Fire-Resistant Glass
Integrity and insulating fire glass supplied and fitted into tested frames.
Learn more →For Old Trafford buildings, we supply, replace and check integrity fire glass wherever the fire strategy depends on it, working to the tested system rather than the glass alone.
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.
Whether the building is in central Old Trafford or the wider M16, M17, M32, M50, M5, M21 districts, we can survey and quote. We also cover Stretford, Salford, Eccles. Old Trafford is about 4 km from Manchester, the largest town in our Greater Manchester coverage.
E glass gets hot in a fire. Furniture or stored materials beside it can ignite from radiated heat.
Integrity glass costs a fraction of insulated glass and fits slimmer frames, which is why specifying it correctly matters.
Modern integrity glass is usually available with an impact classification, unlike plain wired glass.
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.
Every quote in Old Trafford identifies the tested system: frame, glass, beads, seals and fixings, within its pane-size limits.
We can phase work in Old Trafford around residents, staff or pupils, with out-of-hours options.
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Old Trafford budgets are not open-ended.
Integrity fire glass applies to many building types in Old Trafford, including retail and leisure units and care homes.
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 Old Trafford 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 →Tell us the rating required, sizes and building type, or ask us to find out.
We measure each opening in Old Trafford and check what the existing frames can accept.
Your quote lists each item with its classification and the evidence it relies on.
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.