How much should I budget for counter and reception security screens in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles?
Our guide range for counter and reception security screens is £1,295 to £6,995 plus VAT (£1,554 to £8,394 inc VAT) per counter, supplied and fitted. Work in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles is arranged individually, so travel and glass delivery are confirmed in your written price before anything is booked.
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
- Built to the level set by your risk assessment
- Hearing loop and lighting provision
- Counter-front and end-wall protection to match
- Stainless steel or aluminium framing
- Screens for single desks or long counters
- Laminated, anti-bandit or BS EN 1063 bullet-resistant glass
Covering Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
Work in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles is arranged individually because of travel, including in Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway. Send your postcode and we will confirm what is possible.
The island groups have small stone-built towns such as Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway and scattered rural properties, with exposed weather and ferry freight for every glass delivery.
Common uses:
- Bureaux de change and pawnbrokers
- Pharmacy dispensaries and controlled-drug areas
- Council and housing office receptions
- Hospital, GP and police front desks
Towns in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
What to think about first
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.
Consents and safety: Scotland
Fire-rated glass is different
Glass in fire doors and fire screens must be fire-rated glass tested within that system, under section 2 of the Building Standards technical handbooks and the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 for non-domestic premises. Security and laminated glass are not fire-rated unless the product is tested for it.
Insurer requirements
Insurers set their own conditions for Scottish premises, stock and cash, and may name a glazing class such as BS EN 356 P6B. Get the wording in writing before you order. The insurer decides whether the glass meets their policy; we supply the manufacturer's test evidence with the quote.
How it works
- Send sizes, photos and your postcode
- We confirm what is possible and when
- Fixed price in writing
- Glass made, delivered and fitted
Counter and reception security screens in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles: questions
Which towns in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles do you cover?
Work across Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles is arranged individually because of travel and glass delivery, including in Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway. Send your postcode and we will confirm what is possible.
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.
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 Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
- Shopfront security glass
- Broken glass replacement
- Laminated roof and conservatory glass
- Commercial reglazing
- Security glazed doors and screens
- Laminated security glass
Send sizes and photos with the form, or call 0800 088 6248.