Trade aluminium shopfront systems
Aluminium shopfront systems fabricated to your drawings: framing, entrance doors, glazing and trims, supplied ready for your own team to install. Powder coated to RAL, with toughened or laminated glass to suit the location.
- Product code
- TG-C01
- Guide trade price
- £420 to £780 per m², ex VAT, supply only
- Lead time
- Lead times for aluminium shopfront systems vary with size and spec. We give you the date when we acknowledge your order.
- Delivery
- UK-wide to site, yard or unit, priced on your quote
- Category
- Commercial aluminium
Typical layout. W and H are the frame or glass sizes you give us.
What is in the specification?
- Fabricated aluminium framing to your elevation drawings
- Single or double entrance doors with closers and locks
- Toughened or laminated glazing
- Powder coated RAL colours
- Stallrisers, fascia trims and cills
- Accessible thresholds
- Fixings and site instructions
Options you can add
- Laminated security glass
- Panic hardware
- Fascia and signage zone trims
- Stallriser panels
- Electric strike provision
- Roller shutter box allowance
Who orders trade aluminium shopfront systems?
Mostly shopfitters, builders and main contractors and architects and specifiers. Typical uses include new and refitted retail units; cafés, restaurants and takeaways; office and showroom frontages.
Shopfronts are priced from elevation drawings. Send dimensioned drawings with door positions and handing and we return a priced schedule.
A new or altered shopfront usually needs planning permission, and shopfronts in conservation areas often have extra design guidance. Check with the council before ordering.
Entrance doors on shops need to suit access and escape. Give us the clear opening and any panic hardware requirement and we confirm the door specification.
If a roller shutter is going in, tell us the box size and position so the framing allows for it.
How should you measure?
Shopfronts are made from dimensioned elevation drawings. Send drawings or a site measure with door positions and handing.
Which building regulations apply?
Commercial glazing in England is controlled as part of the wider project, including Approved Document K for safety glazing, Approved Document M for accessible entrances and Approved Document B for fire safety and means of escape. A new or materially altered shopfront usually needs planning permission as well.
Wales
Commercial glazing in Wales is controlled as part of the wider project under the Building Regulations as they apply in Wales, including safety glazing, access and fire safety requirements. A new or altered shopfront usually needs planning permission.
Scotland
Commercial glazing in Scotland is usually part of a project that needs a building warrant, covering safety glazing, access and fire safety. New or altered shopfronts usually need planning permission.
Northern Ireland
Commercial glazing in Northern Ireland is controlled as part of the wider project by the council's building control service. A new or altered shopfront usually needs planning permission.
More detail: Approved Document L guide safety glazing guide. Your installer or designer remains responsible for compliance and any notification.
How ordering works
List what you need
One line per window, door or unit, with width, height and finish.
Check your quote
We price each item and flag anything that needs clarifying.
Confirm the order
Production starts only after you approve the written order.
Receive your goods
We aim to deliver on the confirmed date; check the goods against the delivery note.
Questions trade customers ask
Do I need planning permission for a new shopfront?
Usually, yes, for a new shopfront or a material change to an existing one. Check with the local planning authority.
Do you install shopfronts?
No. We supply fabricated systems to trade customers for their own teams to install.
What glass goes in a shopfront?
Toughened or laminated safety glass depending on position and security needs.
Can you supply from drawings?
Yes. Send dimensioned elevations and we price from them.
Trade aluminium shopfront systems by area
Area pages cover delivery and the regulations that apply where the job is.