Blast-resistant glazing in Port Talbot

What is the price of blast-resistant glazing in Port Talbot?

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

Anti-shatter film with edge-retention systems for existing windows
Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers
Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
Blast-resistant net curtains as a fragment-catching layer
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 Port Talbot and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Port Talbot and across the SA13 postcode district, as well as in nearby Neath (5 miles) and Maesteg (6 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

West Glamorgan centres on Swansea's city centre, SA1 waterfront offices and Victorian terraces, with the town centres of Neath and Port Talbot and Gower villages to the west.

This glazing suits:

Transport hubs, venues and stadium frontages
Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
Embassies, courts and police premises
Government, council and civic buildings

Questions we will ask at the survey

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.

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.

Building regulations and safety in Wales

Wales

Fire-rated glass is different

Glass in fire doors and fire screens must be fire-rated glass tested as part of that door or screen, under Approved Document B for Wales and, in non-domestic premises, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Security and laminated glass are not fire-rated unless the product is tested for it, so the two cannot simply be swapped.

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.

How it works

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

Blast-resistant glazing in Port Talbot: questions

Do you cover Neath as well as Port Talbot?

Yes. As well as Port Talbot, we can arrange surveys in nearby Neath, Maesteg and Swansea. 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.

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.

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.

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