Blast-resistant glazing in Hinckley

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

Guide prices for blast-resistant glazing in Hinckley are £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before any glass is ordered.

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

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

Fitting in Hinckley and nearby

We can arrange blast-resistant glazing anywhere in Hinckley, and in nearby Nuneaton, Bedworth and Coventry. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.

Leicestershire combines Leicester's city-centre and suburban shopping streets and Victorian terraces with market towns such as Loughborough, Hinckley and Market Harborough.

Common uses:

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

What to think about first

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.

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.

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

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

Blast-resistant glazing in Hinckley: questions

Which areas near Hinckley do you cover?

We can arrange work in Hinckley and in nearby Nuneaton (4 miles), Bedworth (6 miles) and Coventry (11 miles). 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.

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.

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.

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Other glazing in Hinckley

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