Commercial windows to be approved by LPCB to LPS 1175 ‘Specification for testing and classifying the burglary resistance of components, strongpoints and security enclosures’ are Selectaglaze Ltd’s Series 50 (security side hung casement units) Level 1 and 2 secondary glazing units (security ratings 1 and 2 respectively).
“This approval shows that, with careful design, the approval of glazing products to LPS 1175 is indeed possible,” says Carol Atkinson, Managing Director of LPCB, “and never has there been a greater need for specifiers to have the added assurance that third party approval provides.”
LPS 1175 is based on manual attack testing and defines six levels of resistance. These are measured in terms of attack tools and time available to the attacker, and enables specifiers to select products according to the risk. Details regarding the grading system and attack tools can be found in the standard itself, which can be downloaded from the LPCB website at www.RedBookLive.com or ring 01923 664100.
The approval of commercial windows shows the widening range of products that can be approved to LPS 1175, including cladding systems, fences and walls, fixed grilles, folding doorsets, garage doors, roofing systems, sheds and tool stores, sky lights, strongpoints and enclosures, temporary buildings, vehicles and windows.
