Insulated Fire Glass (EI)
EI 30 to EI 120 glass that blocks heat as well as flames.
Learn more →When a fire strategy, inspection report or building control comment in Cannock calls for glazing tested to resist fire, our fire-resistant glass service covers survey, supply and installation.
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Fire-resistant glass is glazing that has been tested, as part of a complete glazed system, to hold back fire for a set time. It is classified by what it stops: E (integrity) keeps flames and hot gases on the fire side, EW also limits the heat radiated through the glass, and EI (integrity and insulation) also limits the temperature rise on the protected side, so people can pass it more safely.
No. A frame is only rated with the glass types and pane sizes it was tested or assessed with. We check the frame's evidence before quoting, and if the existing frame is unknown we say so and price the options.
The fire strategy or building control drawings set the rating for each element. Integrity-only glass is cheaper and thinner, but its use on escape routes is restricted; insulating glass carries far fewer restrictions because people can pass it safely during a fire.
Many insulating fire glasses use interlayers that need protecting from UV and moisture, so external positions need a product approved for exterior use, with the right edge seal and glazing system.
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.
Survey visits can be arranged anywhere in Cannock, including the WS11, WS12, WS6 districts, and in nearby Burntwood, Bloxwich, Rugeley. Stoke-on-Trent, around 36 km from Cannock, is the largest town in the same coverage area.
We can phase work in Cannock around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
You receive the classification references, glass marks and installation photographs for your fire safety records.
Every quote in Cannock identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
We can survey and quote for care homes, blocks of flats and other building types in Cannock.
Often, yes. We read the marks on the existing panes and check them against the frame evidence. Where the original product is discontinued we look for an alternative covered by the same evidence or a formal assessment.
Our service is supply and installation, because the rating depends on how the glass is fitted. For trade buyers we can quote supply of cut-to-size panes with the matching glazing materials on request.
Yes. We survey and install in Cannock and across Staffordshire, including the WS11 district and nearby Burntwood.
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
EI 30 to EI 120 glass that blocks heat as well as flames.
Learn more →E and EW glass where flames and hot gases must be stopped.
Learn more →Cracked or broken fire glass replaced to the original specification.
Learn more →Internal glazed screens that keep compartments and corridors protected.
Learn more →Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
We measure each opening in Cannock and check what the existing frames can accept.
We set out the system, glass, evidence and programme, with a fixed price.
Work is completed to the manufacturer's details and documented for your records.
Send sizes, photos of any glass marks or your inspection report and we will come back with the right tested system.