– Prentice Glass Ltd. –
Technical and Consultancy Glazing London Services
As a glass London company, Prentice continues to be an active member of both the Glass and Glazing Federation and FENSA. This allows us to have access to a wide range of technical resources, data sheets, codes of practice, training and expert advice around glazing building regulations and industry standards.
So, on our glazing services and installations, we primarily will have guidelines to work with the specified glass products. All with the assurance that we are meeting the relevant standards with our glass London services. When it comes to residential windows and doors, at Prentice, we can self-certify our glazing installations so that you receive a FENSA certificate. No need to worry about liaising with your local planning office. Let our glass London company do the rest!
However, although we have access to a variety of standardised documents, occasionally, there will be glazing projects that require specific testing, design or technical consultancy. Check out our technical glass London services below and how Prentice can help you with your glazing needs.
– Design Consultancy –
Structural and Glass Engineering
Prentice is a glass London company that has been around for over 70 years. We’ve seen our fair share of high-value glazing installations. From glass screens and partitions to commercial high-level glazing and glass shop fronts. Often, our glazing specialists have installed large pieces of glass that are beyond the guidelines of a pre-specified design in data sheets. Consequently, our glazing team has formed partnerships with engineers to safely create bespoke glass designs and structural glazing assemblies.
These designs will ensure the glass products and supporting framework meet the specified requirements, based on the site classification and use. Whether this is a glass stair panel, glass shop fronts, emergency glazing or a bespoke glass design. All our glass London projects are within building regulations and approved by our structural engineering partners.
From the original concept design to the final high-end product, our glass specialists are there every step of the way, along with our engineering partners. We aim to minimise as many alterations that differ from your initial vision as much as possible. Our glazing company will only make these changes if necessary to meet glass and building regulations and all relevant safety standards.
But, rest assured, our glass London projects are run through testing simulations, using the latest analytical software applications, throughout the planning stages.
– Design Consultancy –
Structural and Glass Engineering
Prentice is a glass London company that has been around for over 70 years. We’ve seen our fair share of high-value glazing installations. From glass screens and partitions to commercial high-level glazing and glass shop fronts. Often, our glazing specialists have installed large pieces of glass that are beyond the guidelines of a pre-specified design in data sheets. Consequently, our glazing team has formed partnerships with engineers to safely create bespoke glass designs and structural glazing assemblies.
These designs will ensure the glass products and supporting framework meet the specified requirements, based on the site classification and use. Whether this is a glass stair panel, glass shop fronts, emergency glazing or a bespoke glass design. All our glass London projects are within building regulations and approved by our structural engineering partners.
From the original concept design to the final high-end product, our glass specialists are there every step of the way, along with our engineering partners. We aim to minimise as many alterations that differ from your initial vision as much as possible. Our glazing company will only make these changes if necessary to meet glass and building regulations and all relevant safety standards.
But, rest assured, our glass London projects are run through testing simulations, using the latest analytical software applications, throughout the planning stages.
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– Testing Consultancy –
Load Testing
In certain situations, our team of glass specialists have been asked to provide actual load testing on specific glazing installations. Whether this is after or prior to installation on test rigs.
For safety reasons, barriers located in and around buildings, as well as external balcony glass balustrades and partitions, are required to meet specific loading requirements. All of which, are specified in GGF Codes of Practice, Building Regulations and Harmonised British and European Standards.
Throughout the glazing market, there is a wide range of glass products that have already been tested to meet specific design parameters. However, when these requirements are not met, it allows room for re-design and will mean your glass London services are fit for purpose under BS 6180:2011: Barriers In and About Buildings Code of Practice.
Compliance is then normally demonstrated by inspection and load/displacement testing of the barrier’s structural elements and/or infill panels as shown in the attached photo.
– Technical Consultancy –
Site Investigation
There are many of our glazing installations that as they are complicated or specialised if the glass panels were to break, it would result in high costs.
In these situations, it can pay to invest in some specific site investigations to determine the cause of glass fracture and where possible, prevent further breakages from occurring.
At Prentice, we work with a wide range of glass London consultants, engineers and testing companies. Our team of glass specialists collaborate with various industries to ensure the cause of the failure is identified and a solution is found. This can include locating the cause of glass breakage, delamination, insulated glass unit failure and/or water leakage.
These reports are written by qualified independent witnesses and can help identify exactly why breakages like this occur for future glazing projects.
– Technical Consultancy –
Site Investigation
There are many of our glazing installations that as they are complicated or specialised if the glass panels were to break, it would result in high costs.
In these situations, it can pay to invest in some specific site investigations to determine the cause of glass fracture and where possible, prevent further breakages from occurring.
At Prentice, we work with a wide range of glass London consultants, engineers and testing companies. Our team of glass specialists collaborate with various industries to ensure the cause of the failure is identified and a solution is found. This can include locating the cause of glass breakage, delamination, insulated glass unit failure and/or water leakage.
These reports are written by qualified independent witnesses and can help identify exactly why breakages like this occur for future glazing projects.
– Technical Consultancy –
What is a Regulation 14 Survey?
The Health and Safety Executive have listed in The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 that a business must ensure that all windows, and transparent or translucent doors, gates and walls are safe and not at risk of injuring people when under impact.
Our team of glass London specialists ensure that all our glazing projects are meeting legal requirements. We use a digital scanner on all glass panels and provide you with a report. You deserve to have confidence in your glass installations, ensuring that all regulations are met and correctly installed within the property.
That’s why the Regulation 14 Survey is there; to reduce the risk of injury and overall safety of buildings. In the event that the requirements of safety glass are not met, our team of glass specialists will provide cost-effective solutions.
Every window or other transparent or translucent surface in a wall or partition and every transparent or translucent surface in a door or gate shall, where necessary for reasons of health or safety—
(a)be of safety material or be protected against breakage of the transparent or translucent material; and
(b)be appropriately marked or incorporate features so as, in either case, to make it apparent.