MEGAgrip Side-drilled Balustrade - Frameless Glass Balustrade
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MEGAgrip side-drilled channel for balustrades
MEGAgrip side-drilled channel for balustrades
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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.
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 can be used in:
- 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 channel 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 base-drilled channel (specified separately).
General information
Color | Silver |
Finish | Brushed |
Material | Aluminium |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | 3000.00 mm Guidance for specification option: Per section. |
Width | 96.00 mm Guidance for specification option: Channel only. |
Height | 111.70 mm |
Warranty description | Ten year Guidance for specification option: Up to 10 years depending on a range of factors. |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | L37/160 Balustrade systems L30/560 Proprietary balustrades L30/55 Proprietary balustrades |
Specification data - Balustrade and guarding systems
Infills | Manufacturer guidanceTo be supplied by others; insert requirements including capping rails etc. if required. 25–33 mm glazing thicknesses supported. See Accessories below for glass clamping kits. |
Rails | |
Handrails | Required.Guidance for specification option: Insert requirements. Not required. |
Base rails | MEGAgrip side-drilled channel.Guidance for specification option: Extruded aluminium channel supplied in 3000 mm lengths. |
Fixing to parent structure | Guidance for specification option: Insert fixing requirements to suit substrate. |
Accessories | None. Side cladding. Aluminium top bead. Co-extruded gasket. Glazing clamp kit. Guidance for specification option: To suit glazing thickness as specified above. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Aluminium |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | 3.01 kg CO₂ eq/unit Guidance for specification option: 3.01E+02 |
Recyclability | 95% Manufacturer guidanceAluminium Channel is recyclable. |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 0 % |
Expected Life | 25 year |
Third party certifications
BIM objects
NBS BIM Object Standard
This BIM object has been authored to meet the requirements of the NBS BIM Object Standard.
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| Platform | Compatible | Version |
|---|---|---|
 Revit | - | 1 |
 IFC | - | 1 |
Third party certifications
EPD
EPD Certificate for MEGAGrip
Literature
MEGAGrip 3KN Frameless Glass Balustrade Brochure
Case studies
MEGAgrip Safety Railing Installation On The River Thames
MEGAgrip frameless glass balustrade installation for golf course in Cornwall.
MEGA-Grip Balustrade at Waterloo Station