How much should I budget for counter and reception security screens in Dunstable?
Our guide range for counter and reception security screens in Dunstable is £1,295 to £6,995 plus VAT (£1,554 to £8,394 inc VAT) per counter, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
A counter security screen is a framed glass screen fitted along a counter or reception desk, with a speech panel and a transaction tray, so staff can serve people face to face while separated from them by laminated, anti-bandit or bullet-resistant glass. The protection level is set by a risk assessment of the site.
Glass and fitting options
- Screens for single desks or long counters
- Speech panels set into the glass
- Stainless steel or aluminium framing
- Built to the level set by your risk assessment
- Transaction trays and document drawers
- Laminated, anti-bandit or BS EN 1063 bullet-resistant glass
Fitting in Dunstable and nearby
From the LU6 district we also cover Luton (5 miles) and Leighton Buzzard (6 miles). Survey dates depend on installer availability.
Bedford's Victorian terraces and Luton's long shopping streets sit alongside 1960s to 1990s estates and newer uPVC-glazed developments around Leighton Buzzard and the M1 corridor.
Common uses:
- Bureaux de change and pawnbrokers
- Hospital, GP and police front desks
- Bank, building society and post office counters
- Council and housing office receptions
What to think about first
Counter structure
Heavy glass needs a strong counter top and fixings. We check before quoting and include strengthening if needed.
Continuity
Rated glass next to an unrated counter front or plasterboard wall leaves a gap. We protect the whole line.
Consents and safety: England
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.
Fire-rated glass is different
Glass in fire doors, fire screens and protected escape routes has to be fire-rated glass tested as part of that door or screen system, under Approved Document B and the fire safety duties of the building's responsible person. Laminated and security glass are not fire-rated unless the product says so. Where a pane needs both fire and security performance, it must be a product tested for both.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price and lead time
- Fit, check and explain
Counter and reception security screens in Dunstable: questions
Can you survey in Dunstable and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Dunstable, Luton and Leighton Buzzard are booked around installer availability.
Can staff still hear customers through the screen?
Yes. Speech panels let sound pass while keeping the screen closed, and hearing loops help customers with hearing aids.
Can you add a screen to our existing counter?
Usually, if the counter is strong enough. We check its construction and include strengthening where needed.
What level of screen do we need?
That comes from your risk assessment, head office standards or insurer. Many receptions need laminated screens; cash-handling sites may need anti-bandit or bullet-resistant screens.
Counter and reception security screens in nearby towns
- Luton5 miles
- Leighton Buzzard6 miles
- Harpenden9 miles
- Berkhamsted9 miles
- Hemel Hempstead10 miles
- Ampthill10 miles
Other glazing in Dunstable
- Shopfront security glass
- Security window film
- Misted unit replacement with laminated glass
- Toughened safety glass
- Laminated roof and conservatory glass
- Bullet-resistant glass
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.