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MEGAgrip Base-drilled Balustrade - Frameless Glass Balustrade

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MEGAgrip heavy-duty commercial glass balustrade. The POSIglaze system has been modified to produce the MEGAgrip heavy-duty, commercial balustrade: a frameless and fully adjustable system.

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Application

Can be used in both commercial and domestic projects. For example, in public buildings it could be used in:

  • Offices
  • Government buildings
  • Music venues
  • Sports stadiums
  • Shopping centres


In transport hubs:

  • Airports
  • Railway stations
  • Service stations
  • Metro stations.


MEGAgrip can also be used with tall glass screens to created privacy screening, high-rise balconies, penthouses, restaurant terraces and roof terraces.

Description

An Aluminium railing system which holds glass panels in place for use on glass balustrades and partitions.


Features and benefits:

  • Suitable for 25–33 mm glazing thicknesses.
  • Pre-drilled.
  • Fast to install.
  • Designed to be installed without the need of ensuring the fitting surface is totally level.
  • Fully adjustable using an adjustment system allowing horizontal alignment of each glass panel.
  • Extremely strong.
  • 3 kN BS tested with less than 25 mm deflection.
  • Tested to meet BS 6180:2011.
  • MEGAgrip can be fortified using a conversion kit into a bomb-resistant or bulletproof balustrade system.
  • Also available as a side-drilled channel (specified separately).

General information

Color

Silver

Finish

Brushed

Material

Aluminium

Length

3000 mm

Width

96.00 mm

Height

111.70 mm

Warranty description

Ten year

Guidance for specification option:

Up to Ten year guarantee.

Uniclass

Ss_25_60_05_05 Balustrade and guarding systemsPrimary

CAWS

L37/160 Balustrade systems

L30/560 Proprietary balustrades

L30/55 Proprietary balustrades

Specification data - Balustrade and guarding systems

Infills

-

Manufacturer guidance

To be supplied by others; insert requirements including capping rails etc. if required.

25–33 mm glazing thicknesses supported.


See also Glazing clamp kit below.

Rails

-

Handrails

-

Manufacturer guidance

To be supplied by others: insert requirements or omit.

Base rails

MGC-010 - Base-fixed channel.

Guidance for specification option:

Extruded aluminium channel supplied in 3000 mm-long sections.

Fixing to parent structure

Guidance for specification option:

Insert fixing requirements to suit substrate.

Glazing clamp kit

MGB-0025.

Guidance for specification option:

For 25 mm thick glazing.

MGB-00255.

Guidance for specification option:

For 25.5 mm thick glazing.

MGB-0031.

Guidance for specification option:

For 31.5 mm thick glazing.

MGB-0033.

Guidance for specification option:

For 33 mm thick glazing.

Accessories

None.

MGA-010 - side cladding.

Guidance for specification option:

For use for damaged finished.

MGA-020 - top seal strip cover.

Guidance for specification option:

For sealing internal workings from dirt and dust.

MGA-060 - end cap.

Guidance for specification option:

For use with base drilled channel only without side cladding.

MGA-090 - 90° pre-cut corner.

Guidance for specification option:

For use with base drilled channel.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of product manufacture

United Kingdom

Material

Aluminium

Embodied carbon

A1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804

3.01 kg CO₂ eq/unit

Guidance for specification option:

3.01E+02

Recyclability

95%

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

0 %

Expected Life

25 year

Third party certifications

BIM objects

BOS

NBS BIM Object Standard

This BIM object has been authored to meet the requirements of the NBS BIM Object Standard.

Find out more about the NBS BIM Object Standard.

Platform Compatible Version
IFC
-

2

Revit

Revit 2016

2

Third party certifications

EPD

EPD

EPD Certificate for MEGAGrip

Literature

MEGAGrip 3KN Frameless Glass Balustrade Brochure

MEGAGrip 3KN Frameless Glass Balustrade Brochure

Mega-grip frameless glass balustrade Wind Load Report 1800mm high

Mega-grip frameless glass balustrade Wind Load Report 1800mm high

Mega-Grip Frameless Glass Partition Screen 1.5kn/mtr Test Report

Mega-Grip Frameless Glass Partition Screen 1.5kn/mtr Test Report

Mega-Grip Farmeless Glass Balustrade 3KN Concrete Test Report

Mega-Grip Farmeless Glass Balustrade 3KN Concrete Test Report

Mega-Grip 3kn Frameless Glass Balustrade Drilling Diagram

Mega-Grip 3kn Frameless Glass Balustrade Drilling Diagram

Mega-Grip 3kn Frameless Glass Balustrade Channel Drawing inc dimensions

Mega-Grip 3kn Frameless Glass Balustrade Channel Drawing inc dimensions

Mega-Grip 3Kn Frameless Glass Balustrade Steel Test Report

Mega-Grip 3Kn Frameless Glass Balustrade Steel Test Report

Mega-Grip 25.5mm PVB Laminate Glass Test Report

Mega-Grip 25.5mm PVB Laminate Glass Test Report

Case studies

MEGA-Grip Balustrade at Waterloo Station

MEGA-Grip Balustrade at Waterloo Station

MEGAgrip Safety Railing Installation On The River Thames

MEGAgrip Safety Railing Installation On The River Thames