Jupiter Blue

Access panels and loft hatches from a North Yorkshire stockist

Jupiter Blue is a UK supplier of access panels, loft hatches and related building components, operating from Unit 86 Marston Moor in North Yorkshire. The company presents itself as the UK's biggest access panel stockist and organises its catalogue into nine ranges covering fire performance, airtightness, acoustics and roof access. Products are offered in standard stock sizes and in made-to-measure versions, and the site states that next-day delivery is free.

The range is aimed at both trade buyers and individual customers: the site includes a trade range of panels, a technical hub for storing job documentation, and a price display toggle between ex-VAT and inc-VAT figures. A 4.85 rating from 2,253 reviews is shown on the site.

Fire-rated and non-fire-rated access panels

Access panels form the core of the catalogue and are divided by fire performance. The fire-rated side includes 1-hour and 2-hour panels, models with beaded or picture frames, air-tested panels, a 40dB acoustic reduction panel, panels with plaster doors, anti-ligature versions, an insulated air-tested panel, an SDS fire-rated eaves access panel and a slim ceiling panel with plaster door. Duplex 120 and Duplex SP 120 doors are listed for two-hour fire rating on both sides, alongside budget riser doors and economy fire-rated panels.

Non-fire-rated options include shallow panels with beaded or picture frames, steel panels, premium panels, touch-latch locking versions, circular ceiling panels, an external access panel, an economy plasterboard-door panel, a wall paper panel with touch latch, and waterproof and airtight plastic panels. A separate tile access panel range covers kits, hinged doors and lift-out doors with touch catch locks. Riser doors, bespoke panels, air-tested panels, acoustic panels, circular panels, external panels and gas flue inspection panels each have their own section.

Loft hatches, including made-to-measure and combined ladder units

The loft hatch range covers standard and fire-rated models, plus made-to-measure and bespoke hatches. Named products include the SDS bespoke loft hatch, the AT airtight loft hatch, the LT2 traditional hatch, the PD and PDV2 contemporary hatches and the slim airtight hatch. Fire-rated hatches include Part L compliant push-up models in 555x555mm and 755x555mm, an airtight fire-rated hatch, a 1.5-hour bespoke ceiling hatch and a version intended for HMOs.

Several hatches are combined with folding loft ladders, including the OKP three-section unit, the OKP-FR fire-rated version, the OKP-INS ThermoPLUS and the OKPS model with handrail. An electric opening loft hatch and ladder is also listed, together with extension kits for the OKP-FR and OKP/OKP-S units. Accessories include a heavy-duty loft hatch catch and an opening pole. Other hatch variants add a natural light window or an invisible line finish.

Smoke vents, roof hatches and rooflights

Under AOV smoke vents, the catalogue lists offset and central actuator vents, Coxdome SHEV units with offset or central actuators, and Brett Martin vents with 365mm kerb in both actuator configurations. Accessories include a control panel, a fire brigade priority switch, an IP40 fire switch and a smoke detector.

Roof hatches are split between solid lid and glazed types. Solid lid models include powder-coated aluminium hatches, a premium aluminium hatch with internal cab lock and external push button, a primed UK-made steel hatch, a steel hatch with powder-coated finish and a flat glass powered access hatch. Glazed options include Coxdome roof access hatches and single, double, triple and quad skin glazed dome hatches. The roof lights section covers commercial rooflights such as the Coxdome Galaxy roof dome and domestic flat glass rooflights.

Ladders, dry riser cabinets and meter boxes

Access ladders are divided into commercial and residential lines. The commercial side includes the Zedfold heavy-duty and slim loft ladders, with accessories such as 1.5-metre wall-mounted grabrails, an additional hook-on bracket, extension kits, a telescopic handrail for 9 and 10 tread ladders and wall treads for 9–11 and 12 tread models. Residential options include the AL3 and AL3C three-section loft ladder with easy stow system and the AL2 section aluminium loft ladder.

The catalogue also includes dry riser inlet and outlet cabinets, with variants in stainless steel and with architrave and door sets, plus external electricity meter boxes and a fire-rated electric meter overbox.

Ordering, technical support and stock

Jupiter Blue sells through its website with a stock-size structure and a made-to-measure service for panels and hatches. The site provides buying guides on access panel sizes and openings and on loft hatch sizes and measuring. A technical hub, free with any account, lets users keep a whole job together, share it with a team and store documents in one place. The site also offers an assistant tool for product questions and a mailing list sign-up that gives 5% off a first order.