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Roller grilles

Open-lattice roller grilles for shopping centres and frontages that must stay visible.

A roller grille works like a roller shutter but its curtain is an open lattice of metal links and tubes, often in a brick-bond pattern. It secures a shopfront while leaving the display and lighting fully visible, which is why it is common in shopping centres and on high streets.

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How roller grilles work

Brick-bond, tubular and link patterns give different levels of visibility and strength. Shopping centres often require roller grilles rather than solid shutters on unit fronts. An open curtain lets air and light through, so displays stay on view and the unit does not look closed down. Polycarbonate infill panels can be added to stop items being passed through the lattice.

Roller grilles roll into a box like a shutter, and can be manual or electric. Aluminium grilles are lighter and suit large unit fronts; steel grilles add strength. Councils often see roller grilles as more acceptable than solid shutters in town centres.

Grilles can be combined with a solid section at the base for kick protection. A clear-anodised or powder-coated finish keeps a grille looking smart. Wide grilles use intermediate posts or a stronger curtain to resist being pushed in.

An aluminium brick-bond roller grille lowered across a shopping centre unit

Options we can specify

  • Brick-bond, tubular or link lattice
  • Aluminium or steel curtains
  • Optional polycarbonate infill
  • Manual or electric operation
  • Solid kick panel option
  • Removable intermediate posts for wide units
  • Anodised or powder-coated finishes
  • Suited to shopping centre unit fronts

Typical specification

Roller grilles specification
CurtainBrick-bond, tubular or link lattice in aluminium or steel
InfillOptional polycarbonate inserts
OperationManual or electric with key switch
Wide openingsIntermediate removable posts
FinishAnodised or powder coated

How much do roller grilles cost?

Roller grilles typically cost £1,295 to £5,995 ex VAT (£1,554 to £7,194 inc VAT) for the common sizes we fit, depending on width, operation, lath type and finish. Larger or specialist jobs are priced after survey.

Roller grilles guide prices
OptionEx VATInc VAT
Shopping centre unit grille, 5m and over£2,995 to £5,995£3,594 to £7,194
Electric roller grille, up to 4m wide£1,895 to £3,795£2,274 to £4,554
Manual roller grille, up to 3m wide£1,295 to £2,395£1,554 to £2,874

Guide prices assume a straightforward opening with a power supply nearby. Your fixed price is confirmed in writing after the survey, before anything is ordered.

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Enter the width and height, choose the operation and lath type, and the quote tool draws your shutter to scale with a price range.

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Rules that apply

What the law and planning system expect, by nation. We check these at survey.

Planning permission for shopfront shutters

England

In England an external shutter on a shopfront is usually treated as development that needs planning permission from the local planning authority, and a listed building also needs listed building consent. Many councils' shopfront design guides favour internal shutters, perforated or open-grille designs and boxes hidden behind the fascia, and some refuse solid external shutters in conservation areas and on main shopping streets.

Wales

In Wales an external shopfront shutter normally needs planning permission from your county or county borough council, or the national park authority, and a listed building also needs listed building consent. Welsh councils' design guidance often prefers internal or open-pattern grilles to solid shutters, particularly in conservation areas.

Scotland

In Scotland fitting an external security shutter to a shopfront normally needs planning permission from the council, and listed building consent if the building is listed. Councils often ask for the box to be concealed and for open or perforated designs rather than solid shutters in conservation areas.

Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland planning permission for an external shopfront shutter is decided by your local council, which took over most planning decisions in 2015, and a listed building also needs listed building consent. Design guidance generally favours shutters that keep the frontage visible.

Safety of powered shutters

Powered doors and shutters are treated as machinery. The installer commissions them with a risk assessment, safety devices where the risk calls for them and force checks to BS EN 12453, then hands over a declaration of conformity and maintenance instructions. In workplaces, the employer or whoever controls the premises must keep doors maintained and safe for staff and visitors.

Electrical work

England

Electric shutters are wired to BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations. In homes in England, new circuits are notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations, so the work is done by a registered electrician who can self-certify it, or notified to building control.

Wales

Electric shutters are wired to BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations. In homes in Wales, new circuits are notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations as applied in Wales, so the work is self-certified by a registered electrician or notified to building control.

Scotland

Electric shutters are wired to BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations. In Scotland electrical work in buildings must also meet the Scottish building standards, and is carried out and certified by a qualified electrician.

Northern Ireland

Electric shutters are wired to BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations, by a qualified electrician. Northern Ireland has its own building regulations, and any building control requirement for the work is confirmed with your council.

What happens next

  1. Send the details

    Give us the postcode, approximate width and height, and what the shutter is protecting.

  2. We survey the opening

    An engineer measures and checks the fixings, power and any planning constraints.

  3. You approve a fixed price

    The quote lists the specification and price in writing, so there are no surprises.

  4. We fit and commission

    Your shutter is installed, tested and handed over with instructions and paperwork.

Roller grilles: common questions

Is a roller grille or a perforated shutter better?

A grille gives far more visibility and airflow, while a perforated shutter gives more privacy and weather protection. Shopping centres often specify grilles; high streets use both.

Can things be passed through a grille?

Small items can pass through an open lattice. Polycarbonate infill panels close the gaps if that is a concern.

Do roller grilles need planning permission?

External roller grilles usually need planning permission like other external security. Councils often find them more acceptable than solid shutters.

Can a grille cover a very wide unit?

Yes, with a stronger curtain or removable intermediate posts to keep it rigid.

Is the survey free?

Yes, for new shutters, grilles and doors: the survey and written quote are free and there is no obligation to go ahead. Repair and servicing visits are charged, and we tell you the price before we visit.

Are your prices fixed?

Yes. After the survey you get a written price for the agreed specification, confirmed before anything is ordered or any work starts. If you change the specification, or a hidden problem such as a weak lintel is found during fitting, we price it and agree it with you before carrying on.

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