What should anti-ram-raid glazing cost in Northamptonshire?
Budget £1,495 to £6,995 plus VAT (£1,794 to £8,394 inc VAT) per shopfront for anti-ram-raid glazing in Northamptonshire, supplied and fitted. Larger panes, thicker makeups and difficult access cost more; the price is fixed in writing after the 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.
Choices you can make
- Night-time stock layout advice
- Anti-bandit glass in P6B to P8B classes
- Fixings designed back to the structure
- Advice on bollards and barriers, priced separately
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Stallriser and threshold strengthening
Covering Northamptonshire
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Northamptonshire, including Northampton and Corby. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Northamptonshire mixes Northampton's town-centre retail and Victorian shoe-trade streets with newer estates around Corby and Wellingborough and stone villages towards Oundle.
Good candidates for anti-ram-raid glazing:
- Shops on corners or with open forecourts
- Phone, electronics and tobacco retailers
- Convenience stores with cash machines inside
- Jewellers and pawnbrokers
Towns in Northamptonshire
Before the glass is ordered
Insurer requirements
Insurers often set conditions after a raid. Get their wording before ordering so the scheme meets it.
Stop the vehicle or delay entry
Bollards and barriers stop vehicles; glass and frames delay entry afterwards. Most sites need both, and we explain which layer does what.
Glazing rules in England
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.
Glazing in workplaces
Regulation 14 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 requires windows and transparent surfaces in walls, partitions, doors and gates to be of safety material or protected against breakage where health or safety makes that necessary, and to be marked so people notice them. The employer or the person in control of the premises decides what is needed through their risk assessment.
How it works
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Northamptonshire address
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, then fitted
Anti-ram-raid glazing in Northamptonshire: questions
Which towns in Northamptonshire do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Northamptonshire, including Northampton, Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and Rushden, and in other towns across the area.
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.
Do I need permission for bollards outside my shop?
Usually. Bollards on a public pavement need the highway authority's agreement, and forecourt barriers or new shopfront framing may need planning permission. We tell you what to check.
What glass is used against ram raids?
Usually anti-bandit laminated glass in the P6B to P8B classes, held in deep-rebate, reinforced framing so the pane does not fall out when the frame is struck.
Other glazing in Northamptonshire
- Security glass for home windows
- Security double-glazed units
- Toughened safety glass
- Counter and reception security screens
- Display case security glass
- Bullet-resistant glass
Ready for a price? Use the form or call 0800 088 6248.