The right shuttering plywood supplier helps your team buy a board that fits the formwork, produces the required concrete finish and arrives ready for the work planned on site. PanelSource manufactures film faced plywood and supports full-sheet and custom-part orders. Start with your application, current board or drawing; we help bring the core, facing, sample and factory quotation together.
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Start with the component and finish you need
Tell us whether the board is for a wall, slab, column, beam, frame facing or custom insert. A photograph of the current panel, a cutting list or the concrete-finish brief gives us a useful starting point. We can help compare constructions and define the work to be completed at the factory.
As the selection develops, keep the formwork designer’s panel requirements with the enquiry. The design brings the sheet properties together with supports, fresh-concrete loading, connections and deflection limits. Supplying the required construction and documents gives that team a clear material basis for its assessment.
Choose a construction your team can reorder
Record the core species or agreed mixture, layup, finished thickness and tolerance, film and edge treatment for each selected variant. These details help the factory repeat the board you have approved. For mixed-thickness orders, give each construction its own line and sample reference.
When comparing alternatives, show which fields change. One offer may use another core, while another changes only the surface or machining. Compare handling weight, required properties, finish and delivered cost together so the quotation reflects the whole job. Keep the accepted differences in the order rather than relying on a general trade name.
Connect factory controls with the delivered result
| Production area | Question | Relevant result |
|---|---|---|
| Veneer preparation | How is material condition controlled for the specified construction? | Suitable layup and consistent finished-panel properties |
| Gluing and pressing | How are the construction and production batch identified? | Traceable bonding evidence and investigation records |
| Film application | What face is supplied and how are defects assessed? | Agreed surface condition and concrete-finish trial |
| Sizing and edge treatment | Which dimensions and cut edges are covered? | Usable size, tolerance and protection details |
| Inspection and packing | How do results and labels relate to the delivered material? | Recognisable lots and a workable receiving check |
Review the bond for your selected panel
Choose the bond requirement for the panel’s intended conditions and keep the corresponding report with that construction. EN 314-1 addresses plywood bonding test methods and EN 314-2 the requirements. A report identifies the tested material, treatment and result so the buying team can review the specified basis.
Our boiling-test interpretation guide explains how a visual demonstration relates to formal bond testing. For a delivery concern, retain the source sheet, glue-line location and treatment details. Those records help the factory and buyer investigate the same material and agree the next action.
boiling-test interpretation guide
Provide the panel properties needed by the design
Include the strength, stiffness and loading direction requested by the formwork design. Compare the quoted thickness and layup with the product evidence, alongside the bonding and dimensional requirements. Each property contributes to a different part of panel selection.
EN 636 provides plywood requirements for defined applications. Where that framework or another specified system is used, keep the requested product and standard details on the quotation. If the construction changes during purchasing, make the updated data available to the responsible designer before substitution.
Try the working surface against your finish brief
Agree the working face, film continuity, acceptable marks, joint details and concrete appearance. A small face-and-edge sample can settle the first selection; a project trial can then show the facing with the chosen release agent, concrete and workmanship.
Keep the panel identity, trial setup and concrete result together. Use the project’s finish criteria when comparing new and used facings for adjacent visible areas.
Choose full sheets or prepared parts
Choose full sheets, cut blanks or parts with the required holes and edge treatment. Identify finished dimensions at joints and frame interfaces, where local thickness and corner condition affect both fit and appearance. This helps reduce avoidable adjustments at the workshop or site.
Agree protection for the supplied perimeter and for cuts or holes made later. Keep repairs appropriate to the film and finish required; sanding through a finished overlay changes the working surface. A prepared sample lets your team review the actual cut or drilled detail before the batch is processed.
Carry a successful selection into repeat orders
Link order lines, pack labels and inspection records so the receiving team can recognise each construction. Preserve the face and component samples that worked well. For a repeat order, identify any proposed change to the core, film, bond, thickness or processing before production.
Use site feedback to improve the next purchase: record cutting yield, face condition, cleaning, stripping and the resulting concrete finish. Review panels for their next intended use rather than assuming every sheet will serve the same number of pours. Where a problem occurs, map the affected packs and operations to help distinguish production, transport and handling factors.
Plan your next order with our factory
Begin with the application and the sizes or quantities you know. Send a current-panel photo or drawing if it helps explain what you want to improve. We can then discuss the construction, sample and supplied processing together.
The factory quotation brings the agreed panel, quantities, packing, destination and timing into one scope. Keep requested product documents and project-specific inspection arrangements with that order so your purchasing and receiving teams have the same reference.
Factory supply questions
Can we start before the panel specification is complete?
Yes. Begin with the use, existing panel or a drawing. We help compare construction, face and processing, then develop the sample and quotation details with you.
How do we keep repeat orders consistent?
Retain the agreed construction, working-face sample, dimensions and processing scope. Link each order and pack to that reference and record any agreed changes before production.
Can you supply cut and drilled plywood parts?
We can plan custom parts around your drawing, including agreed holes and edge treatment. A prepared sample or first piece helps your team review fit before the full order.