Fire-Resistant Glass
Integrity and insulating fire glass supplied and fitted into tested frames.
Learn more →If a building in Newcastle upon Tyne needs integrity fire glass, the starting point is the rating its fire strategy requires. We confirm that, survey the openings and quote a tested system to suit.
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.
If an existing frame in a Newcastle upon Tyne building has no traceable evidence, we say so and price the options rather than guess.
After survey you get a fixed written quote for the agreed scope, so Newcastle upon Tyne budgets are not open-ended.
Designs follow the building and fire safety rules that apply in England, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Modern integrity glass is usually available with an impact classification, unlike plain wired glass.
Integrity glass costs a fraction of insulated glass and fits slimmer frames, which is why specifying it correctly matters.
E glass gets hot in a fire. Furniture or stored materials beside it can ignite from radiated heat.
We cover Newcastle upon Tyne and the surrounding postcode districts, including NE1, NE8, NE4, NE2, NE6, NE10. Nearby towns we also serve include Gateshead, Gosforth, Felling. Newcastle upon Tyne is the main town we cover in Tyne and Wear.
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.
Sector guides below cover public buildings, healthcare buildings and other buildings in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Yes, considerably, and it is thinner and lighter.
In limited amounts and positions. Building guidance sets the rules; insulating glass is used where those limits are exceeded.
Building work in Newcastle upon Tyne follows the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B, and occupied buildings are covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Yes. We plan phasing, out-of-hours work and temporary protection so the building can stay in use where the fire strategy allows.
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.
A survey in Newcastle upon Tyne confirms sizes, access, existing evidence and fixing conditions.
You receive a written quote naming the tested system and classification.
Installation to the system details, then a handover pack with photographs and evidence.
Send sizes, photos of any glass marks or your inspection report and we will come back with the right tested system.