Counter and reception security screens in Cheshire

How much do counter and reception security screens cost in Cheshire?

Guide prices for counter and reception security screens in Cheshire are £1,295 to £6,995 plus VAT (£1,554 to £8,394 inc VAT) per counter for supply and fitting. We confirm a fixed price in writing after a free survey, before any glass is ordered.

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 goes into counter and reception security screens

Speech panels set into the glass
Stainless steel or aluminium framing
Built to the level set by your risk assessment
Hearing loop and lighting provision
Laminated, anti-bandit or BS EN 1063 bullet-resistant glass
Transaction trays and document drawers

Covering Cheshire

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Cheshire, including Warrington and Chester. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Cheshire mixes Chester's Rows and listed black-and-white frontages with Victorian terraces in Crewe and Macclesfield, and business parks and newer estates around Warrington.

Typical places for counter and reception security screens:

Hospital, GP and police front desks
Bureaux de change and pawnbrokers
Pharmacy dispensaries and controlled-drug areas
Council and housing office receptions

Towns in Cheshire

Things to decide before you order

Continuity

Rated glass next to an unrated counter front or plasterboard wall leaves a gap. We protect the whole line.

Protection level

Choose laminated for deterrence, anti-bandit for tool attack or bullet-resistant where a threat assessment calls for it. Everything else is built to match.

Rules that apply in England

England

Listed buildings and conservation areas

In England, listed building consent from the council may be needed to replace historic glass such as crown or cylinder glass, or to alter glazing bars, sashes and frames. Historic England publishes guidance on traditional windows. Secondary glazing and window film are often easier to agree because they can be removed later, but the council's conservation officer makes the decision.

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

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

Counter and reception security screens in Cheshire: questions

Which towns in Cheshire do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Cheshire, including Warrington, Chester, Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Widnes, and in other towns across the area.

Do the trays weaken the screen?

They should not. Transaction trays are designed so there is no straight path through, and their level should match the glass.

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.

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.

Other glazing in Cheshire

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