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Greater Manchester · M27
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights for Swinton buildings
Our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service covers Swinton and neighbouring areas such as Eccles and Walkden, with every job built around a tested system.
30 / 60 minM27England
Quote for Swinton
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
What our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service includes in Swinton
Fanlights, side panels and borrowed lights are the glazed panels above and beside doors, or set into internal walls to share daylight between rooms. Where the wall or door around them is fire-resisting, the glazing must be fire-rated too, or it becomes the weak point.
- Glass, beads and seals to the frame evidence
- Glazed side panels beside fire doors
- Records for your fire safety file
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
Areas we cover around Swinton
Our Greater Manchester coverage takes in Swinton (M27, M30, M28, M6, M17, M50) and the neighbouring towns of Eccles, Walkden, Salford. Swinton is about 8 km from Manchester, the largest town in our Greater Manchester coverage.
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What to check before ordering fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Swinton
Upgrade or replace?
If the existing frame can be shown to be suitable, new glass and seals may be enough; otherwise a complete rated frame is the reliable answer.
Ventilation grilles
Grilles or openings in fanlights must be fire-rated or removed if the wall is fire-resisting.
Often overlooked
Fanlights and side panels can be missed when fire doors are upgraded, leaving ordinary glass beside a new fire door.
Fire glazing rules 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.
What every Swinton quote includes
Fixed written quotes
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Swinton budgets are not open-ended.
Work around occupied buildings
We can phase work in Swinton around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
England rules applied
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Swinton building types
We can survey and quote for hotels, public buildings and other building types in Swinton.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights: Swinton questions
What is a borrowed light?
An internal window that shares daylight between rooms or with a corridor. In a fire-resisting wall it must be fire-rated.
Does the glass above a fire door need to be fire-rated?
If the wall or door assembly is fire-resisting, yes. Ordinary glass above or beside a fire door creates a weak point.
Do you work on occupied buildings in Swinton?
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
Which rules apply to fire-rated glazing in Swinton?
Building work in Swinton follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
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From enquiry to handover in Swinton
Tell us what you have
Send drawings, a fire risk assessment action or photos of the glass marks.
Site visit
A survey in Swinton confirms sizes, access, existing evidence and fixing conditions.
Quote and evidence
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
Install and hand over
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.