Fire stopping and compartmentation · Wales

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Bridgend

Social landlords in Bridgend can use us to close out fire risk assessment actions on compartmentation and fire stopping.

We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Bridgend for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Bridgend belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Bridgend at a glance

Council
Bridgend 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
147,539 (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 Bridgend?

Most social homes in Bridgend 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. Bridgend County Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Bridgend?

  • Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
  • Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
  • Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
  • 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?

We match the system to the penetration: plastic pipes, metal pipes and cable bundles each need a different tested solution.

Which rules apply in Bridgend?

Fire doors in blocks of flats are part of the building's fire strategy and are reviewed through the responsible person's fire risk assessment. Remedial work is completed to the doorset manufacturer's certified details.

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

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Bridgend?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Bridgend 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 Bridgend

Does Bridgend County Borough Council still own council homes?

Most social homes in Bridgend 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. Bridgend County Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

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

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Bridgend 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 Bridgend?

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.

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