Fire Barriers Birmingham
Fire barriers in Birmingham close the gaps that unsealed cavities and voids leave behind, the kind a fire risk assessment flags first. Blue Chip PFP fits and certifies fire and cavity barriers across Birmingham’s commercial buildings, closing the routes fire and smoke use to spread between compartments.
You get FIRAS-certified engineers working from our Fort Dunlop base, with full compliance documentation on every job.
- Fast Turnaround: Efficient PFP Delivery
We deliver surveys and installations quickly and efficiently, keeping your project on schedule without compromising safety.
- Trusted Specialists: FIRAS Certified
Our accredited team brings proven expertise in passive fire protection, giving you complete confidence in compliance.
- Safety First
Every solution is designed to protect lives and property, ensuring long-term security and peace of mind.
A cavity does more damage than most building owners realise. Left unsealed, it lets fire and smoke move between compartments faster than in an open room, and a contained incident becomes a building-wide one. That’s usually what a failed fire risk assessment or FRAEW picks up on.
Plenty of buildings were never fitted with compliant fire barriers in the first place, especially older stock built before current regulations existed. Insurers have caught up too. A policy alone isn’t enough anymore; they want evidence the passive fire protection is actually in place.
Fire barriers and cavity barriers aren’t quite the same thing. A fire barrier seals a void, typically a roof, ceiling or floor space. A cavity barrier does the same job inside a wall or facade cavity. Without it, flames can climb five to ten times higher than they would in open air.
We fit both, exactly where regulations require it, at the junction between every compartment floor and wall. You get the right barrier in the right place, not a best guess based on what’s quickest to install.
Once the work’s done, you get full compliance documentation and sign-off too, ready to sit in your fire safety manual. And if compartmentation needs checking beyond the barriers themselves, our fire compartmentation surveys cover that ground.
- Survey. We identify every void, cavity and compliance gap across the building, not just the areas flagged in your last assessment.
- Specification. Each location gets matched to the correct barrier type and fire rating. No two buildings are specified the same way.
- Installation. FIRAS-certified engineers fit the barriers with minimal disruption to whatever’s happening on site.
- Certification. You get compliance documentation and sign-off the moment the job’s finished, backed by our FIRAS certification.
We work out of Fort Dunlop, right in Birmingham, so getting an engineer on site doesn’t mean waiting on a team travelling in from somewhere else.
FIRAS certification backs every job we do, the recognised gold standard for passive fire protection installers in the UK. We’re also an ASFP member and hold Constructionline Gold status, proof we’ve been vetted properly, not just self-declared as competent.
Between our directors, there’s over 40 years of hands-on passive fire protection experience, Craig Blyth’s 24 years and Ant Ball’s 20, combined.
Want the full picture? Our full range of Birmingham fire protection services covers everything beyond fire barriers too.
“We have worked with Blue Chip PFP on several projects and have consistently found them to be professional, reliable, and highly accommodating,” says one client. “The quality of their workmanship has been excellent, with attention to detail and compliance evident in all aspects of their work. We would have no hesitation in recommending them to other organisations seeking a competent and dependable passive fire protection provider.”
– Sarah Maulin – Compliance Coordinator at Arches Housing
Accreditation only means something when it’s backed by delivery. FIRAS certified, ASFP member, Constructionline Gold, ISO 9001. Every job gets the same rigour behind it, whether it’s a single survey or a full building’s worth of barriers.
Got questions? We’ve put together some of the most common ones below to help you find the answers quickly and easily.
Whether you’re curious about how things work, what to expect, or just want a bit more detail, our FAQs are a great place to start. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out to us directly.
Are fire barriers and cavity barriers the same thing?
Not quite. Fire barriers seal voids in roofs, ceilings and floors, while cavity barriers do the equivalent job inside wall and facade cavities. Both stop fire and smoke spreading between compartments, just in different parts of the building.
Is a cavity closer the same as a cavity barrier?
No, and this trips people up regularly. A cavity closer seals a gap against damp and water vapor, not fire. Unless it's made from fire-resistant material and tested accordingly, it offers no fire protection at all.
Do older or existing buildings need fire barriers fitted retrospectively, or is this only required in new builds?
Existing buildings need them too. Plenty were built before current regulations existed, which is exactly what a fire risk assessment is designed to catch.
Where are fire barriers legally required to be installed within a building?
At the junction between external cavity walls and every compartment floor and wall, along with internal walls meeting compartment floors, walls or fire-resisting doors. There's an exception for two-leaf masonry or concrete construction over 75mm thick.
What happens if my fire risk assessment has flagged missing or damaged fire barriers?
Get it surveyed and fixed before it becomes an enforcement issue. We can usually turn a Birmingham site around fast, since we're based here rather than travelling in.
Do you provide compliance certification and installation records after the work's done?
Yes, every job. You get documentation and installation records suitable for your fire safety manual, exactly as building regulations require.
What other passive fire protection services do you offer in Birmingham alongside fire barriers?
We also handle fire door inspections, fire door installations, intumescent coatings and fire-rated steel encasement, so if your assessment flagged more than one gap, we can cover it in one visit.
We cover the whole of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands out of our Fort Dunlop base, including Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Erdington, Walsall, Dudley and Wolverhampton. If your building sits somewhere else nearby, get in touch; we’ll confirm coverage before you book anything in.
- Telephone: 0800 781 2652
- Email: info@bluechippfp.co.uk
- Address: Fort Dunlop, Dunlop Parkway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 9FE (Appointment Only)
Monday – Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm