Retail and Restaurants
Retail and Restaurant Cladding and Glazing Facades
Retail projects demand façades that combine striking design with performance and durability.
From high street shopfronts to large shopping centres, contractors need glazing and cladding systems that deliver transparency, security, and compliance with fire and energy standards. For main contractors, the façade is often the most visible part of a retail scheme. Reliable delivery is key to meeting both client expectations and programme targets.
Advanced Glass glazing and façade services provides tailored façade packages for retail projects, integrating tested products with end-to-end project management to reduce risk and ensure compliance.
Transparency and Design Impact
Retail façades must create inviting, open frontages. Our curtain walling and shopfront glazing systems are designed for maximum visibility while meeting structural, thermal, and acoustic performance requirements.
Fire and Safety
We incorporate Siderise fire stops, fire-rated glazing, and aluminium systems from Technal, Senior Architectural Systems, and Aluprof to ensure compliance with Approved Document B. This includes tested compartmentation for mixed-use retail and residential schemes.
Energy and Thermal Performance
Retail buildings must comply with Approved Document L, achieving efficient thermal insulation without compromising on transparency. Our systems are engineered to deliver low U-values while maintaining clarity.
Durability and Security
Retail frontages face heavy footfall and must withstand wear and tear. Our aluminium windows, doors, and glazing systems are robust, with PAS24:2022-compliant options available for enhanced security.
Programme Delivery
Retail projects are often time-sensitive, with openings linked to tenant fit-out schedules. Our coordinated façade delivery helps contractors maintain programme certainty and reduce risk of delay.
Capabilities for Retail and Restaurants
- Curtain walling and glazed façades for retail centres and large stores
- Shopfront glazing for high street, malls, and mixed-use developments
- Aluminium windows and doors, including secure and fire-rated options
- Rainscreen cladding in aluminium, stainless steel, and glass finishes for modern, durable designs
- Roof glazing and rooflights to bring natural light into malls and atriums
- Teleflex and actuator systems for high-level windows and ventilation
- Siderise fire stops fully integrated within the façade package
- End-to-end design, procurement, fabrication, installation, and testing
Retail projects require façades that balance transparency, safety, and performance while supporting demanding construction programmes. Advanced Glass glazing and façade services partners with main contractors to deliver reliable, compliant building envelopes that enhance visibility and durability in the retail sector.
Planning a retail or restaurant project?
Partner with Advanced Glass to ensure your façades meet the highest safety and performance standards. Call us on 01455 241844 or click the link below to get started today.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aluminium windows offer durability, low maintenance, excellent thermal efficiency, and modern aesthetics, making them ideal for commercial applications.
Yes, modern aluminium windows feature thermal break technology to improve insulation, achieving low U-values meeting Part L building regulations and often exceeding it.
Options include double or triple glazing, solar control glass, acoustic glass, laminated safety glass, and enhanced security glass, depending on performance needs.
Yes, commercial aluminium windows can be PAS 24 certified and meet Secured by Design standards with multi-point locking systems with reinforced frames.
When properly maintained, aluminium windows can last 30 – 40 years, due to their corrosion resistance and high-quality powder-coated finishes.
Yes, they are available in a wide range of RAL colours, anodised finishes, and different configurations, including casement, tilt-and-turn, and sliding options.
Aluminium windows are designed to withstand extreme weather conditions, with high wind load resistance and water-tightness ratings to ensure long-term performance.
Minimal maintenance is needed – just the occasional cleaning and lubrication of moving parts is required to help ensure smooth operation and longevity.
Yes, aluminium is up to 100% recyclable, and many modern aluminium window systems use recycled materials, supporting sustainable building practices.
Lead times vary depending on customisation and project size, but standard windows typically take 12 – 16 weeks for design, manufacturing and delivery.
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