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A Natural Cork Noticeboard in a Lockable Aluminium Frame
Cork is the reason to reach for this board. Its natural surface holds a push pin firmly and lets it out again without tearing, so notices can be swapped in the same spot week after week without the face wearing through. A clear pair of doors locks across the surface to keep a display visible but safe from tampering, and a satin silver aluminium frame with rounded corners borders it all with quiet strength. Behind the panel, a deep clearance leaves room for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up comfortably without crushing against the doors. It hangs landscape or portrait on the hidden corner fixings supplied. Best suited for schools, offices and communal areas where displays change often and need to stay protected on a wall many people pass. Pins press in and pull back out cleanly, so refreshing the board is a quick job rather than a chore.
Why Shared Spaces Pick a Tamperproof Cork Board
- A natural cork pin surface: Cork grips a push pin firmly and releases it without tearing, so a notice can come down and another go up in the same spot again and again. The warm, neutral face suits a board whose contents change often, sitting quietly alongside almost any interior.
- Doors that lock out tampering: Clear panels shut across the surface and lock on a key, leaving a pinned display fully visible yet out of reach to anyone without it. Made from shatterproof plastic, not glass, the panels take a knock without breaking, a safer pick in a busy space.
- An anodised aluminium border: Satin silver anodised metal frames the cork with rounded corners, adding the rigidity to survive years of handling. Its understated finish borders the board neatly without competing with the natural surface inside or the wall around it.
- A deep gap behind the surface: A clear space sits between the cork and the doors, enough for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up without pressing on the panel. A crowded board still shuts cleanly behind one locked cover, so a full week of notices fits with room to spare.
- Fixes tall or wide out of sight: Corner fixings supplied in the box mount the board either way up and stay hidden behind the frame for a tidy, bracket-free result. Two people sharing the lift line it up and fix it level in a few minutes, with no special tools needed.
- Guaranteed for two full years: Cover runs for two years against the wear of constant pinning and daily use, with a UK team on hand afterwards. Free UK mainland delivery and a 28-day return window keep it a low-risk buy for a school, office or clinic.
Where a Cork Aluminium Board Takes Constant Re-Pinning
| Schools and Education | Corridors and classrooms lean on cork for project work, pupil notices and timetables, the forgiving surface taking pin after pin as displays change while the locked doors stop anyone rearranging official information behind them. |
| Offices and Workspaces | Team walls and shared desks use the board for rotas, reference sheets and reminders, the neutral cork blending into a working interior while the metal frame shrugs off the daily handling a busy office puts a board through. |
| Clinics and Healthcare | Waiting areas and consulting corridors carry health guidance, appointment notes and policies on the surface, the calm natural look easing a clinical space while the shatterproof cover keeps each sheet accurate through a steady flow of visitors. |
| Communal and Public Areas | Foyers and shared zones show community notices, events and safety information, the locked panel protecting content from a constant stream of passers-by while the deep clearance holds layered bulletins on a single board rather than several. |
| Receptions and Entrances | Front desks and entrance walls display directions, welcome notes and schedules, the warm cork giving a tidy first impression while pins reposition in seconds whenever the information at the door needs to change. |
| Staff Rooms and Breakout Spaces | Kitchens and break areas pin up social notices, rotas and reminders, the natural surface suiting the relaxed feel of the room while the key restricts who can alter anything that has to stay as posted for everyone. |
Prefer a Coloured Felt Surface?
The same tamperproof board comes with a felt surface too. The Tamperproof Red Felt Aluminium Frame Noticeboard 1200mm x 900mm carries the same lock and aluminium frame under a bold red felt, and a calmer green is offered as well. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your requirements and we will get back to you.
NB7909C is a Tamperproof Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard from Displaysense. A lockable noticeboard with shatterproof PETG doors that protect pinned notices from tampering, a natural cork surface that takes push pins, a satin silver anodised aluminium frame with rounded corners, and a 20mm internal clearance for layered displays. Dimensions 1200mm x 900mm. Weight 11kg. Lockable PETG shatterproof doors with key, natural cork for notices, satin silver anodised aluminium frame, 20mm internal depth, portrait or landscape mounting, concealed corner wall fixings, a 2-year warranty and a 28-day return policy. Used by schools, offices, clinics and communal spaces for notices, schedules and information behind a locked, shatterproof cover. Also available in red felt and green felt. Displaysense, UK display product specialists. Free UK delivery.
Cork is what sets this board apart from its felt siblings. Push a pin into the cork and it bites in firmly, then comes loose again without tearing the face, so a notice can come down and a fresh one go up in the same place time after time. Across its whole area the cork takes repeated pinning rather than wearing thin in the busy spots, which makes it the right choice for a board whose contents turn over by the week. Heavier items hold too, since a pin bites deeper into cork than it ever could into a flat laminated face. That makes a cork board the natural home for work that goes up, comes down and goes up again, where felt would mark and a hard surface would simply refuse the pin.
Security sits in the doors that close over it. A clear pair shuts across the cork and locks on a key, so a pinned display can be read by everyone yet altered by no one without that key in hand. The panels are PETG rather than glass, a plastic that flexes under a blow instead of fracturing, which keeps the surface safe in a space full of people and means a knock leaves the cover whole rather than scattered across the floor. In a room used by children or the public, that one difference between a panel that bends and one that breaks is what makes the board safe to hang at head height at all.
Around the edge runs the frame. Anodised aluminium in satin silver, its corners rounded off, gives the board the rigidity to take years of handling and a neat, low-key border that frames the cork without pulling the eye from it. Set back behind the doors is a deep gap, enough for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up without pressing on the panel, so even a crowded board still shuts cleanly over a full week of notices. Frame and gap work together here, the metal holding everything square while the space behind keeps a thick, layered display from fouling the doors as they close.
Getting it onto the wall takes little effort for its size. Corner fixings arrive in the box and sit unseen behind the frame, letting the board hang tall or wide to suit the space with no brackets left on show. Its weight is best shared between two, who can line it up and fix it level in a few minutes. A two-year guarantee then covers the board against constant use, with free UK mainland delivery, a 28-day return window and UK support behind every order. For a school, office or clinic weighing up a larger secure board, that mix of a guarantee, free delivery and an open return takes most of the risk out of the decision.
What Ships with This Noticeboard
- 1 x tamperproof cork aluminium frame noticeboard with lockable shatterproof doors
- 1 x key for the door lock
- 1 x wall mounting kit with concealed corner fixings
Don't Need the Lock?
Need the same board without the doors? At this size the Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard 1200mm x 900mm gives you the cork and aluminium frame as an open board, at a lower price.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your requirements and we will get back to you.
