Ultra Secure Guard is not the first foray into security glass, and complements an existing line of anti-intrusion and security glass products. In the field of health, Cooling Brothers has extensive experience supplying glass to major projects across the country, such as the $1.2 billion New Children’s Hospital, Fiona Stanley, and Campbelltown Hospital in Sydney.

“In the absence of a category-specific AS/NZ standard for health security glass, we have observed a clear market demand for certification,” comments Sales and Marketing Director Vince Bianchini. “Releasing Ultra-Secure Guard as a NATA certified product fulfils this need and provides architects and specifiers in the health and security sectors with a genuine, certified product that mitigates risk. Simply put, Ultra Secure Guard provides a level of compliance unmatched by other products in the category.”

Currently, all glass manufactured in Australia must adhere to the broad-based standard of AS/NZ1288. However, specialised laminated glass products in high-risk categories such as ballistic and cyclonic glass are subject to category-specific AS/NZ standards. Despite being considered a high-risk category, security glazing for health projects does not currently require a category-specific standard, which increases the risk of non-compliance and potential product failure in worst-case scenarios.