Glass Balustrates and Railings

Glass balustrades and railings not only provide protection but also enhance the external appearance of buildings, and contrary to popular belief, they are highly sturdy and durable architectural products. According to the Building Regulations, laminated glass is mandatory for all glass products with a risk of falling, including balustrades and railings. Since balustrade glass is used in areas with a risk of falling, careful consideration is required during the design phase. These glass products must be visually flawless and exhibit high performance upon breakage. Common quality issues such as bubbles, delamination (deterioration, separation), poor edge grinding (polishing) quality, plate slippage, corner cracks, and improper PVB cleaning along the edges must be avoided. Alcam uses Trosifol Ultraclear PVB, providing high transparency and strong adhesion, in its standard products. For more complex designs and projects where the risk of falling exists, creating a “blanket effect” upon breakage, Special Hard PVB and SentryGlasXtra (SGX) are used. Alcam, as an authorized manufacturer of Kuraray, produces laminated railing glass with edge processing and visual quality maintained at the highest level using state-of-the-art machinery, ensuring optimal performance. To prevent spontaneous breakages caused by NiS, Alcam can produce heat-soaked tempered laminated railing glass or semi-tempered laminated railing glass, with Heat Soak Testing (HST) applied. Our railing and balustrade glass products are produced according to TS EN 12543 standards and tested in Alcam laboratories.