How much should I budget for counter and hatch grilles in Gillingham?
Our guide range for counter and hatch grilles in Gillingham is £595 to £1,795 plus VAT (£714 to £2,154 inc VAT) per hatch, including fitting. The survey is free for new installations and your fixed price follows in writing.
A counter or hatch grille is a small roller or retractable grille that closes off a serving hatch, kiosk window, bar or reception counter. It secures the opening between the public side and the stock or till behind, while staying compact enough for tight spaces.
Choices you can make
- Fixing to counters, bulkheads or subframes
- Bottom-rail or side locks
- Compact coil boxes for low heads
- Stainless or aluminium to suit food areas
- Retractable options where there is side space
- Brushed, anodised or powder-coated finishes
Fitting in Gillingham and nearby
We can arrange counter and hatch grilles anywhere in Gillingham, and in nearby Chatham, Rochester and Strood. Tell us your postcode and we will offer dates.
Kent ranges from Medway's Victorian terraces and Thanet's seaside towns to listed medieval centres such as Canterbury and Rochester.
Where counter and hatch grilles are most often used:
- Takeaway and café hatches
- Ticket and reception counters
- Pharmacy and dispensary counters
- Bars and kiosks
What to think about first
Daily use
Choose a light action if staff open and close it several times a day.
Coil box or side stack
Roller grilles need a little head space; retractables need side space.
Consents and safety: England
Grilles across exits in business premises
In workplaces and other non-domestic premises, including the common parts of blocks of flats and HMOs, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 makes the responsible person keep escape routes and emergency exits available and easy to open while people are present. A grille across an exit should be unlocked and parked open whenever the building is occupied, and covered in the fire risk assessment.
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
How it works
- Postcode and a few photos
- On-site survey
- Fixed written price
- Fit, test and explain
Counter and hatch grilles in Gillingham: questions
Do you cover Chatham as well as Gillingham?
Yes. As well as Gillingham, we can arrange surveys in nearby Chatham, Rochester and Strood, and elsewhere in Kent.
Will the grille fit under our ceiling?
Compact roller grilles need only a small box. If there is no head space, a retractable grille that folds to the side works instead.
Can a hatch grille be fire rated?
A standard security grille is not fire rated. If the hatch needs fire separation, a fire-rated shutter is required instead.
Can you fit it into an existing counter?
Yes, by fixing to the counter structure or a subframe built into it.
Counter and hatch grilles in nearby towns
Other grilles in Gillingham
- Removable security grilles
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
- Commercial security grilles
- Security grille repairs
- French door grilles
- Fixed window grilles and bars
Start with a guide price online, then we survey and fix the price in writing.