NB7909C is a Tamperproof Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard from Displaysense. A lockable noticeboard with shatterproof PETG doors that protect pinned notices from tampering, a natural cork surface that takes push pins, a satin silver anodised aluminium frame with rounded corners, and a 20mm internal clearance for layered displays. Dimensions 1200mm x 900mm. Weight 11kg. Lockable PETG shatterproof doors with key, natural cork for notices, satin silver anodised aluminium frame, 20mm internal depth, portrait or landscape mounting, concealed corner wall fixings, a 2-year warranty and a 28-day return policy. Used by schools, offices, clinics and communal spaces for notices, schedules and information behind a locked, shatterproof cover. Also available in red felt and green felt. Displaysense, UK display product specialists. Free UK delivery.
Below is the complete specification for the NB7909C, a 1200mm x 900mm cork board set in a satin silver anodised aluminium frame, its lockable shatterproof doors closing over a cork surface built for push pins. Each line ties a single detail to what it brings a wall where displays turn over often, get re-pinned constantly and need protecting behind a lock.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tamperproof lockable noticeboard | A locking aluminium board with shatterproof doors, so a pinned cork display stays both visible and safe from interference in a single wall unit. |
| Colour / Finish | Natural cork | A warm, neutral cork face that suits almost any interior and takes repeated pinning right across its whole area, in spots where a felt or laminate face would soon tire. |
| Board Size | 1200mm x 900mm | Wide landscape proportions hold a full week of notices on a single board, a comfortable fit for a corridor, a shared office or a communal wall. |
| Weight | 11kg | Most of the 11kg is in the metal frame and doors, so a pair sharing the lift can mount the board steadily and safely on the wall between them. |
| Surface | Natural cork, push pins | Cork grips push pins firmly and frees them without tearing, so notices reposition cleanly in the same spot each time the doors are unlocked. |
| Doors | Lockable, shatterproof PETG | Lockable PETG panels close over the cork to hold a display on show but tamper-free, taking the everyday knocks that would crack a glass front of this size. |
| Frame | Satin silver anodised aluminium | Rounded-corner anodised metal borders the cork with quiet rigidity, holding a low-key edge through the constant handling of a public wall. |
| Internal Clearance | 20mm | A 20mm gap behind the doors lets thicker items and layered sheets pin up without pressing on the panel as the doors shut over them. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Whether it goes up as a landscape or a portrait board, the same fixings handle either way round, so one purchase suits a wide gap or a tall one. |
| Fixings | Wall kit, concealed corner fixings | Corner fixings in the box sit hidden behind the frame once it is up, leaving a tidy result with no brackets left on view. |
| Warranty | 2-year warranty | Two years of cover carry the board through the wear of constant pinning, backed by a UK team on hand for every order placed. |
| Delivery and Returns | Free UK mainland, 28-day returns | Free mainland delivery and a 28-day return window together make a large, secure cork board a low-risk choice for any single buyer. |
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 Tamperproof Cork Noticeboard
Q: Which tamperproof noticeboard is best for a school or office?
A: For a school or office, the best option is the NB7909C, a 1200mm x 900mm natural cork board with lockable shatterproof PETG doors and an aluminium frame. The cork takes repeated pinning as displays change, the locked doors keep official notices in order, and the shatterproof panel is a safer choice than glass in a busy room.
Q: How do the lockable doors keep notices safe?
A: A supplied key locks the clear doors down over the cork, so a pinned display stays fully on show yet beyond the reach of anyone without that key. The panels are tough, shatterproof plastic, so they ride out a knock rather than cracking. Only a keyholder can open them to add or change a notice.
Q: Why choose cork rather than a felt surface?
A: Cork holds a push pin more firmly than felt and lets it out without tearing, so the same spot takes pin after pin as a display changes. It grips slightly heavier items too and keeps a warm, neutral look that suits most interiors. Felt instead leans on its colour to lift a notice and reads as softer on a wall.
Q: Are the doors safe to use around children?
A: Yes. Because the doors are PETG and not glass, a knock leaves them whole rather than shattering into sharp shards. That suits classrooms, clinics and other shared areas where safety counts, and the lock works alongside to stop pinned work being moved or taken.
Q: Is a cork board a good fit for a busy office wall?
A: Yes. Team walls and shared desks use the NB7909C for rotas, reminders and reference sheets, the cork taking constant re-pinning as priorities shift. The aluminium frame copes with daily handling, and the locked doors stop anyone changing a posted notice that the whole team relies on.
Q: Can I reposition pins easily, and hang the board either way up?
A: Yes. Push pins press into the cork and pull back out cleanly, so a layout can be reshuffled in seconds whenever the doors are open. It fixes either way up on the corner fittings supplied, and since the board weighs 11kg, a pair sharing the load hang it safely and square.
Q: How big is the board, and what does it weigh?
A: 1200mm x 900mm and 11kg. A wide landscape board for corridors, offices and communal walls, with 20mm of internal depth so layered notices pin up without pressing on the doors. Most of the weight is in the metal frame and shatterproof panels, so a pair can mount it without strain.
Q: Should I choose the cork NB7909C or the green felt NB7909GN?
A: Both share the same aluminium frame and lockable doors at 1200mm x 900mm. Choose the cork NB7909C where displays change often and a neutral surface that takes endless re-pinning matters most. Pick the green felt NB7909GN where a calm coloured surface and the option to staple as well as pin suit the space better.
Q: Do I really need the locking doors, or will an open board do?
A: Locking doors earn their place anywhere a wider group can reach the board and the content must stay fixed. Left open, a cork board invites pins being moved or notices pulled, while a locked cover holds the approved version. Behind a private office door, an open board may well be enough.
Q: How does the 20mm clearance help a busy board?
A: The 20mm gap behind the doors gives thicker items and overlapping sheets somewhere to sit, so a single board carries more than a flush one would. Layered rotas, forms and bulletins can build up over a week and still let the doors shut cleanly over the top of them.
Q: Does it come with free UK delivery and a warranty?
A: Yes. Free UK mainland delivery applies, with a 28-day return window and a 2-year warranty behind the board. Designed for hard daily service in schools, offices and clinics, it ships from the UK with Displaysense support on hand should a question come up later.
Q: Does this noticeboard come in other surfaces?
A: Yes. Alongside cork, the same locked aluminium board comes faced in bold red felt or calm green felt, each 1200mm x 900mm under the same shatterproof doors. Cork suits heavy, repeated pinning, while the felt options bring colour to a space where that counts for more.
Getting the Most From a Lockable Cork Noticeboard
A cork board earns its place on how well it takes repeated pinning, how securely the doors lock, and how the frame copes with daily life on a wall. The reads below run from picking the right board for a space and weighing up display types, to dividing a room and keeping a pinned display looking sharp rather than cluttered.
