What Panel does

Panel UK Ltd is a privately held UK manufacturer of office screen and partitioning systems, founded in 1999 and operating from a 20,000 sq. ft. factory in West Yorkshire. The company designs and produces fabric, acrylic, and acoustic screen products across desk-mounted, floor-standing, acoustic, and modular meeting space categories, marketed under approximately a dozen product lines (Bay, Chatterbox, Meet, Ocean Wall, Solar, P26, P42, P100, Orbit, Organic, Earth) and a complementary metal accessories range. Production is underpinned by lean UK manufacturing, recycled raw materials, and a proprietary 3D design process that reduces physical prototyping.

The company's commercial model is intentionally narrow: Panel operates as an OEM-only, white-label and bespoke supplier to office furniture manufacturers, and deliberately does not advertise directly to end users. It holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, sources components locally where possible, and distributes across Europe and the Middle East through OEM and white-label channels. Customers are exclusively business-to-business, with no direct consumer brand presence and no published pricing.

Revenue mechanics are based on quote-based, multi-year contractual supply of branded and unbranded screening products. The headcount of 11-50 employees and absence of disclosed financial, funding, or M&A data mean that growth signals in the public record are limited to product catalogue expansion, geographic coverage into the Middle East, and ongoing brochure refreshes. The business is positioned as a specialized, relationship-driven supplier in the European office partitioning supply chain rather than a scale or technology platform.

Name

Panel

Legal name

Panel UK Ltd

Website

https://panel-uk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Panel UK Ltd is a privately held Leeds-based manufacturer of fabric, acrylic, and acoustic office screen systems. It serves exclusively B2B OEMs across Europe and the Middle East via bespoke branded and white-label supply under an OEM-only, no-direct-advertising model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. OEM Screen Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of office screens and partitions supplied to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) market. Supplies bespoke branded office screens and partitions to Office Furniture Manufacturers, as well as white label products to OEMs and distributors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Panel UK Limited designs and manufactures fabric, acrylic, and aluminium-framed office screen and partitioning systems—including desk-mounted, floor-standing, acoustic, and modular meeting-space products. The company operates exclusively as a B2B supplier, producing both bespoke branded screen ranges and white-label product lines for Office Furniture Manufacturers (OEMs) and distributors across Europe and the Middle East. Manufacturing is carried out at a 20,000 sq. ft. facility in West Yorkshire, UK.

Product overview

Panel UK designs and manufactures office screen systems for office, retail, and financial environments within the UK. The product portfolio includes desk-mounted screens (Bay, Chatterbox, P26, Organic, Earth), floor-standing partitioning (Orbit, P42, P100), acoustic screening (Solar, Ocean Wall), and modular meeting spaces (Meet). The company provides both standard white-label products and bespoke branded solutions for OEM clients, along with complementary metal accessories for toolrails and toolbars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Panel: The company's primary brand for office screen systems and partitioning products.

Products and services

• Bay Desk-mounted screen product designed for office environments; part of Panel's standard screen range for OEM partners.
• Chatterbox Screen product designed for office environments; part of Panel's standard screen range for OEM partners.
• Meet Modular workspace meeting-space system with aluminium-framed structures, panels, and frames designed to create customized structures for privacy and technological integration needs.
• Ocean Wall Versatile, high-performing mobile portable acoustic screen platform for workspace environments, crafted from durable high-grade aluminium.
• Solar Modular focus-space seating system providing flexible solutions for concentration, collaboration, meetings, and relaxation; acoustically enhanced to reduce noise and distractions.
• P26 Aluminium-framed slimline screen for the modern office, 25mm thick, available in rectangular, wave, wedge and arc shapes; suitable for desk integration.
• P42 Robust aluminium-framed screen system, 40mm thick, with desk-up and floor-standing versions available to adapt to OEM client requirements.
• P100 Thicker framed wall and screen system, 100mm thick, creating walls and space divisions for work environments with integrated Slatwall for accessories and power solutions.
• Orbit Profiled frame screen system and unique mobile modular screen system designed for agile offices, featuring demountable, reconfigurable, and expandable design.
• Organic Frameless, sleek designer screen with acoustic performance and timeless style; available as pinnable privacy screens or privacy/modesty screens.
• Earth Frameless screen system offering personal privacy with a simple aesthetic; 28mm thick with desk-up, fly-by and floor-standing versions available.
• Accessories Metal accessories including paper trays, telephone trays, shelves, pen pots, name plates, notice boards, and binder holders designed to optimize desktop efficiency and organize workspace.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Office Furniture Manufacturers (OEMs)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPanel UK partners with Office Furniture Manufacturers to develop bespoke branded office screens and partitions. They also sell white label product ranges to OEMs and distributors throughout Europe and the Middle East. This is the core of their business model, established in 1999 with the sole intention of supplying office screens and accessories to the OEM market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Steelcase: Global office furniture major offering partitions, screens, and architectural walls. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same office fit-out market that Panel UK serves through its OEM relationships.
• Teknion: Office furniture manufacturer with a substantial architectural interiors and panel systems business. Comparable in product category (screens, panels, partitions) and corporate office target market.
• Haworth: Major global office furniture manufacturer with a strong architectural interiors and panel systems portfolio. Overlaps with Panel UK in product category and OEM/distribution channels serving workspace designers.
• Kimball International: US office furniture manufacturer with partitions, screens, and architectural interiors. Comparable as a broad incumbent addressing the corporate office demand that Panel UK supplies through OEM customers.
• Allsteel: US office furniture manufacturer offering systems furniture, partitions, and architectural products. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the office screens and partitions category.
• MillerKnoll: Parent of Herman Miller and other office furniture brands; offers an extensive range of office screens, partitions, and architectural products. Comparable as a large incumbent serving the same corporate office end-market.

Direct peers

• Senator Group: UK-based office furniture manufacturer offering a wide range of screens, partitions, and workplace products. Most directly comparable as a UK office furniture producer and a potential OEM partner or competitor for Panel UK.
• Screenflex: US manufacturer of portable partitions and acoustic room dividers. Directly comparable as a smaller specialized manufacturer of office screen and partition products with a similar product focus.
• Boss Design: UK-based office seating and furniture manufacturer. Comparable as a UK office furniture specialist operating in overlapping workspace product categories and customer segments.
• Silent Gliss: Swiss/European manufacturer of interior blinds, curtain tracks, and acoustic partitioning systems. Comparable as a European architectural interior products manufacturer serving similar office fit-out customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/panel-uk

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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