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Turn One Hall into Several Spaces with a Mobile Partition
A big open room often has to work as more than one space, and this mobile partition divides it in a few minutes with no building work at all. The seven red panels roll out on lockable castors, bend into a straight line, a curve or an L to suit the room, and fold away again when you want the whole space back. The felt on each panel soaks up sound, so the two sides stay noticeably quieter than an open floor would be. Both faces also take pins, so every panel doubles as a tall noticeboard for signage or a seating plan. It arrives fully built, with nothing to put together, and one person can wheel it out, shape it, lock it and store it without help. Folded down, it is slim enough to wheel into a cupboard or the corner of a hall. It is sold only through Displaysense. Best suited to schools, exhibition halls and training centres where a room has to change through the day.
Why a Sound-Absorbing Partition Keeps Zones Quiet
- One person, no tools: A single caretaker or organiser wheels it out, shapes it and brakes it without help or equipment, so a room changes between sessions with no team to gather and no setup to book in advance. That keeps a busy timetable moving, with no one left waiting on help to shift a wall between sessions.
- Cuts noise between zones: The sound-absorbing felt soaks up sound crossing the screen, so an exam group, a workshop or a meeting runs beside other activity far more comfortably than it would on a wide open floor, and the echo of a big hall settles too, so a talk or a test is not lost to the noise from the area around it.
- Bends to fit the room: The hinged panels form a straight wall, a gentle curve, an L or a set of bays, so the same unit closes off a corner one day and lines a walkway the next, and an angled shape braces itself more steadily than a flat run, so a curved layout stands solid on its own, with no extra props or bracing.
- A tall pinboard on both faces: Every red panel takes standard pins, so both sides double as full-height noticeboards for signage, seating plans or displays, which means the screen keeps working even when a room is left open, carrying signage or a display in the meantime rather than standing blank.
- Folds down for storage: When the room is wanted whole, the frame collapses in on itself into a narrow unit that rolls off into a store or the side of the hall, so an extra-wide screen never ties up standing floor space when it is not in use, and one person wheels it away in a moment on the brakes.
- Only from Displaysense: This partition is sold through Displaysense and no other supplier. Because it turns up ready-built, there is nothing to assemble, bolt or fit before its first setup on site, so a hall is divided within minutes of it arriving.
Where a Freestanding Partition Divides a Busy Space
| Exhibition and Event Venues | Show floors break into stands, private demo bays or registration lanes, and a small crew resets the layout between sessions by wheeling the screens into new positions and braking them in place before the doors open, then break it down again the moment a session ends. |
| Schools and Academies | A single assembly hall becomes exam rows, quiet corners or breakout groups in minutes, the felt keeping noise down between them and each panel holding pins for a seating plan or class notices for the group working right beside it. |
| Offices and Co-Working Spaces | A meeting corner, a focus booth or an interview space appears on an open floor without any building work, then rolls away to hand the floor back when the working day calls for it, leaving no trace on the walls and no holes to make good. |
| Sports and Community Halls | Halls shared between clubs, polling, fetes or registration split into separate areas on any flat floor, the freestanding frame needing no fixings and locking firmly once it is in position among a crowd. |
| Training and Conference Centres | One wide room covers a workshop, a seminar and a plenary across a day, the panels closing off breakout stations and then folding away so the room opens back up for a full group after lunch. |
| Further Education Campuses | Open study bases and shared bays turn into tutorial corners or quiet revision spots through busy weeks, the sound-absorbing panels stopping one group from carrying across into the next through a busy revision week. |
Need Fewer Panels?
A smaller room may only call for the five-panel version, which covers a narrower gap. See the Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 5 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard, with free UK mainland delivery.
NB2987R is a Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 7 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard from Displaysense. A wheeled seven-panel acoustic screen that reshapes an open room and folds down for storage when it is not in use. Dimensions 4200mm wide x 1940mm high. Weight 50kg. Seven red sound-absorbing felt panels held on a hinged aluminium frame, both faces taking pins as a tall noticeboard, moved and braked on lockable castors and set up by one person, supplied ready-built for indoor use. Bends into a straight line, a curve, an S, an L or a set of bays. Used by schools, exhibition halls, training centres and events to divide a space fast and cut noise between zones. Available only from Displaysense, with grey and blue options and narrower five-panel and three-panel versions. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Moving a partition this wide comes down to the frame it is built on. Lightweight aluminium keeps the seven panels manageable for one person, and free-rolling castors carry the weight so nothing has to be lifted. Every castor brakes, holding the screen firm once it is placed, and because the panels are hinged the run bends into a curve, a set of bays or an L rather than only a straight line. An angled shape braces itself, which is why a folding screen stands steadier than a flat screen of the same span and needs no props or bracing to stay upright, which matters when it has to hold a shape all day among moving people.
Sound is what sets this apart from a plain divider. The felt on each panel absorbs noise as it arrives rather than bouncing it back, so the level crossing from one side to the other drops noticeably and the echo of a big, hard-floored hall eases with it. Anyone working behind it catches less of the noise from the rest of the room, which is what lets two activities run side by side without either drowning the other out. It is not a sealed wall, but across a divided open space it takes enough noise out to make a real difference to the people working there.
Push pins press into either face of every panel, so the screen is a run of tall noticeboards as much as a divider. One side might show exam instructions or a seating plan while the other carries event branding or a wayfinding notice, so the unit stays useful even when a room is left open and undivided. Pins go in and come out by hand with no tools, and a display is refreshed as quickly as the layout around it changes, so a screen set for a morning event is easily reset for an afternoon class, and neither side is ever wasted as a blank panel.
Nothing needs building on arrival, as the partition ships fully assembled and simply unfolds where it is wanted. Once a room has to clear, the frame folds in on itself to a slim shape that wheels off into a store or a corner, so the coverage never costs standing floor space. Sold only through Displaysense rather than through other suppliers, it is built for repeated daily setups instead of a one-off install, and a 28-day returns window covers every order, so a first unit can be tried in a real room before a site fits out more.
What Ships with This Partition
- 1 x red seven-panel sound-absorbing mobile partition, supplied ready-built on its fitted locking castors and ready to wheel out
Not Sure How Many Panels You Need?
Working out the panel count for a room, or how a few partitions fit a whole floor, is quicker with a hand. Our team can talk the range through with you.
Call us on 01279 460460 or get in touch.
