Security doors and physical security in Aberdeen

Aberdeen’s economy runs on energy: corporate headquarters, high-value plant and restricted quays around the port and offshore supply chain. ArxBridge supplies and installs rated security doors, windows, blast protection and vehicle barriers for the city’s energy, port and corporate sites.

• LPS 1175 SR3 to SR5Doorsets for energy sites
• Blast rated EXV glazingGlass and frames to ISO 16933
• PAS 68 barriersVehicle protection for quays
• Fire doors EI 30 to EI 120Tested to EN 1634-1

Energy offices and corporate headquarters

Aberdeen’s energy companies run headquarters, operations centres and data rooms that hold commercially sensitive work. LPS 1175 security doors rated SR3 (C5), five minutes against crowbars, drills and chisels, and SR4 (D10), ten minutes against sledgehammers, disc cutters and jigsaws, protect server rooms, control rooms and executive floors. Security portals and turnstiles control staff entry, sound masking protects boardrooms against eavesdropping, and bullet resistant glass to EN 1063 is available in BR classes, spall and no-spall, where the threat assessment calls for it. The banking and finance page covers similar high-value office estates.

The port and the offshore supply chain

The harbour handles supply vessels, cargo and crew transfers, and the quays and supply bases behind it store high-value equipment. Security gates and sliding vehicle gates control yard entrances, security bollards tested to PAS 68 protect gates and pedestrian routes, and security shutters and roller doors close warehouses out of hours. Control rooms and substations take SR3 and SR4 security doors. The utilities and energy page explains how energy and port estates zone their protection.

Blast protection near the waterfront

Some waterfront sites combine public access with sensitive operations, which is where blast ratings enter the specification. Blast resistant glass laminated and matched to its frame, blast resistant doors rated to EXV classes, and hostile vehicle mitigation on the quays form the standard response. The blast ratings guide explains the ISO 16933 scale: EXV classes cover 100 kg TNT equivalent at stand-off distances, where the number is the distance in metres, so EXV10 is the most severe, with SB classes for hand-carried charges and hazard ratings from A (no break) to F (high hazard). Blast protection window film offers a retrofit option that holds fragments on existing glazing.

Aberdeen sites at a glance

Quays and offices are specified as one estate. On energy sites, agree the yard, building line and interior ratings together so the perimeter and the doorsets match.

Planning and the granite city

Aberdeen’s granite architecture and conservation areas mean facade work on historic buildings needs care and, where listed, listed building consent. Security windows rated to LPS 1175 and LPS 1270 security glazing can sit behind granite facades without changing the street view. We manufacture to surveyed sizes and supply the drawings and rating evidence that support consent applications.