What is the price of counter and reception security screens in Reading?
As a guide, allow £1,295 to £6,995 plus VAT (£1,554 to £8,394 inc VAT) per counter for counter and reception security screens in Reading, supplied and fitted. Size, glass makeup, access and frame condition move the price, which is confirmed in writing after the free survey.
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.
What you can specify
- Counter-front and end-wall protection to match
- Transaction trays and document drawers
- Stainless steel or aluminium framing
- Screens for single desks or long counters
- Built to the level set by your risk assessment
- Speech panels set into the glass
Fitting in Reading and nearby
We arrange surveys and fitting across Reading and the RG1 postcode district, and in nearby Wokingham (7 miles), Crowthorne (10 miles) and Yateley.
Berkshire pairs the glass-fronted offices of Reading, Slough and Bracknell with Victorian and Edwardian housing and listed riverside buildings in Windsor and Eton.
This glazing suits:
- Bureaux de change and pawnbrokers
- Council and housing office receptions
- Hospital, GP and police front desks
- Pharmacy dispensaries and controlled-drug areas
Questions we will ask at the survey
Continuity
Rated glass next to an unrated counter front or plasterboard wall leaves a gap. We protect the whole line.
Counter structure
Heavy glass needs a strong counter top and fixings. We check before quoting and include strengthening if needed.
Building regulations and safety in 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.
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 Reading
- Accept the fixed quote
- Fitted by glaziers working under our contract
Counter and reception security screens in Reading: questions
Do you cover Wokingham as well as Reading?
Yes. As well as Reading, we can arrange surveys in nearby Wokingham, Crowthorne and Yateley. Dates depend on installer availability.
Do counter screens need planning permission?
Internal screens do not normally need planning permission. In listed buildings, listed building consent may be needed for fixings into historic fabric.
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.
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
- Wokingham7 miles
- Crowthorne10 miles
- Yateley10 miles
- Bracknell10 miles
- Sandhurst11 miles
- Maidenhead12 miles
Other glazing in Reading
- Bullet-resistant glass
- Security double-glazed units
- Shopfront security glass
- Security glass for home windows
- Glazing bead security upgrades
- Laminated glass retrofit
Tell us about the glazing and we will come back with a guide price.