Standard panel PSL: the honeycomb panel for stand walls

What the standard panel is for

The standard panel PSL is the base element of any exhibition stand: the walls that close the plot, the internal partitions, the backdrops that carry the graphics. It arrives trimmed and grooved — the perimeter grooves are matched to our alignment strips and connectors, so the build is dry: no glue, no tools, done by hand.

The reason exhibition work uses a honeycomb panel rather than a solid one comes down to weight. A three-metre sheet of solid MDF needs two people and a trolley; the same panel in honeycomb is carried and stood up by one person. On an overnight build of a few hours, with several trades working the same hall at once, that is exactly the difference between finishing on time and not finishing.

The second reason is reuse. The perimeter frame is what lets the panel survive the dismantle, the loading and the road: a PSL that is looked after will take dozens of cycles without bowing or losing square.

How the panel is built

Every panel that leaves our plant in Fontanelle, near Treviso, is built the same way. These construction details are what decide whether a honeycomb panel lasts one season or ten.

Sizes, thicknesses and 2026 prices

The PSL comes in two thicknesses. 40 mm covers the large majority of cases; 50 mm is what you take where the span is long, where the wall is free-standing on one side, or where things are hung from it — in which case it is also worth looking at the reinforced panel PZL.

Standard widths are 500 and 1,000 mm, heights from 2,500 to 6,000 mm. The six-metre panel is a production run that needs its own press and its own handling — not every manufacturer offers it; with us it is a price-list item.

The five finishes

Five finishes, available on every size, in ascending price order:

• Raw MDF CARB FSC — the baseline. Ready to be painted, wrapped or printed on site.
• Fire-rated MDF — fire-retardant skins, with the fire-performance documentation supplied.
• White laminate, both faces — ready to use, the most common choice for continuous stand walls.
• Black laminate, both faces — for dark set designs and high-contrast visitor routes.
• Poplar or 4 mm plywood — when a real timber surface has to stay visible.

Fire-rated versions of the white and black laminate are available on all sizes at extra cost. RAL-lacquered finishes have their own price list.

40 or 50 mm — how to choose

The rule of thumb we give our customers: 40 mm as standard, 50 mm when the panel is working. The panel is working when the span goes past three metres with no intermediate support, when it is free-standing on one side, when something is hung from it, or when the stand is built and dismantled several times in a season.

Dropping the thickness below what the span asks for is one of two savings that turn against you at the first build. The other is leaving out reinforcement where it is needed: in the factory it costs very little, on site it costs a great deal.

Availability, special sizes and delivery

Standard sizes are always in stock. We normally ship within 7 days of order confirmation and in practice almost always sooner: in exhibition work the enquiry arrives from one day to the next, and we are set up for that.

• Minimum order: none. We make single pieces.
• Non-standard sizes: any size to drawing, with no cutting surcharge — you pay the price of the next standard size up.
• Delivery: UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, the Gulf and the whole of Europe, including direct to the exhibition halls within your build-up slot.
• Prices: net, VAT excluded, 2026 price list, ex works Fontanelle (TV), Italy.

For deliveries outside Italy we agree the build-up slot, the customs paperwork where it applies and the transport documents with you in advance.

Frequently asked questions

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