England · 86 postcode districts
Fire-Rated Curtain Walling for Greater Manchester buildings
We survey, supply and install fire-rated curtain walling across Greater Manchester, from Manchester to Oldham, Wigan, Bolton, Stockport, working to the classification your fire strategy sets.
E 30 – EI 60EnglandMOLSK
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Fire-Rated Curtain Walling: what you get in Greater Manchester
Fire-rated curtain walling is a glazed facade system tested to resist fire, used where an external wall has to stop fire spreading to a neighbouring building, between floors, or past a protected stair or lobby. It combines facade performance, such as weather tightness and thermal values, with a fire classification.
- Slab-edge fire-stopping and cavity barriers to the design
- External-grade fire glass
- Spandrel and opaque panel coordination
Fire-Rated Curtain Walling by town in Greater Manchester
We cover fire-rated curtain walling in Manchester and across Greater Manchester, including Oldham, Wigan, Bolton, Stockport.
Manchester (M1)Oldham (OL1)Wigan (WN1)Bolton (BL1)Stockport (SK1)Salford (M6)Rochdale (OL16)Sale (M33)Bury (BL9)Altrincham (WA14)Middleton (M24)Ashton-under-Lyne (OL7)Leigh (WN7)Stretford (M32)Urmston (M41)Chadderton (OL9)Eccles (M30)Tyldesley (M29)Hyde (SK14)Walkden (M28)Prestwich (M25)Radcliffe (M26)Cheadle Hulme (SK8)Heywood (OL10)Denton (M34)Stalybridge (SK15)Ashton-in-Makerfield (WN4)Westhoughton (BL5)Farnworth (BL4)Saddleworth (OL3)Hindley (WN2)Golborne (WA3)Droylsden (M43)Whitefield (M45)Swinton (M27)Royton (OL2)Atherton (M46)Old Trafford (M16)Dukinfield (SK16)Failsworth (M35)Hazel Grove (SK7)
Key checks for Greater Manchester projects
Thermal and acoustic
Fire-rated units can still meet thermal targets when specified correctly; we confirm U-values with the system supplier.
External-grade glass
External fire glass must be suitable for UV and weather exposure, usually in a sealed double-glazed unit with the fire pane positioned as tested.
Boundaries
External walls close to a boundary may need to be fire-resisting with limited unprotected areas. Fixed glazing that meets the wall's full fire-resistance requirement, including insulation where required, is not counted as unprotected area, so it can let you keep glass in those positions.
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.
Questions from Greater Manchester clients
Can you add fire-rated zones to existing curtain walling?
Sometimes, if the existing system has a tested fire-rated version. Otherwise a local replacement may be needed.
When does curtain walling need to be fire-rated?
Typically where the facade is near a boundary, where it encloses a protected stair or lobby, or where fire spread between floors has to be controlled. The fire strategy sets the requirement.
Do you work on high-rise buildings?
We can supply and install on taller buildings where the project has the required approvals, and we provide evidence suitable for the Building Safety Regulator in England.
Which parts of Greater Manchester do you cover?
All of it: Manchester, Oldham, Wigan, Bolton, Stockport and every district in the M, OL, SK, BL postcode areas.
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Process
From enquiry to handover in Greater Manchester
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Survey
We visit Greater Manchester to measure, record existing marks and check the frames and substrate.
Quote and evidence
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
Complete and document
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.