sizes or multi-room orders.
The Displaysense WBVM1224 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard, a large wall-mounted board. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, the most durable whiteboard surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, for dry-wipe writing and magnets. Surface dimensions 2400mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 18kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safe corners and concealed fixings with snap-on covers, silver finish, integrated pen tray. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. Department for Education approved, 5-year surface guarantee. Suited to lecture halls, training centres, schools, healthcare, boardrooms and conference venues. Also available in coated steel as the WBSM1224 and in a smaller VES size as the WBVM1218. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
The defining feature of this board is the kind of surface it uses. Vitreous enamel is a glass-based coating fused onto steel at high temperature, creating a writing face that is effectively a layer of glass rather than a painted or laminated finish. That is why it behaves so differently from an ordinary whiteboard. Pen ink sits cleanly on the glass-hard surface and lifts off completely, the face does not soak up ink to cause ghosting, and it is hard enough to resist the scratching that wears a softer board smooth. It is the surface specified when a board is expected to last for decades of heavy use.
Because the enamel is fused onto a steel backing, the board is fully magnetic as well as writable. The steel gives magnets something to hold onto through the thin enamel layer, so charts, documents and visual aids attach directly to the surface beside handwritten notes. That combination is what makes it useful in teaching and briefing, where a trainer or teacher needs to show fixed reference material and work through ideas live on the same board. Magnets are sold separately, leaving you free to choose the strength and colour a particular room needs.
The construction is finished for safety and for appearance. The corners of the frame are rounded rather than sharp, which reduces the chance of bumps and scrapes where people pass close to the board, and counts most in schools and other high-traffic spaces. The frame itself is satin anodised aluminium, treated to resist marks and corrosion, and the corner fixings are concealed under snap-on covers so no hardware shows once the board is mounted. The result is a board that is as safe and tidy on the wall as it is hard-wearing in use.
The board arrives ready to install and built to keep performing. It is supplied with everything needed to mount it, along with a tray for pens and an eraser, so it goes up and into use straight away in portrait or landscape. It carries Department for Education approval, recognising it as suitable for school use, and a 5-year surface guarantee backs the enamel face. In daily care, the surface needs little more than a dry wipe, because the glass-hard enamel does not hold ink, and an occasional whiteboard cleaner keeps it pristine for the long term.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x magnetic vitreous enamel steel whiteboard with satin anodised aluminium frame
- Complete wall fixing kit with snap-on fixing covers and an integrated pen tray
Specifying for Several Rooms?
Schools, training providers and healthcare sites often fit out many rooms at once. Our team can match surfaces and sizes across a site, advise where vitreous enamel 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 WBVM1224 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard, a large wall-mounted board. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, the most durable whiteboard surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, for dry-wipe writing and magnets. Surface dimensions 2400mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 18kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safe corners and concealed fixings with snap-on covers, silver finish, integrated pen tray. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. Department for Education approved, 5-year surface guarantee. Suited to lecture halls, training centres, schools, healthcare, boardrooms and conference venues. Also available in coated steel as the WBSM1224 and in a smaller VES size as the WBVM1218. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Full specifications for the WBVM1224 magnetic vitreous enamel steel whiteboard. A large wall-mounted board with a glass-hard enamel writing face, a slim satin aluminium surround, safely rounded corners and hidden corner fixings. Approved for use in education settings, with a 5-year guarantee on the writing surface.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Dimensions | 2400mm (W) x 1200mm (H) | An extra-large surface that reads clearly from the very back of a large lecture hall, a training room or a classroom, ideal for whole-group work. |
| Surface Type | Magnetic vitreous enamel steel | The toughest whiteboard surface made, giving crisp high-contrast writing that erases cleanly every time and is built to last for decades of heavy daily use. |
| Coating Performance | Anti-scratch, anti-ghosting | Unlike a softer coated board, the fired enamel resists scratching and shadowing, so the surface stays clear and legible through years of constant use. |
| Magnetic | Yes, steel core | Holds charts, documents and other visual aids with magnets right beside your handwriting, so a single surface does both jobs at the same time. |
| Frame | Satin anodised aluminium | A slim, treated aluminium frame that resists marking and corrosion, giving a contemporary, professional finish for corporate or educational rooms. |
| Corners | Rounded safe corners | Smooth, rounded corners lower the risk of knocks and scrapes in a busy room, making the board safer for schools and other high-traffic spaces. |
| Fixings | Concealed, snap-on covers | Corner fixings tuck away neatly beneath snap-on caps, leaving nothing on show so the board sits flush as a properly finished panel. |
| Weight | Approximately 18kg | A substantial but still manageable board, so fix it to a sound, load-bearing wall with the supplied kit for a firm and stable writing surface. |
| Finish Colour | Silver | A clean, neutral silver frame finish that suits professional, clinical and educational interiors alike and keeps writing easy to read. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Mount it wide for a teaching wall or upright in a narrow space, so a single board adapts to far more rooms than a fixed-layout one. |
| Approval | Department for Education approved | Recognised as suitable for demanding school use, so it can be specified for classrooms and lecture spaces with full confidence. |
| Supplied With | Wall fixing kit and pen tray | Arrives complete with everything needed to mount it and start writing straight away, with no separate bracket or pen tray to buy. |
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 Vitreous Enamel Whiteboard
Q: What is the best heavy-duty whiteboard for a lecture hall or training centre?
A: For rooms in constant use, a vitreous enamel board like the WBVM1224 is the most durable choice. The glass-hard enamel surface resists scratching and ghosting that wear out coated boards, erases cleanly, and is fully magnetic. At 2400mm wide it reads from the back of a lecture hall or large training room.
Q: What is a vitreous enamel whiteboard surface and why is it better?
A: Vitreous enamel is a glass coating fused onto steel under high heat, so the writing face behaves like glass. Ink rests on top and wipes away fully, nothing soaks in to leave a shadow, and the hardness fends off scratches. This is what gets chosen when a board has to survive decades of use.
Q: Will the surface ghost, scratch or stain with heavy daily use?
