Store fronts in the LU postcode area.

The LU postcode area covers Luton and the wider Bedfordshire region, taking in Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard and Houghton Regis. Our workshop is at Hems Crescent in Great Barr, Birmingham, which puts the LU postcode area well within reach for our installation crews.

What we install in the LU area.

Across the LU postcode we fit the full range of commercial frontage systems for retailers, restaurants, offices, industrial units and landlords:

• Aluminium store fronts — durable, low-maintenance, available in any RAL colour. The default specification for most Luton commercial premises.
• Glass shopfronts — frameless and minimal-frame toughened glass, ideal for premium retail and showrooms.
• Automatic doors — DDA-compliant sliding, swing and telescopic auto-doors for supermarkets, clinics and busy entrances.
• Roller shutters — insulated, perforated and solid-lath shutters for overnight security across Luton's commercial premises.
• Curtain walling — full-height structural glazing for offices and flagship retail.
• Timber shopfronts — hardwood frontages for conservation areas and listed buildings throughout Bedfordshire.
• uPVC frontages — cost-effective option for budget-conscious refurbishments.
• Security doors — PAS 24 and LPS 1175 certified doors for higher-risk premises.
• Fire doors — FD30 and FD60 certified doorsets, fitted by BWF-accredited installers.
• Repairs and emergency board-up — same-week response across the LU area.

Response and lead times.

Next-working-day callbacks. Surveyor on site within 2–3 working days. Standard 3-week lead time on installs.

Emergency response

Same-day emergency response across this postcode area, with crews mobilised from our Great Barr depot.

Planning context for England.

Planning for shopfronts in Bedfordshire runs through the local council. Most like-for-like replacements on non-listed, non-conservation premises qualify as permitted development and don't require an application — but listed buildings and conservation areas almost always do. We'll confirm at the survey, and we handle planning liaison as part of the project where needed.

Coverage detail — LU postcode area.

The LU postcode covers LU1–LU7, taking in: Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard and Houghton Regis. If your premises is on the edge of the postcode area or sits across two postcodes, we still cover it — postcode boundaries don't change our service area.

Why Luton businesses use Store Fronts UK.

Most of our work in the LU area comes through repeat business and word-of-mouth referrals. Three reasons clients tend to come back:

• One accountable team. We design, fabricate and fit in-house — no subcontractors, no agency fitters. If something needs sorting, you call us, not a chain of third parties.
• Fixed quotes. What's on the survey is what's on the invoice. No "the job took longer than expected" surprises.
• 10-year workmanship guarantee. If a seal fails, a hinge works loose or a shutter binds within a decade of our installation, we come back and fix it. No invoice, no arguments.