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Acoustic Screens, Partitions and Desk Dividers for Open-Plan Offices

Acoustic office screens divide a workspace and cut down the noise that travels across it. Desk dividers sit between colleagues at the desk, freestanding screens and partitions split larger areas into quieter zones, and mobile screens move with the layout.

Each one blocks the direct path of speech, and its acoustic core absorbs the sound that reaches it.

In busier rooms, wall panels, ceiling canopies and suspended baffles deal with echo higher up and across the wider space.

Read about the A, B, C and D of acoustics

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Browse products by screen type to find the right acoustic solution for your office, meeting space, or collaborative area.

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Sileo acoustic wall panels
Acoustic ceiling baffles above the desk space
Acoustic screen shaped like a funky tree
Fabricks acoustic modular wall partition
Acoustic wall panels in waiting area
Mobile acoustic writing divide with wood trim.
Acoustic suspended cloud baffle
Puzzle acoustic baffles in workspace
Mobile screen with whiteboard and acoustic pinnable upholstery
Snowflake suspension baffles controlling sound into a meeting area
Mobile Alp office screen with hanging whiteboard
Sand thick upholstered acoustic wall with table
Scala acoustic ceiling canopies above a meeting room table
Formo acoustic panels on wall
Desk dividing screen with pinnable freestanding screen
Office dividing screens around a desk
Budget acoustic folding office screen
Acoustic diamond shaped wall panels

Acoustic office screen types

Choose by where the noise problem sits: at the desk, across a zone, or around the whole room.

Desk dividers

Desk-mounted and clamp-on dividers for facing or side-by-side workstations. They stop speech travelling from desk to desk and give each person a screened view. Softline, Soneo, Privi and se:Wall come in a range of widths and heights to suit your desks.

Freestanding screens and partitions

Floor-standing screens divide open-plan areas into quieter zones without building work. Softline and Soneo screens come in 30mm or 50mm thicknesses and link together. For a more solid divide between teams, acoustic partitions are thicker and more substantial: Limbus Sub at 80mm, the stackable Fabricks system, and Sand Wall with its built-in furniture options.

Mobile screens

For workspaces where the layout changes. Contour, Alumi and Alp screens have a whiteboard face, and Alp screens nest together to save floor space when not in use.

Acoustic wall panels, baffles and canopies

Screens deal with noise at desk height. Wall panels, ceiling canopies and suspended baffles reduce echo across the whole room, which matters most on large open-plan floors and in meeting rooms and breakout areas.

How we approach sound control within the workspace

We work through office acoustics using four principles: absorb, block, cover and diffuse. These are the A, B, C and D of sound control.

Sound absorbers on wall with acoustic dividing screens
Absorb travelling sounds

Absorption (A)

Absorption products capture sound waves to soften the room. Rather than letting noise bounce off hard surfaces (creating that distracting echo), products like desk dividers and ceiling canopies soak up the energy for a more balanced workspace.

  • Sound absorbing dividers: catch noise at the source, between desks.
  • Ceiling canopies: These soften the largest hard surface in your office—the ceiling.
  • Acoustic wall panels: Mount these near noise sources to stop sound from 'ping-ponging' across the room.
Thick sound-absorbing office screens
Block noise

Blocking (B)

Sometimes you simply need a physical barrier. While absorption soaks up sound, blocking stops it from travelling. Solid dividers or high-back booths create a 'shadow' for sound, providing the privacy needed for deep focus.

  • Office screens: A solid screen creates a buffer. Tip: An acoustically treated screen will block and absorb sound simultaneously.
  • Acoustic storage: Mass blocks sound. Using storage with acoustic back panels provides a dual-purpose noise barrier.
  • Suspended baffles: These act as effective speed bumps for sound travelling across open-plan areas.
Add sound masking

Cover (C)

Cover refers to Sound Masking. This technique uses tuned white or pink noise played through discreet speakers to make ambient conversations less distracting and more private. Because this is a technical integration, we carry out site tests with third-party specialists to ensure the system is perfectly calibrated to your space.

3D wall panels for Diffusion
Scatter sound energy

Diffusion (D)

Diffusion keeps an office sounding natural. Rather than absorbing sound, 3D panels scatter it, so the room doesn't feel dead or hollow.

  • Suspended 3D baffles: These disrupt the path of 'stray' sound energy across the room.
  • 3D wall panels: Offering a striking design aesthetic while scattering sound across different frequencies.
  • 3D partitions: the Fabricks range diffuses, blocks and absorbs sound in one product.

Choosing the right acoustic solution for your workspace

Use desk dividers for workstation privacy, freestanding screens and partitions for zoning, and mobile screens where layouts change often.

Acoustic screens in an open-plan office

Open-plan offices

Use a mix of desk and freestanding screens to reduce distractions and create quieter working zones directly within the core workspace. Wall panels, canopies and baffles can then be used to reduce sound transfer to other spaces if required.

Acoustic panels & canopy in a meeting room

Meeting & breakout spaces

Wall panels, ceiling baffles and corner bass traps help control reverberation and improve speech clarity. We also offer meeting tables with acoustic structures to assist the room's ambience.

Mobile acoustic screens in a flexible office

Flexible workspaces

Mobile office screens and linking acoustic partition systems are useful where the workspace layout changes regularly.

Acoustic Office Screen FAQs

Acoustic office screens help reduce noise by absorbing sound, blocking direct speech paths, and reducing echo within open-plan workspaces. They improve privacy and create a calmer environment, but they work best as part of a wider acoustic strategy.
Sound absorbing materials reduce echo by taking in reflected sound waves. Sound blocking creates a physical barrier that helps stop noise from travelling directly between people or work areas. Many acoustic screens combine both effects.
The terms are often used interchangeably. In general, a screen is lighter and thinner, sitting on a desk or the floor to give privacy to one workstation or a small group. A partition is thicker and more substantial, used to divide one area of the office from another. A slim desk divider might be 30mm thick, while a partition such as Limbus Sub is 80mm.
Freestanding floor screens and desk screens are often the best starting point for open-plan offices because they help create quieter zones and improve speech privacy. For larger echo issues, they can be used alongside wall panels or ceiling baffles.
No. Soundproofing means stopping sound passing from one room to another, which needs full-height walls, sealed doors and building work. Acoustic partitions and screens reduce noise within a space. They block direct speech between people and absorb sound that would otherwise bounce around the room. For a fully private space for calls or meetings, an acoustic office pod is the better option.
Not always, but combining them gives much better results. Screens help with zoning and privacy, while wall panels and ceiling products help reduce reverberation across the wider room.
As a rule of thumb, a desk screen should sit high enough to help interrupt direct speech between seated colleagues. For privacy, the screen should usually rise above seated mouth height, depending on the desk and seating arrangement.
Yes, if they're high enough. A divider that rises above seated mouth height blocks the direct path of speech between colleagues, and an acoustic core absorbs sound instead of reflecting it back. In a large open-plan room they work best alongside wall or ceiling treatment.
Choose desk screens for workstation privacy, freestanding screens for flexible zoning, and mobile screens where layouts change often. If you need help selecting the right option, it helps to consider your space size, noise level, and how the workspace is used.
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