Counter and reception security screens in Greater Manchester

How much do counter and reception security screens cost in Greater Manchester?

Budget £1,295 to £6,995 plus VAT (£1,554 to £8,394 inc VAT) per counter for counter and reception security screens in Greater Manchester, supplied and fitted. Larger panes, thicker makeups and difficult access cost more; the price is fixed in writing after the 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 goes into counter and reception security screens

Counter-front and end-wall protection to match
Transaction trays and document drawers
Stainless steel or aluminium framing
Laminated, anti-bandit or BS EN 1063 bullet-resistant glass
Speech panels set into the glass
Built to the level set by your risk assessment

Covering Greater Manchester

We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Greater Manchester, including Manchester and Oldham. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.

Greater Manchester mixes city-centre offices and converted mills with Victorian terraces in Salford, Oldham and Bolton, suburban high streets and large out-of-town retail parks.

Typical places for counter and reception security screens:

Bureaux de change and pawnbrokers
Council and housing office receptions
Bank, building society and post office counters
Hospital, GP and police front desks

Towns in Greater Manchester

Things to decide before you order

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.

Continuity

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

Rules that apply in England

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.

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.

How it works

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

Counter and reception security screens in Greater Manchester: questions

Which towns in Greater Manchester do you cover?

We can arrange work anywhere in Greater Manchester, including Manchester, Oldham, Wigan, Bolton and Stockport, and in other towns across the area.

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.

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.

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.

Other glazing in Greater Manchester

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