NB2987R is a Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 7 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard from Displaysense. A wheeled seven-panel acoustic screen that reshapes an open room and folds down for storage when it is not in use. Dimensions 4200mm wide x 1940mm high. Weight 50kg. Seven red sound-absorbing felt panels held on a hinged aluminium frame, both faces taking pins as a tall noticeboard, moved and braked on lockable castors and set up by one person, supplied ready-built for indoor use. Bends into a straight line, a curve, an S, an L or a set of bays. Used by schools, exhibition halls, training centres and events to divide a space fast and cut noise between zones. Available only from Displaysense, with grey and blue options and narrower five-panel and three-panel versions. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
The NB2987R is laid out in full below. Five quick figures head the tab, then each row gives a spec next to a plain note on what it does for a mobile partition chosen to split a large room and fold away after. Work through the frame, the felt, the castors and the way the whole run folds down.
4200 x 1940mm
Size (W x H)
50kg
Weight
7 Panels
Panels
Pinnable
Surface
Lockable
Castors
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Mobile sound-absorbing partitioning noticeboard | A wheeled screen that divides an open room and works as a run of noticeboards, folding down once the space is needed clear again. |
| Colour / Finish | Red felt | A warm red felt on both faces of every panel, a bold match for event, exhibition and school interiors and a clear contrast for pinned notices. |
| Frame | Aluminium | Built from light aluminium, the full-width unit stays within one person's control to push into place, angle and brake without help, even at its full seven-panel width. |
| Panels | 7 connected panels | Seven hinged panels make an extra-wide screen that still collapses to a compact shape for storing away between uses. |
| Size | 4200mm x 1940mm | Broad enough to split a hall and high enough to break standing sightlines, so each side reads as a room of its own rather than a screened-off corner. |
| Weight | 50kg | Carried on the castors, the load wheels along easily and holds still on the brakes, so nothing is lifted or carried to reposition it around a busy floor. |
| Surface | Sound-absorbing felt, accepts pins | Noise between the two sides is drawn into the felt, which also grips push pins, so every panel serves as a tall noticeboard at the same time as screening the space. |
| Mobility | Lockable castors | The castors roll the screen where it is needed and brake to keep it steady, so a layout shifts in seconds and then stays put, with the brakes holding it safely among people. |
| Folding & Storage | Folds into its own frame | Packed away, the run collapses to a slim shape that rolls into a store or a corner, freeing the room the moment the screen is no longer wanted and rolling out of the way in one go. |
| Configuration | Straight, curve, S, L or bays | The hinges let the run take a shape to suit the space, and a curved or angled setup stands more firmly than a flat line and needs no extra bracing. |
| Assembly | Delivered fully assembled | It comes built and ready, with no tools, fixings or build time, so it is wheeled out and put to use straight away, with only the brakes to release. |
| Exclusivity | Available only from Displaysense | You will find this partition through Displaysense alone, so it is not carried by other retailers or signage suppliers, and buying direct keeps our team on hand. |
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
10 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- This item requires additional processing time before dispatch
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
FAQs About This Red 7 Panel Acoustic Partition
What is the best mobile partition for reconfiguring a big event hall or exhibition floor?
The best mobile partition for a big event hall or exhibition floor is the NB2987R, a seven-panel red acoustic screen 4200mm wide and 1940mm tall. It wheels out on braked castors, bends into curves, bays or an L to suit the room, and folds down when the space is needed whole. The felt panels cut noise between the two sides, and each takes pins as a tall noticeboard. One person sets it up, and it arrives fully built with nothing to assemble on the day.
Does the red felt really cut down noise?
The felt absorbs sound instead of bouncing it back, so noise moving between the two sides falls and the echo in a hard-floored hall softens. It will not silence a room the way a solid wall does, but it makes a divided open space clearly quieter for anyone working behind it, which is what lets an exam, a workshop and a meeting run at the same time.
How wide an area does the seven-panel screen cover?
At full stretch it runs 4200mm wide and stands 1940mm tall, enough to close off part of a hall, screen an exam block or line a run of stands. Set into a curve or an L it covers a slightly shorter straight span but holds its shape more steadily, so a curved screen needs no props to stand.
Can one person really move and set it up?
Yes. The aluminium frame is light and the castors roll freely, so a single caretaker or organiser can wheel it out, angle the panels, shape the run and brake it, with no tools and no second pair of hands needed at any stage, which is what keeps a busy timetable moving between sessions.
Can I pin things to both sides?
Yes. Every panel takes standard push pins on both faces, so the divider is also a double-sided run of tall noticeboards. One side can hold event branding or signage while the other shows a seating plan or a class display, so the screen does a second job as a run of boards.
What shapes can it be set up in?
As well as a straight line, the hinged panels form gentle curves, S-shapes, L-shapes and bays, so it suits a walkway, a corner, a registration point or a booth. A curved or angled run also braces itself and stands more firmly than a flat wall of the same width, so it needs no extra support to stay upright.
Is it awkward to store between uses?
No. The run packs down on itself into a narrow, free-standing shape that rolls straight into a store cupboard or a spare corner, and nothing has to be taken apart. A wide screen ends up using very little space once a hall is opened out again.
Does it arrive built, or is there assembly?
There is no assembly at all. It reaches you built on its castors and ready to use, so you release the brakes, wheel it to the spot, open it to the shape you want and lock it down. No tools are involved and there are no loose parts to fit together.
Is the seven-panel or the five-panel red version right for me?
Both stand 1940mm tall and move on braked castors, so the difference is reach. The seven-panel NB2987R opens to 4200mm for a large hall or a long line of stands, while the five-panel NB2985R fits a tighter gap and stores in a smaller footprint. Go for the seven-panel when you need the most width.
Is it suitable for exam halls and busy events?
Yes. It is a common choice for splitting exam halls, event floors and training rooms, since it sets up fast, quietens the space between zones and brakes safely in place among people. Each panel also pins up signage or instructions for the area it screens, and the freestanding frame needs nothing drilled into a wall or floor.
Is this red partition exclusive to Displaysense?
Yes. You can buy this partition from Displaysense alone, as it is not carried by other retailers or signage suppliers. It arrives fully built, free UK mainland delivery is included, and a 28-day returns window sits behind every order.
What are the delivery and returns terms?
Delivery to the UK mainland is free, with the partition arriving fully built and standing on its castors. Displaysense has served the display trade since 1978, and a 28-day returns window lets you check it works for your room after you have set it up.
Planning a Flexible, Well-Zoned Space
Getting real value from a mobile partition depends on planning the room around it, deciding where each zone sits and how people flow past the screens. The reads below cover keeping crowds moving at an event, why dividers help offices and schools, how to pick a display board for work or study, and simple ways to keep a classroom tidy.