Overview
A Natural Cork Noticeboard in a Lockable Aluminium Frame
Cork is the reason to reach for this board. Its natural surface holds a push pin firmly and lets it out again without tearing, so notices can be swapped in the same spot week after week without the face wearing through. A clear pair of doors locks across the surface to keep a display visible but safe from tampering, and a satin silver aluminium frame with rounded corners borders it all with quiet strength. Behind the panel, a deep clearance leaves room for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up comfortably without crushing against the doors. It hangs landscape or portrait on the hidden corner fixings supplied. Best suited for schools, offices and communal areas where displays change often and need to stay protected on a wall many people pass. Pins press in and pull back out cleanly, so refreshing the board is a quick job rather than a chore.
Why Shared Spaces Pick a Tamperproof Cork Board
- A natural cork pin surface: Cork grips a push pin firmly and releases it without tearing, so a notice can come down and another go up in the same spot again and again. The warm, neutral face suits a board whose contents change often, sitting quietly alongside almost any interior.
- Doors that lock out tampering: Clear panels shut across the surface and lock on a key, leaving a pinned display fully visible yet out of reach to anyone without it. Made from shatterproof plastic, not glass, the panels take a knock without breaking, a safer pick in a busy space.
- An anodised aluminium border: Satin silver anodised metal frames the cork with rounded corners, adding the rigidity to survive years of handling. Its understated finish borders the board neatly without competing with the natural surface inside or the wall around it.
- A deep gap behind the surface: A clear space sits between the cork and the doors, enough for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up without pressing on the panel. A crowded board still shuts cleanly behind one locked cover, so a full week of notices fits with room to spare.
- Fixes tall or wide out of sight: Corner fixings supplied in the box mount the board either way up and stay hidden behind the frame for a tidy, bracket-free result. Two people sharing the lift line it up and fix it level in a few minutes, with no special tools needed.
- Guaranteed for two full years: Cover runs for two years against the wear of constant pinning and daily use, with a UK team on hand afterwards. Free UK mainland delivery and a 28-day return window keep it a low-risk buy for a school, office or clinic.
Where a Cork Aluminium Board Takes Constant Re-Pinning
| Schools and Education | Corridors and classrooms lean on cork for project work, pupil notices and timetables, the forgiving surface taking pin after pin as displays change while the locked doors stop anyone rearranging official information behind them. |
| Offices and Workspaces | Team walls and shared desks use the board for rotas, reference sheets and reminders, the neutral cork blending into a working interior while the metal frame shrugs off the daily handling a busy office puts a board through. |
| Clinics and Healthcare | Waiting areas and consulting corridors carry health guidance, appointment notes and policies on the surface, the calm natural look easing a clinical space while the shatterproof cover keeps each sheet accurate through a steady flow of visitors. |
| Communal and Public Areas | Foyers and shared zones show community notices, events and safety information, the locked panel protecting content from a constant stream of passers-by while the deep clearance holds layered bulletins on a single board rather than several. |
| Receptions and Entrances | Front desks and entrance walls display directions, welcome notes and schedules, the warm cork giving a tidy first impression while pins reposition in seconds whenever the information at the door needs to change. |
| Staff Rooms and Breakout Spaces | Kitchens and break areas pin up social notices, rotas and reminders, the natural surface suiting the relaxed feel of the room while the key restricts who can alter anything that has to stay as posted for everyone. |
Prefer a Coloured Felt Surface?
The same tamperproof board comes with a felt surface too. The Tamperproof Red Felt Aluminium Frame Noticeboard 1200mm x 900mm carries the same lock and aluminium frame under a bold red felt, and a calmer green is offered as well. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your requirements and we will get back to you.
NB7909C is a Tamperproof Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard from Displaysense. A lockable noticeboard with shatterproof PETG doors that protect pinned notices from tampering, a natural cork surface that takes push pins, a satin silver anodised aluminium frame with rounded corners, and a 20mm internal clearance for layered displays. Dimensions 1200mm x 900mm. Weight 11kg. Lockable PETG shatterproof doors with key, natural cork for notices, satin silver anodised aluminium frame, 20mm internal depth, portrait or landscape mounting, concealed corner wall fixings, a 2-year warranty and a 28-day return policy. Used by schools, offices, clinics and communal spaces for notices, schedules and information behind a locked, shatterproof cover. Also available in red felt and green felt. Displaysense, UK display product specialists. Free UK delivery.
Description
Cork is what sets this board apart from its felt siblings. Push a pin into the cork and it bites in firmly, then comes loose again without tearing the face, so a notice can come down and a fresh one go up in the same place time after time. Across its whole area the cork takes repeated pinning rather than wearing thin in the busy spots, which makes it the right choice for a board whose contents turn over by the week. Heavier items hold too, since a pin bites deeper into cork than it ever could into a flat laminated face. That makes a cork board the natural home for work that goes up, comes down and goes up again, where felt would mark and a hard surface would simply refuse the pin.
Security sits in the doors that close over it. A clear pair shuts across the cork and locks on a key, so a pinned display can be read by everyone yet altered by no one without that key in hand. The panels are PETG rather than glass, a plastic that flexes under a blow instead of fracturing, which keeps the surface safe in a space full of people and means a knock leaves the cover whole rather than scattered across the floor. In a room used by children or the public, that one difference between a panel that bends and one that breaks is what makes the board safe to hang at head height at all.
Around the edge runs the frame. Anodised aluminium in satin silver, its corners rounded off, gives the board the rigidity to take years of handling and a neat, low-key border that frames the cork without pulling the eye from it. Set back behind the doors is a deep gap, enough for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up without pressing on the panel, so even a crowded board still shuts cleanly over a full week of notices. Frame and gap work together here, the metal holding everything square while the space behind keeps a thick, layered display from fouling the doors as they close.
Getting it onto the wall takes little effort for its size. Corner fixings arrive in the box and sit unseen behind the frame, letting the board hang tall or wide to suit the space with no brackets left on show. Its weight is best shared between two, who can line it up and fix it level in a few minutes. A two-year guarantee then covers the board against constant use, with free UK mainland delivery, a 28-day return window and UK support behind every order. For a school, office or clinic weighing up a larger secure board, that mix of a guarantee, free delivery and an open return takes most of the risk out of the decision.
What Ships with This Noticeboard
- 1 x tamperproof cork aluminium frame noticeboard with lockable shatterproof doors
- 1 x key for the door lock
- 1 x wall mounting kit with concealed corner fixings
Don't Need the Lock?
Need the same board without the doors? At this size the Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard 1200mm x 900mm gives you the cork and aluminium frame as an open board, at a lower price.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your requirements and we will get back to you.
