6 ways commercial glass can boost your business appeal

Your favourite restaurant. The gym you visit every week. An upmarket hotel you’re staying at for the weekend. 

All of these locations often have one thing in common: stylish, clever uses of commercial glass that elevate their look and feel beyond the norm. 

You might not always notice a handy commercial glass balustrade, but you’d certainly be aware of its absence – both from a safety perspective, and also how it expertly divides up a larger space.    

If you’re looking for ways to incorporate professional glass upgrades into your commercial space, you’re in the right place. As South London’s leading supplier of glass for businesses, we’ve worked with clients like you to identify, supply, and install brand-new commercial glass that makes an immediate impact.

1. Pristine gym wall mirrors for improved customer experience

For some people, large floor-to-ceiling mirrors in a gym are just as important as the fitness equipment on offer.  

These installations allow your guests to monitor their form and track performance. They’re also an expected feature in all professional gyms – without them, your guests will likely head elsewhere for their workout. 

Don’t forget smaller mirrors throughout your changing rooms or in the reception of your commercial space, too. These can amplify the size of a room, and really add a sense of prestige to your business.

2. Stunning etched glass for enhanced brand awareness

One of the most popular uses of commercial glass that we’ve worked with clients to achieve is etching and sandblasting. 

This allows you to display any kind of text or imagery within the glass panels themselves, adding a subtle but effective branding edge that can’t be replicated by posters or other signage. 

Etched glass is also perfect for restaurants or nightclubs where privacy is the goal. You can include a detailed, beautiful pattern within the glass that makes it partially opaque; creating an upmarket look and feel that will instantly elevate your business beyond the competition.

3. Secure glass balustrades for sleek safety solutions

You’ve likely used more glass balustrades in your day-to-day life than you’d expect. A balustrade is simply a glass panel, partition, or screen that is designed to protect users from falling. 

When looking at using glass for businesses, you’ll find balustrades in a range of environments including: 

• Restaurants that have an external seating area 
• Hotel balconies overlooking beautiful scenery
• Alongside stairs leading into an office complex

If they’re installed correctly, glass balustrades can be an elegant use of commercial glass that improves the look and feel of a room while keeping inhabitants safe from falls.

4. Sturdy shop glass for added security

The humble shop window is one of the most important sales tools for a highstreet store. It lets customers see what you’re offering from afar, and can also act as a level of security against would-be intruders once your shop closes for the night. 

But with strict legislation governing how shop windows can be manufactured and fitted, it’s important to work with the experts to get things right. 

By choosing a supplier like Osborn Glass to create, deliver, and install your shop window, you can rest assured that it’s built to last. That’s because the best commercial glass windows are sealed using laminated safety glass, and designed to withstand anything from heavy rain and wind, to objects being thrown against them.

5. Sleek glass dividers for organised office spaces

An increasing trend in modern commercial design is something of a hybrid between the old ideas of segmentation and privacy, and the modern open-plan approach: transparent glass screens. 

By using a product such as AluSpace doors and screens, commercial buildings like offices and shared working spaces can be segmented into intuitive, purposeful rooms. This can include shared social spaces, and collaborative meeting rooms. 

As well as being a smart use of commercial glass for your staff, aluminium dividers like this are a surefire way to impress clients that may be visiting your offices.

6. Bespoke projects designed around your unique needs

As well as the above suggestions, we’re able to work with you on commercial glass projects that are uniquely curated to your specifications. 

Whether that’s a stunning champagne tower, tailor-made glass cabinet, or stylised mirror wall, we can collaborate on delivering a specialised product that you simply won’t find elsewhere. And with decades of experience in glass manufacturing, you can rely on our experts to suggest ideas and execute your vision to perfection.