Overview
Turn One Hall into Several Spaces with a Mobile Partition
A big open room often has to work as more than one space, and this mobile partition divides it in a few minutes with no building work at all. The seven red panels roll out on lockable castors, bend into a straight line, a curve or an L to suit the room, and fold away again when you want the whole space back. The felt on each panel soaks up sound, so the two sides stay noticeably quieter than an open floor would be. Both faces also take pins, so every panel doubles as a tall noticeboard for signage or a seating plan. It arrives fully built, with nothing to put together, and one person can wheel it out, shape it, lock it and store it without help. Folded down, it is slim enough to wheel into a cupboard or the corner of a hall. It is sold only through Displaysense. Best suited to schools, exhibition halls and training centres where a room has to change through the day.
Why a Sound-Absorbing Partition Keeps Zones Quiet
- One person, no tools: A single caretaker or organiser wheels it out, shapes it and brakes it without help or equipment, so a room changes between sessions with no team to gather and no setup to book in advance. That keeps a busy timetable moving, with no one left waiting on help to shift a wall between sessions.
- Cuts noise between zones: The sound-absorbing felt soaks up sound crossing the screen, so an exam group, a workshop or a meeting runs beside other activity far more comfortably than it would on a wide open floor, and the echo of a big hall settles too, so a talk or a test is not lost to the noise from the area around it.
- Bends to fit the room: The hinged panels form a straight wall, a gentle curve, an L or a set of bays, so the same unit closes off a corner one day and lines a walkway the next, and an angled shape braces itself more steadily than a flat run, so a curved layout stands solid on its own, with no extra props or bracing.
- A tall pinboard on both faces: Every red panel takes standard pins, so both sides double as full-height noticeboards for signage, seating plans or displays, which means the screen keeps working even when a room is left open, carrying signage or a display in the meantime rather than standing blank.
- Folds down for storage: When the room is wanted whole, the frame collapses in on itself into a narrow unit that rolls off into a store or the side of the hall, so an extra-wide screen never ties up standing floor space when it is not in use, and one person wheels it away in a moment on the brakes.
- Only from Displaysense: This partition is sold through Displaysense and no other supplier. Because it turns up ready-built, there is nothing to assemble, bolt or fit before its first setup on site, so a hall is divided within minutes of it arriving.
Where a Freestanding Partition Divides a Busy Space
| Exhibition and Event Venues | Show floors break into stands, private demo bays or registration lanes, and a small crew resets the layout between sessions by wheeling the screens into new positions and braking them in place before the doors open, then break it down again the moment a session ends. |
| Schools and Academies | A single assembly hall becomes exam rows, quiet corners or breakout groups in minutes, the felt keeping noise down between them and each panel holding pins for a seating plan or class notices for the group working right beside it. |
| Offices and Co-Working Spaces | A meeting corner, a focus booth or an interview space appears on an open floor without any building work, then rolls away to hand the floor back when the working day calls for it, leaving no trace on the walls and no holes to make good. |
| Sports and Community Halls | Halls shared between clubs, polling, fetes or registration split into separate areas on any flat floor, the freestanding frame needing no fixings and locking firmly once it is in position among a crowd. |
| Training and Conference Centres | One wide room covers a workshop, a seminar and a plenary across a day, the panels closing off breakout stations and then folding away so the room opens back up for a full group after lunch. |
| Further Education Campuses | Open study bases and shared bays turn into tutorial corners or quiet revision spots through busy weeks, the sound-absorbing panels stopping one group from carrying across into the next through a busy revision week. |
Need Fewer Panels?
A smaller room may only call for the five-panel version, which covers a narrower gap. See the Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 5 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard, with free UK mainland delivery.
NB2987R is a Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 7 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard from Displaysense. A wheeled seven-panel acoustic screen that reshapes an open room and folds down for storage when it is not in use. Dimensions 4200mm wide x 1940mm high. Weight 50kg. Seven red sound-absorbing felt panels held on a hinged aluminium frame, both faces taking pins as a tall noticeboard, moved and braked on lockable castors and set up by one person, supplied ready-built for indoor use. Bends into a straight line, a curve, an S, an L or a set of bays. Used by schools, exhibition halls, training centres and events to divide a space fast and cut noise between zones. Available only from Displaysense, with grey and blue options and narrower five-panel and three-panel versions. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Description
Moving a partition this wide comes down to the frame it is built on. Lightweight aluminium keeps the seven panels manageable for one person, and free-rolling castors carry the weight so nothing has to be lifted. Every castor brakes, holding the screen firm once it is placed, and because the panels are hinged the run bends into a curve, a set of bays or an L rather than only a straight line. An angled shape braces itself, which is why a folding screen stands steadier than a flat screen of the same span and needs no props or bracing to stay upright, which matters when it has to hold a shape all day among moving people.
Sound is what sets this apart from a plain divider. The felt on each panel absorbs noise as it arrives rather than bouncing it back, so the level crossing from one side to the other drops noticeably and the echo of a big, hard-floored hall eases with it. Anyone working behind it catches less of the noise from the rest of the room, which is what lets two activities run side by side without either drowning the other out. It is not a sealed wall, but across a divided open space it takes enough noise out to make a real difference to the people working there.
Push pins press into either face of every panel, so the screen is a run of tall noticeboards as much as a divider. One side might show exam instructions or a seating plan while the other carries event branding or a wayfinding notice, so the unit stays useful even when a room is left open and undivided. Pins go in and come out by hand with no tools, and a display is refreshed as quickly as the layout around it changes, so a screen set for a morning event is easily reset for an afternoon class, and neither side is ever wasted as a blank panel.
Nothing needs building on arrival, as the partition ships fully assembled and simply unfolds where it is wanted. Once a room has to clear, the frame folds in on itself to a slim shape that wheels off into a store or a corner, so the coverage never costs standing floor space. Sold only through Displaysense rather than through other suppliers, it is built for repeated daily setups instead of a one-off install, and a 28-day returns window covers every order, so a first unit can be tried in a real room before a site fits out more.
What Ships with This Partition
- 1 x red seven-panel sound-absorbing mobile partition, supplied ready-built on its fitted locking castors and ready to wheel out
Not Sure How Many Panels You Need?
Working out the panel count for a room, or how a few partitions fit a whole floor, is quicker with a hand. Our team can talk the range through with you.
Call us on 01279 460460 or get in touch.