NB7909C is a Tamperproof Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard from Displaysense. A lockable noticeboard with shatterproof PETG doors that protect pinned notices from tampering, a natural cork surface that takes push pins, a satin silver anodised aluminium frame with rounded corners, and a 20mm internal clearance for layered displays. Dimensions 1200mm x 900mm. Weight 11kg. Lockable PETG shatterproof doors with key, natural cork for notices, satin silver anodised aluminium frame, 20mm internal depth, portrait or landscape mounting, concealed corner wall fixings, a 2-year warranty and a 28-day return policy. Used by schools, offices, clinics and communal spaces for notices, schedules and information behind a locked, shatterproof cover. Also available in red felt and green felt. Displaysense, UK display product specialists. Free UK delivery.
Specifications
Below is the complete specification for the NB7909C, a 1200mm x 900mm cork board set in a satin silver anodised aluminium frame, its lockable shatterproof doors closing over a cork surface built for push pins. Each line ties a single detail to what it brings a wall where displays turn over often, get re-pinned constantly and need protecting behind a lock.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tamperproof lockable noticeboard | A locking aluminium board with shatterproof doors, so a pinned cork display stays both visible and safe from interference in a single wall unit. |
| Colour / Finish | Natural cork | A warm, neutral cork face that suits almost any interior and takes repeated pinning right across its whole area, in spots where a felt or laminate face would soon tire. |
| Board Size | 1200mm x 900mm | Wide landscape proportions hold a full week of notices on a single board, a comfortable fit for a corridor, a shared office or a communal wall. |
| Weight | 11kg | Most of the 11kg is in the metal frame and doors, so a pair sharing the lift can mount the board steadily and safely on the wall between them. |
| Surface | Natural cork, push pins | Cork grips push pins firmly and frees them without tearing, so notices reposition cleanly in the same spot each time the doors are unlocked. |
| Doors | Lockable, shatterproof PETG | Lockable PETG panels close over the cork to hold a display on show but tamper-free, taking the everyday knocks that would crack a glass front of this size. |
| Frame | Satin silver anodised aluminium | Rounded-corner anodised metal borders the cork with quiet rigidity, holding a low-key edge through the constant handling of a public wall. |
| Internal Clearance | 20mm | A 20mm gap behind the doors lets thicker items and layered sheets pin up without pressing on the panel as the doors shut over them. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Whether it goes up as a landscape or a portrait board, the same fixings handle either way round, so one purchase suits a wide gap or a tall one. |
| Fixings | Wall kit, concealed corner fixings | Corner fixings in the box sit hidden behind the frame once it is up, leaving a tidy result with no brackets left on view. |
| Warranty | 2-year warranty | Two years of cover carry the board through the wear of constant pinning, backed by a UK team on hand for every order placed. |
| Delivery and Returns | Free UK mainland, 28-day returns | Free mainland delivery and a 28-day return window together make a large, secure cork board a low-risk choice for any single buyer. |
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 Tamperproof Cork Noticeboard
Q: Which tamperproof noticeboard is best for a school or office?
A: For a school or office, the best option is the NB7909C, a 1200mm x 900mm natural cork board with lockable shatterproof PETG doors and an aluminium frame. The cork takes repeated pinning as displays change, the locked doors keep official notices in order, and the shatterproof panel is a safer choice than glass in a busy room.
Q: How do the lockable doors keep notices safe?
A: A supplied key locks the clear doors down over the cork, so a pinned display stays fully on show yet beyond the reach of anyone without that key. The panels are tough, shatterproof plastic, so they ride out a knock rather than cracking. Only a keyholder can open them to add or change a notice.
Q: Why choose cork rather than a felt surface?
A: Cork holds a push pin more firmly than felt and lets it out without tearing, so the same spot takes pin after pin as a display changes. It grips slightly heavier items too and keeps a warm, neutral look that suits most interiors. Felt instead leans on its colour to lift a notice and reads as softer on a wall.
Q: Are the doors safe to use around children?
A: Yes. Because the doors are PETG and not glass, a knock leaves them whole rather than shattering into sharp shards. That suits classrooms, clinics and other shared areas where safety counts, and the lock works alongside to stop pinned work being moved or taken.
Q: Is a cork board a good fit for a busy office wall?
A: Yes. Team walls and shared desks use the NB7909C for rotas, reminders and reference sheets, the cork taking constant re-pinning as priorities shift. The aluminium frame copes with daily handling, and the locked doors stop anyone changing a posted notice that the whole team relies on.
Q: Can I reposition pins easily, and hang the board either way up?
A: Yes. Push pins press into the cork and pull back out cleanly, so a layout can be reshuffled in seconds whenever the doors are open. It fixes either way up on the corner fittings supplied, and since the board weighs 11kg, a pair sharing the load hang it safely and square.
Q: How big is the board, and what does it weigh?
A: 1200mm x 900mm and 11kg. A wide landscape board for corridors, offices and communal walls, with 20mm of internal depth so layered notices pin up without pressing on the doors. Most of the weight is in the metal frame and shatterproof panels, so a pair can mount it without strain.
Q: Should I choose the cork NB7909C or the green felt NB7909GN?
A: Both share the same aluminium frame and lockable doors at 1200mm x 900mm. Choose the cork NB7909C where displays change often and a neutral surface that takes endless re-pinning matters most. Pick the green felt NB7909GN where a calm coloured surface and the option to staple as well as pin suit the space better.
Q: Do I really need the locking doors, or will an open board do?
A: Locking doors earn their place anywhere a wider group can reach the board and the content must stay fixed. Left open, a cork board invites pins being moved or notices pulled, while a locked cover holds the approved version. Behind a private office door, an open board may well be enough.
Q: How does the 20mm clearance help a busy board?
A: The 20mm gap behind the doors gives thicker items and overlapping sheets somewhere to sit, so a single board carries more than a flush one would. Layered rotas, forms and bulletins can build up over a week and still let the doors shut cleanly over the top of them.
Q: Does it come with free UK delivery and a warranty?
A: Yes. Free UK mainland delivery applies, with a 28-day return window and a 2-year warranty behind the board. Designed for hard daily service in schools, offices and clinics, it ships from the UK with Displaysense support on hand should a question come up later.
Q: Does this noticeboard come in other surfaces?
A: Yes. Alongside cork, the same locked aluminium board comes faced in bold red felt or calm green felt, each 1200mm x 900mm under the same shatterproof doors. Cork suits heavy, repeated pinning, while the felt options bring colour to a space where that counts for more.
Knowledge Hub
Getting the Most From a Lockable Cork Noticeboard
A cork board earns its place on how well it takes repeated pinning, how securely the doors lock, and how the frame copes with daily life on a wall. The reads below run from picking the right board for a space and weighing up display types, to dividing a room and keeping a pinned display looking sharp rather than cluttered.