A: No. The fired enamel face will not ghost, scratch or stain the way a softer coated board does, even under relentless daily use. Marks lift away completely with a dry wipe. That durability is why the surface carries a 5-year guarantee and is chosen for the busiest institutional rooms.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for schools and is it education approved?
A: Yes. It holds Department for Education approval and has rounded safe corners for use in busy classrooms. The hard enamel takes writing and erasing from morning to afternoon without dulling, and magnets hold worksheets and exemplar work beside the teaching throughout the day.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for NHS and healthcare departments?
A: Yes. On wards and in clinics it handles shift rotas, capacity planning and quick team briefings in constantly used areas. The glass-hard enamel clears completely each time, and the hidden fixings and rounded corners give the neat, robust finish a clinical space needs.
Q: How is the board fixed, and can it mount either way up?
A: It comes with a complete wall fixing kit and mounts in portrait or landscape. Snap-on caps hide the corner fixings, leaving the board looking like a clean panel once it is up. Fix it to a sound wall using fittings suited to your wall type for a firm surface.
Q: What size is the board and how heavy is it?
A: The surface is 2400mm wide by 1200mm high and the board weighs around 18kg. It is an extra-large format that reads across a lecture hall or large room, and the weight is substantial but manageable for fixing to a sound wall with the supplied kit.
Q: What is the difference between this and the coated steel WBSM1224?
A: Both are 2400 by 1200mm magnetic wall boards. The WBVM1224 uses a vitreous enamel surface, the toughest available, which holds off scratches and ghosting for decades. The WBSM1224 uses a coated steel surface that costs less but ages faster. Choose enamel for the busiest rooms, coated steel for lighter use on a smaller budget.
Q: Is vitreous enamel worth paying more for over a coated board?
A: It depends on how hard the board works. In a room used all day, every day, the enamel surface stays pristine for decades where a coated board ghosts and scratches within a few years, so it costs less over its life. For occasional light use, a coated board is the more economical choice.
Q: Can I use it with standard whiteboard pens and magnets?
A: Yes. It works with any standard dry-wipe whiteboard pens and erasers, and the steel core holds standard whiteboard magnets for charts and documents. An integrated pen tray keeps markers and an eraser at the board. Always use dry-wipe, never permanent, markers to protect the enamel surface.
Q: Is this whiteboard available with UK delivery and a guarantee?
A: Yes. The board ships with free UK mainland delivery and the surface carries a 5-year guarantee. Displaysense has supplied UK schools, universities 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 smaller version of this vitreous enamel board?
A: Yes. The WBVM1218 is 1800mm wide by 1200mm high, with the same vitreous enamel surface, magnetic core and aluminium frame. Choose the 2400mm board for lecture halls and the largest rooms. Choose the smaller WBVM1218 where wall space is tighter but you still want the enamel surface.
Guides for Choosing and Using Magnetic Whiteboards
A vitreous enamel whiteboard works hardest when its surface and size are matched to the room and the demands placed on it. Knowing when an enamel surface is worth specifying, how a magnetic board earns its place and how to set a space up for clear communication all make a difference. These guides cover choosing and getting the most from boards in schools and offices.
Overview
The Whiteboard Surface That Outlives Every Other Kind
Most whiteboards are a coated surface that wears, scratches and ghosts over a few years of hard use. The WBVM1224 is built on a different tier of surface entirely. Its writing face is vitreous enamel steel, a glass-hard enamel fused onto steel, which is the most durable whiteboard surface made and the one specified where a board has to last decades rather than years. It writes with crisp, high-contrast clarity, erases completely, and shrugs off the scratching and staining that age a lesser board. Because the enamel is fused to steel, it is fully magnetic, so charts and documents hold with magnets alongside your writing. A satin anodised aluminium frame, rounded safe corners and concealed fixings finish it cleanly, and it carries Department for Education approval with a 5-year surface guarantee. Best suited for lecture halls, training centres and busy classrooms where a board is used hard every day and has to keep performing for the long term.
Why Vitreous Enamel Is Worth Specifying
- Vitreous enamel writing surface: The face is a glass-hard enamel fused onto steel, the toughest whiteboard surface available. It gives an ultra-smooth, high-contrast writing area that erases cleanly every time and keeps its appearance through years of intensive daily use rather than dulling and shadowing like a coated board.
- Resists scratches, stains and ghosting: The fired enamel will not scratch, stain or ghost the way a softer coated surface does, even under constant use in a demanding room. Marks lift away completely, so the board still reads cleanly long after a cheaper surface would have greyed over and started to look permanently used.
- Fully magnetic for display: The steel core beneath the enamel means magnets grip firmly, so charts, documents and visual aids hold on the board beside your handwritten work. The same surface handles live writing and pinned reference material at once, which suits teaching and briefing where both are needed together.
- Rounded safe corners: The frame is finished with smooth, rounded corners that reduce the risk of knocks and injury in a busy room. That makes the board a safer fit for classrooms, corridors and high-traffic spaces where people pass close to it throughout the day.
- Satin anodised aluminium frame: A slim satin aluminium frame, treated to resist marking and corrosion, gives a contemporary professional finish that suits a corporate or educational setting. Concealed corner fixings with snap-on covers hide the hardware, so the board mounts as a clean panel.
- Approved, guaranteed and ready to fit: The board is Department for Education approved and backed by a 5-year surface guarantee, and it arrives with a full wall fixing kit and an integrated pen tray. It can be specified with confidence and installed straight away in either orientation.
Where a Vitreous Enamel Board Earns Its Place
| Lecture Halls and Universities | Theatres and seminar rooms get a large, high-contrast surface that reads from the back row and survives back-to-back sessions. The enamel face takes constant writing and erasing all day without dulling, so a board specified once lasts through years of teaching. |
| Training Centres and Workshops | Trainers running sessions all day put a surface under relentless use, and vitreous enamel is built for exactly that. Magnets hold printed frameworks beside live work, and the board wipes back to clean between groups without the shadowing a coated board picks up. |
| Schools and Large Classrooms | Approved for education and finished with rounded safe corners, it suits a busy classroom where a board is written on from morning to afternoon. The hard enamel takes the daily wear of school use, and magnets keep worksheets and exemplar work on show. |
| Healthcare and NHS Departments | Wards, clinics and departments use the large surface for rotas, planning and team briefings in high-traffic clinical areas. The wipe-clean enamel and clean concealed-fixing finish suit a setting where durability and a tidy appearance both matter. |
| Boardrooms and Offices | A large, refined board for strategy, planning and collaborative sessions in a professional room. The crisp high-contrast surface and slim anodised frame look the part in a client-facing space, and magnets keep documents visible beside the discussion. |
| Conference and Briefing Venues | Venues running events back to back need a surface that recovers instantly and never looks tired. The enamel face clears completely between sessions, and the extra-large format keeps presentations and safety briefings visible to a full room. |
Comparing Surfaces, or Need a Smaller Board?