NB2987R is a Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 7 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard from Displaysense. A wheeled seven-panel acoustic screen that reshapes an open room and folds down for storage when it is not in use. Dimensions 4200mm wide x 1940mm high. Weight 50kg. Seven red sound-absorbing felt panels held on a hinged aluminium frame, both faces taking pins as a tall noticeboard, moved and braked on lockable castors and set up by one person, supplied ready-built for indoor use. Bends into a straight line, a curve, an S, an L or a set of bays. Used by schools, exhibition halls, training centres and events to divide a space fast and cut noise between zones. Available only from Displaysense, with grey and blue options and narrower five-panel and three-panel versions. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Specifications
The NB2987R is laid out in full below. Five quick figures head the tab, then each row gives a spec next to a plain note on what it does for a mobile partition chosen to split a large room and fold away after. Work through the frame, the felt, the castors and the way the whole run folds down.
4200 x 1940mm
Size (W x H)
50kg
Weight
7 Panels
Panels
Pinnable
Surface
Lockable
Castors
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Mobile sound-absorbing partitioning noticeboard | A wheeled screen that divides an open room and works as a run of noticeboards, folding down once the space is needed clear again. |
| Colour / Finish | Red felt | A warm red felt on both faces of every panel, a bold match for event, exhibition and school interiors and a clear contrast for pinned notices. |
| Frame | Aluminium | Built from light aluminium, the full-width unit stays within one person's control to push into place, angle and brake without help, even at its full seven-panel width. |
| Panels | 7 connected panels | Seven hinged panels make an extra-wide screen that still collapses to a compact shape for storing away between uses. |
| Size | 4200mm x 1940mm | Broad enough to split a hall and high enough to break standing sightlines, so each side reads as a room of its own rather than a screened-off corner. |
| Weight | 50kg | Carried on the castors, the load wheels along easily and holds still on the brakes, so nothing is lifted or carried to reposition it around a busy floor. |
| Surface | Sound-absorbing felt, accepts pins | Noise between the two sides is drawn into the felt, which also grips push pins, so every panel serves as a tall noticeboard at the same time as screening the space. |
| Mobility | Lockable castors | The castors roll the screen where it is needed and brake to keep it steady, so a layout shifts in seconds and then stays put, with the brakes holding it safely among people. |
| Folding & Storage | Folds into its own frame | Packed away, the run collapses to a slim shape that rolls into a store or a corner, freeing the room the moment the screen is no longer wanted and rolling out of the way in one go. |
| Configuration | Straight, curve, S, L or bays | The hinges let the run take a shape to suit the space, and a curved or angled setup stands more firmly than a flat line and needs no extra bracing. |
| Assembly | Delivered fully assembled | It comes built and ready, with no tools, fixings or build time, so it is wheeled out and put to use straight away, with only the brakes to release. |
| Exclusivity | Available only from Displaysense | You will find this partition through Displaysense alone, so it is not carried by other retailers or signage suppliers, and buying direct keeps our team on hand. |
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
10 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- This item requires additional processing time before dispatch
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
FAQs
FAQs About This Red 7 Panel Acoustic Partition
What is the best mobile partition for reconfiguring a big event hall or exhibition floor?
The best mobile partition for a big event hall or exhibition floor is the NB2987R, a seven-panel red acoustic screen 4200mm wide and 1940mm tall. It wheels out on braked castors, bends into curves, bays or an L to suit the room, and folds down when the space is needed whole. The felt panels cut noise between the two sides, and each takes pins as a tall noticeboard. One person sets it up, and it arrives fully built with nothing to assemble on the day.
Does the red felt really cut down noise?
The felt absorbs sound instead of bouncing it back, so noise moving between the two sides falls and the echo in a hard-floored hall softens. It will not silence a room the way a solid wall does, but it makes a divided open space clearly quieter for anyone working behind it, which is what lets an exam, a workshop and a meeting run at the same time.
How wide an area does the seven-panel screen cover?
At full stretch it runs 4200mm wide and stands 1940mm tall, enough to close off part of a hall, screen an exam block or line a run of stands. Set into a curve or an L it covers a slightly shorter straight span but holds its shape more steadily, so a curved screen needs no props to stand.
Can one person really move and set it up?
Yes. The aluminium frame is light and the castors roll freely, so a single caretaker or organiser can wheel it out, angle the panels, shape the run and brake it, with no tools and no second pair of hands needed at any stage, which is what keeps a busy timetable moving between sessions.
Can I pin things to both sides?
Yes. Every panel takes standard push pins on both faces, so the divider is also a double-sided run of tall noticeboards. One side can hold event branding or signage while the other shows a seating plan or a class display, so the screen does a second job as a run of boards.
What shapes can it be set up in?
As well as a straight line, the hinged panels form gentle curves, S-shapes, L-shapes and bays, so it suits a walkway, a corner, a registration point or a booth. A curved or angled run also braces itself and stands more firmly than a flat wall of the same width, so it needs no extra support to stay upright.
Is it awkward to store between uses?
No. The run packs down on itself into a narrow, free-standing shape that rolls straight into a store cupboard or a spare corner, and nothing has to be taken apart. A wide screen ends up using very little space once a hall is opened out again.
Does it arrive built, or is there assembly?
There is no assembly at all. It reaches you built on its castors and ready to use, so you release the brakes, wheel it to the spot, open it to the shape you want and lock it down. No tools are involved and there are no loose parts to fit together.
Is the seven-panel or the five-panel red version right for me?
Both stand 1940mm tall and move on braked castors, so the difference is reach. The seven-panel NB2987R opens to 4200mm for a large hall or a long line of stands, while the five-panel NB2985R fits a tighter gap and stores in a smaller footprint. Go for the seven-panel when you need the most width.
Is it suitable for exam halls and busy events?
Yes. It is a common choice for splitting exam halls, event floors and training rooms, since it sets up fast, quietens the space between zones and brakes safely in place among people. Each panel also pins up signage or instructions for the area it screens, and the freestanding frame needs nothing drilled into a wall or floor.
Is this red partition exclusive to Displaysense?
Yes. You can buy this partition from Displaysense alone, as it is not carried by other retailers or signage suppliers. It arrives fully built, free UK mainland delivery is included, and a 28-day returns window sits behind every order.
What are the delivery and returns terms?
Delivery to the UK mainland is free, with the partition arriving fully built and standing on its castors. Displaysense has served the display trade since 1978, and a 28-day returns window lets you check it works for your room after you have set it up.
Knowledge Hub
Planning a Flexible, Well-Zoned Space
Getting real value from a mobile partition depends on planning the room around it, deciding where each zone sits and how people flow past the screens. The reads below cover keeping crowds moving at an event, why dividers help offices and schools, how to pick a display board for work or study, and simple ways to keep a classroom tidy.
Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 7 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard - 4200 x 1940mm
Product code: NB2987R
Moving a partition this wide comes down to the frame it is built on. Lightweight aluminium keeps the seven panels manageable for one person, a...
