Blast-resistant glazing in Canary Wharf: what will it cost?
Our guide range for blast-resistant glazing in Canary Wharf is £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m², including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
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.
What goes into blast-resistant glazing
- Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
- Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
- Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
- Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
- Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
- Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
Fitting in Canary Wharf and nearby
Surveys in Canary Wharf (E14) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Bow (1 mile), Canning Town (2 miles) and Greenwich (2 miles).
Greater London has every kind of glazing, from Georgian sashes and Victorian bays in conservation areas to high-street shopfronts, office curtain walling and new-build flats.
Typical settings for blast-resistant glazing:
- Offices in city centres and near potential targets
- Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
- Embassies, courts and police premises
- Government, council and civic buildings
Getting the right glass for your building
New glazing or retrofit
New facades can be designed as a full tested system. Existing buildings often get film with edge retention, internal secondary glazing or curtains instead.
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.
What the rules say in England
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.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
In England, listed building consent from the council may be needed to replace historic glass such as crown or cylinder glass, or to alter glazing bars, sashes and frames. Historic England publishes guidance on traditional windows. Secondary glazing and window film are often easier to agree because they can be removed later, but the council's conservation officer makes the decision.
How it works
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Canary Wharf address
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, then fitted
Blast-resistant glazing in Canary Wharf: questions
Can you survey in Canary Wharf and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Canary Wharf, Bow and Canning Town are booked around 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 Canary Wharf
- Counter and reception security screens
- Laminated roof and conservatory glass
- Broken glass replacement
- Laminated glass retrofit
- Kiosk and booth security glazing
- Anti-ram-raid glazing
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