For the same size in a more affordable coated-steel surface, see the coated steel magnetic board. If the full width is more than your wall allows, the smaller vitreous enamel board keeps the same premium surface in a narrower frame.
Call us on 01279460460 or get in touch for advice on surfaces, sizes or multi-room orders.
The Displaysense WBVM1224 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard, a large wall-mounted board. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, the most durable whiteboard surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, for dry-wipe writing and magnets. Surface dimensions 2400mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 18kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safe corners and concealed fixings with snap-on covers, silver finish, integrated pen tray. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. Department for Education approved, 5-year surface guarantee. Suited to lecture halls, training centres, schools, healthcare, boardrooms and conference venues. Also available in coated steel as the WBSM1224 and in a smaller VES size as the WBVM1218. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Description
The defining feature of this board is the kind of surface it uses. Vitreous enamel is a glass-based coating fused onto steel at high temperature, creating a writing face that is effectively a layer of glass rather than a painted or laminated finish. That is why it behaves so differently from an ordinary whiteboard. Pen ink sits cleanly on the glass-hard surface and lifts off completely, the face does not soak up ink to cause ghosting, and it is hard enough to resist the scratching that wears a softer board smooth. It is the surface specified when a board is expected to last for decades of heavy use.
Because the enamel is fused onto a steel backing, the board is fully magnetic as well as writable. The steel gives magnets something to hold onto through the thin enamel layer, so charts, documents and visual aids attach directly to the surface beside handwritten notes. That combination is what makes it useful in teaching and briefing, where a trainer or teacher needs to show fixed reference material and work through ideas live on the same board. Magnets are sold separately, leaving you free to choose the strength and colour a particular room needs.
The construction is finished for safety and for appearance. The corners of the frame are rounded rather than sharp, which reduces the chance of bumps and scrapes where people pass close to the board, and counts most in schools and other high-traffic spaces. The frame itself is satin anodised aluminium, treated to resist marks and corrosion, and the corner fixings are concealed under snap-on covers so no hardware shows once the board is mounted. The result is a board that is as safe and tidy on the wall as it is hard-wearing in use.
The board arrives ready to install and built to keep performing. It is supplied with everything needed to mount it, along with a tray for pens and an eraser, so it goes up and into use straight away in portrait or landscape. It carries Department for Education approval, recognising it as suitable for school use, and a 5-year surface guarantee backs the enamel face. In daily care, the surface needs little more than a dry wipe, because the glass-hard enamel does not hold ink, and an occasional whiteboard cleaner keeps it pristine for the long term.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x magnetic vitreous enamel steel whiteboard with satin anodised aluminium frame
- Complete wall fixing kit with snap-on fixing covers and an integrated pen tray
Specifying for Several Rooms?
Schools, training providers and healthcare sites often fit out many rooms at once. Our team can match surfaces and sizes across a site, advise where vitreous enamel 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 WBVM1224 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard, a large wall-mounted board. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, the most durable whiteboard surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, for dry-wipe writing and magnets. Surface dimensions 2400mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 18kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safe corners and concealed fixings with snap-on covers, silver finish, integrated pen tray. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. Department for Education approved, 5-year surface guarantee. Suited to lecture halls, training centres, schools, healthcare, boardrooms and conference venues. Also available in coated steel as the WBSM1224 and in a smaller VES size as the WBVM1218. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Specifications
Full specifications for the WBVM1224 magnetic vitreous enamel steel whiteboard. A large wall-mounted board with a glass-hard enamel writing face, a slim satin aluminium surround, safely rounded corners and hidden corner fixings. Approved for use in education settings, with a 5-year guarantee on the writing surface.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Dimensions | 2400mm (W) x 1200mm (H) | An extra-large surface that reads clearly from the very back of a large lecture hall, a training room or a classroom, ideal for whole-group work. |
| Surface Type | Magnetic vitreous enamel steel | The toughest whiteboard surface made, giving crisp high-contrast writing that erases cleanly every time and is built to last for decades of heavy daily use. |
| Coating Performance | Anti-scratch, anti-ghosting | Unlike a softer coated board, the fired enamel resists scratching and shadowing, so the surface stays clear and legible through years of constant use. |
| Magnetic | Yes, steel core | Holds charts, documents and other visual aids with magnets right beside your handwriting, so a single surface does both jobs at the same time. |
| Frame | Satin anodised aluminium | A slim, treated aluminium frame that resists marking and corrosion, giving a contemporary, professional finish for corporate or educational rooms. |
| Corners | Rounded safe corners | Smooth, rounded corners lower the risk of knocks and scrapes in a busy room, making the board safer for schools and other high-traffic spaces. |
| Fixings | Concealed, snap-on covers | Corner fixings tuck away neatly beneath snap-on caps, leaving nothing on show so the board sits flush as a properly finished panel. |
| Weight | Approximately 18kg | A substantial but still manageable board, so fix it to a sound, load-bearing wall with the supplied kit for a firm and stable writing surface. |
| Finish Colour | Silver | A clean, neutral silver frame finish that suits professional, clinical and educational interiors alike and keeps writing easy to read. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Mount it wide for a teaching wall or upright in a narrow space, so a single board adapts to far more rooms than a fixed-layout one. |
| Approval | Department for Education approved | Recognised as suitable for demanding school use, so it can be specified for classrooms and lecture spaces with full confidence. |
| Supplied With | Wall fixing kit and pen tray | Arrives complete with everything needed to mount it and start writing straight away, with no separate bracket or pen tray to buy. |
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 Vitreous Enamel Whiteboard
Q: What is the best heavy-duty whiteboard for a lecture hall or training centre?