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Overview
Description
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
FAQs
Knowledge Hub
Turn One Hall into Several Spaces with a Mobile Partition
A big open room often has to work as more than one space, and this mobile partition divides it in a few minutes with no building work at all. The seven red panels roll out on lockable castors, bend into a straight line, a curve or an L to suit the room, and fold away again when you want the whole space back. The felt on each panel soaks up sound, so the two sides stay noticeably quieter than an open floor would be. Both faces also take pins, so every panel doubles as a tall noticeboard for signage or a seating plan. It arrives fully built, with nothing to put together, and one person can wheel it out, shape it, lock it and store it without help. Folded down, it is slim enough to wheel into a cupboard or the corner of a hall. It is sold only through Displaysense. Best suited to schools, exhibition halls and training centres where a room has to change through the day.
Why a Sound-Absorbing Partition Keeps Zones Quiet
- One person, no tools: A single caretaker or organiser wheels it out, shapes it and brakes it without help or equipment, so a room changes between sessions with no team to gather and no setup to book in advance. That keeps a busy timetable moving, with no one left waiting on help to shift a wall between sessions.
- Cuts noise between zones: The sound-absorbing felt soaks up sound crossing the screen, so an exam group, a workshop or a meeting runs beside other activity far more comfortably than it would on a wide open floor, and the echo of a big hall settles too, so a talk or a test is not lost to the noise from the area around it.
- Bends to fit the room: The hinged panels form a straight wall, a gentle curve, an L or a set of bays, so the same unit closes off a corner one day and lines a walkway the next, and an angled shape braces itself more steadily than a flat run, so a curved layout stands solid on its own, with no extra props or bracing.
- A tall pinboard on both faces: Every red panel takes standard pins, so both sides double as full-height noticeboards for signage, seating plans or displays, which means the screen keeps working even when a room is left open, carrying signage or a display in the meantime rather than standing blank.
- Folds down for storage: When the room is wanted whole, the frame collapses in on itself into a narrow unit that rolls off into a store or the side of the hall, so an extra-wide screen never ties up standing floor space when it is not in use, and one person wheels it away in a moment on the brakes.
- Only from Displaysense: This partition is sold through Displaysense and no other supplier. Because it turns up ready-built, there is nothing to assemble, bolt or fit before its first setup on site, so a hall is divided within minutes of it arriving.
Where a Freestanding Partition Divides a Busy Space
| Exhibition and Event Venues | Show floors break into stands, private demo bays or registration lanes, and a small crew resets the layout between sessions by wheeling the screens into new positions and braking them in place before the doors open, then break it down again the moment a session ends. |
| Schools and Academies | A single assembly hall becomes exam rows, quiet corners or breakout groups in minutes, the felt keeping noise down between them and each panel holding pins for a seating plan or class notices for the group working right beside it. |
| Offices and Co-Working Spaces | A meeting corner, a focus booth or an interview space appears on an open floor without any building work, then rolls away to hand the floor back when the working day calls for it, leaving no trace on the walls and no holes to make good. |
| Sports and Community Halls | Halls shared between clubs, polling, fetes or registration split into separate areas on any flat floor, the freestanding frame needing no fixings and locking firmly once it is in position among a crowd. |
| Training and Conference Centres | One wide room covers a workshop, a seminar and a plenary across a day, the panels closing off breakout stations and then folding away so the room opens back up for a full group after lunch. |
| Further Education Campuses | Open study bases and shared bays turn into tutorial corners or quiet revision spots through busy weeks, the sound-absorbing panels stopping one group from carrying across into the next through a busy revision week. |
Need Fewer Panels?
A smaller room may only call for the five-panel version, which covers a narrower gap. See the Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 5 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard, with free UK mainland delivery.
NB2987R is a Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 7 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard from Displaysense. A wheeled seven-panel acoustic screen that reshapes an open room and folds down for storage when it is not in use. Dimensions 4200mm wide x 1940mm high. Weight 50kg. Seven red sound-absorbing felt panels held on a hinged aluminium frame, both faces taking pins as a tall noticeboard, moved and braked on lockable castors and set up by one person, supplied ready-built for indoor use. Bends into a straight line, a curve, an S, an L or a set of bays. Used by schools, exhibition halls, training centres and events to divide a space fast and cut noise between zones. Available only from Displaysense, with grey and blue options and narrower five-panel and three-panel versions. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Moving a partition this wide comes down to the frame it is built on. Lightweight aluminium keeps the seven panels manageable for one person, and free-rolling castors carry the weight so nothing has to be lifted. Every castor brakes, holding the screen firm once it is placed, and because the panels are hinged the run bends into a curve, a set of bays or an L rather than only a straight line. An angled shape braces itself, which is why a folding screen stands steadier than a flat screen of the same span and needs no props or bracing to stay upright, which matters when it has to hold a shape all day among moving people.
Sound is what sets this apart from a plain divider. The felt on each panel absorbs noise as it arrives rather than bouncing it back, so the level crossing from one side to the other drops noticeably and the echo of a big, hard-floored hall eases with it. Anyone working behind it catches less of the noise from the rest of the room, which is what lets two activities run side by side without either drowning the other out. It is not a sealed wall, but across a divided open space it takes enough noise out to make a real difference to the people working there.
Push pins press into either face of every panel, so the screen is a run of tall noticeboards as much as a divider. One side might show exam instructions or a seating plan while the other carries event branding or a wayfinding notice, so the unit stays useful even when a room is left open and undivided. Pins go in and come out by hand with no tools, and a display is refreshed as quickly as the layout around it changes, so a screen set for a morning event is easily reset for an afternoon class, and neither side is ever wasted as a blank panel.
Nothing needs building on arrival, as the partition ships fully assembled and simply unfolds where it is wanted. Once a room has to clear, the frame folds in on itself to a slim shape that wheels off into a store or a corner, so the coverage never costs standing floor space. Sold only through Displaysense rather than through other suppliers, it is built for repeated daily setups instead of a one-off install, and a 28-day returns window covers every order, so a first unit can be tried in a real room before a site fits out more.
What Ships with This Partition
- 1 x red seven-panel sound-absorbing mobile partition, supplied ready-built on its fitted locking castors and ready to wheel out
Not Sure How Many Panels You Need?
Working out the panel count for a room, or how a few partitions fit a whole floor, is quicker with a hand. Our team can talk the range through with you.
Call us on 01279 460460 or get in touch.
