Saving Lives and Protecting Property
The Facts
Your glass windows and doors are the most likely target for forced-entry by criminals.
Tens of thousands of glass related accidents occur every year! When glass shatters it is capable of causing devastating injuries and massive damage.
When catapulted by blast or wind, broken glass is lethal. In fact the principal cause (by as much as 95%) of death and injury is by flying shards of glass.
The Solution
By simply applying one of Pentagon’s safety and security films – glass can be made safe and secure.
Impact and blast tests confirm that even under heavy impact with a 100lb projectile Pentagon’s FT800 film can hold glass in place.
| The threat |
Pentagon provides the solution |
| bomb & accidental explosion |
prevent and limit flying shards of glass |
| forced entry & crime |
deter intruders by securing glass |
| storms and windborne debris |
prevent glass shattering, strengthening perimeter |
| hazards of accidental breakage |
retain broken glass and make safe |
| spontaneous breakage or technical fault |
cost effective glazing upgrade |
| safety regulations |
make glass safe |
| marking regulations |
prevent glass accidents |
Examples of our products at work
To retain the glass should it spontaneously shatter, Pentagon retro-fitted FT800 safety film, to the entire roof glazing of the Waterloo International Terminal. Pentagon hired the contractors, and asset managed the project, on budget and on time.
Marks & Spencer utilise Pentagon’s complete glass containment system to secure windows and glass doors.
In New Orleans the damage caused by Katrina was devastating, in response the East Jefferson Hospital contracted Pentagon to fit safety and security film and Elite flexible anchoring to all their exterior windows.
Further Protection
Pentagon’s anchoring products dramatically increase the effectiveness of our films by safely securing the film and the window frame together, especially when subjected to severe blast loads and attack.
UK Crime Facts
- Every three minutes a burglary is committed in a private home somewhere in the UK
- In over 70% of all cases windows and doors were simply levered out.
- The longer a burglary attempt takes, the higher the risk of discovery
- Additional locking features and stronger glazing ensure delay
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