How much does anti-ram-raid glazing cost in Lancashire?
As a guide, allow £1,495 to £6,995 plus VAT (£1,794 to £8,394 inc VAT) per shopfront for anti-ram-raid glazing in Lancashire, supplied and fitted. Size, glass makeup, access and frame condition move the price, which is confirmed in writing after the free survey.
Anti-ram-raid glazing is heavy laminated or anti-bandit glass fitted in strengthened, deeply rebated frames so that, if a vehicle or heavy tool hits the shopfront, the opening is not simply cleared. Glass and frames delay entry; stopping the vehicle itself needs bollards, posts or barriers in front of the shop.
What you can specify
- Advice on bollards and barriers, priced separately
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Fixings designed back to the structure
- Night-time stock layout advice
- Stallriser and threshold strengthening
- Steel-reinforced or heavy-section framing
Covering Lancashire
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Lancashire, including Preston and Burnley. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Lancashire pairs Victorian terraces and town-centre retail in Preston and Blackburn with Lancaster's Georgian stone streets and the seafront hotels, shops and arcades of Blackpool.
Typical places for anti-ram-raid glazing:
- Phone, electronics and tobacco retailers
- Premises that have already been rammed
- Convenience stores with cash machines inside
- Jewellers and pawnbrokers
Towns in Lancashire
- AccringtonBB5
- BlackburnBB1
- BlackpoolFY1
- BurnleyBB11
- ChorleyPR7
- ColneBB8
- DarwenBB3
- FleetwoodFY7
- LancasterLA1
- LeylandPR25
- Lytham St AnnesFY8
- MorecambeLA4
- NelsonBB9
- OrmskirkL39
- PrestonPR1
- RawtenstallBB4
- SkelmersdaleWN8
- Thornton-CleveleysFY5
Things to decide before you order
New frame or upgraded frame
Existing shopfront frames are rarely strong enough. Strengthened or new framing is usually part of the job.
Consent for bollards
Bollards on the public highway need the highway authority's agreement, and forecourt barriers may need planning permission.
Rules that apply in England
Planning permission
Changing the glass in an existing window or shopfront does not usually need planning permission, because the building looks much the same afterwards. A new or altered shopfront, or security features added to the outside of a building, may need planning permission from the council. Bollards or barriers on the pavement need the highway authority's consent, which is normally the council.
Insurer requirements
Insurers set their own conditions for shops, offices, stock and cash, and some name a glazing class such as BS EN 356 P6B in the policy wording. Ask for that wording in writing before you order. The insurer decides whether the glass meets their policy; we provide the glass manufacturer's test evidence with the quote.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Lancashire
- Accept the fixed quote
- Fitted by glaziers working under our contract
Anti-ram-raid glazing in Lancashire: questions
Which towns in Lancashire do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Lancashire, including Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Blackpool and Morecambe, and in other towns across the area.
Should I move stock away from the window?
Yes. Keeping high-value stock away from the glass at night reduces the reward and complements the physical measures.
Can you strengthen my existing shopfront?
Sometimes, with reinforced mullions and better glass retention, but many frontages need new framing to make the glass upgrade worthwhile.
Can glass stop a ram raid?
No. Glass cannot stop a vehicle. Strong laminated glass in a strengthened frame delays entry after impact; bollards or barriers are what stop the vehicle reaching the glass.
Other glazing in Lancashire
- Security glazed doors and screens
- Toughened safety glass
- Display case security glass
- Anti-bandit glass
- Safety glazing for schools and public buildings
- Misted unit replacement with laminated glass
Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.
