Circular guarantee
Designed to stay in circulation.
Sustainable Ply panels are designed to remain in use beyond their first application. At end-of-life — whether following a refit, refurbishment, exhibition strike-down or lease-end — panels can be returned to us for reuse, repurposing or recycling into future products. Manufactured in Lewes with a reclaimed cardboard core, every board ships with a practical route to remain in circulation and extend the life of valuable materials.
How it works
Four steps, one closed loop.
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Quote your batch ID.
Every panel is supplied with a unique batch ID. When your project reaches end-of-life, simply quote the batch ID and contact us to begin the return process.
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Collection or drop-off.
Depending on volume and location, panels can be returned directly to our Lewes workshop or collected through our developing take-back programme (collection fees may apply).
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Assessment & recovery.
Returned boards are assessed and directed towards the most appropriate recovery route, including reuse, repurposing or material recycling.
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Back into circulation.
Recovered materials are used to support future products, helping valuable fibre remain in circulation beyond its first application.
What qualifies
What we’ll take back.
Anything we made, in any condition the fibre can still be recovered from. A short list of exclusions on contamination grounds.
Accepted
In every batch
- Whole panels with the original batch ID label intact.
- Board cuts: CNC-trimmed sections, edge-finished or raw.
- Offcuts: any piece larger than roughly 50 cm on the longest edge.
- Laminated panels: veneer, foil, or print finish.
- Acoustic panels: 1200×600 and 600×600 formats.
Excluded
Out of scope
- Water-damaged: soaked or mould-affected panels.
- Contaminated: oil, solvent, adhesive residue beyond normal finish.
- Small offcuts: pieces under 50 cm (compost / household recycle locally).
- Painted art boards: finished artwork is the artist’s to retain or donate.
- Non-Sustainable Ply panels: we only take back what we made.
Logistics
Three ways to return.
Collection
Door-to-door pickup anywhere in the UK and EU. Free for original-order values over £500 [client to confirm threshold], low flat-rate for smaller batches. Arranged at a date that suits your project schedule, typically within ten working days of registration.
Drop-off
Bring panels back to the Lewes workshop at Unit B 27, Bridge Farm, Barcombe Mills Road. By appointment, Monday to Friday. Coffee on the bench while we book the batch in.
Containerised
For large-scale exhibition strike-downs and full-fit-out refurbs, we arrange a dedicated container direct from site. Priced per movement. Talk to us first.
Start the return
Register your batch for take-back.
Send us the batch ID and an approximate quantity. We’ll come back within one working day with a collection slot or drop-off appointment.
Next step
Spec a panel that comes back.
Order a free sample to see the honeycomb texture, or talk through a specification with the Lewes workshop.