BM Steel supplies a comprehensive range of channel accessories engineered to support frameless glass balustrade installations in commercial, residential and public spaces. Our channel accessories range is designed to work with the full suite of frameless balustrade systems, offering compatibility with standard structural channels, fixing brackets, cover caps and drainage options. Each item is crafted to meet the performance expectations of contractors, fabricators and architectural specifiers, with materials and finishes selected for long-term reliability in both interior and exterior applications.
Frameless balustrade channels act as the primary support for glass infill panels. Without the correct channel accessories, installation quality, load transfer and long-term performance can be compromised. BM Steel’s channel accessories ensure consistent alignment, secure retention and controlled movement, even under dynamic load conditions such as wind, pedestrian traffic or thermal expansion.
Technical Performance Highlights
- Precision Fit: Machined tolerances ensure channel accessories seat accurately within structural balustrade channels, maintaining panel plumb and level during installation and in service.
- Corrosion Resistance: Components are supplied in stainless steel grades (typically 316) where appropriate, offering excellent corrosion resistance for coastal, exposed or high-moisture environments.
- Load Integrity: Designed to maintain structural load paths from glass panels into the supporting structure, with a focus on shear and moment resistance.
- Modular Compatibility: Accessories are compatible with a wide range of channel dimensions, enabling flexibility in design and ease of installation.
- Clean Aesthetics: Profiles and caps are engineered to minimise visual interruption, allowing the clean, transparent look inherent to frameless balustrade systems to dominate.
- Durability: Materials and surface finishes are selected to withstand repetitive loading, temperature variation and environmental exposure without loss of performance.
Typical Applications
- Channel accessories are essential to any installation where glass balustrade systems require base support from a channel. Common use cases include:
- Ground-floor and mezzanine edge protection in commercial buildings
- Residential balconies and terraces requiring unobstructed views
- External stairways and access routes in multi-use developments
- Elevated walkways and atriums in public buildings
- Terraced and podium decks in hospitality settings
- Perimeter guarding around swimming pools and amenity areas
- These components are also suited to retrofit projects where an existing channel requires replacement parts, upgrades or improved mechanical performance.
