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Uniboard TFL & HPL Finishes

Uniboard is a panel manufacturer based in Quebec. iKitchen specifies its thermally fused laminate and high-pressure laminate across kitchens, closets, vanities and commercial casework — 162 decors in 13 current textures. We are the cabinetmaker; Uniboard makes the panel. What that partnership buys you is a surface engineered in a mill rather than approximated on site, with the texture registered to the printed grain and the edgebanding matched to the face.

Colours shown on screen are approximations. Final selection is confirmed against a physical sample. iKitchen is not affiliated with Uniboard Canada Inc.; decor names and codes are used for identification only.

Why we specify Uniboard

  • Manufactured in Quebec. Panels are pressed at Sayabec, Val-d'Or and Mont-Laurier — the Mont-Laurier mill was Canada's first MDF plant, opened in 1987.
  • Synchronized textures. On the EIR tier the embossing plate is registered to the printed grain, so the texture lands exactly where the grain is. Your hand feels what your eye sees.
  • Matched edgebanding and HPL. Through the Integra® DST program, 130+ decors cross-reference to equivalent edgebanding and vertical-grade HPL.
  • Low-emission and recycled-fibre options. NU Green MR50® carries no added formaldehyde and is made from 100% pre-consumer recycled and recovered fibre.
  • Consistent sheet to sheet. A run of tall doors reads as one colour, which is exactly where site-finished work tends to fall apart.

Replacing or extending existing casework?

We can cross-reference a Tafisa, Arauco or Formica code to its closest Uniboard equivalent — then confirm it against a physical sample, because a cross-reference is a starting point, not a guarantee.

Certifications

CARB Phase 2 / EPA TSCA Title VI and Eco-Certified Composite across the range. ISO 9001:2015 at Val-d'Or and Sayabec. USDA BioPreferred®. Greenguard and Greenguard Gold on HPL. FSC® Chain of Custody is available on request rather than standard. NU Green panels can contribute up to 6 LEED points under NC-2009, or 4 under LEED v4.

How the range is organised

The three finish tiers

The catalogue

Browse the Uniboard range

A starting point

Featured decors

All 162 decors →
Mythos L13 Uniboard TFL in Omnia texture — walnut woodgrain finish for custom cabinetry
MythosL13
Omnia
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Folklore L16 Uniboard TFL in Omnia texture — oak woodgrain finish for custom cabinetry
FolkloreL16
Omnia
Signature
Nizza K13 Uniboard TFL in Riviera Oak texture — oak woodgrain finish for custom cabinetry
NizzaK13
Riviera Oak
Synchronized
Feather White K62 Uniboard TFL in Nobella texture — white woodgrain finish for custom cabinetry
Feather WhiteK62
Nobella
Synchronized
Driftwood H70 Uniboard TFL in Brushed Elm texture — grey woodgrain finish for custom cabinetry
DriftwoodH70
Brushed Elm
Synchronized
Quietude K84 Uniboard TFL in Supermat texture — solid finish for custom cabinetry
QuietudeK84
Supermat® / Omnia
Signature
NovaBlack 888 Uniboard TFL in Dolomite texture — black solid finish for custom cabinetry
NovaBlack888
Dolomite®
Standard
Pacifica L20 Uniboard TFL in Supermat texture — solid finish for custom cabinetry
PacificaL20
Supermat®
Signature
Kali K46 Uniboard TFL in Lyra texture — woodgrain finish for custom cabinetry
KaliK46
Lyra
Signature
Shanshu K23 Uniboard TFL in Sequoia texture — woodgrain finish for custom cabinetry
ShanshuK23
Sequoia
Signature
Bonaventure L03 Uniboard TFL in Aura texture — woodgrain finish for custom cabinetry
BonaventureL03
Aura
Signature
Zinc K97 Uniboard TFL in Omnia texture — grey solid finish for custom cabinetry
ZincK97
Omnia
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Available through our Quebec supply — confirm current availability at your design consultation.

The substrates

Uniboard panels we build with

TFL — Thermally Fused Laminate

Melamine thermally fused to a particleboard or MDF core, becoming one inseparable panel. Published thickness range runs 1/4" to 1-5/8". Wear resistance is rated at 400 cycles for solids and 125 for prints under NEMA LD 3-2005, with no effect from boiling water or sixty seconds of radiant heat. Our default for closets, modern slab kitchens and commercial casework.

HPL — High-Pressure Laminate

Vertical grade only — this is a door and panel surface, not a countertop. Two formats: VGS-HPL at 2,755 × 1,535 mm and 0.8 mm in the Signature and Synchronized textures, and VGP-HPL at 3,685 × 1,549 mm and 0.7 mm in Dolomite®, Vellum and Supermat®. Greenguard and Greenguard Gold certified.

MDF and Particleboard

MDF grades include Excel, Excel+ MR10, Excel+ MAX, NU Green MR50® and NU Green® FR, the last carrying a Class A fire rating and FSC certification. Particleboard comes in 4' and 5' widths; the NU Green 2 grade is ULEF and made from 100% pre-consumer recycled and recovered fibre at ≤0.04 ppm.

Eclipse™ — anti-fingerprint lacquer

A thermal-lacquered surface rather than a pressed laminate: scratch-resistant to Level 3 under NEMA LD 3-2005, gloss level below 2, shipped with a removable protective peel coat. Six colours. If you have ever wiped a matte black door twice a day, this is the specification that ends it.

Eclipse™ anti-fingerprint panels →

Nexos — exterior panel

Made at Mont-Laurier from 100% recycled and recovered pre-consumer wood fibre, with no added formaldehyde. Passes ASTM D1037 six-cycle accelerated ageing and 24-hour water submersion, and carries a 10-year warranty on the substrate. It must be primed or painted before exterior use, and ground contact is not recommended.

Nexos outdoor panels →

Integra® DST — matched edgebanding

A cross-reference program matching 130+ Uniboard decors to equivalent edgebanding, HPL, 3D laminate mouldings and thermoplastic membrane from partner suppliers. Uniboard does not manufacture edgebanding itself — the match is made through the Integra program, which is why we specify the pairing rather than assume it. Olon is one of the Integra partners we source matched edgebanding and wrapped profiles from.

Before you decide

See and feel the finishes

A laminate decor is a tactile decision. Omnia and Supermat® photograph almost identically and feel nothing alike; a synchronized oak reads flat on a screen and completely different under a window. Come and handle them.

Bring your plans, your flooring sample and the paint colour you are living with. We will pull the Uniboard decors that work against them, check the edgebanding match through Integra®, and confirm availability before anything is specified.

Touch the materials — visit a showroom →

Where we use Uniboard

Specify the finish once. Live with it for twenty years.

Book a free 30-minute design consultation and we will bring the Uniboard decks to the table.

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