Tamperproof Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard - 1200mm x 900mm
| Quantity | Discount | Save |
|---|---|---|
| 5 - 9 | 3% off | £4.62 |
| 10 + | 5% off | £7.70 |
Overview
Description
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
FAQs
Knowledge Hub
A Natural Cork Noticeboard in a Lockable Aluminium Frame
Cork is the reason to reach for this board. Its natural surface holds a push pin firmly and lets it out again without tearing, so notices can be swapped in the same spot week after week without the face wearing through. A clear pair of doors locks across the surface to keep a display visible but safe from tampering, and a satin silver aluminium frame with rounded corners borders it all with quiet strength. Behind the panel, a deep clearance leaves room for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up comfortably without crushing against the doors. It hangs landscape or portrait on the hidden corner fixings supplied. Best suited for schools, offices and communal areas where displays change often and need to stay protected on a wall many people pass. Pins press in and pull back out cleanly, so refreshing the board is a quick job rather than a chore.
Why Shared Spaces Pick a Tamperproof Cork Board
- A natural cork pin surface: Cork grips a push pin firmly and releases it without tearing, so a notice can come down and another go up in the same spot again and again. The warm, neutral face suits a board whose contents change often, sitting quietly alongside almost any interior.
- Doors that lock out tampering: Clear panels shut across the surface and lock on a key, leaving a pinned display fully visible yet out of reach to anyone without it. Made from shatterproof plastic, not glass, the panels take a knock without breaking, a safer pick in a busy space.
- An anodised aluminium border: Satin silver anodised metal frames the cork with rounded corners, adding the rigidity to survive years of handling. Its understated finish borders the board neatly without competing with the natural surface inside or the wall around it.
- A deep gap behind the surface: A clear space sits between the cork and the doors, enough for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up without pressing on the panel. A crowded board still shuts cleanly behind one locked cover, so a full week of notices fits with room to spare.
- Fixes tall or wide out of sight: Corner fixings supplied in the box mount the board either way up and stay hidden behind the frame for a tidy, bracket-free result. Two people sharing the lift line it up and fix it level in a few minutes, with no special tools needed.
- Guaranteed for two full years: Cover runs for two years against the wear of constant pinning and daily use, with a UK team on hand afterwards. Free UK mainland delivery and a 28-day return window keep it a low-risk buy for a school, office or clinic.
Where a Cork Aluminium Board Takes Constant Re-Pinning
| Schools and Education | Corridors and classrooms lean on cork for project work, pupil notices and timetables, the forgiving surface taking pin after pin as displays change while the locked doors stop anyone rearranging official information behind them. |
| Offices and Workspaces | Team walls and shared desks use the board for rotas, reference sheets and reminders, the neutral cork blending into a working interior while the metal frame shrugs off the daily handling a busy office puts a board through. |
| Clinics and Healthcare | Waiting areas and consulting corridors carry health guidance, appointment notes and policies on the surface, the calm natural look easing a clinical space while the shatterproof cover keeps each sheet accurate through a steady flow of visitors. |
| Communal and Public Areas | Foyers and shared zones show community notices, events and safety information, the locked panel protecting content from a constant stream of passers-by while the deep clearance holds layered bulletins on a single board rather than several. |
| Receptions and Entrances | Front desks and entrance walls display directions, welcome notes and schedules, the warm cork giving a tidy first impression while pins reposition in seconds whenever the information at the door needs to change. |
| Staff Rooms and Breakout Spaces | Kitchens and break areas pin up social notices, rotas and reminders, the natural surface suiting the relaxed feel of the room while the key restricts who can alter anything that has to stay as posted for everyone. |
Prefer a Coloured Felt Surface?
The same tamperproof board comes with a felt surface too. The Tamperproof Red Felt Aluminium Frame Noticeboard 1200mm x 900mm carries the same lock and aluminium frame under a bold red felt, and a calmer green is offered as well. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your requirements and we will get back to you.
NB7909C is a Tamperproof Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard from Displaysense. A lockable noticeboard with shatterproof PETG doors that protect pinned notices from tampering, a natural cork surface that takes push pins, a satin silver anodised aluminium frame with rounded corners, and a 20mm internal clearance for layered displays. Dimensions 1200mm x 900mm. Weight 11kg. Lockable PETG shatterproof doors with key, natural cork for notices, satin silver anodised aluminium frame, 20mm internal depth, portrait or landscape mounting, concealed corner wall fixings, a 2-year warranty and a 28-day return policy. Used by schools, offices, clinics and communal spaces for notices, schedules and information behind a locked, shatterproof cover. Also available in red felt and green felt. Displaysense, UK display product specialists. Free UK delivery.
Cork is what sets this board apart from its felt siblings. Push a pin into the cork and it bites in firmly, then comes loose again without tearing the face, so a notice can come down and a fresh one go up in the same place time after time. Across its whole area the cork takes repeated pinning rather than wearing thin in the busy spots, which makes it the right choice for a board whose contents turn over by the week. Heavier items hold too, since a pin bites deeper into cork than it ever could into a flat laminated face. That makes a cork board the natural home for work that goes up, comes down and goes up again, where felt would mark and a hard surface would simply refuse the pin.
Security sits in the doors that close over it. A clear pair shuts across the cork and locks on a key, so a pinned display can be read by everyone yet altered by no one without that key in hand. The panels are PETG rather than glass, a plastic that flexes under a blow instead of fracturing, which keeps the surface safe in a space full of people and means a knock leaves the cover whole rather than scattered across the floor. In a room used by children or the public, that one difference between a panel that bends and one that breaks is what makes the board safe to hang at head height at all.
Around the edge runs the frame. Anodised aluminium in satin silver, its corners rounded off, gives the board the rigidity to take years of handling and a neat, low-key border that frames the cork without pulling the eye from it. Set back behind the doors is a deep gap, enough for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up without pressing on the panel, so even a crowded board still shuts cleanly over a full week of notices. Frame and gap work together here, the metal holding everything square while the space behind keeps a thick, layered display from fouling the doors as they close.
Getting it onto the wall takes little effort for its size. Corner fixings arrive in the box and sit unseen behind the frame, letting the board hang tall or wide to suit the space with no brackets left on show. Its weight is best shared between two, who can line it up and fix it level in a few minutes. A two-year guarantee then covers the board against constant use, with free UK mainland delivery, a 28-day return window and UK support behind every order. For a school, office or clinic weighing up a larger secure board, that mix of a guarantee, free delivery and an open return takes most of the risk out of the decision.
What Ships with This Noticeboard
- 1 x tamperproof cork aluminium frame noticeboard with lockable shatterproof doors
- 1 x key for the door lock
- 1 x wall mounting kit with concealed corner fixings
Don't Need the Lock?
Need the same board without the doors? At this size the Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard 1200mm x 900mm gives you the cork and aluminium frame as an open board, at a lower price.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your requirements and we will get back to you.
