The category, explained
Insulated Panels.
Two steel skins bonded to an insulating core — the building block for cool rooms, freezers, ceilings and cold storage. It all comes down to one choice: which core?
Start here
Choose your core
Every insulated panel is the same idea — the core is what changes cost, insulation and fire behaviour. Pick the one that fits your job.
EPS
Expanded polystyrene · $
- Lowest cost, lightest
- Great for cool rooms & sheds
- λ ≈ 0.037 · FR grades
Explore EPS →
Not sure? Cool rooms → EPS. Freezers → PIR. Strict fire rating → Rockwool.
Where they go
One panel, many jobs
The same sandwich panel shows up across cold storage and construction. Best-fit core per application:
Application
EPS
PIR
Rockwool
Cool rooms
Best
OK
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Freezers
OK
Best
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Fire-rated walls
—
OK
Best
Container builds
Good
Good
Good
Insulated ceilings
Best
Good
OK
Sheds / partitions
Best
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Indicative guidance — fire compliance always follows the NCC requirements for your building class.
Pick a path
Compare cores, then size your job
See EPS vs PIR vs Rockwool side by side, or jump straight to the calculator.