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Safety Glass for uPVC Windows

When do uPVC windows need safety glass? Here's a clear guide.

What safety glass means

Safety glass is glass designed to break safely — either toughened (shatters into blunt granules) or laminated (holds together in its interlayer). Ordinary annealed glass breaks into dangerous shards, which is why safety glass is used where people could contact it.

How to choose

Look for this

  • Toughened — breaks into blunt granules
  • Laminated — holds fragments together
  • Used in doors and low-level glazing
  • Used on large panes
  • Specified by the opening's risk

What we'd suggest

We specify safety glass where the opening calls for it — doors, low glazing, large panes, anywhere someone could fall against it. It's not needed on every window, and we won't upsell it where it isn't.

Questions

Frequently asked

Do uPVC windows need safety glass?

Where people could contact the glass — doors, low-level glazing, and large panes — yes. Not on every window; we specify it where the opening's risk calls for it.

What counts as safety glass?

Toughened (breaks into blunt granules) or laminated (holds together in its interlayer). Ordinary annealed glass isn't safety glass.

Which safety glass is better?

Neither universally — toughened for impact strength, laminated for noise and holding together.

From our range

What we make

uPVC Sliding Windows

Multi-track windows that need no swing space.

uPVC Casement Windows

Side-hung sashes for full airflow and the tightest seal.

uPVC Performance Systems

Double-glazed acoustic and thermal windows.

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