A: For rooms in constant use, a vitreous enamel board like the WBVM1224 is the most durable choice. The glass-hard enamel surface resists scratching and ghosting that wear out coated boards, erases cleanly, and is fully magnetic. At 2400mm wide it reads from the back of a lecture hall or large training room.
Q: What is a vitreous enamel whiteboard surface and why is it better?
A: Vitreous enamel is a glass coating fused onto steel under high heat, so the writing face behaves like glass. Ink rests on top and wipes away fully, nothing soaks in to leave a shadow, and the hardness fends off scratches. This is what gets chosen when a board has to survive decades of use.
Q: Will the surface ghost, scratch or stain with heavy daily use?
A: No. The fired enamel face will not ghost, scratch or stain the way a softer coated board does, even under relentless daily use. Marks lift away completely with a dry wipe. That durability is why the surface carries a 5-year guarantee and is chosen for the busiest institutional rooms.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for schools and is it education approved?
A: Yes. It holds Department for Education approval and has rounded safe corners for use in busy classrooms. The hard enamel takes writing and erasing from morning to afternoon without dulling, and magnets hold worksheets and exemplar work beside the teaching throughout the day.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for NHS and healthcare departments?
A: Yes. On wards and in clinics it handles shift rotas, capacity planning and quick team briefings in constantly used areas. The glass-hard enamel clears completely each time, and the hidden fixings and rounded corners give the neat, robust finish a clinical space needs.
Q: How is the board fixed, and can it mount either way up?
A: It comes with a complete wall fixing kit and mounts in portrait or landscape. Snap-on caps hide the corner fixings, leaving the board looking like a clean panel once it is up. Fix it to a sound wall using fittings suited to your wall type for a firm surface.
Q: What size is the board and how heavy is it?
A: The surface is 2400mm wide by 1200mm high and the board weighs around 18kg. It is an extra-large format that reads across a lecture hall or large room, and the weight is substantial but manageable for fixing to a sound wall with the supplied kit.
Q: What is the difference between this and the coated steel WBSM1224?
A: Both are 2400 by 1200mm magnetic wall boards. The WBVM1224 uses a vitreous enamel surface, the toughest available, which holds off scratches and ghosting for decades. The WBSM1224 uses a coated steel surface that costs less but ages faster. Choose enamel for the busiest rooms, coated steel for lighter use on a smaller budget.
Q: Is vitreous enamel worth paying more for over a coated board?
A: It depends on how hard the board works. In a room used all day, every day, the enamel surface stays pristine for decades where a coated board ghosts and scratches within a few years, so it costs less over its life. For occasional light use, a coated board is the more economical choice.
Q: Can I use it with standard whiteboard pens and magnets?
A: Yes. It works with any standard dry-wipe whiteboard pens and erasers, and the steel core holds standard whiteboard magnets for charts and documents. An integrated pen tray keeps markers and an eraser at the board. Always use dry-wipe, never permanent, markers to protect the enamel surface.
Q: Is this whiteboard available with UK delivery and a guarantee?
A: Yes. The board ships with free UK mainland delivery and the surface carries a 5-year guarantee. Displaysense has supplied UK schools, universities 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 smaller version of this vitreous enamel board?
A: Yes. The WBVM1218 is 1800mm wide by 1200mm high, with the same vitreous enamel surface, magnetic core and aluminium frame. Choose the 2400mm board for lecture halls and the largest rooms. Choose the smaller WBVM1218 where wall space is tighter but you still want the enamel surface.
Knowledge Hub
Guides for Choosing and Using Magnetic Whiteboards
A vitreous enamel whiteboard works hardest when its surface and size are matched to the room and the demands placed on it. Knowing when an enamel surface is worth specifying, how a magnetic board earns its place and how to set a space up for clear communication all make a difference. These guides cover choosing and getting the most from boards in schools and offices.
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The Whiteboard Surface That Outlives Every Other Kind
Most whiteboards are a coated surface that wears, scratches and ghosts over a few years of hard use. The WBVM1224 is built on a different tier of surface entirely. Its writing face is vitreous enamel steel, a glass-hard enamel fused onto steel, which is the most durable whiteboard surface made and the one specified where a board has to last decades rather than years. It writes with crisp, high-contrast clarity, erases completely, and shrugs off the scratching and staining that age a lesser board. Because the enamel is fused to steel, it is fully magnetic, so charts and documents hold with magnets alongside your writing. A satin anodised aluminium frame, rounded safe corners and concealed fixings finish it cleanly, and it carries Department for Education approval with a 5-year surface guarantee. Best suited for lecture halls, training centres and busy classrooms where a board is used hard every day and has to keep performing for the long term.
Why Vitreous Enamel Is Worth Specifying
- Vitreous enamel writing surface: The face is a glass-hard enamel fused onto steel, the toughest whiteboard surface available. It gives an ultra-smooth, high-contrast writing area that erases cleanly every time and keeps its appearance through years of intensive daily use rather than dulling and shadowing like a coated board.
- Resists scratches, stains and ghosting: The fired enamel will not scratch, stain or ghost the way a softer coated surface does, even under constant use in a demanding room. Marks lift away completely, so the board still reads cleanly long after a cheaper surface would have greyed over and started to look permanently used.
- Fully magnetic for display: The steel core beneath the enamel means magnets grip firmly, so charts, documents and visual aids hold on the board beside your handwritten work. The same surface handles live writing and pinned reference material at once, which suits teaching and briefing where both are needed together.
- Rounded safe corners: The frame is finished with smooth, rounded corners that reduce the risk of knocks and injury in a busy room. That makes the board a safer fit for classrooms, corridors and high-traffic spaces where people pass close to it throughout the day.
- Satin anodised aluminium frame: A slim satin aluminium frame, treated to resist marking and corrosion, gives a contemporary professional finish that suits a corporate or educational setting. Concealed corner fixings with snap-on covers hide the hardware, so the board mounts as a clean panel.
