A school wall carries the same few things again and again: a notice board outside each office, a writing surface in each classroom or staff room, and framed certificates and photographs in the corridor. These are three of our product families, so one supplier can cover all three instead of three.
For buyers
Notice boards, writing boards and certificate frames for schools
ArtzFolio makes framed pin boards, magnetic and non-magnetic writing boards and A4 certificate frames in its own factory, under your label, for school suppliers, stationers and institutions. Sizes follow a published list of 16 standard sizes, and other sizes are made to your brief.
Illustrative visual of a school corridor with pin boards and a writing board
At a glance
- Products
- Framed pin boards, magnetic and non-magnetic writing boards, A4 certificate frames
- Standard sizes
- A published list of 16; other sizes to brief
- For
- School suppliers, stationers and institutions
- Label
- Under your label
Have a brief? Send it.
Tell us the product, a rough quantity and whether it carries your brand. We reply within 1 business day, with questions or a quote.
How to start
- Send a briefThe product, a rough quantity and whether it carries your brand.
- Sample and quoteYour quote confirms the price, minimum order, lead time and sample plan.
- OrderApprove the sample, then the full run is made and packed under your label.
What a school typically needs
Framed pin boards
A soft surface in self-healing fabric or natural cork over a foam core, with a solid wood frame and an engineered wood back. They hang horizontally or vertically.
Writing boards
A magnetic board has a gloss laminated surface on a steel sheet; a non-magnetic board has a smooth gloss wipe-clean surface. Both sit in a frame and both are always framed, never edge-less.
Certificate and photo frames
An A4 certificate frame is simply the 8.3 x 11.7 inch size from the photo frame range, and the same range also holds A3 at 11.7 x 16.5 inches.
Standard board sizes
The Boards catalogue lists 16 standard sizes in inches. Any other size can be made to a written brief, which matters in schools because corridor niches and classroom walls are rarely a neat standard width.
Landscape 7 sizes
- 18x12
- 24x16
- 30x20
- 36x24
- 24x12
- 30x15
- 36x18
Portrait 4 sizes
- 12x18
- 16x24
- 20x30
- 24x36
Square 5 sizes
- 12x12
- 16x16
- 20x20
- 24x24
- 28x28
Who this page is for
There are two kinds of buyer.
School supplier, stationer or furniture dealer
Wants boards and frames under its own name to sell to many schools.
School or trust buying directly
Wants a defined set of boards for several rooms.
Both go through the same enquiry form, and you tell us which you are.
Surfaces can be plain or printed on the magnetic board, so a school crest or a timetable grid is a matter of artwork, which you supply and which goes through the prepress and sampling steps before a full order.
How an order moves
Send the enquiry
You send the enquiry with the product, a rough quantity and your brand name.
Confirm the details
We confirm size, frame colour and surface. Standard frame colours are Black, White, Dark Brown, Natural Brown, Golden and Antique Gold; other colours are made on request.
Sample first
A sample is made first, because a first order and sampling take longer than a repeat order.
Full order
After you approve the sample, the full order is made and packed. Minimum order and lead time depend on the category and the quantity. Typical ranges for photo frames are on the pricing page, and your quote confirms both.
Worked briefA worked brief: boards and frames for a group of classrooms
This is a hypothetical example showing how a school supplier or a school trust might brief an order.
This is a hypothetical example showing how a school supplier or a school trust might brief an order. It describes no real school and no real supplier.
The situation
A school trust is refitting a block of classrooms and a corridor. Each classroom needs a writing board and a notice board. The corridor needs framed certificates and a wall of framed photographs. One niche is not a standard width.
How the buyer might write it down
Make one line per room type and one line for the corridor. Choose sizes from the published landscape, portrait and square lists, and mark the niche as a made-to-brief size with the width measured on the wall. Decide whether the crest or timetable grid will be printed on the magnetic board and have the artwork file ready.
A point worth writing down
School budgets are often split across departments. Write each department as its own block in the brief, with its own quantities, so each department's quantities are clear. Note any wall that needs a size made to brief.
| Line in the brief | What to specify |
|---|---|
| Classroom writing board | Magnetic or non-magnetic, always framed, with the size from the list |
| Notice board | Fabric or cork surface, with hooks, hanging horizontally or vertically |
| Certificate frames | The A4 size from the photo frame range |
| Corridor photographs | Frame sizes from the photo frame range and one frame colour |
| Niche board | A measured size written as a made-to-brief line |
| Crest or grid | Artwork file for the magnetic board surface |
Example only. Prices are not shown here. The quote confirms price, minimum order and lead time, and typical ranges are on the pricing page.
What to send: state whether you are a supplier or a school buying directly, list each product line with its quantity, send the crest artwork and write the frame colour you want.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Can the same order include boards and certificate frames?
Yes. Both come from the same factory, so one enquiry can list pin boards, writing boards and A4 frames together. Say the quantity of each line in the form and we will reply with one quote.
Are the writing boards framed?
Yes. Magnetic and non-magnetic writing boards are always made framed. The frame is corrosion-resistant, and the colour comes from the standard range or is matched to a colour you ask for.
Do you publish a minimum order or lead time?
Typical ranges are on the pricing page: photo frames typically start from 100 pieces per size, and a paid sample typically takes 1 to 2 weeks. These are not a guarantee, and your quote confirms both.
Can a school crest be printed on a board?
The magnetic board surface can be plain or printed, so artwork such as a crest can be discussed. Send the artwork file with the enquiry and it is checked at prepress before sampling.
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Tell us what you need made
Send the product, a rough quantity and your brand. We reply in writing with questions or a quote.
More briefs, data and glossaries
Print a brief sheet
Schools brief sheet: the published facts for this segment on one printable page, with lines to fill in. It is not a quote.