Free Standing Screens

When overlapping calls and meetings turn your workspace into an echo chamber, free-standing screens offer a fast, cost-effective fix.

They stand on their own feet, move when the layout changes, and link together to create walls, corners, or semi-private zones wherever they're needed.

Agile Office Furniture carries the range from fabric panels through to large modular systems combining acoustic walls, plant features, and whiteboards. These free standing screens are suited to everything from a single desk screen to a full floor partition in a busy Auckland CBD office. Agile Office Furniture offers free metro delivery and custom sizing made to order.

Who This Range Is For

Office Managers

Perfect for fast-paced, open-plan spaces where needs change daily. When you're managing a shared floor in Britomart or a converted Parnell warehouse, free-standing screens let you create quiet zones instantly, and reconfigure them just as quickly when team structures shift.

Budget-Conscious Fit-Outs

Ideal for growing businesses that need smart spatial solutions without committing to fixed partitioning. Get seated or standing privacy without locking yourself into a permanent layout.

Architectural & Multi-Functional Spaces

For a premium, integrated look, the Connect range merges acoustic panels, plant walls, timber-style fins, and whiteboards into a sleek modular system. Designed for larger commercial floors, from Wynyard Quarter to Newmarket.

What Are Free Standing Screens?

A free standing screen is a floor partition that stands on its own feet without fixing to the wall or ceiling. In this range, they come in three broad types.

Fabric screens, like the Edge and System 25, are fabric panels on stable aluminium feet. They are pinnable, so staff can attach notices or documents directly to them. Many link together using clips or zippers to create continuous runs or angled configurations, and some models come with castors for easy repositioning around the office.

Slat-style screens, like the Studio Divide range, use 25mm melamine slats in a powder-coated aluminium frame with customisable slat angles at 30, 90, or 150 degrees, giving you control over how much visibility passes through the screen. Heights run from 1200mm to 1800mm in widths from 900mm to 1800mm.

Modular systems, like the Connect range, are larger architectural installations that combine fabric panels, acoustic glazing, plant walls, curved fins, and whiteboards in a single freestanding structure. These are suited to offices wanting a more considered, permanent-looking division without the fit-out cost of a built wall.

Why Free Standing Screens Matter

Privacy is the obvious benefit. A fabric screen at 1500mm gives seated workers visual separation from the rest of the floor. At 1800mm, it provides standing privacy too, which matters in reception areas and anywhere client-facing conversations happen in an open office.

Acoustics are less obvious but just as important. In an open-plan office on a busy CBD floor, sound travels further than most people realise. The Connect Freestanding Acoustic Wall uses sound-absorbing panels to reduce noise across the floor, and acoustic glazed options combine visual connection with sound dampening. Even a standard fabric screen adds some mass to a room and reduces how far sound carries.

Flexibility is what sets free standing screens apart from fixed partitioning. A screen on castors moves in minutes. A linked run of fabric panels can be reconfigured the same afternoon if a team changes size or a new project needs its own zone. In offices from Henderson to the North Shore that run hot-desking or agile team structures, that adaptability is worth more than a wall.

A Buying Guide: Choosing the Right Free Standing Screen in NZ

Start with what you're dividing and why. If you need simple visual privacy between desks, a fabric screen like the Edge or System 25 covers that. And it only takes minutes to set up.

If you're creating a semi-private meeting zone or a breakout area, a linked run of panels or a slat-style Studio Divide screen gives you more structure.

If you're fitting out a large floor and want something that reads as designed rather than temporary, the Connect modular system is the right choice.

Think about height. Screens at 1500mm provide seated privacy. At 1800mm, they provide standing privacy. For a reception area or anywhere confidential conversations happen near other people, 1800mm is the safer choice.

Consider if you need castors. The Edge Free-Standing Mobile Screen moves on castors, which suits offices that rearrange regularly or use screens for different purposes through the week. Fixed screens are more stable but stay where you put them.

Check if acoustics matter in your space. A standard fabric screen reduces some noise but isn't designed as an acoustic solution. If sound is a specific problem, the Connect Freestanding Acoustic Wall or the acoustic glazed options in the Connect range are built for that purpose.

Think about linking. Most fabric screens in this range can be joined together to create longer runs or corner configurations. If you're buying multiple panels, confirm they link before ordering, and check whether the linking mechanism is included or sold separately.

Why Buy From Agile

• Fabric screens in the Edge and System 25 ranges are pinnable and linkable, with mobile castor options available
• Custom sizing made to order
• Studio Divide slat screens in aluminium frames with slat angles at 30, 90, and 150 degrees, in heights from 1200 to 1800mm
• Connect modular systems combining acoustic panels, plant walls, curved fins, glazed sections, and whiteboards in a single freestanding structure
• Acoustic options across both the Connect Acoustic Wall and Acoustic Glazed ranges for open-plan offices with noise issues
• Studio Divide uses recyclable materials with a 15-year warranty
• Assembly is minimal across most products, typically just attaching the stabilising feet
• Free delivery to metro addresses across NZ