Built to keep working after impact.
Anti-ram-raid frontages, end-of-day shutters, bulletproof glazing, security entrance doors. Engineered as one system to survive the hits and still open the next morning.
Retail shopfronts get hit. By cars trying to ram-raid the jeweller next door. By kicks and crowbars after closing. By weather, by aggression, by accident. We manufacture shopfronts that survive the hits and keep working – the doors still open, the shutters still roll, the glazing still seals.
The structural fabric is welded steel, integrated with anti-ram-raid columns and reinforced threshold details. End-of-day shutters roll smoothly even after impact. Bulletproof glazing protects high-risk frontages – jewellers, pharmacies, banks, betting shops. The whole assembly is engineered as one system, not bolted together from off-the-shelf parts.
We don’t sell direct. Commercial work routes through one customer brand – Fort Security Doors handles specification, supply, and install for retailers, contractors, and property managers across the UK.
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Placeholder – shopfront assembly mid-install. Anti-ram-raid columns visible. Replace before launch.
What we manufacture
Four variants. One system.
Frontages, shutters, glazing, entrance doors – all engineered together so the assembly works as one. Hit one part, the rest stays operable.
01 / Variant
Anti-ram-raid frontages
Welded steel frontages with integrated impact columns and reinforced threshold details. Survives repeated vehicle impact attempts without collapsing the structure.
LPS 1175 SR2-SR3
Sold Secure
02 / Variant
Security shutters
End-of-day rolling closures in galvanised steel. Manual or motorised. Engineered to still roll smoothly after impact – the shutter doesn’t jam when the frontage takes a hit.
LPS 1175 SR2-SR3
03 / Variant
Bulletproof glazing
EN 1063 BR1-BR7 ballistic glazing for high-risk frontages – jewellers, pharmacies, banks, betting shops. Set into steel-cored frames that match the rating.
EN 1063 BR1-BR7
LPS 1175 SR3-SR4
04 / Variant
Entrance systems
Security entrance doors integrated with the frontage assembly. Multipoint locking, automated where required, sequenced with shutter cycles for clean opening and closing.
LPS 1175 SR2-SR3
PAS 24
What’s inside
Manufacturing specifications.
The numbers a specifier actually needs. Drawn straight from the production line, not the brochure.
Steel
Structure
Welded steel, ram-resistant
Source
British, certified mills
Welding
Coded welders, to standard
Columns
Anti-ram-raid integrated
Glazing
Standard
Laminated security, double-glazed
Bulletproof
EN 1063 BR1-BR7
Sealed units
Project-specific
Frame
Steel-cored, rated to match glazing
Shutters + closures
Type
Rolling, folding, or sliding
Operation
Manual or motorised
Material
Galvanised steel slats
Rating
LPS 1175 SR2-SR3
Doors + access
Type
Security entrance doors
Locking
Multipoint + automated optional
Integration
Sequenced with shutter cycles
Access control
Card, fob, biometric optional
Performance
Security rating
LPS 1175 SR2-SR3
Impact resistance
Anti-ram-raid certified
Ballistic rating
Up to EN 1063 BR7 (where specified)
Weather rating
BS 6375
Lead time
Bespoke, project-by-project
Tested at
BRE, independent labs
Independently certified to UK security standards.
Manufactured to the standards specifiers actually require – not the ones we like the sound of.
Manufacturing process
How we manufacture.
01
Steel intake
British-sourced steel sheets and structural members arrive at the factory. Quality-checked on receipt.
02
Cutting + forming
Laser cutting and CNC bending to project specification. Tolerances measured in tenths of a millimetre.
03
Welding + assembly
Coded welders join components to certified standards. Frame, leaf, hardware fixings.
04
Finishing
Galvanising, powder coating, painting. Hardware fitted. Glazing units installed where applicable.
05
Testing + cert
Each product batch independently tested. Certificates issued. Then shipped to the customer brand.
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Resources
For architects and specifiers.
Specification files, drawings, and samples. Pull what you need straight into your spec.
One brand. Direct to retail and commercial.
Fort Engineering manufactures these shopfronts. You buy them from Fort Security Doors – the brand handles specification, supply, and install for retailers, contractors, and property managers across the UK.