NB7909C is a Tamperproof Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard from Displaysense. A lockable noticeboard with shatterproof PETG doors that protect pinned notices from tampering, a natural cork surface that takes push pins, a satin silver anodised aluminium frame with rounded corners, and a 20mm internal clearance for layered displays. Dimensions 1200mm x 900mm. Weight 11kg. Lockable PETG shatterproof doors with key, natural cork for notices, satin silver anodised aluminium frame, 20mm internal depth, portrait or landscape mounting, concealed corner wall fixings, a 2-year warranty and a 28-day return policy. Used by schools, offices, clinics and communal spaces for notices, schedules and information behind a locked, shatterproof cover. Also available in red felt and green felt. Displaysense, UK display product specialists. Free UK delivery.
Below is the complete specification for the NB7909C, a 1200mm x 900mm cork board set in a satin silver anodised aluminium frame, its lockable shatterproof doors closing over a cork surface built for push pins. Each line ties a single detail to what it brings a wall where displays turn over often, get re-pinned constantly and need protecting behind a lock.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tamperproof lockable noticeboard | A locking aluminium board with shatterproof doors, so a pinned cork display stays both visible and safe from interference in a single wall unit. |
| Colour / Finish | Natural cork | A warm, neutral cork face that suits almost any interior and takes repeated pinning right across its whole area, in spots where a felt or laminate face would soon tire. |
| Board Size | 1200mm x 900mm | Wide landscape proportions hold a full week of notices on a single board, a comfortable fit for a corridor, a shared office or a communal wall. |
| Weight | 11kg | Most of the 11kg is in the metal frame and doors, so a pair sharing the lift can mount the board steadily and safely on the wall between them. |
| Surface | Natural cork, push pins | Cork grips push pins firmly and frees them without tearing, so notices reposition cleanly in the same spot each time the doors are unlocked. |
| Doors | Lockable, shatterproof PETG | Lockable PETG panels close over the cork to hold a display on show but tamper-free, taking the everyday knocks that would crack a glass front of this size. |
| Frame | Satin silver anodised aluminium | Rounded-corner anodised metal borders the cork with quiet rigidity, holding a low-key edge through the constant handling of a public wall. |
| Internal Clearance | 20mm | A 20mm gap behind the doors lets thicker items and layered sheets pin up without pressing on the panel as the doors shut over them. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Whether it goes up as a landscape or a portrait board, the same fixings handle either way round, so one purchase suits a wide gap or a tall one. |
| Fixings | Wall kit, concealed corner fixings | Corner fixings in the box sit hidden behind the frame once it is up, leaving a tidy result with no brackets left on view. |
| Warranty | 2-year warranty | Two years of cover carry the board through the wear of constant pinning, backed by a UK team on hand for every order placed. |
| Delivery and Returns | Free UK mainland, 28-day returns | Free mainland delivery and a 28-day return window together make a large, secure cork board a low-risk choice for any single buyer. |
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 Tamperproof Cork Noticeboard
Q: Which tamperproof noticeboard is best for a school or office?
A: For a school or office, the best option is the NB7909C, a 1200mm x 900mm natural cork board with lockable shatterproof PETG doors and an aluminium frame. The cork takes repeated pinning as displays change, the locked doors keep official notices in order, and the shatterproof panel is a safer choice than glass in a busy room.
Q: How do the lockable doors keep notices safe?
A: A supplied key locks the clear doors down over the cork, so a pinned display stays fully on show yet beyond the reach of anyone without that key. The panels are tough, shatterproof plastic, so they ride out a knock rather than cracking. Only a keyholder can open them to add or change a notice.
Q: Why choose cork rather than a felt surface?
A: Cork holds a push pin more firmly than felt and lets it out without tearing, so the same spot takes pin after pin as a display changes. It grips slightly heavier items too and keeps a warm, neutral look that suits most interiors. Felt instead leans on its colour to lift a notice and reads as softer on a wall.
Q: Are the doors safe to use around children?
A: Yes. Because the doors are PETG and not glass, a knock leaves them whole rather than shattering into sharp shards. That suits classrooms, clinics and other shared areas where safety counts, and the lock works alongside to stop pinned work being moved or taken.
Q: Is a cork board a good fit for a busy office wall?
A: Yes. Team walls and shared desks use the NB7909C for rotas, reminders and reference sheets, the cork taking constant re-pinning as priorities shift. The aluminium frame copes with daily handling, and the locked doors stop anyone changing a posted notice that the whole team relies on.
Q: Can I reposition pins easily, and hang the board either way up?
A: Yes. Push pins press into the cork and pull back out cleanly, so a layout can be reshuffled in seconds whenever the doors are open. It fixes either way up on the corner fittings supplied, and since the board weighs 11kg, a pair sharing the load hang it safely and square.
Q: How big is the board, and what does it weigh?
A: 1200mm x 900mm and 11kg. A wide landscape board for corridors, offices and communal walls, with 20mm of internal depth so layered notices pin up without pressing on the doors. Most of the weight is in the metal frame and shatterproof panels, so a pair can mount it without strain.
Q: Should I choose the cork NB7909C or the green felt NB7909GN?
A: Both share the same aluminium frame and lockable doors at 1200mm x 900mm. Choose the cork NB7909C where displays change often and a neutral surface that takes endless re-pinning matters most. Pick the green felt NB7909GN where a calm coloured surface and the option to staple as well as pin suit the space better.
Q: Do I really need the locking doors, or will an open board do?
A: Locking doors earn their place anywhere a wider group can reach the board and the content must stay fixed. Left open, a cork board invites pins being moved or notices pulled, while a locked cover holds the approved version. Behind a private office door, an open board may well be enough.
Q: How does the 20mm clearance help a busy board?
A: The 20mm gap behind the doors gives thicker items and overlapping sheets somewhere to sit, so a single board carries more than a flush one would. Layered rotas, forms and bulletins can build up over a week and still let the doors shut cleanly over the top of them.
Q: Does it come with free UK delivery and a warranty?
A: Yes. Free UK mainland delivery applies, with a 28-day return window and a 2-year warranty behind the board. Designed for hard daily service in schools, offices and clinics, it ships from the UK with Displaysense support on hand should a question come up later.
Q: Does this noticeboard come in other surfaces?
A: Yes. Alongside cork, the same locked aluminium board comes faced in bold red felt or calm green felt, each 1200mm x 900mm under the same shatterproof doors. Cork suits heavy, repeated pinning, while the felt options bring colour to a space where that counts for more.
Getting the Most From a Lockable Cork Noticeboard
A cork board earns its place on how well it takes repeated pinning, how securely the doors lock, and how the frame copes with daily life on a wall. The reads below run from picking the right board for a space and weighing up display types, to dividing a room and keeping a pinned display looking sharp rather than cluttered.
