Blast-resistant glazing in Rhondda

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

Our guide range for blast-resistant glazing in Rhondda 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.

Choices you can make

Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934

Fitting in Rhondda and nearby

We can arrange blast-resistant glazing anywhere in Rhondda, and in nearby Tonypandy, Aberdare and Pontypridd. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.

Mid Glamorgan covers the valley towns of Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd and Aberdare with their long terraced streets, Bridgend's town centre and retail parks, and newer estates near the M4.

Common uses:

Offices in city centres and near potential targets
Embassies, courts and police premises
Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
Government, council and civic buildings

What to think about first

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.

Consents and safety: Wales

Wales

Planning permission

In Wales the local planning authority decides whether a new or altered shopfront needs planning permission. Replacing glass in an existing frame usually does not, because the outside of the building looks much the same. Bollards or barriers on the pavement need consent from the highway authority, normally the council.

Glazing in workplaces

Regulation 14 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 applies in Wales. Windows and transparent surfaces in walls, partitions, doors and gates must be of safety material or protected against breakage where health or safety requires it, and marked so they are apparent. The employer's risk assessment decides where that applies.

How it works

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

Blast-resistant glazing in Rhondda: questions

Which areas near Rhondda do you cover?

We can arrange work in Rhondda and in nearby Tonypandy (3 miles), Aberdare (4 miles) and Pontypridd (6 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.

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.

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