Glass Facades for Commercial Buildings – Designed, Supplied & Installed
A Stylish, High-Performance Choice for Modern Buildings
Why Choose Glass Facades?
Glass facades offer a powerful combination of aesthetic and functional benefits, making them a standout choice for both modern commercial buildings and high-end residential developments. From sleek visual impact to improved energy performance, the advantages are hard to ignore.
- Aesthetic Appeal: Provides a sleek, contemporary look that enhances the building’s exterior.
- Natural Light: Maximises the entry of natural light, creating bright and inviting interiors.
- Energy Efficiency: Helps regulate indoor temperatures, reducing energy consumption and costs.
- Durability: Built to withstand environmental factors, ensuring long-lasting performance.
- Modern Architectural Role: Essential in creating visually stunning, environmentally conscious buildings.
Whether you’re planning a new-build project or upgrading an existing exterior, a professionally designed and installed glass facade offers long-term value and striking visual appeal.
Looking for expert glass facade design and installation?
Contact our team for a tailored quote or free project consultation.
Strong, Safe & Compliant Glass Options for Every Façade Project
Laminated and Toughened Glass Options
At Glassedge, we supply and install two high-performance glass types commonly used in modern façade systems: laminated glass and toughened glass. Both options are suitable for a wide range of commercial and architectural applications, offering exceptional strength, safety, and visual appeal.
- Laminated Glass Facades: Laminated glass is made by bonding two or more layers of glass together with a durable interlayer. This multi-layered structure provides enhanced impact resistance, acoustic insulation, and UV protection. In the unlikely event of breakage, the glass remains adhered to the interlayer, significantly reducing the risk of injury from falling shards. This makes laminated glass ideal for high-traffic areas, public buildings, and bespoke glass structures where safety is paramount.
- Toughened Glass Facades: Toughened (or tempered) glass undergoes a specialist heat treatment process that increases its strength by up to five times compared to standard float glass. If broken, it shatters into small, blunt fragments rather than sharp shards, helping to prevent serious injury. This makes it especially well-suited for exterior glass facades, curtain walling, and other high-performance architectural applications.
Both options conform to relevant British Standards (BS), ensuring safety, durability, and compliance with regulatory requirements for building applications.
Reliable Glass Façade Installation Across Birmingham & the UK
Expert Installation by Qualified Professionals
At Glassedge, we provide a complete glass façade installation service managed by fully qualified, highly experienced professionals. Whether it’s a large-scale commercial development or a bespoke architectural feature, we ensure every installation is delivered with precision, care, and compliance.
From your initial consultation and site survey through to final fitting and handover, we manage the entire process in-house, giving you the convenience and confidence of working with a single, trusted supplier.
Our skilled installers work closely with architects, contractors, and project managers to ensure your glass façade system meets both your aesthetic goals and all relevant safety and building regulations, including British Standards.
With years of experience delivering glass facades for commercial buildings across Birmingham, the Midlands and the UK, Glassedge is a name you can rely on for quality, consistency, and efficiency.
GLASS INSTALLATIONS MADE EASY
From small upgrades to large-scale projects, we bring your vision to life with expert craftsmanship in Birmingham, the Midlands and across the UK.
Contact us today to discuss your design and get started.
Glass Facades: FAQs
What types of glass do you offer for facades?
We offer two main glass types for facade applications: laminated glass and toughened (tempered) glass.
- Laminated glass is made by bonding multiple layers of glass with an interlayer. It remains intact if broken, making it ideal for safety-critical areas and high-traffic environments.
- Toughened glass is heat-treated for strength and breaks into small, blunt fragments, reducing injury risk.
Both options are compliant with British Standards (BS EN 12150 and BS EN ISO 12543), ensuring performance, safety and durability in commercial and architectural settings.
Can I customise the glass facades for my building?
Yes. At Glassedge, we design bespoke glass facades tailored to your project. You can customise:
- Glass type and thickness
- Colour tints or printed patterns
- Framing materials (e.g. aluminium, steel)
- Panel sizes, shapes, and configurations
- Energy-efficient coatings or solar control glass
We work with architects, developers and business owners to deliver a facade that matches your design vision and performance requirements.
How is the glass delivered to my location?
We deliver the glass facades directly to your preferred location, ensuring they arrive safely and ready for installation.
Do you offer both supply and installation?
Yes, we provide a complete glass facade supply and installation service. We manage the entire process in-house, from initial design consultation and material sourcing to final fitting and compliance checks.
Our experienced team ensures seamless project delivery, whether for a new build, refurbishment, or retrofit across Birmingham, the Midlands or the wider UK.
What standards do your glass facades comply with?
Our glass facades conform to the relevant British Standards (BS) for safety and durability, ensuring they meet all regulatory requirements.
What are the benefits of a glass facade?
Glass facades offer numerous advantages, including:
- Modern aesthetic appeal for commercial or architectural buildings
- Natural daylight, reducing lighting costs and improving wellbeing
- Energy efficiency, especially when using solar control or double-glazed systems
- Durability with minimal long-term maintenance
- Flexibility in design, allowing creative, light-filled structures
Is a glass facade sustainable?
Yes, glass facades can play an important role in sustainable building design. When paired with energy-efficient coatings, double or triple-glazing, and thermally broken frames, they help regulate temperature and reduce reliance on heating and cooling systems.
Glass is also fully recyclable, and many modern facade systems are designed with lifecycle efficiency in mind, making them a responsible architectural choice.
Why Choose Us?
Quality Assured
All our installation come with a 12-month warranty period, also our engineers are qualified to current regulations and standards.
Aftersales Care
We provide aftersales care to all our install and service jobs, whether it is an issue with a automatic door or access control system we are at the end of the phone to answer you queries.
Guaranteed Work
All our installations are carried out by authorised engineers all to current regulations & all relevant paperwork/certificates are handed over once installation is completed.
