Fire-Resistant Glass
Integrity and insulating fire glass supplied and fitted into tested frames.
Learn more →From the CW1 district outwards, we arrange integrity fire glass for buildings across Crewe, matching glass, frames and seals to tested evidence rather than guesswork.
Tell us what you need. We reply with next steps and a guide price.
Integrity fire glass, classified E, stops flames and hot gases passing for the rated time but does not limit the heat coming through. EW glass adds a cap on the heat radiated through the glass. Both are thinner, lighter and cheaper than fully insulated glass.
Modern integrity glass is usually available with an impact classification, unlike plain wired glass.
EW glass limits radiation to 15 kW/m² measured one metre from the glass, reducing the risk of igniting materials or harming people nearby.
E glass gets hot in a fire. Furniture or stored materials beside it can ignite from radiated heat.
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.
Whether the building is in central Crewe or the wider CW1, CW2, CW5 districts, we can survey and quote. We also cover Winsford, Kidsgrove, Congleton. Crewe is about 34 km from Warrington, the largest town in our Cheshire coverage.
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Crewe budgets are not open-ended.
If an existing frame in a Crewe building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
Every quote in Crewe identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
We can survey and quote for healthcare buildings, retail and leisure units and other building types in Crewe.
In limited amounts and positions. Building guidance sets the rules; insulating glass is used where those limits are exceeded.
Glass that stops flames and hot gases for the rated time but lets heat through. It is classified E.
We can give a guide range from photos and sizes, including a clear photo of any marks on the glass. A fixed price follows a survey.
Building work in Crewe follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Integrity and insulating fire glass supplied and fitted into tested frames.
Learn more →EI 30 to EI 120 glass that blocks heat as well as flames.
Learn more →Replace old Georgian wired glass with modern fire glass.
Learn more →Replacement and new vision panels fitted to the door's evidence.
Learn more →Send the fire strategy extract, inspection report or a few photos of the openings.
We measure each opening in Crewe and check what the existing frames can accept.
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
We install, photograph seals and fixings before closing up, and hand over the schedule.
Send sizes, photos of any glass marks or your inspection report and we will come back with the right tested system.