England · 33 postcode districts
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing for Suffolk buildings
We survey, supply and install fire-rated escape route glazing across Suffolk, from Ipswich to Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Felixstowe, working to the classification your fire strategy sets.
E 30 – EI 60EnglandIPNRCB
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Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing: what you get in Suffolk
Escape route glazing is fire-rated glass in the walls and doors of protected stairs, lobbies and corridors, the routes people rely on to leave a building safely. It has to hold back fire and smoke for the rated time, and on many routes it has to keep heat away from people passing it as well.
- Corridor subdivision doors with vision panels
- Stair enclosure screens
- Insulating glass where escape routes require it
Before you order in Suffolk
Keep routes clear
We plan installation so escape routes stay available while the building is occupied, or agree temporary arrangements with whoever is responsible for fire safety in the building.
Smoke control
Doors on escape routes usually need smoke seals as well as fire resistance, so the smoke-control classification matters too.
Vision through doors
Corridor subdivision doors and double-swing doors normally need vision panels so people do not collide.
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing by town in Suffolk
Suffolk coverage includes Ipswich, Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Felixstowe and the IP, NR, CB, CO postcode areas (33 postcode districts).
Ipswich (IP1)Lowestoft (NR32)Bury St Edmunds (IP33)Haverhill (CB9)Felixstowe (IP11)Sudbury (CO10)Stowmarket (IP14)Newmarket (CB8)
Which rules apply in England?
England Which rules apply?
Building work in England is covered by the Building Regulations 2010, with fire safety guidance in Approved Document B and impact safety guidance for glazing in Approved Document K.
Once a building is in use, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to maintain fire safety measures, including fire-resisting glazing. The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties for multi-occupied residential buildings, including fire door checks in buildings over 11 metres.
In higher-risk buildings, broadly 18 metres or seven storeys with two or more homes, the Building Safety Regulator is the building control authority. England is also phasing out BS 476 references from Approved Document B, with the remaining fire-resistance references due to go in September 2029.
Questions from Suffolk clients
Can I use glass on a fire escape route?
Yes, if it is fire-rated to the required classification and, for integrity-only glass, within the limits building guidance sets for that position.
Do escape route doors need vision panels?
Doors that subdivide corridors or swing both ways normally do, and the glass must be fire-rated to suit the door.
Can work be done while the building is occupied?
Yes, with phasing and temporary arrangements agreed with whoever is responsible for fire safety in the building.
Do you cover all of Suffolk?
Yes. We take enquiries from across Suffolk, including Ipswich and Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Felixstowe, and arrange surveys to suit your programme.
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Process
From enquiry to handover in Suffolk
Start with the brief
Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
Measure and check
We measure each opening in Suffolk and check what the existing frames can accept.
Written quote
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.