- Approved, guaranteed and ready to fit: The board is Department for Education approved and backed by a 5-year surface guarantee, and it arrives with a full wall fixing kit and an integrated pen tray. It can be specified with confidence and installed straight away in either orientation.
Where a Vitreous Enamel Board Earns Its Place
| Lecture Halls and Universities | Theatres and seminar rooms get a large, high-contrast surface that reads from the back row and survives back-to-back sessions. The enamel face takes constant writing and erasing all day without dulling, so a board specified once lasts through years of teaching. |
| Training Centres and Workshops | Trainers running sessions all day put a surface under relentless use, and vitreous enamel is built for exactly that. Magnets hold printed frameworks beside live work, and the board wipes back to clean between groups without the shadowing a coated board picks up. |
| Schools and Large Classrooms | Approved for education and finished with rounded safe corners, it suits a busy classroom where a board is written on from morning to afternoon. The hard enamel takes the daily wear of school use, and magnets keep worksheets and exemplar work on show. |
| Healthcare and NHS Departments | Wards, clinics and departments use the large surface for rotas, planning and team briefings in high-traffic clinical areas. The wipe-clean enamel and clean concealed-fixing finish suit a setting where durability and a tidy appearance both matter. |
| Boardrooms and Offices | A large, refined board for strategy, planning and collaborative sessions in a professional room. The crisp high-contrast surface and slim anodised frame look the part in a client-facing space, and magnets keep documents visible beside the discussion. |
| Conference and Briefing Venues | Venues running events back to back need a surface that recovers instantly and never looks tired. The enamel face clears completely between sessions, and the extra-large format keeps presentations and safety briefings visible to a full room. |
Comparing Surfaces, or Need a Smaller Board?
For the same size in a more affordable coated-steel surface, see the coated steel magnetic board. If the full width is more than your wall allows, the smaller vitreous enamel board keeps the same premium surface in a narrower frame.
Call us on 01279460460 or get in touch for advice on surfaces, sizes or multi-room orders.
The Displaysense WBVM1224 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard, a large wall-mounted board. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, the most durable whiteboard surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, for dry-wipe writing and magnets. Surface dimensions 2400mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 18kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safe corners and concealed fixings with snap-on covers, silver finish, integrated pen tray. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. Department for Education approved, 5-year surface guarantee. Suited to lecture halls, training centres, schools, healthcare, boardrooms and conference venues. Also available in coated steel as the WBSM1224 and in a smaller VES size as the WBVM1218. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
The defining feature of this board is the kind of surface it uses. Vitreous enamel is a glass-based coating fused onto steel at high temperature, creating a writing face that is effectively a layer of glass rather than a painted or laminated finish. That is why it behaves so differently from an ordinary whiteboard. Pen ink sits cleanly on the glass-hard surface and lifts off completely, the face does not soak up ink to cause ghosting, and it is hard enough to resist the scratching that wears a softer board smooth. It is the surface specified when a board is expected to last for decades of heavy use.
Because the enamel is fused onto a steel backing, the board is fully magnetic as well as writable. The steel gives magnets something to hold onto through the thin enamel layer, so charts, documents and visual aids attach directly to the surface beside handwritten notes. That combination is what makes it useful in teaching and briefing, where a trainer or teacher needs to show fixed reference material and work through ideas live on the same board. Magnets are sold separately, leaving you free to choose the strength and colour a particular room needs.
The construction is finished for safety and for appearance. The corners of the frame are rounded rather than sharp, which reduces the chance of bumps and scrapes where people pass close to the board, and counts most in schools and other high-traffic spaces. The frame itself is satin anodised aluminium, treated to resist marks and corrosion, and the corner fixings are concealed under snap-on covers so no hardware shows once the board is mounted. The result is a board that is as safe and tidy on the wall as it is hard-wearing in use.
The board arrives ready to install and built to keep performing. It is supplied with everything needed to mount it, along with a tray for pens and an eraser, so it goes up and into use straight away in portrait or landscape. It carries Department for Education approval, recognising it as suitable for school use, and a 5-year surface guarantee backs the enamel face. In daily care, the surface needs little more than a dry wipe, because the glass-hard enamel does not hold ink, and an occasional whiteboard cleaner keeps it pristine for the long term.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x magnetic vitreous enamel steel whiteboard with satin anodised aluminium frame
- Complete wall fixing kit with snap-on fixing covers and an integrated pen tray
Specifying for Several Rooms?
Schools, training providers and healthcare sites often fit out many rooms at once. Our team can match surfaces and sizes across a site, advise where vitreous enamel 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 WBVM1224 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard, a large wall-mounted board. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, the most durable whiteboard surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, for dry-wipe writing and magnets. Surface dimensions 2400mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 18kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safe corners and concealed fixings with snap-on covers, silver finish, integrated pen tray. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. Department for Education approved, 5-year surface guarantee. Suited to lecture halls, training centres, schools, healthcare, boardrooms and conference venues. Also available in coated steel as the WBSM1224 and in a smaller VES size as the WBVM1218. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Full specifications for the WBVM1224 magnetic vitreous enamel steel whiteboard. A large wall-mounted board with a glass-hard enamel writing face, a slim satin aluminium surround, safely rounded corners and hidden corner fixings. Approved for use in education settings, with a 5-year guarantee on the writing surface.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Dimensions | 2400mm (W) x 1200mm (H) | An extra-large surface that reads clearly from the very back of a large lecture hall, a training room or a classroom, ideal for whole-group work. |
| Surface Type | Magnetic vitreous enamel steel | The toughest whiteboard surface made, giving crisp high-contrast writing that erases cleanly every time and is built to last for decades of heavy daily use. |
| Coating Performance | Anti-scratch, anti-ghosting | Unlike a softer coated board, the fired enamel resists scratching and shadowing, so the surface stays clear and legible through years of constant use. |
| Magnetic | Yes, steel core | Holds charts, documents and other visual aids with magnets right beside your handwriting, so a single surface does both jobs at the same time. |
| Frame | Satin anodised aluminium | A slim, treated aluminium frame that resists marking and corrosion, giving a contemporary, professional finish for corporate or educational rooms. |
| Corners | Rounded safe corners | Smooth, rounded corners lower the risk of knocks and scrapes in a busy room, making the board safer for schools and other high-traffic spaces. |
| Fixings | Concealed, snap-on covers | Corner fixings tuck away neatly beneath snap-on caps, leaving nothing on show so the board sits flush as a properly finished panel. |
| Weight | Approximately 18kg | A substantial but still manageable board, so fix it to a sound, load-bearing wall with the supplied kit for a firm and stable writing surface. |
| Finish Colour | Silver | A clean, neutral silver frame finish that suits professional, clinical and educational interiors alike and keeps writing easy to read. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Mount it wide for a teaching wall or upright in a narrow space, so a single board adapts to far more rooms than a fixed-layout one. |
| Approval | Department for Education approved | Recognised as suitable for demanding school use, so it can be specified for classrooms and lecture spaces with full confidence. |
| Supplied With | Wall fixing kit and pen tray | Arrives complete with everything needed to mount it and start writing straight away, with no separate bracket or pen tray to buy. |
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 Vitreous Enamel Whiteboard
Q: What is the best heavy-duty whiteboard for a lecture hall or training centre?
