Blast-resistant glazing in Dungannon

What is the price of blast-resistant glazing in Dungannon?

Expect £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in Dungannon. The written quote names the glass makeup, the price and the lead time before you commit.

Blast-resistant glazing is laminated glass fitted in a frame and fixing system designed to stay in the opening, or fail safely, when hit by the pressure wave from an explosion. Its purpose is to stop glass becoming high-speed fragments, which cause most injuries in a blast, and it is designed from a threat assessment rather than chosen off the shelf.

Options for blast-resistant glazing in Dungannon

Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design

Fitting in Dungannon and nearby

Dungannon is about 23 miles from Omagh, the main centre for County Tyrone. We can survey and fit across the BT71 district and in nearby places such as Cookstown and Armagh.

Tyrone's shopping and business centres are its market towns, Omagh, Dungannon, Cookstown and Strabane, with farmhouses and village properties across a largely rural county.

This glazing suits:

Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
Government, council and civic buildings
Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
Offices in city centres and near potential targets

Questions we will ask at the survey

Fragment hazard

Some designs accept that glass will break but keep it in place; others allow controlled failure into a catching system. Both aim to stop flying shards.

Frame and fixings

The frame must hold the glass and the fixings must hold the frame. Upgrading glass alone can move the failure to the frame.

Building regulations and safety in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Fire-rated glass is different

Glass in fire doors and fire screens must be fire-rated glass tested within that system, under Technical Booklet E and, for non-domestic premises, the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010. Security and laminated glass are not fire-rated unless the product is tested for it.

Planning permission

Planning in Northern Ireland is handled by the eleven councils, which decide whether a new or altered shopfront needs permission; changing the glass in an existing frame usually does not. Bollards or barriers on a public footway need consent from the Department for Infrastructure's roads service.

How it works

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price and lead time
Fit, check and explain

Blast-resistant glazing in Dungannon: questions

Which areas near Dungannon do you cover?

We can arrange work in Dungannon and in nearby Cookstown (10 miles), Armagh (12 miles) and Portadown (14 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

What does ER1 to ER4 mean?

They are explosion-pressure classes in BS EN 13541. Glass samples are tested in a shock tube, with higher classes meaning higher pressures. The class applies to the glass, so the frame must be designed to match.

Can existing windows be made blast-resistant?

They can often be improved. Anti-shatter film with an edge-retention system, laminated replacement glass in strengthened frames or internal secondary glazing can cut the flying-glass hazard, depending on the threat.

Who decides what level of protection we need?

Your security adviser, insurer or a blast engineer, based on a threat and risk assessment. Government guidance from the National Protective Security Authority covers the approach.

Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns

Other glazing in Dungannon

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.