E 30 – EI 120
Fire-Rated Glazed Screens
Glazed screens in Newcastle upon Tyne and nearby
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England · 40 postcode districts
Tyne and Wear fire-rated escape route glazing
We survey, supply and install fire-rated escape route glazing across Tyne and Wear, from Newcastle upon Tyne to Sunderland, South Shields, Gateshead, Washington, working to the classification your fire strategy sets.
E 30 – EI 60EnglandNESRDH
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Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing: an overview for Tyne and Wear
We supply and install glazed screens, doors and panels on escape routes in offices, flats, schools and healthcare buildings, working from the fire strategy so integrity and insulation are used in the right places, and smoke control is maintained.
- Lobby and corridor screens with doors
- Insulating glass where escape routes require it
- Corridor subdivision doors with vision panels
Before you order in Tyne and Wear
Stair enclosures
Glazing into a protected stair needs particular care; the rules depend on whether the stair is part of a protected shaft and how the building is used.
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.
Vision through doors
Corridor subdivision doors and double-swing doors normally need vision panels so people do not collide.
England rules for fire glazing
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.
Towns we cover in Tyne and Wear
Across Tyne and Wear we can survey in Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Gateshead, Washington and every district in the NE, SR, DH postcode areas.
Newcastle upon Tyne (NE1)Sunderland (SR1)South Shields (NE33)Gateshead (NE8)Washington (NE37)Tynemouth (NE30)Wallsend (NE28)Newburn (NE15)North Shields (NE29)Whitley Bay (NE26)Houghton-le-Spring (DH4)Felling (NE10)Jarrow (NE32)Gosforth (NE3)Hebburn (NE31)
Stair, Lobby & Corridor Glazing in Tyne and Wear: questions
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.
Why would a corridor need insulating glass?
Because people escaping may pass right beside the glass. Insulating glass limits the temperature rise on the escape side, so people can pass it more safely.
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.
Can you survey anywhere in Tyne and Wear?
Yes. We can arrange surveys anywhere in Tyne and Wear, including Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, South Shields, Gateshead, Washington.
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Process
How a Tyne and Wear job runs
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Survey
We visit Tyne and Wear to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Written proposal
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Install and hand over
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.