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Flag Safety Notices on a Large Red Felt Noticeboard
A warning is only useful if the eye finds it first, and strong red does that work before a single word is read, this board carrying that pull across a wide wall in one uninterrupted stretch. Graded as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1, the classification sits with the finished object rather than the loose felt, so a protected corridor or an escape stair that must limit flame spread will take it. The shade is a deep, saturated safety red, never a faded pink, and a black instruction or a white evacuation sheet lifts off it clearly from the far end of a room. It hangs portrait or landscape as the wall dictates, the concealed fittings vanishing behind the surface so a passer-by sees only red and the notice on it. In place of several small boards dotted about, one broad red face gathers every warning in a single spot nobody walks past unaware. Best suited to schools, hospitals and public buildings where a wide wall must carry safety notices, stay easy to read and keep to fire rules.
Why This Announcement Board Suits Safety-Critical Routes
- A strong, saturated red: Warning is the first thing this shade says, ahead of any wording, so a fire-action sheet or an alert on it registers on sight. The tone is a full, deep red instead of a washed one, and black lettering holds its edge right across the surface.
- Whole-board fire grading: Assessment runs on the made-up board, felt and backing as one, returning Class 0 to BS 476 alongside Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1. Because the grade names the object itself, a wide red display is fit for a route where flame spread has to be kept in check.
- One wide face for a big wall: A single broad surface takes in a stretch that a scatter of small boards would leave patchy, turning bare plaster into one working safety wall. It answers a busy corridor or foyer with a lot of urgent notices to show at any moment.
- Pins and staples both bite: Press a pin or fire a staple into the red felt and either grips, then draws back out leaving no tear behind, so a warning goes up fast and comes down cleanly. On a broad board that keeps a fast-moving safety display tidy from one week to the next.
- No frame, felt-wrapped edges: Felt folds over every edge in place of a surround, so the board meets the wall as one level face with nothing standing proud. Along a busy stair or corridor that flush front gives a sleeve or a bag nothing to catch.
- Made in the UK, guaranteed two years: Produced in Britain and backed for a full two years, it turns up with the mount kit and concealed fixings the job asks for. A large fire-rated safety board is then only a matter of levelling once the fittings are set.
The Settings a Large Red Safety Board Was Built For
| Schools and Colleges | Corridor and stairwell walls carry fire-action steps and safety information on a broad red board, the strong colour singling out what has to be seen while the width takes a run a lesser board would leave short. A pair fit it in one visit. |
| Hospitals and Healthcare | Evacuation guidance and staff alerts sit on a fire-rated red board along a ward corridor or clinical route, the vivid tone flagging an urgent message while the whole-board grade keeps a wide display within the fire limits a care route must meet. |
| Public Sector Buildings | Reception halls and busy circulation routes show safety and evacuation notices on a large red board, the bold shade giving a critical message presence while the broad face dresses a wall a council has to keep clear and current. |
| Universities and Campuses | Departmental foyers and residence corridors put safety notices on a wide red board, the deep colour marking out a key instruction along a long span while the composite grade answers what a campus estate has to uphold on its routes. |
| Offices and Corporate | Shared routes and open-plan walls hold policies and safety notices on a big red board, the saturated tone drawing the eye to what matters while one unbroken face fills a large wall without a frame cutting across the run. |
| Stairwells and Escape Routes | Protected stairs and marked exit routes keep evacuation steps on a Class 0 red board that spans a wide wall, the strong contrast leaving the instruction legible on a route a building has to prove compliant. The red keeps a notice from fading into the wall behind it. |
Need a Smaller Red Board?
A tighter wall takes the same safety-red felt in the Unframed Fire Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard 1500mm x 1200mm. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
NB7318R is an Unframed Fire-Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard from Displaysense. A large safety-red board that carries evacuation and warning notices across a wide wall. Ships as a pair of 900mm x 1200mm sections that combine into the full display. Dimensions 1800mm x 1200mm. Weight 27.95kg. Deep safety-red fire-rated felt, unframed and edge-wrapped, tested as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0. Takes pins and staples, portrait or landscape, wall mount kit and concealed fixings included, indoor use, two-year guarantee, made in the UK. Used by schools, healthcare, public sector, universities and offices for safety and evacuation notices on large walls. Also available in green, blue and grey at this size, in smaller and larger sizes, and in a narrow 1800mm x 600mm red board. Displaysense, UK display specialist based in Hertfordshire since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Red reads as a warning before anyone takes in a single word, which is why fire-action steps and alarm notices are printed on it rather than on a plain background. This board carries that instant signal across a wide surface, so a warning registers from the far side of a room and not only for the people stood beside it. The felt is a deep, saturated safety red, and black text or a white printed sheet stays crisp against it, so the message is easy to read once the colour has pulled the eye to it. Set on a neutral board the same notice competes with everything around it, whereas a red ground gives a safety message a priority of its own.
One wide board keeps a whole set of notices in a single place, where small boards dotted across a big wall let them go unread. At full width, this red face covers a corridor, hall or foyer wall from end to end, holding a whole run of safety notices at one time. It comes as two sections that line up edge to edge on the wall to make one unbroken red face, so a board this large is still straightforward to carry in and set in place. Once it is up, a bare stretch of wall becomes a single point people know to check.
Every panel is fire-tested as a finished, made-up board rather than as a loose piece of felt. It comes back rated Class 0 to BS 476 and Class B-s1 d0 to EN 13501-1, felt and backing graded as one, so the rating applies to the object actually hanging on the wall. That whole-board result is what allows a large red board onto a fire-sensitive corridor or a marked escape route. The certificate is kept on file as the proof a fire officer asks to see, and it holds valid for the whole working life of the board, with no yearly re-test to arrange.
Fitting a board of this width calls for two people, a drill and a level, and little else. Concealed fixings from the kit go into a solid wall out of sight, and the board hangs portrait or landscape as the space allows, with no frame, lock or hinge to work around. Day to day, a pin or a staple pushes into the felt and lifts away without leaving a mark, so notices can be swapped as often as needed while the red surface keeps its clean finish. Where a wall carries on past it, another board butts up beside it, and the whole board can come down and re-hang in another room just as easily.
What Ships with This Board
- 2 x unframed fire-resistant red felt panels, 900mm x 1200mm each
- 1 x wall mount kit with concealed fixings
Covering a Wider Wall?
A broader span takes the same safety-red felt in the Unframed Fire Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard 2400mm x 1200mm. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
NB7318R is an Unframed Fire-Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard from Displaysense. A large safety-red board that carries evacuation and warning notices across a wide wall. Ships as a pair of 900mm x 1200mm sections that combine into the full display. Dimensions 1800mm x 1200mm. Weight 27.95kg. Deep safety-red fire-rated felt, unframed and edge-wrapped, tested as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0. Takes pins and staples, portrait or landscape, wall mount kit and concealed fixings included, indoor use, two-year guarantee, made in the UK. Used by schools, healthcare, public sector, universities and offices for safety and evacuation notices on large walls. Also available in green, blue and grey at this size, in smaller and larger sizes, and in a narrow 1800mm x 600mm red board. Displaysense, UK display specialist based in Hertfordshire since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Here is the NB7318R in full. Five stat boxes call out the headline figures, then each row pairs a detail with a short note on what it delivers for a large red board meant to make a warning impossible to miss. Work down it for the felt, the fixings, the fire grade and the origin.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Unframed fire-resistant red felt noticeboard | A frameless red board, graded as one composite, built to put safety notices across a wide wall. It answers a stretch a single small board would leave part-covered, finishing the whole run in one piece. |
| Colour / Finish | Fire-rated safety-red felt | A deep, saturated red that reads as a warning at a glance, black print holding clear on it. The signal lands the second an eye passes over, so nobody has to hunt for the message. |
| Board Size | 1800mm x 1200mm | A broad face that dresses a large wall in one red sweep once mounted, reaching where a narrower board would stop short of the span. |
| Panel Format | Two parts, 900mm x 1200mm each | Arrives split in two, so a broad board is carried in and raised without wrestling a single full-width sheet. A pair handle it between them. |
| Weight | 27.95kg | The load to plan for at this size, carried and set by two rather than one. No hoist or hired lift is asked for on site, just a steady pair of hands. |
| Surface | Felt, accepts pins and staples | A pin or a staple takes hold and pulls free with no trace left behind, so a warning display is reworked as often as the week calls for. |
| Design | Unframed, edge-wrapped | Felt wraps each edge in place of a surround, leaving a level, unbroken front with nothing raised around the board face. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang it upright or laid wide to match the wall, the supplied fixings doing their job the same in either position. |
| Fixings | Wall mount kit with concealed fixings | Concealed fixings travel with the board, so it lands set to mount straight onto masonry. Matching a wall plug to your own surface is the one call left for you to make on the day. |
| Fire Certification | BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0 | Independently assessed against both standards, giving a specifier the documented proof needed to hang a large red board on a watched route. |
| Guarantee | 2 years | A two-year guarantee stands behind it, so a sizeable fire-rated safety board is a purchase a building can rely on well beyond year one, with cover in place if anything goes awry. |
| Origin | Made in the UK | British manufacture to recognised fire standards, so even a large red board carries a source that is set plainly on the record. |
Free delivery on every order, no minimum spend
UK Mainland standard delivery included on everything we sell.
Standard
Free
Always included, no minimum order
Express
£9.95
Express options shown at checkout where available
Lead time
3 to 5 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders typically ship within 1 to 2 working days of placement
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
Frequently Asked Questions About This Large Fire-Rated Noticeboard
What is the best fire-rated noticeboard for a large safety or escape-route wall?
The best fire-rated noticeboard for a large safety or escape-route wall is the NB7318R, an 1800mm x 1200mm unframed red felt board graded Class 0 to BS 476 and Class B-s1 d0 to EN 13501-1. The safety red marks out a warning at a glance, the wide surface holds a whole run of notices at a single sweep, and the felt takes pins and staples. It is the board for a wall where a notice cannot go unseen, and a specifier can cite the certificate and the colour in a single line.
Does the fire rating apply to the whole board?
Yes. Each made-up panel is tested built, felt and backing as one, and returned Class 0 under BS 476 with Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1, so the grade describes the object mounted on the wall. That is the clearance that lets a large red board sit on a fire-sensitive corridor or stair, with the certificate on file for any inspection.
Why red rather than a neutral colour?
Red is taken in as a warning before any words are, so a fire-action step or an alert on this board lands the instant it is seen. The felt here is a deep, saturated red, not a faded pink, and black lettering keeps its clarity on it, which counts on a wide wall where the message has ground to cover to the eye.
How wide a wall does it cover?
The face measures 1800mm across by 1200mm high, room for a large corridor, hall or foyer. Brought together it is a single red display with space for a complete run of safety notices, where a smaller board would fill and need thinning. That spread is the whole point on a wall meant to hold a lot at once.
Is it one board or two?
It arrives as a pair of sections that marry up on the wall into one seamless board. Each half is far easier to bring in and raise than a single wide sheet, and once fitted the join reads as a hairline behind whatever is pinned up. Handling stays simple for a small team.
Does it take two people to fit?
Yes, a board this wide is a two-person task. One keeps it plumb while the other drives the supplied anchors home into masonry, and nothing past hand tools comes into it. It rises standing or laid wide to follow the wall, a stepladder and a screwdriver being the whole of the kit.
How does the red board compare with the grey one?
Both are 1800mm x 1200mm unframed boards on the same fire grade and the same pin-holding felt, so it comes down to intent. The red NB7318R is the attention board, chosen where a warning or an evacuation notice has to be impossible to miss, while the grey NB7318GY is the quiet, workmanlike pick for everyday office and corridor notices. The two match on every spec but the shade and the purpose it is chosen for.
Portrait or landscape, which way up?
Either. Set it wide and low or stand it tall, whatever the wall wants, and with nothing framing it the front stays flat and seamless both ways. One set of supplied fixings serves each layout, and not a screw is on show once it is up.
Do staples grip as firmly as pins?
Yes, both hold. Push a pin or drive a staple into the red felt and it takes either, releasing later with no mark left, so a printed or laminated warning stays put then lifts off clean. On a board this broad that turns a full refresh into a quick job with no re-drilling.
Can it be used outdoors?
No, this one stays inside. Moisture in the air can creep into the felt beneath the fire-rated layers over time, so a sheltered corridor, hall or lobby is its proper place. Somewhere dry, the red holds true and the certification stands good for years on end, which a board out in the weather could never promise.
What are the delivery and returns terms?
Free UK mainland delivery is included, the board boxed in two parts with every fixing it needs, and Displaysense has served UK display buyers since 1978. A 28-day returns window then lets you check it suits the wall once it is mounted, before you commit.
Is it made in other colours and sizes?
Yes. At 1800mm x 1200mm it also comes in green, blue and grey, and the unframed fire-rated range spans compact single-panel boards through to a 2400mm x 1200mm size, plus a slim 1800mm x 600mm red board for a tight wall. Colour and size aside, the felt and the fire rating hold the same throughout.
Making a Large Red Safety Board Work
A safety board only pays off when the warnings on it are placed with the same care as the wall they cover, so on a wide corridor the clarity of the message weighs as much as the red behind it. These Displaysense guides run through whether schools need fire-resistant boards, safeguarding display ideas, boards built for busy corridors, and reception board best practice, each useful where a large red board has to be seen and believed.
