England · 33 postcode districts
Fire-Rated Glazed Doors across Shropshire
Our Shropshire fire-rated glazed doors service covers survey, supply and installation to the tested details, documented on handover.
FD30 / FD60EnglandSYTFWV
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Towns we cover in Shropshire
We cover fire-rated glazed doors in Telford and across Shropshire, including Shrewsbury, Wellington.
Fire-Rated Glazed Doors: what you get in Shropshire
A fire-rated glazed door is a fire door with substantial glass in it, from a large vision panel to a fully glazed leaf, supplied as a tested doorset or to a certificated specification. The glass, beads, seals, frame, hinges, closer and lock all form part of the rating.
- Fully glazed steel and aluminium doors within screens
- Certificated glazed fire doorsets
- Matching side panels and fanlights
What to check before ordering in Shropshire
Escape route doors
Doors that subdivide corridors and doors that swing both ways normally need vision panels, and integrity-only glass in doors may be limited by building guidance on escape routes.
Doorset, not just a door
The safest route is a complete doorset with frame and hardware tested together. Mixing a leaf from one source with a frame from another needs evidence that covers the combination.
Accessibility
Opening forces, vision panel zones and contrast need to work with accessibility guidance as well as fire.
Regulations for Shropshire projects
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.
Questions from Shropshire clients
What does FD30 mean on a glazed door?
FD30 is a UK shorthand for a door providing 30 minutes' fire resistance. Under European classification the same door would be described with an E or EI rating, with S added where smoke control is tested.
Do glazed fire doors need special glass?
Yes. They need fire-resistant glass of the type and thickness tested, fitted with the specified beads and seals.
Can you add glass to my existing fire door?
Cutting new apertures into a fire door is only acceptable when done under the door manufacturer's or certification scheme's instructions. Often a new doorset is the safer answer.
Which parts of Shropshire do you cover?
All of it: Telford, Shrewsbury, Wellington and every district in the SY, TF, WV, LD postcode areas.
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Process
How a Shropshire job runs
Share the details
Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
Site visit
A survey in Shropshire 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.
Fit and record
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.