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Terrorism/bomb-proofing
The issue:
Terror attack - exposing people and business to the vulnerability of glass.
With the threat of attack a very real and serious possibility in cities and society throughout the world today, protecting people and assets alongside business continuity and emergency planning are a matter of priority for us all. With 90% of all injuries in a blast caused by flying glass, the first area of priority must be the weakest link in our buildings - the glazing.
We tend to forget that the clear glass protecting us from outside elements cannot provide protection from the dangers of a blast. It in fact becomes a danger in itself.
Powerful shock waves from a high-velocity attack emanate in all directions. Your windows could convert into lethal flying shards of glass. Your building will then be open to the elements, allowing the bomb blast to enter your building at speed where internal glazing is also vulnerable, with fixed internal glazing or glass partitioning proving to be just as hazardous.
Our greatest desire is to minimise the quantity and hazard of broken glass and blast induced debris, ensuring business continuity and stability.
The solution:
Protecting a building's occupants and business continuity is our priority.
Protect your business, property, employees and members of the public with Pentagon Protection blast mitigation high-tensile strength anti-shatter film.
Pentagon Protection Blast Mitigation Anti-Shatter Film, when applied to your existing glazing, whether to doors and windows or overhead and internal glazing, will mitigate the effects of bomb blasts on glass. It is an immediate and cost-effective retrofit solution, especially when compared with the replacement of existing glazing.
The film, normally applied to one side of the glazing, will absorb a large degree of the shock wave, stretching, without tearing and lessening the effect as it enters the building. In many cases although the glass breaks, the filmed glass will fall out in one piece,attached to the pressure sensitive film. This minimises damage and injuries.
Pentagon Protection's range of Anchoring Systems and upgrade profiles have become far more popular as a result of increased concerns over the need to retain broken glass intact within the glazing system with Pentagon Protection the first to test to the highest of blast mitigation standards ISO 16933.
Pentagon Protection's clear glass containment film with or without anchoring and edge-retention provides an immediate and cost-effective retrofit solution to provide enhanced protection and security.
Product testing
As a world leader in providing solar control, safety and security solutions for architectural glass, Pentagon brings together worldwide expertise in film and glass protection and a commitment for continuous improvement and quality.
Pentagon is at the forefront of research and development in both standards and product. We work alongside industry experts to win against our competitors, identify changing markets, and deliver solutions.
Steve Rice, Glazing Director of the Glass & Glazing Federation has said "Pentagon Protection's commitment to research and development of safety and security products and their classification to the proposed and existing ISO and CEN Standards, is something that is of credit to the company and the industry as a whole."
The list below cintains some of the testing we have undertaken on our products. Shortly we will link through to the actual reports and video footage.
- ComBlast 2005 Explosion Range Testing
Pentagon Select� Rigid Anchoring System with Pentagon FT800 Glass Containment Film. Tested to ISO 16933 and GSA standard.
- ComBlast 2005 Explosion Range Testing
Pentagon Elite� Flexible Anchoring System with Pentagon FT800� Glass Containment Film. Tested to ISO 16933 and GSA standard.
- ComBlast 2002 Explosion Range Testing
10mm Toughened Safety Glass in Bolted Mountings; Pentagon FT800� Glass Containment Film and Bolted Anchoring System; Pentagon Protection FT800� Glass Containment Film and Flexible Anchoring Profile. Tested to UK PSDB and GSA classification.
- DoorTek Enhanced Security Door Test
Pentagon FT800� Glass Containment Film and Patented Framed Anchoring System.
- Overhead Glazed Anchoring Test
Pentagon FT800� Glass Containment Film and Framed Anchoring System to simulate overhead glazing failure.
- Eurostar Waterloo International Terminal
Pentagon FT800� Glass Containment Film with Framed and Bolted Anchoring Systems as both horizontal and vertical test.
- Impact Testing of Glass, Reading
Pentagon FT800� Glass Containment Film and Bolted Anchoring System as a solution to spontaneous glass failure.
- Wind Load Testing
Pentagon FT800� Glass Containment Film with 2-sided and 4-sided Framed Anchoring in a wind load test in relation to spontaneous glass failure.
- Enhanced Glazing Safety/Security Physical Attack Test
Pentagon FT1200 Glass Containment Film and Pentagon Elite� Flexible Anchoring System.
- Overhead Glazing Safety/Security Physical Attack Test
Pentagon FT1200 Glass Containment Film and Pentagon Elite� Flexible Anchoring System.
- Safety/Security Physical Attack Test
Pentagon FT1200 Glass Containment Film and Pentagon Elite� Flexible Anchoring System.
- Testing to GGF Recommendations 5.18.5
Pentagon FT800 Glass Containment Film and Pentagon Select Rigid Anchoring Profile. Tested to GGF Recommendations 5.18.5 Adhesive Backed Polymeric Film Applied to Glass in the Overhead Position for Containment of Glass in the Event of Failure: Test Method
Case studies
Waterloo International Terminal - London
Product: Pentagon FT800� Clear Safety and Security Film
Requirement: Protection against spontaneous glass failure.
Area: 11,000 sq m of overhead glass
Singapore's Changi Airport Terminals 2 & 3 phase 1
Product: Pentagon FT800� Clear Safety and Security Film
Requirement: Protection against spontaneous glass failure
Service: 3 Year Asset Management Contract on completion of installation
Area: 9,500 sq m of vertical suspended glass with each pane weighing between 150kg up to 225kg
Dixon Stores, PC World, The Link & Currys Digital
Product: Various Pentagon products and services
Requirement: Replacement and supply and fit of various products
Area: UK stores
Ares Tower Vienna
Product: Specified from Survey - FT800� & Bolted Anchoring
Area: Total Contract Square Meters = 9300m2
Bank of America - Canary Wharf London
Product: Pentagon FT800� Clear Safety and Security Film
Requirement: Bomb blast protection
Area: The entire estate of Bank of America
Sony EU - Basingstoke UK
Product: Anti-shatter film
Requirement: Glass containment protection
Area: Various sites
HSBC
Product: Pentagon FT800� Clear Bomb Blast Safety and Security Film
Requirement: Refurbishment and upgrade glazing
Area: Regional Offices and Business Centres - UK
DHL Middle East
Product: Pentagon's bomb Blast Films and Anchoring Systems
Requirement: Upgrade existing glazing
Area: Various contracts throughout Middle East
Andromeda Tower - Vienna Austria
Product: Bespoke Glass Containment System
Requirement: Full survey and installation to 3,000 12mm toughened glass panes, each weighing approximately 100kg.
Area: The exterior of the 113m high tower
Barclays Bank
Product: Pentagon Glass Containment Window Film and Anchoring System
Requirement: Surveys and glazing risk assessment - and subsequent installation
Area: London Branches
Nestl� UK Head Office - Croydon UK
Product: Neutral Solar-Reflective Window Film
Requirement: Increase glazing security and safety and reduce heat and glare
Area: 22 floors and 1,416 panes of glass including the computer suite
East Jefferson Hospital - St Louis Louisiana USA
Product: Clear high-tensile safety/security film and Elite anchoring
Requirement: Upgrade the hospital's external glazing.
Note: These works were carried out as a direct result of Hurricane Katrina.
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