Overview
Flag Safety Notices on a Large Red Felt Noticeboard
A warning is only useful if the eye finds it first, and strong red does that work before a single word is read, this board carrying that pull across a wide wall in one uninterrupted stretch. Graded as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1, the classification sits with the finished object rather than the loose felt, so a protected corridor or an escape stair that must limit flame spread will take it. The shade is a deep, saturated safety red, never a faded pink, and a black instruction or a white evacuation sheet lifts off it clearly from the far end of a room. It hangs portrait or landscape as the wall dictates, the concealed fittings vanishing behind the surface so a passer-by sees only red and the notice on it. In place of several small boards dotted about, one broad red face gathers every warning in a single spot nobody walks past unaware. Best suited to schools, hospitals and public buildings where a wide wall must carry safety notices, stay easy to read and keep to fire rules.
Why This Announcement Board Suits Safety-Critical Routes
- A strong, saturated red: Warning is the first thing this shade says, ahead of any wording, so a fire-action sheet or an alert on it registers on sight. The tone is a full, deep red instead of a washed one, and black lettering holds its edge right across the surface.
- Whole-board fire grading: Assessment runs on the made-up board, felt and backing as one, returning Class 0 to BS 476 alongside Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1. Because the grade names the object itself, a wide red display is fit for a route where flame spread has to be kept in check.
- One wide face for a big wall: A single broad surface takes in a stretch that a scatter of small boards would leave patchy, turning bare plaster into one working safety wall. It answers a busy corridor or foyer with a lot of urgent notices to show at any moment.
- Pins and staples both bite: Press a pin or fire a staple into the red felt and either grips, then draws back out leaving no tear behind, so a warning goes up fast and comes down cleanly. On a broad board that keeps a fast-moving safety display tidy from one week to the next.
- No frame, felt-wrapped edges: Felt folds over every edge in place of a surround, so the board meets the wall as one level face with nothing standing proud. Along a busy stair or corridor that flush front gives a sleeve or a bag nothing to catch.
- Made in the UK, guaranteed two years: Produced in Britain and backed for a full two years, it turns up with the mount kit and concealed fixings the job asks for. A large fire-rated safety board is then only a matter of levelling once the fittings are set.
The Settings a Large Red Safety Board Was Built For
| Schools and Colleges | Corridor and stairwell walls carry fire-action steps and safety information on a broad red board, the strong colour singling out what has to be seen while the width takes a run a lesser board would leave short. A pair fit it in one visit. |
| Hospitals and Healthcare | Evacuation guidance and staff alerts sit on a fire-rated red board along a ward corridor or clinical route, the vivid tone flagging an urgent message while the whole-board grade keeps a wide display within the fire limits a care route must meet. |
| Public Sector Buildings | Reception halls and busy circulation routes show safety and evacuation notices on a large red board, the bold shade giving a critical message presence while the broad face dresses a wall a council has to keep clear and current. |
| Universities and Campuses | Departmental foyers and residence corridors put safety notices on a wide red board, the deep colour marking out a key instruction along a long span while the composite grade answers what a campus estate has to uphold on its routes. |
| Offices and Corporate | Shared routes and open-plan walls hold policies and safety notices on a big red board, the saturated tone drawing the eye to what matters while one unbroken face fills a large wall without a frame cutting across the run. |
| Stairwells and Escape Routes | Protected stairs and marked exit routes keep evacuation steps on a Class 0 red board that spans a wide wall, the strong contrast leaving the instruction legible on a route a building has to prove compliant. The red keeps a notice from fading into the wall behind it. |
Need a Smaller Red Board?
A tighter wall takes the same safety-red felt in the Unframed Fire Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard 1500mm x 1200mm. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
NB7318R is an Unframed Fire-Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard from Displaysense. A large safety-red board that carries evacuation and warning notices across a wide wall. Ships as a pair of 900mm x 1200mm sections that combine into the full display. Dimensions 1800mm x 1200mm. Weight 27.95kg. Deep safety-red fire-rated felt, unframed and edge-wrapped, tested as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0. Takes pins and staples, portrait or landscape, wall mount kit and concealed fixings included, indoor use, two-year guarantee, made in the UK. Used by schools, healthcare, public sector, universities and offices for safety and evacuation notices on large walls. Also available in green, blue and grey at this size, in smaller and larger sizes, and in a narrow 1800mm x 600mm red board. Displaysense, UK display specialist based in Hertfordshire since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Description
Red reads as a warning before anyone takes in a single word, which is why fire-action steps and alarm notices are printed on it rather than on a plain background. This board carries that instant signal across a wide surface, so a warning registers from the far side of a room and not only for the people stood beside it. The felt is a deep, saturated safety red, and black text or a white printed sheet stays crisp against it, so the message is easy to read once the colour has pulled the eye to it. Set on a neutral board the same notice competes with everything around it, whereas a red ground gives a safety message a priority of its own.
One wide board keeps a whole set of notices in a single place, where small boards dotted across a big wall let them go unread. At full width, this red face covers a corridor, hall or foyer wall from end to end, holding a whole run of safety notices at one time. It comes as two sections that line up edge to edge on the wall to make one unbroken red face, so a board this large is still straightforward to carry in and set in place. Once it is up, a bare stretch of wall becomes a single point people know to check.
Every panel is fire-tested as a finished, made-up board rather than as a loose piece of felt. It comes back rated Class 0 to BS 476 and Class B-s1 d0 to EN 13501-1, felt and backing graded as one, so the rating applies to the object actually hanging on the wall. That whole-board result is what allows a large red board onto a fire-sensitive corridor or a marked escape route. The certificate is kept on file as the proof a fire officer asks to see, and it holds valid for the whole working life of the board, with no yearly re-test to arrange.
Fitting a board of this width calls for two people, a drill and a level, and little else. Concealed fixings from the kit go into a solid wall out of sight, and the board hangs portrait or landscape as the space allows, with no frame, lock or hinge to work around. Day to day, a pin or a staple pushes into the felt and lifts away without leaving a mark, so notices can be swapped as often as needed while the red surface keeps its clean finish. Where a wall carries on past it, another board butts up beside it, and the whole board can come down and re-hang in another room just as easily.
What Ships with This Board
- 2 x unframed fire-resistant red felt panels, 900mm x 1200mm each
- 1 x wall mount kit with concealed fixings
Covering a Wider Wall?
A broader span takes the same safety-red felt in the Unframed Fire Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard 2400mm x 1200mm. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
NB7318R is an Unframed Fire-Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard from Displaysense. A large safety-red board that carries evacuation and warning notices across a wide wall. Ships as a pair of 900mm x 1200mm sections that combine into the full display. Dimensions 1800mm x 1200mm. Weight 27.95kg. Deep safety-red fire-rated felt, unframed and edge-wrapped, tested as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0. Takes pins and staples, portrait or landscape, wall mount kit and concealed fixings included, indoor use, two-year guarantee, made in the UK. Used by schools, healthcare, public sector, universities and offices for safety and evacuation notices on large walls. Also available in green, blue and grey at this size, in smaller and larger sizes, and in a narrow 1800mm x 600mm red board. Displaysense, UK display specialist based in Hertfordshire since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Specifications
Here is the NB7318R in full. Five stat boxes call out the headline figures, then each row pairs a detail with a short note on what it delivers for a large red board meant to make a warning impossible to miss. Work down it for the felt, the fixings, the fire grade and the origin.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Unframed fire-resistant red felt noticeboard | A frameless red board, graded as one composite, built to put safety notices across a wide wall. It answers a stretch a single small board would leave part-covered, finishing the whole run in one piece. |
| Colour / Finish | Fire-rated safety-red felt | A deep, saturated red that reads as a warning at a glance, black print holding clear on it. The signal lands the second an eye passes over, so nobody has to hunt for the message. |
| Board Size | 1800mm x 1200mm | A broad face that dresses a large wall in one red sweep once mounted, reaching where a narrower board would stop short of the span. |
| Panel Format | Two parts, 900mm x 1200mm each | Arrives split in two, so a broad board is carried in and raised without wrestling a single full-width sheet. A pair handle it between them. |
| Weight | 27.95kg | The load to plan for at this size, carried and set by two rather than one. No hoist or hired lift is asked for on site, just a steady pair of hands. |
| Surface | Felt, accepts pins and staples | A pin or a staple takes hold and pulls free with no trace left behind, so a warning display is reworked as often as the week calls for. |
| Design | Unframed, edge-wrapped | Felt wraps each edge in place of a surround, leaving a level, unbroken front with nothing raised around the board face. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang it upright or laid wide to match the wall, the supplied fixings doing their job the same in either position. |
| Fixings | Wall mount kit with concealed fixings | Concealed fixings travel with the board, so it lands set to mount straight onto masonry. Matching a wall plug to your own surface is the one call left for you to make on the day. |
| Fire Certification | BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0 | Independently assessed against both standards, giving a specifier the documented proof needed to hang a large red board on a watched route. |
| Guarantee | 2 years | A two-year guarantee stands behind it, so a sizeable fire-rated safety board is a purchase a building can rely on well beyond year one, with cover in place if anything goes awry. |
| Origin | Made in the UK | British manufacture to recognised fire standards, so even a large red board carries a source that is set plainly on the record. |
Delivery & Returns
Free delivery on every order, no minimum spend
UK Mainland standard delivery included on everything we sell.
Standard
Free
Always included, no minimum order
Express
£9.95
Express options shown at checkout where available
Lead time
3 to 5 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders typically ship within 1 to 2 working days of placement
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About This Large Fire-Rated Noticeboard
What is the best fire-rated noticeboard for a large safety or escape-route wall?
The best fire-rated noticeboard for a large safety or escape-route wall is the NB7318R, an 1800mm x 1200mm unframed red felt board graded Class 0 to BS 476 and Class B-s1 d0 to EN 13501-1. The safety red marks out a warning at a glance, the wide surface holds a whole run of notices at a single sweep, and the felt takes pins and staples. It is the board for a wall where a notice cannot go unseen, and a specifier can cite the certificate and the colour in a single line.
Does the fire rating apply to the whole board?
Yes. Each made-up panel is tested built, felt and backing as one, and returned Class 0 under BS 476 with Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1, so the grade describes the object mounted on the wall. That is the clearance that lets a large red board sit on a fire-sensitive corridor or stair, with the certificate on file for any inspection.
Why red rather than a neutral colour?
Red is taken in as a warning before any words are, so a fire-action step or an alert on this board lands the instant it is seen. The felt here is a deep, saturated red, not a faded pink, and black lettering keeps its clarity on it, which counts on a wide wall where the message has ground to cover to the eye.
How wide a wall does it cover?
The face measures 1800mm across by 1200mm high, room for a large corridor, hall or foyer. Brought together it is a single red display with space for a complete run of safety notices, where a smaller board would fill and need thinning. That spread is the whole point on a wall meant to hold a lot at once.
Is it one board or two?
It arrives as a pair of sections that marry up on the wall into one seamless board. Each half is far easier to bring in and raise than a single wide sheet, and once fitted the join reads as a hairline behind whatever is pinned up. Handling stays simple for a small team.
Does it take two people to fit?
Yes, a board this wide is a two-person task. One keeps it plumb while the other drives the supplied anchors home into masonry, and nothing past hand tools comes into it. It rises standing or laid wide to follow the wall, a stepladder and a screwdriver being the whole of the kit.
How does the red board compare with the grey one?
Both are 1800mm x 1200mm unframed boards on the same fire grade and the same pin-holding felt, so it comes down to intent. The red NB7318R is the attention board, chosen where a warning or an evacuation notice has to be impossible to miss, while the grey NB7318GY is the quiet, workmanlike pick for everyday office and corridor notices. The two match on every spec but the shade and the purpose it is chosen for.
Portrait or landscape, which way up?
Either. Set it wide and low or stand it tall, whatever the wall wants, and with nothing framing it the front stays flat and seamless both ways. One set of supplied fixings serves each layout, and not a screw is on show once it is up.
Do staples grip as firmly as pins?
Yes, both hold. Push a pin or drive a staple into the red felt and it takes either, releasing later with no mark left, so a printed or laminated warning stays put then lifts off clean. On a board this broad that turns a full refresh into a quick job with no re-drilling.
Can it be used outdoors?
No, this one stays inside. Moisture in the air can creep into the felt beneath the fire-rated layers over time, so a sheltered corridor, hall or lobby is its proper place. Somewhere dry, the red holds true and the certification stands good for years on end, which a board out in the weather could never promise.
What are the delivery and returns terms?
Free UK mainland delivery is included, the board boxed in two parts with every fixing it needs, and Displaysense has served UK display buyers since 1978. A 28-day returns window then lets you check it suits the wall once it is mounted, before you commit.
Is it made in other colours and sizes?
Yes. At 1800mm x 1200mm it also comes in green, blue and grey, and the unframed fire-rated range spans compact single-panel boards through to a 2400mm x 1200mm size, plus a slim 1800mm x 600mm red board for a tight wall. Colour and size aside, the felt and the fire rating hold the same throughout.
Knowledge Hub
Making a Large Red Safety Board Work
A safety board only pays off when the warnings on it are placed with the same care as the wall they cover, so on a wide corridor the clarity of the message weighs as much as the red behind it. These Displaysense guides run through whether schools need fire-resistant boards, safeguarding display ideas, boards built for busy corridors, and reception board best practice, each useful where a large red board has to be seen and believed.
Unframed Fire Retardant Red Felt Noticeboard - 1800mm x 1200mm
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Flag Safety Notices on a Large Red Felt Noticeboard
A warning is only useful if the eye finds it first, and strong red does that work before a single word is read, this board carrying that pull across a wide wall in one uninterrupted stretch. Graded as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1, the classification sits with the finished object rather than the loose felt, so a protected corridor or an escape stair that must limit flame spread will take it. The shade is a deep, saturated safety red, never a faded pink, and a black instruction or a white evacuation sheet lifts off it clearly from the far end of a room. It hangs portrait or landscape as the wall dictates, the concealed fittings vanishing behind the surface so a passer-by sees only red and the notice on it. In place of several small boards dotted about, one broad red face gathers every warning in a single spot nobody walks past unaware. Best suited to schools, hospitals and public buildings where a wide wall must carry safety notices, stay easy to read and keep to fire rules.
Why This Announcement Board Suits Safety-Critical Routes
- A strong, saturated red: Warning is the first thing this shade says, ahead of any wording, so a fire-action sheet or an alert on it registers on sight. The tone is a full, deep red instead of a washed one, and black lettering holds its edge right across the surface.
- Whole-board fire grading: Assessment runs on the made-up board, felt and backing as one, returning Class 0 to BS 476 alongside Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1. Because the grade names the object itself, a wide red display is fit for a route where flame spread has to be kept in check.
- One wide face for a big wall: A single broad surface takes in a stretch that a scatter of small boards would leave patchy, turning bare plaster into one working safety wall. It answers a busy corridor or foyer with a lot of urgent notices to show at any moment.
- Pins and staples both bite: Press a pin or fire a staple into the red felt and either grips, then draws back out leaving no tear behind, so a warning goes up fast and comes down cleanly. On a broad board that keeps a fast-moving safety display tidy from one week to the next.
- No frame, felt-wrapped edges: Felt folds over every edge in place of a surround, so the board meets the wall as one level face with nothing standing proud. Along a busy stair or corridor that flush front gives a sleeve or a bag nothing to catch.
- Made in the UK, guaranteed two years: Produced in Britain and backed for a full two years, it turns up with the mount kit and concealed fixings the job asks for. A large fire-rated safety board is then only a matter of levelling once the fittings are set.
The Settings a Large Red Safety Board Was Built For
| Schools and Colleges | Corridor and stairwell walls carry fire-action steps and safety information on a broad red board, the strong colour singling out what has to be seen while the width takes a run a lesser board would leave short. A pair fit it in one visit. |
| Hospitals and Healthcare | Evacuation guidance and staff alerts sit on a fire-rated red board along a ward corridor or clinical route, the vivid tone flagging an urgent message while the whole-board grade keeps a wide display within the fire limits a care route must meet. |
| Public Sector Buildings | Reception halls and busy circulation routes show safety and evacuation notices on a large red board, the bold shade giving a critical message presence while the broad face dresses a wall a council has to keep clear and current. |
| Universities and Campuses | Departmental foyers and residence corridors put safety notices on a wide red board, the deep colour marking out a key instruction along a long span while the composite grade answers what a campus estate has to uphold on its routes. |
| Offices and Corporate | Shared routes and open-plan walls hold policies and safety notices on a big red board, the saturated tone drawing the eye to what matters while one unbroken face fills a large wall without a frame cutting across the run. |
| Stairwells and Escape Routes | Protected stairs and marked exit routes keep evacuation steps on a Class 0 red board that spans a wide wall, the strong contrast leaving the instruction legible on a route a building has to prove compliant. The red keeps a notice from fading into the wall behind it. |
Need a Smaller Red Board?
A tighter wall takes the same safety-red felt in the Unframed Fire Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard 1500mm x 1200mm. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
NB7318R is an Unframed Fire-Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard from Displaysense. A large safety-red board that carries evacuation and warning notices across a wide wall. Ships as a pair of 900mm x 1200mm sections that combine into the full display. Dimensions 1800mm x 1200mm. Weight 27.95kg. Deep safety-red fire-rated felt, unframed and edge-wrapped, tested as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0. Takes pins and staples, portrait or landscape, wall mount kit and concealed fixings included, indoor use, two-year guarantee, made in the UK. Used by schools, healthcare, public sector, universities and offices for safety and evacuation notices on large walls. Also available in green, blue and grey at this size, in smaller and larger sizes, and in a narrow 1800mm x 600mm red board. Displaysense, UK display specialist based in Hertfordshire since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Red reads as a warning before anyone takes in a single word, which is why fire-action steps and alarm notices are printed on it rather than on a plain background. This board carries that instant signal across a wide surface, so a warning registers from the far side of a room and not only for the people stood beside it. The felt is a deep, saturated safety red, and black text or a white printed sheet stays crisp against it, so the message is easy to read once the colour has pulled the eye to it. Set on a neutral board the same notice competes with everything around it, whereas a red ground gives a safety message a priority of its own.
One wide board keeps a whole set of notices in a single place, where small boards dotted across a big wall let them go unread. At full width, this red face covers a corridor, hall or foyer wall from end to end, holding a whole run of safety notices at one time. It comes as two sections that line up edge to edge on the wall to make one unbroken red face, so a board this large is still straightforward to carry in and set in place. Once it is up, a bare stretch of wall becomes a single point people know to check.
Every panel is fire-tested as a finished, made-up board rather than as a loose piece of felt. It comes back rated Class 0 to BS 476 and Class B-s1 d0 to EN 13501-1, felt and backing graded as one, so the rating applies to the object actually hanging on the wall. That whole-board result is what allows a large red board onto a fire-sensitive corridor or a marked escape route. The certificate is kept on file as the proof a fire officer asks to see, and it holds valid for the whole working life of the board, with no yearly re-test to arrange.
Fitting a board of this width calls for two people, a drill and a level, and little else. Concealed fixings from the kit go into a solid wall out of sight, and the board hangs portrait or landscape as the space allows, with no frame, lock or hinge to work around. Day to day, a pin or a staple pushes into the felt and lifts away without leaving a mark, so notices can be swapped as often as needed while the red surface keeps its clean finish. Where a wall carries on past it, another board butts up beside it, and the whole board can come down and re-hang in another room just as easily.
What Ships with This Board
- 2 x unframed fire-resistant red felt panels, 900mm x 1200mm each
- 1 x wall mount kit with concealed fixings
Covering a Wider Wall?
A broader span takes the same safety-red felt in the Unframed Fire Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard 2400mm x 1200mm. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
NB7318R is an Unframed Fire-Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard from Displaysense. A large safety-red board that carries evacuation and warning notices across a wide wall. Ships as a pair of 900mm x 1200mm sections that combine into the full display. Dimensions 1800mm x 1200mm. Weight 27.95kg. Deep safety-red fire-rated felt, unframed and edge-wrapped, tested as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0. Takes pins and staples, portrait or landscape, wall mount kit and concealed fixings included, indoor use, two-year guarantee, made in the UK. Used by schools, healthcare, public sector, universities and offices for safety and evacuation notices on large walls. Also available in green, blue and grey at this size, in smaller and larger sizes, and in a narrow 1800mm x 600mm red board. Displaysense, UK display specialist based in Hertfordshire since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Here is the NB7318R in full. Five stat boxes call out the headline figures, then each row pairs a detail with a short note on what it delivers for a large red board meant to make a warning impossible to miss. Work down it for the felt, the fixings, the fire grade and the origin.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Unframed fire-resistant red felt noticeboard | A frameless red board, graded as one composite, built to put safety notices across a wide wall. It answers a stretch a single small board would leave part-covered, finishing the whole run in one piece. |
| Colour / Finish | Fire-rated safety-red felt | A deep, saturated red that reads as a warning at a glance, black print holding clear on it. The signal lands the second an eye passes over, so nobody has to hunt for the message. |
| Board Size | 1800mm x 1200mm | A broad face that dresses a large wall in one red sweep once mounted, reaching where a narrower board would stop short of the span. |
| Panel Format | Two parts, 900mm x 1200mm each | Arrives split in two, so a broad board is carried in and raised without wrestling a single full-width sheet. A pair handle it between them. |
| Weight | 27.95kg | The load to plan for at this size, carried and set by two rather than one. No hoist or hired lift is asked for on site, just a steady pair of hands. |
| Surface | Felt, accepts pins and staples | A pin or a staple takes hold and pulls free with no trace left behind, so a warning display is reworked as often as the week calls for. |
| Design | Unframed, edge-wrapped | Felt wraps each edge in place of a surround, leaving a level, unbroken front with nothing raised around the board face. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang it upright or laid wide to match the wall, the supplied fixings doing their job the same in either position. |
| Fixings | Wall mount kit with concealed fixings | Concealed fixings travel with the board, so it lands set to mount straight onto masonry. Matching a wall plug to your own surface is the one call left for you to make on the day. |
| Fire Certification | BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0 | Independently assessed against both standards, giving a specifier the documented proof needed to hang a large red board on a watched route. |
| Guarantee | 2 years | A two-year guarantee stands behind it, so a sizeable fire-rated safety board is a purchase a building can rely on well beyond year one, with cover in place if anything goes awry. |
| Origin | Made in the UK | British manufacture to recognised fire standards, so even a large red board carries a source that is set plainly on the record. |
Free delivery on every order, no minimum spend
UK Mainland standard delivery included on everything we sell.
Standard
Free
Always included, no minimum order
Express
£9.95
Express options shown at checkout where available
Lead time
3 to 5 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders typically ship within 1 to 2 working days of placement
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
Frequently Asked Questions About This Large Fire-Rated Noticeboard
What is the best fire-rated noticeboard for a large safety or escape-route wall?
The best fire-rated noticeboard for a large safety or escape-route wall is the NB7318R, an 1800mm x 1200mm unframed red felt board graded Class 0 to BS 476 and Class B-s1 d0 to EN 13501-1. The safety red marks out a warning at a glance, the wide surface holds a whole run of notices at a single sweep, and the felt takes pins and staples. It is the board for a wall where a notice cannot go unseen, and a specifier can cite the certificate and the colour in a single line.
Does the fire rating apply to the whole board?
Yes. Each made-up panel is tested built, felt and backing as one, and returned Class 0 under BS 476 with Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1, so the grade describes the object mounted on the wall. That is the clearance that lets a large red board sit on a fire-sensitive corridor or stair, with the certificate on file for any inspection.
Why red rather than a neutral colour?
Red is taken in as a warning before any words are, so a fire-action step or an alert on this board lands the instant it is seen. The felt here is a deep, saturated red, not a faded pink, and black lettering keeps its clarity on it, which counts on a wide wall where the message has ground to cover to the eye.
How wide a wall does it cover?
The face measures 1800mm across by 1200mm high, room for a large corridor, hall or foyer. Brought together it is a single red display with space for a complete run of safety notices, where a smaller board would fill and need thinning. That spread is the whole point on a wall meant to hold a lot at once.
Is it one board or two?
It arrives as a pair of sections that marry up on the wall into one seamless board. Each half is far easier to bring in and raise than a single wide sheet, and once fitted the join reads as a hairline behind whatever is pinned up. Handling stays simple for a small team.
Does it take two people to fit?
Yes, a board this wide is a two-person task. One keeps it plumb while the other drives the supplied anchors home into masonry, and nothing past hand tools comes into it. It rises standing or laid wide to follow the wall, a stepladder and a screwdriver being the whole of the kit.
How does the red board compare with the grey one?
Both are 1800mm x 1200mm unframed boards on the same fire grade and the same pin-holding felt, so it comes down to intent. The red NB7318R is the attention board, chosen where a warning or an evacuation notice has to be impossible to miss, while the grey NB7318GY is the quiet, workmanlike pick for everyday office and corridor notices. The two match on every spec but the shade and the purpose it is chosen for.
Portrait or landscape, which way up?
Either. Set it wide and low or stand it tall, whatever the wall wants, and with nothing framing it the front stays flat and seamless both ways. One set of supplied fixings serves each layout, and not a screw is on show once it is up.
Do staples grip as firmly as pins?
Yes, both hold. Push a pin or drive a staple into the red felt and it takes either, releasing later with no mark left, so a printed or laminated warning stays put then lifts off clean. On a board this broad that turns a full refresh into a quick job with no re-drilling.
Can it be used outdoors?
No, this one stays inside. Moisture in the air can creep into the felt beneath the fire-rated layers over time, so a sheltered corridor, hall or lobby is its proper place. Somewhere dry, the red holds true and the certification stands good for years on end, which a board out in the weather could never promise.
What are the delivery and returns terms?
Free UK mainland delivery is included, the board boxed in two parts with every fixing it needs, and Displaysense has served UK display buyers since 1978. A 28-day returns window then lets you check it suits the wall once it is mounted, before you commit.
Is it made in other colours and sizes?
Yes. At 1800mm x 1200mm it also comes in green, blue and grey, and the unframed fire-rated range spans compact single-panel boards through to a 2400mm x 1200mm size, plus a slim 1800mm x 600mm red board for a tight wall. Colour and size aside, the felt and the fire rating hold the same throughout.
Making a Large Red Safety Board Work
A safety board only pays off when the warnings on it are placed with the same care as the wall they cover, so on a wide corridor the clarity of the message weighs as much as the red behind it. These Displaysense guides run through whether schools need fire-resistant boards, safeguarding display ideas, boards built for busy corridors, and reception board best practice, each useful where a large red board has to be seen and believed.
Overview
Flag Safety Notices on a Large Red Felt Noticeboard
A warning is only useful if the eye finds it first, and strong red does that work before a single word is read, this board carrying that pull across a wide wall in one uninterrupted stretch. Graded as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1, the classification sits with the finished object rather than the loose felt, so a protected corridor or an escape stair that must limit flame spread will take it. The shade is a deep, saturated safety red, never a faded pink, and a black instruction or a white evacuation sheet lifts off it clearly from the far end of a room. It hangs portrait or landscape as the wall dictates, the concealed fittings vanishing behind the surface so a passer-by sees only red and the notice on it. In place of several small boards dotted about, one broad red face gathers every warning in a single spot nobody walks past unaware. Best suited to schools, hospitals and public buildings where a wide wall must carry safety notices, stay easy to read and keep to fire rules.
Why This Announcement Board Suits Safety-Critical Routes
- A strong, saturated red: Warning is the first thing this shade says, ahead of any wording, so a fire-action sheet or an alert on it registers on sight. The tone is a full, deep red instead of a washed one, and black lettering holds its edge right across the surface.
- Whole-board fire grading: Assessment runs on the made-up board, felt and backing as one, returning Class 0 to BS 476 alongside Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1. Because the grade names the object itself, a wide red display is fit for a route where flame spread has to be kept in check.
- One wide face for a big wall: A single broad surface takes in a stretch that a scatter of small boards would leave patchy, turning bare plaster into one working safety wall. It answers a busy corridor or foyer with a lot of urgent notices to show at any moment.
- Pins and staples both bite: Press a pin or fire a staple into the red felt and either grips, then draws back out leaving no tear behind, so a warning goes up fast and comes down cleanly. On a broad board that keeps a fast-moving safety display tidy from one week to the next.
- No frame, felt-wrapped edges: Felt folds over every edge in place of a surround, so the board meets the wall as one level face with nothing standing proud. Along a busy stair or corridor that flush front gives a sleeve or a bag nothing to catch.
- Made in the UK, guaranteed two years: Produced in Britain and backed for a full two years, it turns up with the mount kit and concealed fixings the job asks for. A large fire-rated safety board is then only a matter of levelling once the fittings are set.
The Settings a Large Red Safety Board Was Built For
| Schools and Colleges | Corridor and stairwell walls carry fire-action steps and safety information on a broad red board, the strong colour singling out what has to be seen while the width takes a run a lesser board would leave short. A pair fit it in one visit. |
| Hospitals and Healthcare | Evacuation guidance and staff alerts sit on a fire-rated red board along a ward corridor or clinical route, the vivid tone flagging an urgent message while the whole-board grade keeps a wide display within the fire limits a care route must meet. |
| Public Sector Buildings | Reception halls and busy circulation routes show safety and evacuation notices on a large red board, the bold shade giving a critical message presence while the broad face dresses a wall a council has to keep clear and current. |
| Universities and Campuses | Departmental foyers and residence corridors put safety notices on a wide red board, the deep colour marking out a key instruction along a long span while the composite grade answers what a campus estate has to uphold on its routes. |
| Offices and Corporate | Shared routes and open-plan walls hold policies and safety notices on a big red board, the saturated tone drawing the eye to what matters while one unbroken face fills a large wall without a frame cutting across the run. |
| Stairwells and Escape Routes | Protected stairs and marked exit routes keep evacuation steps on a Class 0 red board that spans a wide wall, the strong contrast leaving the instruction legible on a route a building has to prove compliant. The red keeps a notice from fading into the wall behind it. |
Need a Smaller Red Board?
A tighter wall takes the same safety-red felt in the Unframed Fire Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard 1500mm x 1200mm. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
NB7318R is an Unframed Fire-Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard from Displaysense. A large safety-red board that carries evacuation and warning notices across a wide wall. Ships as a pair of 900mm x 1200mm sections that combine into the full display. Dimensions 1800mm x 1200mm. Weight 27.95kg. Deep safety-red fire-rated felt, unframed and edge-wrapped, tested as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0. Takes pins and staples, portrait or landscape, wall mount kit and concealed fixings included, indoor use, two-year guarantee, made in the UK. Used by schools, healthcare, public sector, universities and offices for safety and evacuation notices on large walls. Also available in green, blue and grey at this size, in smaller and larger sizes, and in a narrow 1800mm x 600mm red board. Displaysense, UK display specialist based in Hertfordshire since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Description
Red reads as a warning before anyone takes in a single word, which is why fire-action steps and alarm notices are printed on it rather than on a plain background. This board carries that instant signal across a wide surface, so a warning registers from the far side of a room and not only for the people stood beside it. The felt is a deep, saturated safety red, and black text or a white printed sheet stays crisp against it, so the message is easy to read once the colour has pulled the eye to it. Set on a neutral board the same notice competes with everything around it, whereas a red ground gives a safety message a priority of its own.
One wide board keeps a whole set of notices in a single place, where small boards dotted across a big wall let them go unread. At full width, this red face covers a corridor, hall or foyer wall from end to end, holding a whole run of safety notices at one time. It comes as two sections that line up edge to edge on the wall to make one unbroken red face, so a board this large is still straightforward to carry in and set in place. Once it is up, a bare stretch of wall becomes a single point people know to check.
Every panel is fire-tested as a finished, made-up board rather than as a loose piece of felt. It comes back rated Class 0 to BS 476 and Class B-s1 d0 to EN 13501-1, felt and backing graded as one, so the rating applies to the object actually hanging on the wall. That whole-board result is what allows a large red board onto a fire-sensitive corridor or a marked escape route. The certificate is kept on file as the proof a fire officer asks to see, and it holds valid for the whole working life of the board, with no yearly re-test to arrange.
Fitting a board of this width calls for two people, a drill and a level, and little else. Concealed fixings from the kit go into a solid wall out of sight, and the board hangs portrait or landscape as the space allows, with no frame, lock or hinge to work around. Day to day, a pin or a staple pushes into the felt and lifts away without leaving a mark, so notices can be swapped as often as needed while the red surface keeps its clean finish. Where a wall carries on past it, another board butts up beside it, and the whole board can come down and re-hang in another room just as easily.
What Ships with This Board
- 2 x unframed fire-resistant red felt panels, 900mm x 1200mm each
- 1 x wall mount kit with concealed fixings
Covering a Wider Wall?
A broader span takes the same safety-red felt in the Unframed Fire Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard 2400mm x 1200mm. Order with free UK mainland delivery.
NB7318R is an Unframed Fire-Resistant Red Felt Noticeboard from Displaysense. A large safety-red board that carries evacuation and warning notices across a wide wall. Ships as a pair of 900mm x 1200mm sections that combine into the full display. Dimensions 1800mm x 1200mm. Weight 27.95kg. Deep safety-red fire-rated felt, unframed and edge-wrapped, tested as a composite to BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0. Takes pins and staples, portrait or landscape, wall mount kit and concealed fixings included, indoor use, two-year guarantee, made in the UK. Used by schools, healthcare, public sector, universities and offices for safety and evacuation notices on large walls. Also available in green, blue and grey at this size, in smaller and larger sizes, and in a narrow 1800mm x 600mm red board. Displaysense, UK display specialist based in Hertfordshire since 1978. Free UK delivery.