NB2987R is a Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 7 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard from Displaysense. A wheeled seven-panel acoustic screen that reshapes an open room and folds down for storage when it is not in use. Dimensions 4200mm wide x 1940mm high. Weight 50kg. Seven red sound-absorbing felt panels held on a hinged aluminium frame, both faces taking pins as a tall noticeboard, moved and braked on lockable castors and set up by one person, supplied ready-built for indoor use. Bends into a straight line, a curve, an S, an L or a set of bays. Used by schools, exhibition halls, training centres and events to divide a space fast and cut noise between zones. Available only from Displaysense, with grey and blue options and narrower five-panel and three-panel versions. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
The NB2987R is laid out in full below. Five quick figures head the tab, then each row gives a spec next to a plain note on what it does for a mobile partition chosen to split a large room and fold away after. Work through the frame, the felt, the castors and the way the whole run folds down.
4200 x 1940mm
Size (W x H)
50kg
Weight
7 Panels
Panels
Pinnable
Surface
Lockable
Castors
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Mobile sound-absorbing partitioning noticeboard | A wheeled screen that divides an open room and works as a run of noticeboards, folding down once the space is needed clear again. |
| Colour / Finish | Red felt | A warm red felt on both faces of every panel, a bold match for event, exhibition and school interiors and a clear contrast for pinned notices. |
| Frame | Aluminium | Built from light aluminium, the full-width unit stays within one person's control to push into place, angle and brake without help, even at its full seven-panel width. |
| Panels | 7 connected panels | Seven hinged panels make an extra-wide screen that still collapses to a compact shape for storing away between uses. |
| Size | 4200mm x 1940mm | Broad enough to split a hall and high enough to break standing sightlines, so each side reads as a room of its own rather than a screened-off corner. |
| Weight | 50kg | Carried on the castors, the load wheels along easily and holds still on the brakes, so nothing is lifted or carried to reposition it around a busy floor. |
| Surface | Sound-absorbing felt, accepts pins | Noise between the two sides is drawn into the felt, which also grips push pins, so every panel serves as a tall noticeboard at the same time as screening the space. |
| Mobility | Lockable castors | The castors roll the screen where it is needed and brake to keep it steady, so a layout shifts in seconds and then stays put, with the brakes holding it safely among people. |
| Folding & Storage | Folds into its own frame | Packed away, the run collapses to a slim shape that rolls into a store or a corner, freeing the room the moment the screen is no longer wanted and rolling out of the way in one go. |
| Configuration | Straight, curve, S, L or bays | The hinges let the run take a shape to suit the space, and a curved or angled setup stands more firmly than a flat line and needs no extra bracing. |
| Assembly | Delivered fully assembled | It comes built and ready, with no tools, fixings or build time, so it is wheeled out and put to use straight away, with only the brakes to release. |
| Exclusivity | Available only from Displaysense | You will find this partition through Displaysense alone, so it is not carried by other retailers or signage suppliers, and buying direct keeps our team on hand. |
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
10 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- This item requires additional processing time before dispatch
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
FAQs About This Red 7 Panel Acoustic Partition
What is the best mobile partition for reconfiguring a big event hall or exhibition floor?
The best mobile partition for a big event hall or exhibition floor is the NB2987R, a seven-panel red acoustic screen 4200mm wide and 1940mm tall. It wheels out on braked castors, bends into curves, bays or an L to suit the room, and folds down when the space is needed whole. The felt panels cut noise between the two sides, and each takes pins as a tall noticeboard. One person sets it up, and it arrives fully built with nothing to assemble on the day.
Does the red felt really cut down noise?
The felt absorbs sound instead of bouncing it back, so noise moving between the two sides falls and the echo in a hard-floored hall softens. It will not silence a room the way a solid wall does, but it makes a divided open space clearly quieter for anyone working behind it, which is what lets an exam, a workshop and a meeting run at the same time.
How wide an area does the seven-panel screen cover?
At full stretch it runs 4200mm wide and stands 1940mm tall, enough to close off part of a hall, screen an exam block or line a run of stands. Set into a curve or an L it covers a slightly shorter straight span but holds its shape more steadily, so a curved screen needs no props to stand.
Can one person really move and set it up?
Yes. The aluminium frame is light and the castors roll freely, so a single caretaker or organiser can wheel it out, angle the panels, shape the run and brake it, with no tools and no second pair of hands needed at any stage, which is what keeps a busy timetable moving between sessions.
Can I pin things to both sides?
Yes. Every panel takes standard push pins on both faces, so the divider is also a double-sided run of tall noticeboards. One side can hold event branding or signage while the other shows a seating plan or a class display, so the screen does a second job as a run of boards.
What shapes can it be set up in?
As well as a straight line, the hinged panels form gentle curves, S-shapes, L-shapes and bays, so it suits a walkway, a corner, a registration point or a booth. A curved or angled run also braces itself and stands more firmly than a flat wall of the same width, so it needs no extra support to stay upright.
Is it awkward to store between uses?
No. The run packs down on itself into a narrow, free-standing shape that rolls straight into a store cupboard or a spare corner, and nothing has to be taken apart. A wide screen ends up using very little space once a hall is opened out again.
Does it arrive built, or is there assembly?
There is no assembly at all. It reaches you built on its castors and ready to use, so you release the brakes, wheel it to the spot, open it to the shape you want and lock it down. No tools are involved and there are no loose parts to fit together.
Is the seven-panel or the five-panel red version right for me?
Both stand 1940mm tall and move on braked castors, so the difference is reach. The seven-panel NB2987R opens to 4200mm for a large hall or a long line of stands, while the five-panel NB2985R fits a tighter gap and stores in a smaller footprint. Go for the seven-panel when you need the most width.
Is it suitable for exam halls and busy events?
Yes. It is a common choice for splitting exam halls, event floors and training rooms, since it sets up fast, quietens the space between zones and brakes safely in place among people. Each panel also pins up signage or instructions for the area it screens, and the freestanding frame needs nothing drilled into a wall or floor.
Is this red partition exclusive to Displaysense?
Yes. You can buy this partition from Displaysense alone, as it is not carried by other retailers or signage suppliers. It arrives fully built, free UK mainland delivery is included, and a 28-day returns window sits behind every order.
What are the delivery and returns terms?
Delivery to the UK mainland is free, with the partition arriving fully built and standing on its castors. Displaysense has served the display trade since 1978, and a 28-day returns window lets you check it works for your room after you have set it up.
Planning a Flexible, Well-Zoned Space
Getting real value from a mobile partition depends on planning the room around it, deciding where each zone sits and how people flow past the screens. The reads below cover keeping crowds moving at an event, why dividers help offices and schools, how to pick a display board for work or study, and simple ways to keep a classroom tidy.
