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We offer a wide range of fire-resistant glass options with varying levels of protection to suit your needs. Protection levels are measured in defined time periods (30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 minutes) and in terms of either integrity and insulation or integrity only, as designated by the European Standards.

Pilkington Pyrodur ™ Plus is an advanced thin, clear fire-resistant laminate glass, which easily meets all the latest European fire and impact standards. Using a special clear intumescent interlayer, it offers an excellent combination of fire and impact to Class 2 of BS EN 12600.

Also available as Pilkington OptiView™ Ultra DC - a dual-coated monolithic anti-reflective products, and Pilkington OptiView™ Ultra Protect, a laminated, anti-reflective glass with coatings on surface 1 and 4 giving a light reflectance of only 1% with safety/security properties.

Pilkington's range of fire-resistant glass is made up of four product lines, each representing different performance profiles. This ensures precise and economical correspondence to the safety requirements in terms of the specific building structure, the building code regulations and the intended use of the building.

Does Pilkington Pyroclear® have an impact safety classification in accordance with BS EN 12600? Yes. It achieves the highest possible classification for a toughened glass of Class 1 (C)1. Does Pilkington Pyroclear® need to be glazed by approved installers? No. There is no standard or certification basis for approving installers.

For double glazing the lower pane should be one of either Pilkington Optilam™ or Pilkington Pyroshield™ 2 and the upper pane need not be a safety glass. The regulations allow the use of toughened glass overhead, however, if toughened glass is used as the lower pane then a safety glass must be used in the upper pane.

Pilkington Pyroshield™ (see Product Data Sheet) is the brand name for a range of fire resistant glass with a welded steel mesh incorporated within the body of the semi-molten glass and formed by passing between two rollers, one of which forms an impression or pattern into the glass.

What are the rules for safety glass adjacent to doors? Glazing which is wholly or partly within 300 mm of the edge of a door and wholly or partly within 1500 mm from floor level shall be:

Georgian Wired Polished: the old Generic for Pilkington Pyroshield™ Clear. Glare: excessive illumination or excessive contrast between lit and unlit areas, which causes difficulty with vision. Glare reduction: the ability to reduce glare problems, either by reducing the overall illumination or by diffusing direct light or a combination of ...