Fire stopping and compartmentation · North West
Fire stopping and compartmentation in Wyre
Social landlords in Wyre can use us to close out fire risk assessment actions on compartmentation and fire stopping.
Fire stopping and compartmentation works in Wyre are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Most social homes in Wyre belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Wyre at a glance
- Council
- Wyre Borough Council
- Region
- North West
- County
- Lancashire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 113,067 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.01 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Wyre?
Most social homes in Wyre are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Wyre Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Wyre?
- Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
- Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
- Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
- Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
- Fire dampers coordination with specialists

How do we deliver it?
Where our surveys find something outside our scope, such as a missing fire damper or a compromised fire door, we report it to you through the route agreed in your contract.
Which rules apply in Wyre?
Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year on a best-endeavours basis. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that flat entrance doors fall under the Fire Safety Order.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works
What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Wyre?
We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Wyre after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the number and type of penetrations, access to risers and voids, and building height vary from block to block. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.
Questions about fire stopping and compartmentation works in Wyre
Does Wyre Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Wyre are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Wyre Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near Wyre?
Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across the North West, including Fylde, Preston, Blackpool and Lancaster, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Wyre as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Wyre can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for fire stopping and compartmentation works, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Wyre
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Aids and adaptations
- Estate and external works
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Void property works
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Responsive repairs
- External wall insulation
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Whole-house retrofit
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs