Applications
Gilcrest is recognised as the go to composite panel manufacturer for a very wide range of applications, from signage and architectural interior cladding, through to engine mounts and spray booths. Alongside our customised composite panel range we offer a number of pre-designed systems to suit different specialist applications. Gilcrest’s specialist’s team are happy to assist with any customer requirements and relish the challenge of designing and manufacturing a solution to deliver to individual needs.
Office Fit Out & Refurbishment
Gilcrest can take design concepts and create bespoke panelling solutions for office fit out panelling and specific internal refurbishments needs including bespoke and decorative panelling for kitchens, bathrooms and any internal environment.
Facades
Gilcrest offers a specialist façade panel service, which provides stiffness. We can apply any finish to a lightweight high strength weather resistant panel board for all external applications.
Acoustic Housing, Enclosures and Booths
Gilcrest product panels for installation internally and externally to reduce plant or machinery noise. This same application has been used for recording studios and sports halls to reduce noise pollution.
Stone Veneer and Cladding
Gilcrest Manufacturing produce bespoke FM approved, fire spread rated and GMP compliant aluminium honeycomb panels – ideal for combining with natural stone, marble and brick veneer.
Puracore® Cleanrooms
Gilcrest provides Puracore FM approved honeycomb cleanroom panels for walls and ceilings. The cleanroom panels are flat, have a high load capacity and can be supplied as framed panels with a white finish for self-assembly by approved installers.
Rain Screens
Gilcrest offers a specialist rain screen panel service, which provides stiffness. We can apply any finish to a lightweight high strength weather resistant panel board for all external applications.
Swimming Pools
Gilcrest provides a weather resistant insulated panel kit to insulate swimming pools. This product is supplied directly to high-end swimming pool specialists.
Curtain walling
For curtain wall companies, Gilcrest bond lightweight aluminium honeycomb panels to the inside of pre-cut cladding panels to give the panel strength without compromise to the weight loading of the project.
Stainless Steel Enclosures
Gilcrest produces modular stainless steel enclosures for many applications such as downflow booths, wash booths and chemical washrooms.
Lining Systems
Gilcrest offers FM approved wall-lining systems for use in clean environments, food environments and for refurbishment and new build projects.
Cappings and Flashings
Gilcrest manufacture bespoke cappings and flashings for panels, walls and roofs. Available in a range of materials, shapes and sizes – completely custom to any specification and project.
Walls
Gilcrest specialises in creating bespoke architectural panels for high-end commercial buildings. Supplying specially finished hygienic panels ideal for applications in bathrooms and kitchens. These panels can be made to any finish, colour and specification.
Marine Furniture & Worktop
Gilcrest provides bespoke panels for customised high-end furniture manufacture. The honeycomb panel, used internally with a precise flat finish, offers a lightweight and strong core for long items such as long dining tables and worktops.
Vacuum Tables
Gilcrest supply custom drilled framed vacuum tables. The panels are used as a flat table with holes to allow air to be removed from the product through the panel bed. Our aluminium honeycomb panels with a perforated honeycomb core and perforated aluminium skins offer a large area of table panel to distribute vacuum to hold the cloth in place during precision cutting.
Laser Tables / beds
Gilcrest supply calibration plates, a flat surface to check machine precision. This product is utilised worldwide and employed in robotics and medical devices. The calibration plate is also a lightweight alternative material in the manufacture of scientific instruments for the field.
Signage
Gilcrest produces bespoke signage when the requirement is design specific and an extremely robust solution is needed to uphold to the rigours of any application and environment.
Gilcrest has created signage where essentially a hardy robust solution was required to accommodate the London Olympics. Please see our case study for more information.
Fire Rated Panels
Fire-rated panels can be used anywhere where fire safety is a concern. Applications include but not limited to, on board ships, ferries, commercial buildings to name a few. Fire-rated panels can be finished to meet any requirement.
Chemical resistant panels
Chemical resistant panels can be made to resist various chemicals and conditions. Ideal for Swimming pools, Cleanrooms and Weather-proofing.
Spray Booths
Gilcrest supply many forms of spray booths to varying widths and apertures, ranging from a standard white polyester finish up to a high-grade stainless steel specialist booth. The spray booths may be designed with a range of colours varying on both faces and can also be supplied as frame panels for superior strength.
High load floor panels
Gilcrest creates lightweight, steel faced panels that can handle heavy loads. These panels can be applied as high load floor panels for lift floors, gantries walkways and working platforms.
Walkways
Gilcrest anti-slip panels have a textured finish for use on Lift Floors, Walk Ways and Gantries.
High load ceilings
Gilcrest High Load Ceilings are made from Framed Honeycomb panels taking up to 3.5kN per m2. Ideal for use on walk on decks, walk on ceilings and clean rooms.