Overview
A Natural Cork Noticeboard in a Lockable Aluminium Frame
Cork is the reason to reach for this board. Its natural surface holds a push pin firmly and lets it out again without tearing, so notices can be swapped in the same spot week after week without the face wearing through. A clear pair of doors locks across the surface to keep a display visible but safe from tampering, and a satin silver aluminium frame with rounded corners borders it all with quiet strength. Behind the panel, a deep clearance leaves room for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up comfortably without crushing against the doors. It hangs landscape or portrait on the hidden corner fixings supplied. Best suited for schools, offices and communal areas where displays change often and need to stay protected on a wall many people pass. Pins press in and pull back out cleanly, so refreshing the board is a quick job rather than a chore.
Why Shared Spaces Pick a Tamperproof Cork Board
- A natural cork pin surface: Cork grips a push pin firmly and releases it without tearing, so a notice can come down and another go up in the same spot again and again. The warm, neutral face suits a board whose contents change often, sitting quietly alongside almost any interior.
- Doors that lock out tampering: Clear panels shut across the surface and lock on a key, leaving a pinned display fully visible yet out of reach to anyone without it. Made from shatterproof plastic, not glass, the panels take a knock without breaking, a safer pick in a busy space.
- An anodised aluminium border: Satin silver anodised metal frames the cork with rounded corners, adding the rigidity to survive years of handling. Its understated finish borders the board neatly without competing with the natural surface inside or the wall around it.
- A deep gap behind the surface: A clear space sits between the cork and the doors, enough for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up without pressing on the panel. A crowded board still shuts cleanly behind one locked cover, so a full week of notices fits with room to spare.
- Fixes tall or wide out of sight: Corner fixings supplied in the box mount the board either way up and stay hidden behind the frame for a tidy, bracket-free result. Two people sharing the lift line it up and fix it level in a few minutes, with no special tools needed.
- Guaranteed for two full years: Cover runs for two years against the wear of constant pinning and daily use, with a UK team on hand afterwards. Free UK mainland delivery and a 28-day return window keep it a low-risk buy for a school, office or clinic.
Where a Cork Aluminium Board Takes Constant Re-Pinning
| Schools and Education | Corridors and classrooms lean on cork for project work, pupil notices and timetables, the forgiving surface taking pin after pin as displays change while the locked doors stop anyone rearranging official information behind them. |
| Offices and Workspaces | Team walls and shared desks use the board for rotas, reference sheets and reminders, the neutral cork blending into a working interior while the metal frame shrugs off the daily handling a busy office puts a board through. |
| Clinics and Healthcare | Waiting areas and consulting corridors carry health guidance, appointment notes and policies on the surface, the calm natural look easing a clinical space while the shatterproof cover keeps each sheet accurate through a steady flow of visitors. |
| Communal and Public Areas | Foyers and shared zones show community notices, events and safety information, the locked panel protecting content from a constant stream of passers-by while the deep clearance holds layered bulletins on a single board rather than several. |
| Receptions and Entrances | Front desks and entrance walls display directions, welcome notes and schedules, the warm cork giving a tidy first impression while pins reposition in seconds whenever the information at the door needs to change. |
| Staff Rooms and Breakout Spaces | Kitchens and break areas pin up social notices, rotas and reminders, the natural surface suiting the relaxed feel of the room while the key restricts who can alter anything that has to stay as posted for everyone. |
Prefer a Coloured Felt Surface?
The same tamperproof board comes with a felt surface too. The Tamperproof Red Felt Aluminium Frame Noticeboard 1200mm x 900mm carries the same lock and aluminium frame under a bold red felt, and a calmer green is offered as well. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your requirements and we will get back to you.
NB7909C is a Tamperproof Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard from Displaysense. A lockable noticeboard with shatterproof PETG doors that protect pinned notices from tampering, a natural cork surface that takes push pins, a satin silver anodised aluminium frame with rounded corners, and a 20mm internal clearance for layered displays. Dimensions 1200mm x 900mm. Weight 11kg. Lockable PETG shatterproof doors with key, natural cork for notices, satin silver anodised aluminium frame, 20mm internal depth, portrait or landscape mounting, concealed corner wall fixings, a 2-year warranty and a 28-day return policy. Used by schools, offices, clinics and communal spaces for notices, schedules and information behind a locked, shatterproof cover. Also available in red felt and green felt. Displaysense, UK display product specialists. Free UK delivery.
Description
Cork is what sets this board apart from its felt siblings. Push a pin into the cork and it bites in firmly, then comes loose again without tearing the face, so a notice can come down and a fresh one go up in the same place time after time. Across its whole area the cork takes repeated pinning rather than wearing thin in the busy spots, which makes it the right choice for a board whose contents turn over by the week. Heavier items hold too, since a pin bites deeper into cork than it ever could into a flat laminated face. That makes a cork board the natural home for work that goes up, comes down and goes up again, where felt would mark and a hard surface would simply refuse the pin.
Security sits in the doors that close over it. A clear pair shuts across the cork and locks on a key, so a pinned display can be read by everyone yet altered by no one without that key in hand. The panels are PETG rather than glass, a plastic that flexes under a blow instead of fracturing, which keeps the surface safe in a space full of people and means a knock leaves the cover whole rather than scattered across the floor. In a room used by children or the public, that one difference between a panel that bends and one that breaks is what makes the board safe to hang at head height at all.
Around the edge runs the frame. Anodised aluminium in satin silver, its corners rounded off, gives the board the rigidity to take years of handling and a neat, low-key border that frames the cork without pulling the eye from it. Set back behind the doors is a deep gap, enough for thicker items and overlapping sheets to pin up without pressing on the panel, so even a crowded board still shuts cleanly over a full week of notices. Frame and gap work together here, the metal holding everything square while the space behind keeps a thick, layered display from fouling the doors as they close.
Getting it onto the wall takes little effort for its size. Corner fixings arrive in the box and sit unseen behind the frame, letting the board hang tall or wide to suit the space with no brackets left on show. Its weight is best shared between two, who can line it up and fix it level in a few minutes. A two-year guarantee then covers the board against constant use, with free UK mainland delivery, a 28-day return window and UK support behind every order. For a school, office or clinic weighing up a larger secure board, that mix of a guarantee, free delivery and an open return takes most of the risk out of the decision.
What Ships with This Noticeboard
- 1 x tamperproof cork aluminium frame noticeboard with lockable shatterproof doors
- 1 x key for the door lock
- 1 x wall mounting kit with concealed corner fixings
Don't Need the Lock?
Need the same board without the doors? At this size the Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard 1200mm x 900mm gives you the cork and aluminium frame as an open board, at a lower price.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your requirements and we will get back to you.