A: For rooms in constant use, a vitreous enamel board like the WBVM1224 is the most durable choice. The glass-hard enamel surface resists scratching and ghosting that wear out coated boards, erases cleanly, and is fully magnetic. At 2400mm wide it reads from the back of a lecture hall or large training room.
Q: What is a vitreous enamel whiteboard surface and why is it better?
A: Vitreous enamel is a glass coating fused onto steel under high heat, so the writing face behaves like glass. Ink rests on top and wipes away fully, nothing soaks in to leave a shadow, and the hardness fends off scratches. This is what gets chosen when a board has to survive decades of use.
Q: Will the surface ghost, scratch or stain with heavy daily use?
A: No. The fired enamel face will not ghost, scratch or stain the way a softer coated board does, even under relentless daily use. Marks lift away completely with a dry wipe. That durability is why the surface carries a 5-year guarantee and is chosen for the busiest institutional rooms.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for schools and is it education approved?
A: Yes. It holds Department for Education approval and has rounded safe corners for use in busy classrooms. The hard enamel takes writing and erasing from morning to afternoon without dulling, and magnets hold worksheets and exemplar work beside the teaching throughout the day.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for NHS and healthcare departments?
A: Yes. On wards and in clinics it handles shift rotas, capacity planning and quick team briefings in constantly used areas. The glass-hard enamel clears completely each time, and the hidden fixings and rounded corners give the neat, robust finish a clinical space needs.
Q: How is the board fixed, and can it mount either way up?
A: It comes with a complete wall fixing kit and mounts in portrait or landscape. Snap-on caps hide the corner fixings, leaving the board looking like a clean panel once it is up. Fix it to a sound wall using fittings suited to your wall type for a firm surface.
Q: What size is the board and how heavy is it?
A: The surface is 2400mm wide by 1200mm high and the board weighs around 18kg. It is an extra-large format that reads across a lecture hall or large room, and the weight is substantial but manageable for fixing to a sound wall with the supplied kit.
Q: What is the difference between this and the coated steel WBSM1224?
A: Both are 2400 by 1200mm magnetic wall boards. The WBVM1224 uses a vitreous enamel surface, the toughest available, which holds off scratches and ghosting for decades. The WBSM1224 uses a coated steel surface that costs less but ages faster. Choose enamel for the busiest rooms, coated steel for lighter use on a smaller budget.
Q: Is vitreous enamel worth paying more for over a coated board?
A: It depends on how hard the board works. In a room used all day, every day, the enamel surface stays pristine for decades where a coated board ghosts and scratches within a few years, so it costs less over its life. For occasional light use, a coated board is the more economical choice.
Q: Can I use it with standard whiteboard pens and magnets?
A: Yes. It works with any standard dry-wipe whiteboard pens and erasers, and the steel core holds standard whiteboard magnets for charts and documents. An integrated pen tray keeps markers and an eraser at the board. Always use dry-wipe, never permanent, markers to protect the enamel surface.
Q: Is this whiteboard available with UK delivery and a guarantee?
A: Yes. The board ships with free UK mainland delivery and the surface carries a 5-year guarantee. Displaysense has supplied UK schools, universities 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 smaller version of this vitreous enamel board?
A: Yes. The WBVM1218 is 1800mm wide by 1200mm high, with the same vitreous enamel surface, magnetic core and aluminium frame. Choose the 2400mm board for lecture halls and the largest rooms. Choose the smaller WBVM1218 where wall space is tighter but you still want the enamel surface.
Guides for Choosing and Using Magnetic Whiteboards
A vitreous enamel whiteboard works hardest when its surface and size are matched to the room and the demands placed on it. Knowing when an enamel surface is worth specifying, how a magnetic board earns its place and how to set a space up for clear communication all make a difference. These guides cover choosing and getting the most from boards in schools and offices.
Overview
The Whiteboard Surface That Outlives Every Other Kind
Most whiteboards are a coated surface that wears, scratches and ghosts over a few years of hard use. The WBVM1224 is built on a different tier of surface entirely. Its writing face is vitreous enamel steel, a glass-hard enamel fused onto steel, which is the most durable whiteboard surface made and the one specified where a board has to last decades rather than years. It writes with crisp, high-contrast clarity, erases completely, and shrugs off the scratching and staining that age a lesser board. Because the enamel is fused to steel, it is fully magnetic, so charts and documents hold with magnets alongside your writing. A satin anodised aluminium frame, rounded safe corners and concealed fixings finish it cleanly, and it carries Department for Education approval with a 5-year surface guarantee. Best suited for lecture halls, training centres and busy classrooms where a board is used hard every day and has to keep performing for the long term.
Why Vitreous Enamel Is Worth Specifying
- Vitreous enamel writing surface: The face is a glass-hard enamel fused onto steel, the toughest whiteboard surface available. It gives an ultra-smooth, high-contrast writing area that erases cleanly every time and keeps its appearance through years of intensive daily use rather than dulling and shadowing like a coated board.
