Fire stopping and compartmentation · Wales

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Blaenau Gwent

Compartmentation breaches in Blaenau Gwent are usually hidden in risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces. We find them, seal them and give you the record.

Fire stopping and compartmentation works in Blaenau Gwent 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 Blaenau Gwent belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Blaenau Gwent at a glance

Council: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Nation: Wales
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: WHQS 2023 (Wales)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 70,020 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.93 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (11 transfer and 11 stock-retaining councils), not yet checked against StatsWales tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Blaenau Gwent?

Most social homes in Blaenau Gwent are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Eleven of Wales's 22 councils took this route. Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Blaenau Gwent?

Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
Fire dampers coordination with specialists
Penetration logs with photographs and product references

Fire stopping and compartmentation in a social home

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 Blaenau Gwent?

Building safety work in blocks of flats is planned around the building's fire risk assessment and the responsible person's duties under fire safety law.

WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Blaenau Gwent?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Blaenau Gwent 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 Blaenau Gwent

Does Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council still own council homes?

Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Blaenau Gwent as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Blaenau Gwent can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for fire stopping and compartmentation works, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Which housing standard applies in Blaenau Gwent?

Social landlords in Wales work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which has applied since 1 April 2024, with all homes to comply by 31 March 2034.