NB7909C is a Tamperproof Cork Aluminium Frame Noticeboard from Displaysense. A lockable noticeboard with shatterproof PETG doors that protect pinned notices from tampering, a natural cork surface that takes push pins, a satin silver anodised aluminium frame with rounded corners, and a 20mm internal clearance for layered displays. Dimensions 1200mm x 900mm. Weight 11kg. Lockable PETG shatterproof doors with key, natural cork for notices, satin silver anodised aluminium frame, 20mm internal depth, portrait or landscape mounting, concealed corner wall fixings, a 2-year warranty and a 28-day return policy. Used by schools, offices, clinics and communal spaces for notices, schedules and information behind a locked, shatterproof cover. Also available in red felt and green felt. Displaysense, UK display product specialists. Free UK delivery.
Specifications
Below is the complete specification for the NB7909C, a 1200mm x 900mm cork board set in a satin silver anodised aluminium frame, its lockable shatterproof doors closing over a cork surface built for push pins. Each line ties a single detail to what it brings a wall where displays turn over often, get re-pinned constantly and need protecting behind a lock.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tamperproof lockable noticeboard | A locking aluminium board with shatterproof doors, so a pinned cork display stays both visible and safe from interference in a single wall unit. |
| Colour / Finish | Natural cork | A warm, neutral cork face that suits almost any interior and takes repeated pinning right across its whole area, in spots where a felt or laminate face would soon tire. |
| Board Size | 1200mm x 900mm | Wide landscape proportions hold a full week of notices on a single board, a comfortable fit for a corridor, a shared office or a communal wall. |
| Weight | 11kg | Most of the 11kg is in the metal frame and doors, so a pair sharing the lift can mount the board steadily and safely on the wall between them. |
| Surface | Natural cork, push pins | Cork grips push pins firmly and frees them without tearing, so notices reposition cleanly in the same spot each time the doors are unlocked. |
| Doors | Lockable, shatterproof PETG | Lockable PETG panels close over the cork to hold a display on show but tamper-free, taking the everyday knocks that would crack a glass front of this size. |
| Frame | Satin silver anodised aluminium | Rounded-corner anodised metal borders the cork with quiet rigidity, holding a low-key edge through the constant handling of a public wall. |
| Internal Clearance | 20mm | A 20mm gap behind the doors lets thicker items and layered sheets pin up without pressing on the panel as the doors shut over them. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Whether it goes up as a landscape or a portrait board, the same fixings handle either way round, so one purchase suits a wide gap or a tall one. |
| Fixings | Wall kit, concealed corner fixings | Corner fixings in the box sit hidden behind the frame once it is up, leaving a tidy result with no brackets left on view. |
| Warranty | 2-year warranty | Two years of cover carry the board through the wear of constant pinning, backed by a UK team on hand for every order placed. |
| Delivery and Returns | Free UK mainland, 28-day returns | Free mainland delivery and a 28-day return window together make a large, secure cork board a low-risk choice for any single buyer. |
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 Tamperproof Cork Noticeboard
Q: Which tamperproof noticeboard is best for a school or office?
A: For a school or office, the best option is the NB7909C, a 1200mm x 900mm natural cork board with lockable shatterproof PETG doors and an aluminium frame. The cork takes repeated pinning as displays change, the locked doors keep official notices in order, and the shatterproof panel is a safer choice than glass in a busy room.
Q: How do the lockable doors keep notices safe?
A: A supplied key locks the clear doors down over the cork, so a pinned display stays fully on show yet beyond the reach of anyone without that key. The panels are tough, shatterproof plastic, so they ride out a knock rather than cracking. Only a keyholder can open them to add or change a notice.
Q: Why choose cork rather than a felt surface?
A: Cork holds a push pin more firmly than felt and lets it out without tearing, so the same spot takes pin after pin as a display changes. It grips slightly heavier items too and keeps a warm, neutral look that suits most interiors. Felt instead leans on its colour to lift a notice and reads as softer on a wall.
Q: Are the doors safe to use around children?
A: Yes. Because the doors are PETG and not glass, a knock leaves them whole rather than shattering into sharp shards. That suits classrooms, clinics and other shared areas where safety counts, and the lock works alongside to stop pinned work being moved or taken.
Q: Is a cork board a good fit for a busy office wall?
A: Yes. Team walls and shared desks use the NB7909C for rotas, reminders and reference sheets, the cork taking constant re-pinning as priorities shift. The aluminium frame copes with daily handling, and the locked doors stop anyone changing a posted notice that the whole team relies on.
Q: Can I reposition pins easily, and hang the board either way up?
A: Yes. Push pins press into the cork and pull back out cleanly, so a layout can be reshuffled in seconds whenever the doors are open. It fixes either way up on the corner fittings supplied, and since the board weighs 11kg, a pair sharing the load hang it safely and square.
Q: How big is the board, and what does it weigh?
A: 1200mm x 900mm and 11kg. A wide landscape board for corridors, offices and communal walls, with 20mm of internal depth so layered notices pin up without pressing on the doors. Most of the weight is in the metal frame and shatterproof panels, so a pair can mount it without strain.
Q: Should I choose the cork NB7909C or the green felt NB7909GN?
A: Both share the same aluminium frame and lockable doors at 1200mm x 900mm. Choose the cork NB7909C where displays change often and a neutral surface that takes endless re-pinning matters most. Pick the green felt NB7909GN where a calm coloured surface and the option to staple as well as pin suit the space better.
Q: Do I really need the locking doors, or will an open board do?
A: Locking doors earn their place anywhere a wider group can reach the board and the content must stay fixed. Left open, a cork board invites pins being moved or notices pulled, while a locked cover holds the approved version. Behind a private office door, an open board may well be enough.
Q: How does the 20mm clearance help a busy board?
A: The 20mm gap behind the doors gives thicker items and overlapping sheets somewhere to sit, so a single board carries more than a flush one would. Layered rotas, forms and bulletins can build up over a week and still let the doors shut cleanly over the top of them.
Q: Does it come with free UK delivery and a warranty?
A: Yes. Free UK mainland delivery applies, with a 28-day return window and a 2-year warranty behind the board. Designed for hard daily service in schools, offices and clinics, it ships from the UK with Displaysense support on hand should a question come up later.
Q: Does this noticeboard come in other surfaces?
A: Yes. Alongside cork, the same locked aluminium board comes faced in bold red felt or calm green felt, each 1200mm x 900mm under the same shatterproof doors. Cork suits heavy, repeated pinning, while the felt options bring colour to a space where that counts for more.
Knowledge Hub
Getting the Most From a Lockable Cork Noticeboard
A cork board earns its place on how well it takes repeated pinning, how securely the doors lock, and how the frame copes with daily life on a wall. The reads below run from picking the right board for a space and weighing up display types, to dividing a room and keeping a pinned display looking sharp rather than cluttered.
