Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in New Stevenston, North Lanarkshire
Work needed on a service penetration in New Stevenston? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping for businesses in New Stevenston
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in New Stevenston
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. We work on pipe penetrations, service gaps in risers and cable penetrations, and the failures we are asked to look at most are unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and improvised or mixed-product fire seals. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in New Stevenston is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Around smaller places such as New Stevenston, compartment walls and floors tend to be in schools, hotels, care homes and community buildings. Where services pass through, specified fire-rated sealant is installed following the manufacturer’s guidance for that wall or floor.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in North Lanarkshire. Should something we installed fail, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will come back to it.
- Place
- New Stevenston (ML1, ML4)
- Wider area
- North Lanarkshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we are upfront when that’s the case. These need a different solution:
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
If you are not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
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Your questions answered
Can you work on a hospital site such as Cleland Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
What do Scotland’s building standards say about service penetrations in New Stevenston?
The non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects a penetration to keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance period, with proprietary products tested for the use they’re put to. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
When can you be on site?
We are in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
In many cases, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators, as many construction sites ask for.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
What affects the price in New Stevenston
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It takes account of:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Phasing around occupants
- The size and state of each joint
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
What to include in your enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Your programme or deadline
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Our process
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself usually takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. Travel to smaller Scottish places like New Stevenston is planned so the job is finished in one visit where possible, which is why we ask for photos and a full list first. External joints need a dry spell as well.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What we need from you
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Quotes
For a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Advice
Where services cross fire walls in New Stevenston
New Stevenston has several hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook expects service penetrations to keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, and products should be tested for their end use. Where fire-rated sealant is specified, that’s what we install, to the tested detail.
Large healthcare estates like Cleland Hospital (to the east of New Stevenston) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. Shop fits in centres such as Brandon Shopping Centre, 1.7 miles to the south of New Stevenston, can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, which then need the specified seal. For a site team at a college like New College Lanarkshire - Motherwell Campus, 2.1 miles to the south of New Stevenston, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works.
New Stevenston is about 1 mile north of Motherwell, in North Lanarkshire. Anywhere in ML1, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Across North Lanarkshire, 100 places are covered, New Stevenston among them. Our Glasgow page has more on work in that area (12 miles or so).
If you need fire stopping in ML1 and ML4, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Streets here include Burn Lane, Clyde Lane and Park Avenue, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. If your building is just outside New Stevenston, we cover Holytown (1 mile north-east), Carfin (1 mile south-east), Newarthill (2 miles east), Calderbank (2 miles north) and Chapelhall (2 miles north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Cumbernauld (9 miles north), Coatbridge (3 miles north-west), Airdrie (4 miles north), Wishaw (3 miles south-east), Kilsyth (12 miles north) and Viewpark (3 miles north-west).
Near you in New Stevenston
New Stevenston has its own railway station: Holytown station. A little further out are Brandon Shopping Centre (1.7 miles south) and Dalzell House (2.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve and Strathclyde Loch.
Surface by surface
Masonry and concrete
Many seals are made in blockwork, brickwork or concrete slabs. Dust and loose debris are cleared out of the opening.
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Small sizes are sometimes covered by an intumescent sealant detail, but many need a collar or wrap. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.
Work for main contractors and building owners
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We are fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. New Stevenston can form part of a wider programme.