Schools. Embassies.
No margin for error.

Threat: Forced Entry & Active Shooter

Glass — the primary vulnerability

Most school break-ins and active shooter incidents begin at a glazed door or window. Standard glass shatters on the first impact, giving an attacker immediate entry. Two solutions depending on threat level and budget:

• FTL Laminate Applied to existing glass — holds shattered panes in place for 30+ minutes against repeated attack. No glass replacement required. Fastest and most cost-effective route to EN 1627 RC2 compliance for most schools.
• BTP Composites Replacement glazing for main entrance doors, reception windows, and admin areas where ballistic resistance (BR4–BR5) is required. Fits existing frames. Indistinguishable from standard glass.

Threat: Vehicle Attack

Perimeter — stopping a vehicle before the building

Vehicle ramming attacks against schools and public spaces are a documented and growing threat. Crash-rated bollards and anti-ram barriers installed at drop-off zones, pedestrian entrances, and playground boundaries stop a 7,500 kg vehicle at speed — without requiring fencing or barriers that change the character of the school environment.

Internal Hardening

Safe areas and lock-down rooms

Designated lock-down rooms for teachers and students — typically a repurposed store room or staff office — can be hardened with BNTP composite panels applied to walls and a ballistic door retrofit, creating a hold-and-wait space that buys time for emergency response. The room looks identical from the outside before and after installation.

Installation

Completed during school holidays

A typical school hardening project — FTL laminate on all ground-floor windows and entrance glazing, BTP composite replacement on the main entrance, and a hardened lock-down room — is completed within a 10–14 day school holiday window. No scaffolding. No structural works. School opens on day one of term as normal.