There is no fixed rate per square metre, because no two projects carry the same specification. Cost is driven by the acoustic rating you need, the door types selected, the scope of the layout and the total floor area involved. The most reliable way to budget is to share your floor area, plan drawings and requirements with our consultants, who will assess the project and prepare a tailored quotation.

Far beyond executive offices and meeting rooms. Optima systems are used for focus rooms and phone booths in open-plan areas, libraries and reading rooms, lobbies and client meeting spaces in commercial buildings, and residential settings such as music rooms and studies. Any space that needs to be zoned without being sealed off is a candidate.

No, and this is a common misconception. A well-engineered glass partition system can outperform stud and timber walls. What matters is whether the acoustic figures are backed by testing in a UKAS accredited laboratory. Optima tests at real installed size, not scaled-down samples, achieving full-size ratings of Rw 34 to 52 dB. Elite glass doors achieve Rw 39 to 45 dB, and sliding doors Rw 39 dB.

Privacy is set room by room, not sacrificed. Options include sandblasted and applied films, decorative manifestation bands, integrated blinds and switchable smart glass. Open areas stay bright and transparent while meeting rooms and executive offices become fully screened, and with certified acoustic performance behind the glass, visual and acoustic privacy arrive together. What you get is adjustable transparency, never all or nothing.

Yes. This is the core of Optima's design. Glass-to-glass dry joints and a modular frame mean the system demounts without damaging the primary structure or CAT-A works. When you relocate, expand or reorganise, the partitions come down, move with you and are reconfigured to the new floor plan. It is a spatial asset that travels with the business.

When one space has to work at more than one size. A meeting suite that splits or combines by headcount, a ballroom running a wedding in the morning and a forum in the afternoon, a training centre holding several sessions at once. IWC UNIQ glazed operable walls form separate rooms when extended, with sound insulation to STC 48, and open the space back into one when stacked away. Where the layout stays fixed for the long term, Optima fixed glass partitions are the better answer.