Blast-resistant glazing in Canterbury

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

As a guide, allow £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in Canterbury, supplied and fitted. Size, glass makeup, access and frame condition move the price, which is confirmed in writing after the free survey.

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.

Choices you can make

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

Fitting in Canterbury and nearby

We can arrange blast-resistant glazing anywhere in Canterbury, and in nearby Whitstable, Herne Bay and Faversham. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.

Kent ranges from Canterbury's listed city centre and the Regency fronts of Tunbridge Wells to the Medway towns, Ashford's growth estates and coastal Margate and Folkestone.

Common uses:

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

What to think about first

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.

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.

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.

Fire-rated glass is different

Glass in fire doors, fire screens and protected escape routes has to be fire-rated glass tested as part of that door or screen system, under Approved Document B and the fire safety duties of the building's responsible person. Laminated and security glass are not fire-rated unless the product says so. Where a pane needs both fire and security performance, it must be a product tested for both.

How it works

Guide price online or by phone
Survey in Canterbury
Accept the fixed quote
Fitted by glaziers working under our contract

Blast-resistant glazing in Canterbury: questions

Which areas near Canterbury do you cover?

We can arrange work in Canterbury and in nearby Whitstable (6 miles), Herne Bay (7 miles) and Faversham (9 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

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.

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.

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 Canterbury

Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.