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Bi-folding shopfronts

Fully opening frontages for cafes, bars and restaurants across the Midlands, from £5,200 plus VAT.

  • Measured on site before anything is ordered
  • Fixed written price, valid 30 days
  • Installed around your trading hours

Price this job

Free survey, no obligation.

Free survey · Fixed written price · No obligation

What you are buying

Folding the whole frontage back turns four metres of glass into four metres of open trading space. Popular with cafes and bars that want pavement seating to read as part of the room.

Work in a trading unit has to fit around trading. Where the frontage cannot be out of action during opening hours, installation is booked overnight or on a closed day and the premises left secure at every stage.

Where the existing frontage is being stripped out, disposal and making good are included in the quotation rather than added afterwards.

If you already have drawings or a specification, send those over and we will price directly from them.

Common questions

Can you work outside trading hours?

Yes. Overnight and closed-day installation is normal for units that cannot lose a trading day, and the premises are left secure at every stage of the work.

Do you replace just the glass?

Yes. Shopfront glass must be toughened or laminated and kitemarked in a critical location, so panes are ordered to the surveyed size — which means a same-day swap is rarely possible on anything large. Boarding secures the opening in the meantime.

What colours can I have?

Any RAL colour on aluminium and steel. Anthracite grey (RAL 7016) and black (RAL 9005) are the most common on high-street units, but the powder coater will match whatever your brand standard specifies.

Can you match the units either side of me?

On a parade where the landlord requires a consistent frontage, we work from the same section profiles and colour reference so the new unit reads as part of the row.

Do I need planning permission?

For a like-for-like replacement, usually not. You will need consent for a listed building, in a conservation area, or where you change the appearance of the frontage or add illuminated signage. We can tell you which applies at survey, though the application itself is between you and the council.

From £5,200

Plus VAT. Final figure comes from the survey.

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What happens next

Four steps, no surprises

STEP 01

First contact

Whatever suits — phone, the form on this page, or the chat window.

STEP 02

Survey booked

Usually within a few working days, at a time that does not clash with your busy period.

STEP 03

Quotation issued

Written, itemised and fixed. Ask us to strip anything out and we will requote.

STEP 04

Installation

Manufactured to your signed dimensions, fitted, and guaranteed for twelve months.

Find out what your frontage would cost

Free survey across the Midlands, a fixed written price, and no obligation to go ahead.

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