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Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights across Gwent
We survey, supply and install fire-rated fanlights and side panels across Gwent, from Newport to Cwmbran, Pontypool, Ebbw Vale, Caerphilly, working to the classification your fire strategy sets.
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What our fire-rated fanlights and side panels service includes in Gwent
These panels are common in flat entrance doors, communal corridors, schools and older buildings, and they are often found glazed with ordinary glass. We survey them, replace unsuitable glass, correct beads and seals, and supply complete rated frames where the existing frame cannot be upgraded.
- Complete replacement frames where needed
- Fire-rated fanlights above fire doors
- Borrowed lights in fire-resisting walls
Towns we cover in Gwent
We cover fire-rated fanlights and side panels in Newport and across Gwent, including Cwmbran, Pontypool, Ebbw Vale, Caerphilly.
Key checks for Gwent projects
Borrowed lights
Internal windows between rooms and corridors are a frequent survey finding in older offices and schools.
Impact safety
Side panels near doors fall in critical locations for impact safety, so the fire glass must also have the right impact classification.
Flat entrance doors
In blocks of flats, the glazing around flat entrance doors forms part of the protection of the common parts and needs to match the door's performance.
Which rules apply in Wales?
Wales Which rules apply?
Building regulations are devolved in Wales, so fire safety design follows the Welsh Ministers' version of Approved Document B rather than the English one, alongside impact safety guidance for glazing.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies in Wales, so the responsible person must maintain fire-resisting glazing as part of the premises' fire safety measures. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed this extends to the structure, external walls and flat entrance doors of multi-occupied residential buildings.
Wales is introducing its own building safety regime for occupied residential buildings, so check current Welsh requirements before planning major works to blocks of flats.
Fanlights, Side Panels & Borrowed Lights in Gwent: 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 side panels need safety glass too?
Yes. Glass within 300mm of a door edge and below 1500mm is a critical location for impact safety.
Can you survey anywhere in Gwent?
Yes. We can arrange surveys anywhere in Gwent, including Newport and Cwmbran, Pontypool, Ebbw Vale, Caerphilly.
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Process
From enquiry to handover in Gwent
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Survey
We visit Gwent 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.
Fit and record
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.