Fire stopping in Newbank
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Newbank and across Glasgow. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping across Newbank
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How we handle fire stopping in Newbank
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. To price a package, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the schedule or marked-up drawings. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. Most enquiries involve penetration schedules that need working through and old intumescent sealant that has split away, across joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, linear gaps at wall heads and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Newbank first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Under Scotland’s building standards, a service penetration should keep at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor it passes through. In Newbank, penetrations get the fire-rated sealant the specification asks for, built to its tested arrangement.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Place
- Newbank (G31, G40, G32)
- Region
- Glasgow
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Service penetrations in Newbank buildings
Under the Scottish non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance duration, with proprietary products, intumescent ones included, tested for their end use. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail. A good number of hotels sit less than 2 miles from Newbank. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are normally fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
For a hospital such as Lightburn Hospital, 1.6 miles to the north-east of Newbank, penetration sealing is usually phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. Campus buildings at universities such as University of Strathclyde (1.6 miles north of Newbank) see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified. Workshops and IT rooms at colleges like Glasgow Kelvin College - East End Campus (to the north of Newbank) are re-serviced often, leaving penetrations to seal.
Newbank is about 3 miles east of Glasgow, in Glasgow. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Newbank, we can help, as we do across Glasgow. Our Glasgow coverage takes in 171 places, from busy centres to rural villages.
Commercial sites across G31, G40 and G32 are covered for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Yate Road, Arrol Road and Perth Lane. Just outside Newbank, we also work in Barrowfield (1 mile west), Camlachie (1 mile north-west), Haghill (1 mile north), Gallowgate (1 mile north-west) and Bridgeton (1 mile west). Bigger towns within reach include Glasgow (3 miles west), Hillhead (4 miles north-west), Dowanhill (4 miles north-west), Woodlands (3 miles north-west), Woodside (3 miles north-west) and North Kelvinside (4 miles north-west).
What’s near Newbank
Around Newbank, our work takes us to commercial buildings near St Andrew's Secondary School, Parkhead Library and 1 pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Duke Street station, about 0.8 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include The Forge Shopping Centre (under half a mile north) and Parkhead Hospital (under half a mile north-east). Not far away are Cathkin Braes and Hogganfield Loch.
Nearby places to Newbank
Also in Newbank
Commercial clients in Newbank
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Newbank: questions and answers
Is Forge Retail Park, near Newbank, within your area?
Yes. We cover Newbank and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Forge Retail Park. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Newbank after a refit?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
When is resealing likely to be due?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Maintenance after handover
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Some fire-rated sealants accept paint and some don’t, and the data sheet says which.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job compared with dozens found at once.
What the job involves on each surface
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Some intumescent sealants are tested on smaller plastic pipes, though larger ones usually call for a collar or wrap. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.
Masonry and concrete
Many seals are made in blockwork, brickwork or concrete slabs. Dust and loose debris are cleared out of the opening, so the sealant and any backing sit properly.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Our process
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before we move to the next. Give us the access times and building rules for your premises in Newbank, so the work can be phased and areas kept in use.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Request a quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
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What sets the cost
To price the job, we consider:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- The product specified
- Phasing around occupants
- How much existing material needs removing
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
What to include in your enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Specification clauses that apply
- The site address and postcode
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.