High-security films
Reinforced protection against break-ins and intrusions. The glazing withstands repeated blows and significantly delays unauthorised access.
Glazing that withstands blows
From fragment retention to active resistance
The difference between a standard safety film and a high-security film is not only thickness. It is a different design. Standard film holds fragments after breakage. High-security film prevents breakage from creating a usable opening. An intruder may crack the glass, but cannot get through the filmed glazing without prolonged, noisy effort.
High-security film combines 300 to 600 micron thickness with structural adhesive that anchors the film in the glazing frame. The system does not only protect the glass surface; it bonds glass to frame. Even cracked or starred, the glazing stays integral with its joinery and forms a continuous physical barrier.
EN 356: the anti-burglary reference
EN 356 measures the resistance of filmed glazing to hard-body impacts. The test drops a 4 kg steel ball from increasing heights, or strikes the glazing with an axe. Depending on impacts sustained before perforation, filmed glazing is classified from P1A to P5A, then P6B to P8B for the highest levels.
Our high-security films achieve P2A to P4A classifications depending on thickness and installation configuration. These levels match the requirements of most sensitive sites: jewellers, banks, pharmacies, luxury retail, data centres, embassies. The classification appears on each technical datasheet so specifiers can verify compliance with the brief.
Time: high-security film’s advantage
A professional burglar knows they have about 3 to 5 minutes to enter, take goods and leave before law enforcement arrives. Unglazed or unprotected glazing can be breached in seconds with a simple tool. High-security filmed glazing takes several minutes of repeated blows to create a usable opening.
That extra time changes everything. It often exceeds the window the intruder allows themselves. It creates noise that alerts neighbours. It gives the alarm system time to send an alert. And psychologically, glazing that resists forceful strikes is a strong deterrent: the burglar understands the site is protected and the effort may not be worth the risk.
Which sites and which glazing?
Jewellers and watchmakers are the first to specify. Shop windows display high-value goods behind glass. High-security film turns that window into a transparent safe.
Banks and insurance agencies protect glazing at counters, entrances and façades. Late-night pharmacies, tobacconists, opticians: any retail with high stock value and identified burglary risk.
Sensitive industrial sites, data centres, laboratories and premises housing servers or confidential data. Embassies, consulates, official residences. High-end private homes in isolated or at-risk areas. Collectors and exposed individuals.
Installation: a reinforced protocol
Installing high-security film follows a more demanding protocol than standard installation. Structural adhesive must create a continuous bond between film, glass and frame. On some projects, a peripheral anchoring system—a structural joint linking the film edge to the window frame—further increases resistance by preventing the film from peeling under impact.
Full curing takes 4 to 8 weeks. The film is in place and functional from installation, but maximum resistance is only reached after complete adhesive polymerisation. Critical projects must plan for this maturation period.