Counter and reception security screens in Portsmouth: what will it cost?
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 Portsmouth, 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 goes into counter and reception security screens
- Counter-front and end-wall protection to match
- Built to the level set by your risk assessment
- Stainless steel or aluminium framing
- Speech panels set into the glass
- Laminated, anti-bandit or BS EN 1063 bullet-resistant glass
- Screens for single desks or long counters
Fitting in Portsmouth and nearby
Surveys in Portsmouth (PO5) are booked around installer availability. We also cover nearby Gosport (2 miles), Fareham (5 miles) and Havant (6 miles).
Hampshire covers the port-city shops and offices of Southampton and Portsmouth, Winchester's listed centre, and commuter estates around Basingstoke, Eastleigh and Fareham.
Typical settings for counter and reception security screens:
- Council and housing office receptions
- Hospital, GP and police front desks
- Pharmacy dispensaries and controlled-drug areas
- Bureaux de change and pawnbrokers
Getting the right glass for your building
Counter structure
Heavy glass needs a strong counter top and fixings. We check before quoting and include strengthening if needed.
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.
What the rules say 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
- Send sizes or use the quote tool
- Free survey at your Portsmouth address
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, then fitted
Counter and reception security screens in Portsmouth: questions
Can you survey in Portsmouth and nearby towns?
Yes. Surveys in Portsmouth, Gosport and Fareham are booked around 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.
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.
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
Other glazing in Portsmouth
- Laminated security glass
- Anti-bandit glass
- Blast-resistant glazing
- Security window film
- Toughened safety glass
- Security glazed doors and screens
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