Bullet-resistant glass in Lancashire

What should bullet-resistant glass cost in Lancashire?

As a guide, allow £995 to £2,995 plus VAT (£1,194 to £3,594 inc VAT) per m² for bullet-resistant glass in Lancashire, supplied and fitted. Size, glass makeup, access and frame condition move the price, which is confirmed in writing after the free survey.

Bullet-resistant glass is a thick laminated composite of glass, interlayers and often polycarbonate that is tested to stop specific firearms under BS EN 1063. The class, from BR1 to BR7 plus the shotgun classes SG1 and SG2, describes the weapon and ammunition the glass has been shown to stop. Ratings belong to the manufacturer's tested product, and their test evidence comes with your quote.

Choices you can make

Speech panels and deal trays that keep the protection continuous
Manufacturer's test evidence supplied with your quote
Single panes or sealed units for external use
NS (no-splinter) makeups for staff working close to the glass
Built to the specification from your risk assessment
Matching rated frames, joints and transaction trays

Covering Lancashire

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Lancashire, including Preston and Burnley. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Lancashire pairs Victorian terraces and town-centre retail in Preston and Blackburn with Lancaster's Georgian stone streets and the seafront hotels, shops and arcades of Blackpool.

Good candidates for bullet-resistant glass:

Bureaux de change and cash offices
Security gatehouses and control rooms
Bank, building society and post office counters
Petrol station night-pay windows

Towns in Lancashire

Before the glass is ordered

S or NS

If staff sit within arm's reach of the glass, specify NS so that no splinters come off the inside face.

Which BR class

Most UK counters that need ballistic protection specify a handgun class such as BR2 to BR4. Rifle classes are for specialist sites where a threat assessment calls for them.

Glazing rules in England

England

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.

Insurer requirements

Insurers set their own conditions for shops, offices, stock and cash, and some name a glazing class such as BS EN 356 P6B in the policy wording. Ask for that wording in writing before you order. The insurer decides whether the glass meets their policy; we provide the glass manufacturer's test evidence with the quote.

How it works

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

Bullet-resistant glass in Lancashire: questions

Which towns in Lancashire do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Lancashire, including Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Blackpool and Morecambe, and in other towns across the area.

What does NS mean on bullet-resistant glass?

NS means no splinters came off the protected face during the test. S means some fragments did. NS is the safer choice where people sit close behind the glass.

Can any glass stop every bullet?

No. Glass is tested to resist particular weapons and ammunition, which is why it is called bullet-resistant and given a BS EN 1063 class rather than described as stopping everything.

How do I know which BR class I need?

From a risk assessment of your site, often done by your security adviser, insurer or head office. We then quote glass and framing tested to that class.

Other glazing in Lancashire

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

Free quote in Lancashire