Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Bure Park, Oxfordshire
Planning work on a service penetration in Bure Park? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Fire stopping for Bure Park sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle fire stopping in Bure Park
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate, and we won’t pretend otherwise. What we offer is careful installation of the specified sealant to its tested detail, with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. We work on pipe penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and service gaps in risers, and the failures we are asked to look at most are openings found when ceilings come down for a refit and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Bure Park? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Fire-rated sealing in a place like Bure Park is typically a single building at a time. With the specification and photos of the gaps, we can give a fixed quote and bring the right products.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Bure Park (OX26, OX27)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Should maintenance staff do it?
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Nearby places to Bure Park
Also in Bure Park
Owners, agents and contractors
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
How a job runs
Inspect, seal, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Work in places the size of Bure Park is planned as a single visit where we can. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What we need from you
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Get a fixed quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Cables and cable bundles
Cable penetrations are frequently sealed with fire-rated sealant where the detail allows. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter and we work within those limits.
Linear joints
Head-of-wall joints often have to absorb slab deflection. The specified product and backing for that movement are what goes in.
Fire stopping in Bure Park: the local picture
Bure Park lies roughly 54 miles out from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls. The area within 2 miles of Bure Park holds several hotels. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are normally fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
Hotels like Littlebury Hotel, 0.9 miles south of Bure Park, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls. For a hospital such as Bicester Community Hospital, 1 mile south of Bure Park, penetration sealing is normally phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. For a school such as Bure Park Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Bure Park is about 1 mile north of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Looking for fire stopping in Bure Park? We can help. Across Oxfordshire, 423 places are covered, including Bure Park. We also cover Oxford, around 11 miles from Bure Park.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout OX26 and OX27, for business premises of every kind. For a building on Blake Road, Graham Road and Bunyan Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Bure Park sits on or close to the A4095. Sites close to Bure Park are covered too, including Bicester (1 mile south), Caversfield (1 mile north-east), Bucknell (2 miles north-west), Stratton Audley (2 miles north-east) and Stoke Lyne (3 miles north). Nearby towns on our patch include Oxford (11 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles south-east), Kidlington (8 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (11 miles south) and St John Street area (12 miles south-west).
Near you in Bure Park
We work on buildings around The Star pub and Cooper School and the streets around them. The closest station to Bure Park is Bicester North station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Bicester Village (1.3 miles south) and Bicester Community Hospital (1 mile south). Not far away are Graven Hill and Woodsides Meadow.
Aftercare for building managers
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. We suggest:
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
During planned inspections, look at seals in risers, cupboards and voids. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown and get them dealt with.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Phasing around occupants
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you’ll have a fixed figure to work with.
Sending details for a quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Your programme or deadline
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to discuss it first.
Common questions from Bure Park clients
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Bicester Community Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Does your area include sites such as Telford Road Industrial Estate, near Bure Park?
Yes, sites like Telford Road Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Bure Park. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you send site paperwork?
Let us know which documents the site needs, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Will you sign off the seals for us?
No. Sign-off isn’t ours to give, and we don’t hold a third-party installer certificate. We work to the specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
What changes on 2 September 2029?
For buildings in England, Approved Document B removes BS 476 references from 2 September 2029. Products are then judged on BS EN 13501-2 classifications, subject to transitional arrangements. Scotland follows its own Technical Handbook.
Do you hold third-party fire-stopping installer certification?
No. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and our applicators are CSCS-carded. If your contract requires third-party installer certification, we’re not the right fit for that package.