Blast-resistant glazing in Bognor Regis

How much does blast-resistant glazing cost in Bognor Regis?

Our guide range for blast-resistant glazing in Bognor Regis 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.

What you can specify

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

Fitting in Bognor Regis and nearby

We arrange surveys and fitting in Bognor Regis and across the PO21 postcode district, as well as in nearby Chichester (6 miles) and Littlehampton (6 miles). Dates depend on installer availability.

West Sussex includes Chichester's Georgian city centre, the seaside towns of Worthing and Bognor Regis, Crawley's new-town centre and business parks, and Horsham's market-town streets.

Typical places for blast-resistant glazing:

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

Things to decide before you order

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.

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.

Rules that apply in 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 Bognor Regis address
Fixed price in writing
Glass made, then fitted

Blast-resistant glazing in Bognor Regis: questions

Do you cover Chichester as well as Bognor Regis?

Yes. As well as Bognor Regis, we can arrange surveys in nearby Chichester, Littlehampton and Worthing. Dates depend on installer availability.

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.

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.

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