Panel Cladding Range
Forma panel cladding is co-extruded for strength, durability and resistance to the elements. It will not fade, rot or warp, and comes in seven colours.
Ecoscape composite cladding brings a clean, considered finish to façades, garden rooms and feature walls, with the natural look of real timber. Each board combines recycled plastic and reclaimed wood fibres within a durable, co-extruded polymer shell designed to resist scratching, fading and moisture. With no need to paint, stain or oil, maintenance is kept to a minimum. Suitable for horizontal or vertical installation, indoors or out, the cladding can be finished with colour-matched trims for a cohesive look.
Forma Click for Grad: Three board widths which can be used individually or combined to create our unique ‘Combi’ pattern. Precise 5mm shadow gaps deliver a refined finish, while the boards click effortlessly onto Grad’s screw-free aluminium rail for a seamless appearance with no visible fixings. With installation time up to 50% faster than traditional timber cladding, Forma Click combines design impact with installation efficiency. Available in five colours, including our new Charred Wood (Shou Sugi Ban) finish.
Forma Slatted Cladding: The rhythm of 25mm timber-effect battens creates a distinctive linear look, adding texture, depth and architectural interest to exterior spaces. Available in seven colours.
Forma Panel Cladding: A streamlined design with a 132mm board face, an interlocking finish and a realistic timber-effect. Available in seven colours.
All Ecoscape composite cladding boards come with a 25-year warranty.
Order samples, or speak to our specification team about larger projects.
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All three ranges share the same capped Forma composite, the same 25-year warranty and the same D-s1, d0 fire classification. The choice is about the character you want for the façade.
What matters most to you?
The clean, flat line
Forma Panel gives a façade a clean, flat panel finish. It comes in seven colours, the same seven as Forma decking, so a façade and a deck can match. Boards fix on hidden clips, horizontally or vertically, with no visible screws.
Architectural rhythm
Forma Slatted has the look of timber battens, bringing real architectural interest to façades, screens and garden rooms. Its 24mm-deep profile adds depth and shadow. It comes in a wide choice of six colours, in 2.5m and 3.6m lengths.
Fast, ready-specified installation
Forma Click fits onto Grad’s screw-free aluminium rail, a ready-specified system that makes installation quick and leaves no fixings on show. Choose one of three batten widths (45, 64 or 119mm), or use the combi rail to lay a set pattern of mixed widths. It comes in five colours, including Charred Wood, a charred-timber effect, and fits horizontally or vertically.
Forma panel cladding is co-extruded for strength, durability and resistance to the elements. It will not fade, rot or warp, and comes in seven colours.
Ecoscape slatted cladding range looks as impressive as natural wood cladding with no need to paint, stain or oil. This stunning material is easy to install and comes with a 25 year warranty.
Ecoscape cladding trims are scratch and stain resistant, UV Stable and available in a range of colours to match your composite cladding. When installed, our composite cladding trims guarantee a seamless and stylish finish. Made from 95% recycled plastics, our low maintenance range of trims, including corner cladding trims and end trims, also have a 25-year warranty.
Browse finished projects, from sleek modern grey façades to warm woodgrain walls, and find the look for yours.
Whether you’re looking to replace your existing cladding or create a cladded façade from scratch, you’ve probably heard about the benefits of composite cladding and other materials available when it comes to building or replacing your cladding.
Choosing
Ecoscape Forma cladding is a second-generation, co-extruded wood-plastic composite: a core of 55% reclaimed wood fibre and 45% recycled HDPE, sealed in a polymer cap. The cap protects the board from scratching, staining, fading and moisture. Panel, Slatted and Forma Click for Grad® all use the same material.
SpecificationPanel 142 × 13mm (132mm installed), 2.22kg/m · Slatted 121 × 24mm (112mm installed), 2.14kg/m · Forma Click 45, 64 or 119 × 20mm · lengths 2.5m and 3.6m.
For a façade you don’t want to maintain, yes. There’s nothing to paint, stain or oil, the boards won’t rot, warp or split, and each one carries a 25-year warranty. It costs more to buy than softwood and about the same as cedar.
SpecificationBending strength 31.9 MPa (EN 15534-1) · water absorption 1.57% by weight after the boil test · no cracking in the falling-mass impact test.
Forma cladding comes with a 25-year warranty, including a guarantee against fading of more than 5 delta E. Beyond an occasional clean, there’s no upkeep.
SpecificationΔE* 1.2 after 300 hours of neutral salt spray (ISO 9227) · heat reversion 0.07%.
Forma Panel, Slatted and Click for Grad® cladding are fire rated, classified D-s1, d0 under EN 13501-1:2018, the European reaction-to-fire standard used in UK building regulations. D means combustible, with a medium contribution to fire; s1 means low smoke production; d0 means no flaming droplets.
That makes it suitable for most houses, extensions, garden rooms and outbuildings. Building regulations call for a higher classification in some situations, where Ecoscape composite cladding shouldn’t be used:
The rules differ between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and depend on how the building is used. Always check with your building control body or fire engineer before you specify. Our specification team can help.
It depends on the building and where it is. Recladding a house can need planning permission, especially in a conservation area or on a listed building. Garden rooms and outbuildings have their own rules. Check with your local planning authority before you start.
Fitting
Panel and Slatted boards fit onto a batten frame with hidden cladding clips, so no fixings show. There’s a start bar at the base, a clip at each batten, and a screw locking the centre clip. Forma Click for Grad® clicks onto Grad’s screw-free aluminium rail. See the Panel installation guide, the Slatted installation guide or the Forma Click system overview.
SpecificationBattens at 500mm maximum centres · aluminium hidden clip system: start bar, cladding clip, plastic pad, colour-coded screw · screw withdrawal 27.5 N/mm², pull-through 16.6 N/mm².
Yes, on a batten frame fixed to the brick or block. The frame leaves a ventilated cavity behind the boards, so moisture can escape. Use recycled plastic or aluminium battens, or treated timber battens with our cladding tape. On steel-framed buildings, our cladding clip fixes directly to the frame.
SpecificationA clear, ventilated cavity of at least 25mm behind the cladding, with ventilation from the bottom · any vapour barrier should be breathable and sit behind the battens · recycled plastic battens 50 × 25mm or 100 × 20mm · aluminium battens 50 × 25mm or 40 × 40mm · battens at least 19mm thick, with a 20mm gap between ends.
Yes. Panel, Slatted and Forma Click for Grad® can all be fitted vertically or horizontally, so one material can run across a whole elevation.
With a fine-toothed aluminium-cutting blade, for a clean edge. We recommend a 250mm blade with 60–80 or more teeth. Finish cut ends with the matching trims, and leave the expansion gaps given in the installation guide.
Yes, slightly, with temperature, like all composite. Leave the gaps set out in the installation guide’s expansion table. Where boards meet end to end, a butt joint trim covers the joint.
SpecificationLinear thermal expansion 46.0 × 10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ (ISO 11359-2), about 1.7mm on a 3.6m board for every 10°C change.
Living with it
No, not noticeably. Every Forma board is capped for UV stability and guaranteed for 25 years against fading of more than 5 delta E.
SpecificationAfter 2,000 hours of artificial weathering (ISO 4892-2): ΔE* 1.60, grey scale 4 (Panel) · ΔE* 3.54, grey scale 3 (Slatted).
No. Don’t paint, stain or seal Forma cladding. The capped boards don’t need it, and doing so affects the colour warranty.
Wash it down occasionally with a pressure washer, or a soft-bristled brush and water. That removes dirt, grime and algae without harming the boards.