Aluminium & glass shopfronts, roller shutters, curtain walling and repairs — free site survey in Cardiff.
Cardiff calls itself the City of Arcades for good reason — the listed Victorian and Edwardian arcades around the Castle and Morgan Quarters host some of Wales's best independents, right next to the country's biggest mainstream retail at St David's. We cover the lot: arcade-sensitive designs, big-glass flagship frontages and security shutters across South Wales.
Arcade independents and St Mary Street hospitality drive demand here; Wales-wide coverage runs from this base of work. Around Queen Street, St David's Dewi Sant, the Victorian & Edwardian arcades and St Mary Street, and across Newport, Barry, Penarth, Caerphilly, Pontypridd, we design, fabricate and fit complete frontages with a typical on-site installation of just 1–3 days.
Thermally broken, powder-coated frames in 213 RAL colours — the best-value modern frontage.
Toughened and frameless glass frontages for premium, high-visibility retail.
Conservation-friendly timber designs for heritage streets and listed settings.
Solid, perforated, punched-hole and grille shutters — supply, fit and repair.
Double-height and multi-storey glazed frontages for landmark units.
Glass replacement, shutter repair and on-site respraying in any RAL colour.
The listed arcades and the city-centre conservation area shape design across the historic core — narrow arcade units need slim, period-appropriate frames, a speciality of ours. Like-for-like repairs generally avoid planning permission, but new or altered frontages usually need consent from Cardiff Council, and illuminated signs need separate advertisement consent. We prepare the drawings and manage the process — read the consents section of our aluminium shopfront buyer's guide for the full picture.
Aluminium shopfronts average around £350 per m² installed (2025–26 price guides), with most complete projects between £2,500 and £7,350 depending on size, glazing specification and doors. Laminated security glass, automatic doors and roller shutters move the price; ordering shutters with the frontage typically saves on labour. Every Cardiff project starts with a free, no-obligation site survey and a fully itemised quote.
We arrange free site surveys in Cardiff within a few days of your call — often sooner. Fabrication typically takes 2–4 weeks after the survey, and on-site installation of a standard front takes 1–3 days. We also cover Newport, Barry, Penarth and the surrounding area.
Usually yes — replacing or materially altering a shopfront normally needs planning permission from Cardiff Council, and illuminated signage needs separate advertisement consent. The listed arcades and the city-centre conservation area shape design across the historic core. We handle the drawings and guide you through the process.
As of 2025–26 price guides, aluminium shopfronts average around £350 per m² installed, with most complete projects between £2,500 and £7,350 depending on size, glazing and doors. Every Cardiff quote is itemised after a free site survey, so you can compare like for like.
In most cases, yes. Standard installation takes 1–3 days on site, and we can phase the work or fit out of hours so your Cardiff shop keeps trading through the job.
Yes. We repair frontages and shutters, replace glass, and can respray structurally sound aluminium frames on site in any of 213 RAL colours — usually a fraction of replacement cost.
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