Overview
Turn One Hall into Several Spaces with a Mobile Partition
A big open room often has to work as more than one space, and this mobile partition divides it in a few minutes with no building work at all. The seven red panels roll out on lockable castors, bend into a straight line, a curve or an L to suit the room, and fold away again when you want the whole space back. The felt on each panel soaks up sound, so the two sides stay noticeably quieter than an open floor would be. Both faces also take pins, so every panel doubles as a tall noticeboard for signage or a seating plan. It arrives fully built, with nothing to put together, and one person can wheel it out, shape it, lock it and store it without help. Folded down, it is slim enough to wheel into a cupboard or the corner of a hall. It is sold only through Displaysense. Best suited to schools, exhibition halls and training centres where a room has to change through the day.
Why a Sound-Absorbing Partition Keeps Zones Quiet
- One person, no tools: A single caretaker or organiser wheels it out, shapes it and brakes it without help or equipment, so a room changes between sessions with no team to gather and no setup to book in advance. That keeps a busy timetable moving, with no one left waiting on help to shift a wall between sessions.
- Cuts noise between zones: The sound-absorbing felt soaks up sound crossing the screen, so an exam group, a workshop or a meeting runs beside other activity far more comfortably than it would on a wide open floor, and the echo of a big hall settles too, so a talk or a test is not lost to the noise from the area around it.
- Bends to fit the room: The hinged panels form a straight wall, a gentle curve, an L or a set of bays, so the same unit closes off a corner one day and lines a walkway the next, and an angled shape braces itself more steadily than a flat run, so a curved layout stands solid on its own, with no extra props or bracing.
- A tall pinboard on both faces: Every red panel takes standard pins, so both sides double as full-height noticeboards for signage, seating plans or displays, which means the screen keeps working even when a room is left open, carrying signage or a display in the meantime rather than standing blank.
- Folds down for storage: When the room is wanted whole, the frame collapses in on itself into a narrow unit that rolls off into a store or the side of the hall, so an extra-wide screen never ties up standing floor space when it is not in use, and one person wheels it away in a moment on the brakes.
- Only from Displaysense: This partition is sold through Displaysense and no other supplier. Because it turns up ready-built, there is nothing to assemble, bolt or fit before its first setup on site, so a hall is divided within minutes of it arriving.
Where a Freestanding Partition Divides a Busy Space
| Exhibition and Event Venues | Show floors break into stands, private demo bays or registration lanes, and a small crew resets the layout between sessions by wheeling the screens into new positions and braking them in place before the doors open, then break it down again the moment a session ends. |
| Schools and Academies | A single assembly hall becomes exam rows, quiet corners or breakout groups in minutes, the felt keeping noise down between them and each panel holding pins for a seating plan or class notices for the group working right beside it. |
| Offices and Co-Working Spaces | A meeting corner, a focus booth or an interview space appears on an open floor without any building work, then rolls away to hand the floor back when the working day calls for it, leaving no trace on the walls and no holes to make good. |
| Sports and Community Halls | Halls shared between clubs, polling, fetes or registration split into separate areas on any flat floor, the freestanding frame needing no fixings and locking firmly once it is in position among a crowd. |
| Training and Conference Centres | One wide room covers a workshop, a seminar and a plenary across a day, the panels closing off breakout stations and then folding away so the room opens back up for a full group after lunch. |
| Further Education Campuses | Open study bases and shared bays turn into tutorial corners or quiet revision spots through busy weeks, the sound-absorbing panels stopping one group from carrying across into the next through a busy revision week. |
Need Fewer Panels?
A smaller room may only call for the five-panel version, which covers a narrower gap. See the Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 5 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard, with free UK mainland delivery.
NB2987R is a Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 7 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard from Displaysense. A wheeled seven-panel acoustic screen that reshapes an open room and folds down for storage when it is not in use. Dimensions 4200mm wide x 1940mm high. Weight 50kg. Seven red sound-absorbing felt panels held on a hinged aluminium frame, both faces taking pins as a tall noticeboard, moved and braked on lockable castors and set up by one person, supplied ready-built for indoor use. Bends into a straight line, a curve, an S, an L or a set of bays. Used by schools, exhibition halls, training centres and events to divide a space fast and cut noise between zones. Available only from Displaysense, with grey and blue options and narrower five-panel and three-panel versions. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Description
Moving a partition this wide comes down to the frame it is built on. Lightweight aluminium keeps the seven panels manageable for one person, and free-rolling castors carry the weight so nothing has to be lifted. Every castor brakes, holding the screen firm once it is placed, and because the panels are hinged the run bends into a curve, a set of bays or an L rather than only a straight line. An angled shape braces itself, which is why a folding screen stands steadier than a flat screen of the same span and needs no props or bracing to stay upright, which matters when it has to hold a shape all day among moving people.
Sound is what sets this apart from a plain divider. The felt on each panel absorbs noise as it arrives rather than bouncing it back, so the level crossing from one side to the other drops noticeably and the echo of a big, hard-floored hall eases with it. Anyone working behind it catches less of the noise from the rest of the room, which is what lets two activities run side by side without either drowning the other out. It is not a sealed wall, but across a divided open space it takes enough noise out to make a real difference to the people working there.
Push pins press into either face of every panel, so the screen is a run of tall noticeboards as much as a divider. One side might show exam instructions or a seating plan while the other carries event branding or a wayfinding notice, so the unit stays useful even when a room is left open and undivided. Pins go in and come out by hand with no tools, and a display is refreshed as quickly as the layout around it changes, so a screen set for a morning event is easily reset for an afternoon class, and neither side is ever wasted as a blank panel.
Nothing needs building on arrival, as the partition ships fully assembled and simply unfolds where it is wanted. Once a room has to clear, the frame folds in on itself to a slim shape that wheels off into a store or a corner, so the coverage never costs standing floor space. Sold only through Displaysense rather than through other suppliers, it is built for repeated daily setups instead of a one-off install, and a 28-day returns window covers every order, so a first unit can be tried in a real room before a site fits out more.
What Ships with This Partition
- 1 x red seven-panel sound-absorbing mobile partition, supplied ready-built on its fitted locking castors and ready to wheel out
Not Sure How Many Panels You Need?
Working out the panel count for a room, or how a few partitions fit a whole floor, is quicker with a hand. Our team can talk the range through with you.
Call us on 01279 460460 or get in touch.
