Blast-resistant glazing in Chadderton

How much should I budget for blast-resistant glazing in Chadderton?

Expect £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in Chadderton. 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.

What you can specify

Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design

Fitting in Chadderton and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Chadderton and across the OL9 postcode district, as well as in nearby Oldham (1 mile) and Royton (2 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

Greater Manchester mixes city-centre offices and converted mills with Victorian terraces in Salford, Oldham and Bolton, suburban high streets and large out-of-town retail parks.

Common uses:

Government, council and civic buildings
Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
Embassies, courts and police premises
Offices in city centres and near potential targets

What to think about first

Who sets the level

The design pressure comes from a threat and risk assessment by a security adviser or blast engineer, not from the glass supplier.

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.

Consents and safety: England

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.

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.

How it works

Send sizes or use the quote tool
Free survey at your Chadderton address
Fixed price in writing
Glass made, then fitted

Blast-resistant glazing in Chadderton: questions

Do you cover Oldham as well as Chadderton?

Yes. As well as Chadderton, we can arrange surveys in nearby Oldham, Royton and Middleton. Dates depend on installer availability.

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.

Does blast glazing affect fire doors and fire screens?

Glass in fire-rated doors and screens must stay fire-rated glass tested in that system. Blast measures there need fire-rated products or a specialist design, never a swap to plain laminated glass.

Is blast film enough on its own?

Film helps hold glass together but works much better when the film is anchored to the frame so the whole pane cannot fly in. Plain film without retention offers less.

Blast-resistant glazing in nearby towns

Other glazing in Chadderton

Ready for a price? Use the form or call 0800 088 6248.