Glazed panels around a school swimming pool have been made safe with Armorgard window film from Bekaert Specialty Films. In the event of a breakage, the film will retain the glass fragments in the panel to prevent injuries and avoid the disruption of draining and clearing the pooling.

The school, in Bridgend, South Wales, took action when a panel of wired glass on a mezzanine area overlooking the pool cracked and glass shards fell both on to the poolside and into the pool.

The 7 mil clear film from Bekaert’s Armorgard range was recommended and installed by Bekaert dealer SolarGard Wales. This film has a pressure-sensitive adhesive with minimal visual distortion, a scratch resistant coating and is tested to British and European Standards, BS6206 and CEN12600.

As well as the Armorgard range of safety and security films, Bekaert also manufactures the SolarGard range of solar control films and the DecoGard range, which provides screening and decorative effects. The company works with a number of experienced dealers in the UK.

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Glass Age