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PVC Curtains for Laboratories and Pharma | Strip Doors
PVC strip curtains for laboratories and pharmaceutical facilities. Separate zones, hold temperature on cold storage, and control dust between areas.

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Separate zones, hold temperature on cold storage, and control dust between areas. Made to size, shipped Australia-wide.

PVC Curtains for Laboratories and Pharma

Separate zones, hold temperature on cold storage, and control dust between areas. Made to size, shipped Australia-wide.

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The Challenge in a Lab

A lab runs on separation. Sample handling, storage, plant and general access all want to stay apart, and most buildings were fitted out before anyone knew what would go where.

Retrofitting is the hard part. Building a wall means a shutdown, a permit and a budget, which is why the boundary that should exist often does not.

Cold storage is the other constant. Sample fridges, cold rooms and stability chambers all have to hold temperature, and every doorway that opens onto a warm corridor works against them.

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How Strip Curtains Solve It

Strip curtains create a boundary without building work. A run of strips goes up in a day, needs no permit, and comes down again if the room changes use.

They handle the traffic a door does not. Staff move through with trays, racks and both hands full, and there is nothing to prop open when the room gets busy.

Be clear on what they are. They are a physical barrier against dust, draughts and temperature loss. They are not a classified cleanroom and they will not hold a pressure differential.

  • Zone separation: A real boundary without a wall or a shutdown
  • Cold storage: Cold rooms and sample stores recover faster
  • Dust control: Particulate stops drifting between areas
  • Hands free: Staff pass through carrying trays and racks
  • Reversible: Comes down when the room changes use
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Where PVC Curtains Go in a Lab

Labs vary enormously, so treat this as a starting point rather than a rule. These are the four positions that come up most.

Floor plan of a laboratory showing where PVC curtains go: 3mm clear at goods in, a full run of strips separating general access from the controlled area, 3mm ribbed Polarflex Freezer grade on cold storage, and 3mm clear on the plant room doorway
1

Goods in · Receiving

3mm clear

Receiving is where outside meets inside. Deliveries, trolleys and couriers all pass through, and it is the doorway most likely to be standing open when it should not be.

2

Zone separation · General to controlled

3mm clear

This is the boundary you could not otherwise build. A run of strips separates general access from a controlled area without a permit, a shutdown or a builder.

3

Cold storage · Cold rooms and sample stores

3mm ribbed, Polarflex Freezer grade

Cold storage is where the temperature actually matters. Ribbed PVC stops the strips sticking together in the damp cold, on doors that open many times a day.

4

Plant and services · Off the main floor

3mm clear

Plant rooms bring dust, noise and heat onto the floor every time the door opens. A curtain keeps all three on the right side without anyone having to remember to close anything.

This is not a cleanroom

Strip curtains are a physical barrier, not a classified environment. They will not hold a pressure differential and they do not give you an ISO class. If your process needs that, you need a cleanroom, and we will tell you so.

This sector was not something we discussed, and it is the one where we are least sure of ourselves. Does it match the enquiries you get?

Recommended Products for Labs

These match the four positions above. Prices exclude delivery and were taken from the live catalogue on 20 August 2026.

DoorwayProductPrice
Goods in, zoning and plantClear PVC Roll 3mm x 150mm Flat, 50m$275.00
Wider openingsClear PVC Roll 3mm x 300mm Flat, 50m$561.00
Cold rooms and sample storesClear PVC Roll 3mm x 150mm Ribbed Polarflex Freezer, 50m$325.60
MountingStainless Steel Hook-on Type Head Section, 1968mm$121.00
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We have no genuine quote for this one yet, so the section is switched off rather than filled with something invented.

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Questions and answers

Can strip curtains be used to make a cleanroom?

No. A classified cleanroom needs controlled air supply, filtration and pressure differentials, and a strip curtain gives you none of those. What it gives you is a physical barrier against dust, draughts and temperature loss between areas.

Will they hold a pressure differential?

No. Strips part and fall back, so there is no seal to hold pressure against. If your process depends on a differential, this is the wrong product and we will say so.

Do you have an antistatic option?

Talk to us before you specify. If your area has a specific antistatic or fire requirement we need to know at quote stage rather than after delivery.

Can we install without a shutdown?

Usually yes, and it is the main reason labs choose strips over a wall. A head section fixes above the opening and the strips hook on, so there is no wet trade and no permit.

Will they survive lab cleaning chemicals?

The stainless steel head sections and plates will. Clean the PVC itself with warm soapy water or a mild sanitiser rather than solvents, which can craze it over time.

Do you deliver to regional areas?

Yes, we ship Australia-wide. Delivery costs are calculated at checkout based on your location and the size of your order.

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Getting Started

We make laboratory pvc curtains to order, cut to your opening sizes and shipped Australia-wide. Tell us what the boundary is meant to do and we will tell you whether strips are the right answer.

If your process needs a classified environment, we will say so rather than sell you something that will not do the job.

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Questions we need you to answer

These are the things we could not confirm ourselves. The page cannot go live until they are sorted.

Have you done any lab or pharmaceutical work at all?

This is the page we are least confident about. No install, no photo, no customer, and the sector has real compliance expectations. If you have never done one, we should consider whether the page is worth having.

The strategy doc lists cleanroom strip doors as a target keyword. Are you comfortable with us telling people this is not a cleanroom?

We have been blunt about it, including a callout saying so. That may cost us the keyword, but claiming otherwise to a pharmaceutical buyer would be worse.

Is there an antistatic or fire-rated PVC option?

Same question as the Data Centres page. If there is a product we should name it. If there is not, we should say so plainly rather than defer to a phone call.

Is it right that solvents craze PVC over time?

We have said so in the cleaning FAQ. It is the kind of detail a lab will test us on, so we want to be sure it is accurate.

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