Specifications
Here is the NB7318R in full. Five stat boxes call out the headline figures, then each row pairs a detail with a short note on what it delivers for a large red board meant to make a warning impossible to miss. Work down it for the felt, the fixings, the fire grade and the origin.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Unframed fire-resistant red felt noticeboard | A frameless red board, graded as one composite, built to put safety notices across a wide wall. It answers a stretch a single small board would leave part-covered, finishing the whole run in one piece. |
| Colour / Finish | Fire-rated safety-red felt | A deep, saturated red that reads as a warning at a glance, black print holding clear on it. The signal lands the second an eye passes over, so nobody has to hunt for the message. |
| Board Size | 1800mm x 1200mm | A broad face that dresses a large wall in one red sweep once mounted, reaching where a narrower board would stop short of the span. |
| Panel Format | Two parts, 900mm x 1200mm each | Arrives split in two, so a broad board is carried in and raised without wrestling a single full-width sheet. A pair handle it between them. |
| Weight | 27.95kg | The load to plan for at this size, carried and set by two rather than one. No hoist or hired lift is asked for on site, just a steady pair of hands. |
| Surface | Felt, accepts pins and staples | A pin or a staple takes hold and pulls free with no trace left behind, so a warning display is reworked as often as the week calls for. |
| Design | Unframed, edge-wrapped | Felt wraps each edge in place of a surround, leaving a level, unbroken front with nothing raised around the board face. |
| Orientation | Portrait or landscape | Hang it upright or laid wide to match the wall, the supplied fixings doing their job the same in either position. |
| Fixings | Wall mount kit with concealed fixings | Concealed fixings travel with the board, so it lands set to mount straight onto masonry. Matching a wall plug to your own surface is the one call left for you to make on the day. |
| Fire Certification | BS 476 Class 0 and BS EN 13501-1:2002 Class B-s1 d0 | Independently assessed against both standards, giving a specifier the documented proof needed to hang a large red board on a watched route. |
| Guarantee | 2 years | A two-year guarantee stands behind it, so a sizeable fire-rated safety board is a purchase a building can rely on well beyond year one, with cover in place if anything goes awry. |
| Origin | Made in the UK | British manufacture to recognised fire standards, so even a large red board carries a source that is set plainly on the record. |
Delivery & Returns
Free delivery on every order, no minimum spend
UK Mainland standard delivery included on everything we sell.
Standard
Free
Always included, no minimum order
Express
£9.95
Express options shown at checkout where available
Lead time
3 to 5 days
Working days, UK Mainland
Returns
28 days
Original condition and packaging
Good to know
- Orders typically ship within 1 to 2 working days of placement
- Tracking email sent on dispatch
- Ground-floor, accessible delivery point
Returns must be unused and in original packaging. Full delivery information · Returns policy
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About This Large Fire-Rated Noticeboard
What is the best fire-rated noticeboard for a large safety or escape-route wall?
The best fire-rated noticeboard for a large safety or escape-route wall is the NB7318R, an 1800mm x 1200mm unframed red felt board graded Class 0 to BS 476 and Class B-s1 d0 to EN 13501-1. The safety red marks out a warning at a glance, the wide surface holds a whole run of notices at a single sweep, and the felt takes pins and staples. It is the board for a wall where a notice cannot go unseen, and a specifier can cite the certificate and the colour in a single line.
Does the fire rating apply to the whole board?
Yes. Each made-up panel is tested built, felt and backing as one, and returned Class 0 under BS 476 with Class B-s1 d0 under EN 13501-1, so the grade describes the object mounted on the wall. That is the clearance that lets a large red board sit on a fire-sensitive corridor or stair, with the certificate on file for any inspection.
Why red rather than a neutral colour?
Red is taken in as a warning before any words are, so a fire-action step or an alert on this board lands the instant it is seen. The felt here is a deep, saturated red, not a faded pink, and black lettering keeps its clarity on it, which counts on a wide wall where the message has ground to cover to the eye.
How wide a wall does it cover?
The face measures 1800mm across by 1200mm high, room for a large corridor, hall or foyer. Brought together it is a single red display with space for a complete run of safety notices, where a smaller board would fill and need thinning. That spread is the whole point on a wall meant to hold a lot at once.
Is it one board or two?
It arrives as a pair of sections that marry up on the wall into one seamless board. Each half is far easier to bring in and raise than a single wide sheet, and once fitted the join reads as a hairline behind whatever is pinned up. Handling stays simple for a small team.
Does it take two people to fit?
Yes, a board this wide is a two-person task. One keeps it plumb while the other drives the supplied anchors home into masonry, and nothing past hand tools comes into it. It rises standing or laid wide to follow the wall, a stepladder and a screwdriver being the whole of the kit.
How does the red board compare with the grey one?
Both are 1800mm x 1200mm unframed boards on the same fire grade and the same pin-holding felt, so it comes down to intent. The red NB7318R is the attention board, chosen where a warning or an evacuation notice has to be impossible to miss, while the grey NB7318GY is the quiet, workmanlike pick for everyday office and corridor notices. The two match on every spec but the shade and the purpose it is chosen for.
Portrait or landscape, which way up?
Either. Set it wide and low or stand it tall, whatever the wall wants, and with nothing framing it the front stays flat and seamless both ways. One set of supplied fixings serves each layout, and not a screw is on show once it is up.
Do staples grip as firmly as pins?
Yes, both hold. Push a pin or drive a staple into the red felt and it takes either, releasing later with no mark left, so a printed or laminated warning stays put then lifts off clean. On a board this broad that turns a full refresh into a quick job with no re-drilling.
Can it be used outdoors?
No, this one stays inside. Moisture in the air can creep into the felt beneath the fire-rated layers over time, so a sheltered corridor, hall or lobby is its proper place. Somewhere dry, the red holds true and the certification stands good for years on end, which a board out in the weather could never promise.
What are the delivery and returns terms?
Free UK mainland delivery is included, the board boxed in two parts with every fixing it needs, and Displaysense has served UK display buyers since 1978. A 28-day returns window then lets you check it suits the wall once it is mounted, before you commit.
Is it made in other colours and sizes?
Yes. At 1800mm x 1200mm it also comes in green, blue and grey, and the unframed fire-rated range spans compact single-panel boards through to a 2400mm x 1200mm size, plus a slim 1800mm x 600mm red board for a tight wall. Colour and size aside, the felt and the fire rating hold the same throughout.
Knowledge Hub
Making a Large Red Safety Board Work
A safety board only pays off when the warnings on it are placed with the same care as the wall they cover, so on a wide corridor the clarity of the message weighs as much as the red behind it. These Displaysense guides run through whether schools need fire-resistant boards, safeguarding display ideas, boards built for busy corridors, and reception board best practice, each useful where a large red board has to be seen and believed.
