Materials we specify and install

No. Security film delays forced entry rather than preventing it. It holds broken glass in the opening so an intruder needs repeated, loud, visible effort instead of one hit, and that delay is what deters most attempts.

A thick polyester film is bonded to the glass with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. When the glass breaks, the film's tensile strength holds the fragments together so the pane stays in the opening, and frame anchoring transfers the impact load into the building structure.

Yes. Solar control film reflects and absorbs part of the solar spectrum before it enters the room, which lowers solar heat gain and cooling load. A US General Services Administration field study measured an average 29% annual HVAC saving in the perimeter zone of retrofitted buildings.

Yes. Current commercial window films reject better than 99% of ultraviolet light across the 300 to 380 nanometre range. That slows fading, but no film can stop fading completely, because visible light and heat also cause it.

It can, if the wrong film is specified. Absorptive solar films raise glass temperature, and every glass type except tempered is susceptible to thermal stress breakage when an unsuitable film is applied. That is why the glass build has to be recorded before anything is quoted.

It is better when the surface is structurally sound and only the finish is dated. Film changes the look in place, with no demolition, no disposal and usually no closure, at a fraction of the cost of replacement. It is the wrong choice when the substrate itself has failed.

Cost is driven by area, edge detail and access rather than by material alone. Published installed rates for architectural finishing film are usually quoted per square foot and sit far below the cost of removing and replacing the same surface, but the only reliable number comes from a survey of the actual substrate.

Yes, and elevator cabs are one of its most common uses. Interior finishes in an elevator are code-governed, so the product needs an appropriate surface burning classification and the work should be coordinated with your lift contractor for sign-off.

Glass treated so birds can see it. In practice that means a marker pattern on the outside surface, spaced closely enough that a bird will not try to fly between the markers. The Canadian standard CSA A460 sets out marker size, spacing and how much of a facade to treat.

Very little. The markers are small and evenly spread across the glass, so from inside they read as a faint texture rather than an obstruction. Most occupants stop noticing them within the first week.

Most single-site retail or office jobs are one to three days on site. The bigger variable is access, not area: what we can complete in one night in an empty store can take three evenings in a trading one. Every schedule comes out of the survey, not a rate card.

Yes. Night, early morning and weekend work is normal for us, because most commercial spaces cannot close for an installation. Retail décor, office branding and elevator cab work are routinely done after hours so the space is trading or occupied the next morning.