NB2987R is a Red Sound Absorbing Mobile 7 Panel Partitioning Noticeboard from Displaysense. A wheeled seven-panel acoustic screen that reshapes an open room and folds down for storage when it is not in use. Dimensions 4200mm wide x 1940mm high. Weight 50kg. Seven red sound-absorbing felt panels held on a hinged aluminium frame, both faces taking pins as a tall noticeboard, moved and braked on lockable castors and set up by one person, supplied ready-built for indoor use. Bends into a straight line, a curve, an S, an L or a set of bays. Used by schools, exhibition halls, training centres and events to divide a space fast and cut noise between zones. Available only from Displaysense, with grey and blue options and narrower five-panel and three-panel versions. Displaysense, UK display specialist since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Specifications
The NB2987R is laid out in full below. Five quick figures head the tab, then each row gives a spec next to a plain note on what it does for a mobile partition chosen to split a large room and fold away after. Work through the frame, the felt, the castors and the way the whole run folds down.
4200 x 1940mm
Size (W x H)
50kg
Weight
7 Panels
Panels
Pinnable
Surface
Lockable
Castors
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Mobile sound-absorbing partitioning noticeboard | A wheeled screen that divides an open room and works as a run of noticeboards, folding down once the space is needed clear again. |
| Colour / Finish | Red felt | A warm red felt on both faces of every panel, a bold match for event, exhibition and school interiors and a clear contrast for pinned notices. |
| Frame | Aluminium | Built from light aluminium, the full-width unit stays within one person's control to push into place, angle and brake without help, even at its full seven-panel width. |
| Panels | 7 connected panels | Seven hinged panels make an extra-wide screen that still collapses to a compact shape for storing away between uses. |
| Size | 4200mm x 1940mm | Broad enough to split a hall and high enough to break standing sightlines, so each side reads as a room of its own rather than a screened-off corner. |
| Weight | 50kg | Carried on the castors, the load wheels along easily and holds still on the brakes, so nothing is lifted or carried to reposition it around a busy floor. |
| Surface | Sound-absorbing felt, accepts pins | Noise between the two sides is drawn into the felt, which also grips push pins, so every panel serves as a tall noticeboard at the same time as screening the space. |
| Mobility | Lockable castors | The castors roll the screen where it is needed and brake to keep it steady, so a layout shifts in seconds and then stays put, with the brakes holding it safely among people. |
| Folding & Storage | Folds into its own frame | Packed away, the run collapses to a slim shape that rolls into a store or a corner, freeing the room the moment the screen is no longer wanted and rolling out of the way in one go. |
| Configuration | Straight, curve, S, L or bays | The hinges let the run take a shape to suit the space, and a curved or angled setup stands more firmly than a flat line and needs no extra bracing. |
| Assembly | Delivered fully assembled | It comes built and ready, with no tools, fixings or build time, so it is wheeled out and put to use straight away, with only the brakes to release. |
| Exclusivity | Available only from Displaysense | You will find this partition through Displaysense alone, so it is not carried by other retailers or signage suppliers, and buying direct keeps our team on hand. |
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
10 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- This item requires additional processing time before dispatch
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
FAQs
FAQs About This Red 7 Panel Acoustic Partition
What is the best mobile partition for reconfiguring a big event hall or exhibition floor?
The best mobile partition for a big event hall or exhibition floor is the NB2987R, a seven-panel red acoustic screen 4200mm wide and 1940mm tall. It wheels out on braked castors, bends into curves, bays or an L to suit the room, and folds down when the space is needed whole. The felt panels cut noise between the two sides, and each takes pins as a tall noticeboard. One person sets it up, and it arrives fully built with nothing to assemble on the day.
Does the red felt really cut down noise?
The felt absorbs sound instead of bouncing it back, so noise moving between the two sides falls and the echo in a hard-floored hall softens. It will not silence a room the way a solid wall does, but it makes a divided open space clearly quieter for anyone working behind it, which is what lets an exam, a workshop and a meeting run at the same time.
How wide an area does the seven-panel screen cover?
At full stretch it runs 4200mm wide and stands 1940mm tall, enough to close off part of a hall, screen an exam block or line a run of stands. Set into a curve or an L it covers a slightly shorter straight span but holds its shape more steadily, so a curved screen needs no props to stand.
Can one person really move and set it up?
Yes. The aluminium frame is light and the castors roll freely, so a single caretaker or organiser can wheel it out, angle the panels, shape the run and brake it, with no tools and no second pair of hands needed at any stage, which is what keeps a busy timetable moving between sessions.
Can I pin things to both sides?
Yes. Every panel takes standard push pins on both faces, so the divider is also a double-sided run of tall noticeboards. One side can hold event branding or signage while the other shows a seating plan or a class display, so the screen does a second job as a run of boards.
What shapes can it be set up in?
As well as a straight line, the hinged panels form gentle curves, S-shapes, L-shapes and bays, so it suits a walkway, a corner, a registration point or a booth. A curved or angled run also braces itself and stands more firmly than a flat wall of the same width, so it needs no extra support to stay upright.
Is it awkward to store between uses?
No. The run packs down on itself into a narrow, free-standing shape that rolls straight into a store cupboard or a spare corner, and nothing has to be taken apart. A wide screen ends up using very little space once a hall is opened out again.
Does it arrive built, or is there assembly?
There is no assembly at all. It reaches you built on its castors and ready to use, so you release the brakes, wheel it to the spot, open it to the shape you want and lock it down. No tools are involved and there are no loose parts to fit together.
Is the seven-panel or the five-panel red version right for me?
Both stand 1940mm tall and move on braked castors, so the difference is reach. The seven-panel NB2987R opens to 4200mm for a large hall or a long line of stands, while the five-panel NB2985R fits a tighter gap and stores in a smaller footprint. Go for the seven-panel when you need the most width.
Is it suitable for exam halls and busy events?
Yes. It is a common choice for splitting exam halls, event floors and training rooms, since it sets up fast, quietens the space between zones and brakes safely in place among people. Each panel also pins up signage or instructions for the area it screens, and the freestanding frame needs nothing drilled into a wall or floor.
Is this red partition exclusive to Displaysense?
Yes. You can buy this partition from Displaysense alone, as it is not carried by other retailers or signage suppliers. It arrives fully built, free UK mainland delivery is included, and a 28-day returns window sits behind every order.
What are the delivery and returns terms?
Delivery to the UK mainland is free, with the partition arriving fully built and standing on its castors. Displaysense has served the display trade since 1978, and a 28-day returns window lets you check it works for your room after you have set it up.
Knowledge Hub
Planning a Flexible, Well-Zoned Space
Getting real value from a mobile partition depends on planning the room around it, deciding where each zone sits and how people flow past the screens. The reads below cover keeping crowds moving at an event, why dividers help offices and schools, how to pick a display board for work or study, and simple ways to keep a classroom tidy.
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