- Resists scratches, stains and ghosting: The fired enamel will not scratch, stain or ghost the way a softer coated surface does, even under constant use in a demanding room. Marks lift away completely, so the board still reads cleanly long after a cheaper surface would have greyed over and started to look permanently used.
- Fully magnetic for display: The steel core beneath the enamel means magnets grip firmly, so charts, documents and visual aids hold on the board beside your handwritten work. The same surface handles live writing and pinned reference material at once, which suits teaching and briefing where both are needed together.
- Rounded safe corners: The frame is finished with smooth, rounded corners that reduce the risk of knocks and injury in a busy room. That makes the board a safer fit for classrooms, corridors and high-traffic spaces where people pass close to it throughout the day.
- Satin anodised aluminium frame: A slim satin aluminium frame, treated to resist marking and corrosion, gives a contemporary professional finish that suits a corporate or educational setting. Concealed corner fixings with snap-on covers hide the hardware, so the board mounts as a clean panel.
- Approved, guaranteed and ready to fit: The board is Department for Education approved and backed by a 5-year surface guarantee, and it arrives with a full wall fixing kit and an integrated pen tray. It can be specified with confidence and installed straight away in either orientation.
Where a Vitreous Enamel Board Earns Its Place
| Lecture Halls and Universities | Theatres and seminar rooms get a large, high-contrast surface that reads from the back row and survives back-to-back sessions. The enamel face takes constant writing and erasing all day without dulling, so a board specified once lasts through years of teaching. |
| Training Centres and Workshops | Trainers running sessions all day put a surface under relentless use, and vitreous enamel is built for exactly that. Magnets hold printed frameworks beside live work, and the board wipes back to clean between groups without the shadowing a coated board picks up. |
| Schools and Large Classrooms | Approved for education and finished with rounded safe corners, it suits a busy classroom where a board is written on from morning to afternoon. The hard enamel takes the daily wear of school use, and magnets keep worksheets and exemplar work on show. |
| Healthcare and NHS Departments | Wards, clinics and departments use the large surface for rotas, planning and team briefings in high-traffic clinical areas. The wipe-clean enamel and clean concealed-fixing finish suit a setting where durability and a tidy appearance both matter. |
| Boardrooms and Offices | A large, refined board for strategy, planning and collaborative sessions in a professional room. The crisp high-contrast surface and slim anodised frame look the part in a client-facing space, and magnets keep documents visible beside the discussion. |
| Conference and Briefing Venues | Venues running events back to back need a surface that recovers instantly and never looks tired. The enamel face clears completely between sessions, and the extra-large format keeps presentations and safety briefings visible to a full room. |
Comparing Surfaces, or Need a Smaller Board?
For the same size in a more affordable coated-steel surface, see the coated steel magnetic board. If the full width is more than your wall allows, the smaller vitreous enamel board keeps the same premium surface in a narrower frame.
Call us on 01279460460 or get in touch for advice on surfaces, sizes or multi-room orders.
The Displaysense WBVM1224 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard, a large wall-mounted board. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, the most durable whiteboard surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, for dry-wipe writing and magnets. Surface dimensions 2400mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 18kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safe corners and concealed fixings with snap-on covers, silver finish, integrated pen tray. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. Department for Education approved, 5-year surface guarantee. Suited to lecture halls, training centres, schools, healthcare, boardrooms and conference venues. Also available in coated steel as the WBSM1224 and in a smaller VES size as the WBVM1218. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Description
The defining feature of this board is the kind of surface it uses. Vitreous enamel is a glass-based coating fused onto steel at high temperature, creating a writing face that is effectively a layer of glass rather than a painted or laminated finish. That is why it behaves so differently from an ordinary whiteboard. Pen ink sits cleanly on the glass-hard surface and lifts off completely, the face does not soak up ink to cause ghosting, and it is hard enough to resist the scratching that wears a softer board smooth. It is the surface specified when a board is expected to last for decades of heavy use.
Because the enamel is fused onto a steel backing, the board is fully magnetic as well as writable. The steel gives magnets something to hold onto through the thin enamel layer, so charts, documents and visual aids attach directly to the surface beside handwritten notes. That combination is what makes it useful in teaching and briefing, where a trainer or teacher needs to show fixed reference material and work through ideas live on the same board. Magnets are sold separately, leaving you free to choose the strength and colour a particular room needs.
The construction is finished for safety and for appearance. The corners of the frame are rounded rather than sharp, which reduces the chance of bumps and scrapes where people pass close to the board, and counts most in schools and other high-traffic spaces. The frame itself is satin anodised aluminium, treated to resist marks and corrosion, and the corner fixings are concealed under snap-on covers so no hardware shows once the board is mounted. The result is a board that is as safe and tidy on the wall as it is hard-wearing in use.
The board arrives ready to install and built to keep performing. It is supplied with everything needed to mount it, along with a tray for pens and an eraser, so it goes up and into use straight away in portrait or landscape. It carries Department for Education approval, recognising it as suitable for school use, and a 5-year surface guarantee backs the enamel face. In daily care, the surface needs little more than a dry wipe, because the glass-hard enamel does not hold ink, and an occasional whiteboard cleaner keeps it pristine for the long term.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x magnetic vitreous enamel steel whiteboard with satin anodised aluminium frame
- Complete wall fixing kit with snap-on fixing covers and an integrated pen tray
Specifying for Several Rooms?
