Blast-resistant glazing in Redditch

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

As a guide, allow £450 to £1,495 plus VAT (£540 to £1,794 inc VAT) per m² for blast-resistant glazing in Redditch, 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.

Options for blast-resistant glazing in Redditch

Work planned from the threat assessment and engineer's design
Sealed units with a laminated inner pane
Glazing classed to BS EN 13541 or tested to ISO 16933 and 16934
Deep-bite frames and structural silicone or mechanical retention
Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Laminated glass with thick or stiff interlayers

Fitting in Redditch and nearby

Redditch is about 14 miles from Worcester, the main centre for Worcestershire. We can survey and fit across the B97 district and in nearby places such as Bromsgrove and Shirley.

Worcestershire includes Worcester's cathedral-city centre, Georgian streets in Bewdley and Pershore, Malvern's Victorian villas, and newer estates around Redditch and Bromsgrove.

Common uses:

Laboratories and industrial sites with process risks
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: 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

Postcode and a few photos
On-site survey
Fixed written price and lead time
Fit, check and explain

Blast-resistant glazing in Redditch: questions

Which areas near Redditch do you cover?

We can arrange work in Redditch and in nearby Bromsgrove (5 miles), Shirley (9 miles) and Droitwich (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.

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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Other glazing in Redditch

Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.