Fire-Rated Glazed Screens
Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
Learn more →Looking for aluminium fire-rated screens in Lowestoft? We survey, supply and install tested fire-rated glazing for healthcare buildings, schools and colleges and other buildings in and around Lowestoft, including the NR32 postcode district.
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Aluminium fire-rated screens are glazed walls built from aluminium profiles that have been tested with fire-resistant glass and insulating inserts. They suit offices, healthcare and education buildings that want a clean, modern frame matching the rest of the glazing.
You receive the classification references, glass marks and installation photographs for your fire safety records.
If an existing frame in a Lowestoft building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Lowestoft budgets are not open-ended.
Aluminium systems are commonly available at 30 and 60 minutes; higher ratings are less common and may point to a steel system instead.
Aluminium fire screens can be visually matched to non-rated partitions elsewhere, so a floor reads as one design while only some walls are fire-rated.
Head details and fixing centres come from the system documentation, especially beneath long-span slabs.
Coverage around Lowestoft includes the NR32 districts and nearby Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Stowmarket. Ipswich, around 62 km from Lowestoft, is the largest town in the same coverage area.
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.
We can survey and quote for healthcare buildings, schools and colleges and other building types in Lowestoft.
30 and 60-minute ratings are common, in integrity or insulation classes depending on the glass. We confirm availability for the sizes you need.
Some systems are tested for external use. If the screen forms part of the building envelope we specify an external-rated system and glass.
Yes. We survey and install in Lowestoft and across Suffolk, including the NR32 district and nearby Great Yarmouth.
We can give a guide range from photos and sizes, including a clear photo of any marks on the glass. A fixed price follows a survey.
Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
Learn more →Office glass partitions where the wall has to be fire-resisting.
Learn more →Facade glazing tested for fire where boundaries or compartments demand it.
Learn more →Slim steel frames for long spans, high ratings and heavy glass.
Learn more →Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
We measure each opening in Lowestoft and check what the existing frames can accept.
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.
Send sizes, photos of any glass marks or your inspection report and we will come back with the right tested system.