Schools, training providers and healthcare sites often fit out many rooms at once. Our team can match surfaces and sizes across a site, advise where vitreous enamel 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 WBVM1224 is a Magnetic VES Steel Dry Wipe Whiteboard, a large wall-mounted board. Magnetic vitreous enamel steel surface, the most durable whiteboard surface, anti-scratch and anti-ghosting, for dry-wipe writing and magnets. Surface dimensions 2400mm W x 1200mm H. Weight 18kg. Satin anodised aluminium frame with rounded safe corners and concealed fixings with snap-on covers, silver finish, integrated pen tray. Wall-mounted, mounts portrait or landscape. Department for Education approved, 5-year surface guarantee. Suited to lecture halls, training centres, schools, healthcare, boardrooms and conference venues. Also available in coated steel as the WBSM1224 and in a smaller VES size as the WBVM1218. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Specifications
Full specifications for the WBVM1224 magnetic vitreous enamel steel whiteboard. A large wall-mounted board with a glass-hard enamel writing face, a slim satin aluminium surround, safely rounded corners and hidden corner fixings. Approved for use in education settings, with a 5-year guarantee on the writing surface.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Dimensions | 2400mm (W) x 1200mm (H) | An extra-large surface that reads clearly from the very back of a large lecture hall, a training room or a classroom, ideal for whole-group work. |
| Surface Type | Magnetic vitreous enamel steel | The toughest whiteboard surface made, giving crisp high-contrast writing that erases cleanly every time and is built to last for decades of heavy daily use. |
| Coating Performance | Anti-scratch, anti-ghosting | Unlike a softer coated board, the fired enamel resists scratching and shadowing, so the surface stays clear and legible through years of constant use. |
| Magnetic | Yes, steel core | Holds charts, documents and other visual aids with magnets right beside your handwriting, so a single surface does both jobs at the same time. |
| Frame | Satin anodised aluminium | A slim, treated aluminium frame that resists marking and corrosion, giving a contemporary, professional finish for corporate or educational rooms. |
| Corners | Rounded safe corners | Smooth, rounded corners lower the risk of knocks and scrapes in a busy room, making the board safer for schools and other high-traffic spaces. |
| Fixings | Concealed, snap-on covers | Corner fixings tuck away neatly beneath snap-on caps, leaving nothing on show so the board sits flush as a properly finished panel. |
| Weight | Approximately 18kg | A substantial but still manageable board, so fix it to a sound, load-bearing wall with the supplied kit for a firm and stable writing surface. |
| Finish Colour | Silver | A clean, neutral silver frame finish that suits professional, clinical and educational interiors alike and keeps writing easy to read. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Mount it wide for a teaching wall or upright in a narrow space, so a single board adapts to far more rooms than a fixed-layout one. |
| Approval | Department for Education approved | Recognised as suitable for demanding school use, so it can be specified for classrooms and lecture spaces with full confidence. |
| Supplied With | Wall fixing kit and pen tray | Arrives complete with everything needed to mount it and start writing straight away, with no separate bracket or pen tray to buy. |
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 Vitreous Enamel Whiteboard
Q: What is the best heavy-duty whiteboard for a lecture hall or training centre?
A: For rooms in constant use, a vitreous enamel board like the WBVM1224 is the most durable choice. The glass-hard enamel surface resists scratching and ghosting that wear out coated boards, erases cleanly, and is fully magnetic. At 2400mm wide it reads from the back of a lecture hall or large training room.
Q: What is a vitreous enamel whiteboard surface and why is it better?
A: Vitreous enamel is a glass coating fused onto steel under high heat, so the writing face behaves like glass. Ink rests on top and wipes away fully, nothing soaks in to leave a shadow, and the hardness fends off scratches. This is what gets chosen when a board has to survive decades of use.
Q: Will the surface ghost, scratch or stain with heavy daily use?
A: No. The fired enamel face will not ghost, scratch or stain the way a softer coated board does, even under relentless daily use. Marks lift away completely with a dry wipe. That durability is why the surface carries a 5-year guarantee and is chosen for the busiest institutional rooms.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for schools and is it education approved?
A: Yes. It holds Department for Education approval and has rounded safe corners for use in busy classrooms. The hard enamel takes writing and erasing from morning to afternoon without dulling, and magnets hold worksheets and exemplar work beside the teaching throughout the day.
Q: Is this whiteboard suitable for NHS and healthcare departments?
A: Yes. On wards and in clinics it handles shift rotas, capacity planning and quick team briefings in constantly used areas. The glass-hard enamel clears completely each time, and the hidden fixings and rounded corners give the neat, robust finish a clinical space needs.
Q: How is the board fixed, and can it mount either way up?
A: It comes with a complete wall fixing kit and mounts in portrait or landscape. Snap-on caps hide the corner fixings, leaving the board looking like a clean panel once it is up. Fix it to a sound wall using fittings suited to your wall type for a firm surface.
Q: What size is the board and how heavy is it?
A: The surface is 2400mm wide by 1200mm high and the board weighs around 18kg. It is an extra-large format that reads across a lecture hall or large room, and the weight is substantial but manageable for fixing to a sound wall with the supplied kit.
Q: What is the difference between this and the coated steel WBSM1224?
A: Both are 2400 by 1200mm magnetic wall boards. The WBVM1224 uses a vitreous enamel surface, the toughest available, which holds off scratches and ghosting for decades. The WBSM1224 uses a coated steel surface that costs less but ages faster. Choose enamel for the busiest rooms, coated steel for lighter use on a smaller budget.
Q: Is vitreous enamel worth paying more for over a coated board?
A: It depends on how hard the board works. In a room used all day, every day, the enamel surface stays pristine for decades where a coated board ghosts and scratches within a few years, so it costs less over its life. For occasional light use, a coated board is the more economical choice.
Q: Can I use it with standard whiteboard pens and magnets?
A: Yes. It works with any standard dry-wipe whiteboard pens and erasers, and the steel core holds standard whiteboard magnets for charts and documents. An integrated pen tray keeps markers and an eraser at the board. Always use dry-wipe, never permanent, markers to protect the enamel surface.
Q: Is this whiteboard available with UK delivery and a guarantee?
A: Yes. The board ships with free UK mainland delivery and the surface carries a 5-year guarantee. Displaysense has supplied UK schools, universities 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 smaller version of this vitreous enamel board?
A: Yes. The WBVM1218 is 1800mm wide by 1200mm high, with the same vitreous enamel surface, magnetic core and aluminium frame. Choose the 2400mm board for lecture halls and the largest rooms. Choose the smaller WBVM1218 where wall space is tighter but you still want the enamel surface.
Knowledge Hub
Guides for Choosing and Using Magnetic Whiteboards
A vitreous enamel whiteboard works hardest when its surface and size are matched to the room and the demands placed on it. Knowing when an enamel surface is worth specifying, how a magnetic board earns its place and how to set a space up for clear communication all make a difference. These guides cover choosing and getting the most from boards in schools and offices.
