SEE HOW OFFSITE PLASTERBOARD PREPARATION WORKS
WHY VISIT THE INNOVATION CENTER
Innovate at SA is a UK plasterboard fabrication workshop in Elsenham, Essex. We CNC cut, form, label and prepare plasterboard components offsite for drylining, fit-out, ceiling and main contractors.
The Innovation Center is where you can see that process in person. Bring your drawings, cutting schedule or an awkward site detail and we will show you how repeated plasterboard work can be moved off site and prepared in a controlled workshop.
You keep your supplier, your rates and your rebates. We just cut and prepare the board you already buy.
During a visit, you can
- See CNC plasterboard cutting in action
- Watch a difficult detail go from drawing to 3D model to cutting file
- Handle finished components — baffle boxes, deflection strips, bulkheads, curved elements
- Talk through your own drawings with Tony Baccarini, Founder and Technical Director
- Take samples back to site, the office or your design team
This is a practical working session, not a showroom visit. If a repeated board detail is slowing the project, creating waste or putting pressure on labour, this is where we look at whether it can be done better offsite.
"It's hard to appreciate something that challenges the norm until you can physically see it — not as a drawing, not as a model, but as a finished object. That's what the Innovation Center is for."
WHAT YOU WILL SEE
The full journey from drawing to finished plasterboard component.
CNC plasterboard cutting
Plasterboard and specialist boards cut on CNC equipment using boards from major manufacturers including British Gypsum, Siniat, Knauf and Promat. Repeatable accuracy, clean components, less cutting left for site.
3D modelling and design
A drawing becomes a model, the model becomes a cutting file, the cutting file becomes a labelled kit of parts. Useful where a detail is awkward, repeated, curved, fire-rated or hard to set out consistently on site.
Finished plasterboard components
You can handle real examples, including baffle boxes, deflection head strips, preformed bulkheads, coffer and lighting details, folded sections, curved elements, shadow gap details, column details, fire-rated components, acoustic ceiling components and bespoke CNC-cut plasterboard, GRG and plywood parts.
The quality process
We check, label, group, band and palletise components so they reach site in a format your team can understand — making installation easier and getting the right parts to the right place.
HOW WE WORK WITH YOU ON A VISIT
A visit is most useful when it’s based around a real project, drawing package or site problem. You don’t need everything resolved before you come in.
Step 1 — Bring or send your drawings. PDF, DWG, DXF, sketches and site photos all help start the conversation.
Step 2 — We walk through the detail. Tony reviews what’s buildable, what could be prepared offsite and what could reduce site cutting, dust and waste.
Step 3 — We show you similar components. Where possible, we show finished parts that relate to your project so you can judge quality, weight, finish and installation sequence.
Step 4 — We agree the next step. A quote, a sample, a small trial package or a more detailed drawing review — whichever fits the job.
PRACTICAL INFO
- Visits are free and by appointment
- Allow 60–90 minutes
- You’ll be with Tony and one team member
- Bring a colleague if useful — just let us know
- On-site parking available
If you have any questions or can not see what you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact us, we provide bespoke solutions across our range of products. Click below to live chat or send us a message.
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