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Fire suppression, sprinklers, and mist systems — installed by QSD's IFC & FIRAS-certified engineers with complete photographic handover documentation. Serving housing associations, local authorities, and developers across Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Independently Audited & Certified
What we deliver
Sealing around every pipe, cable, and duct that passes through a fire-rated wall or floor. QSD's engineers use only third-party tested systems from Hilti, Quelfire, and Rockwool, with each seal photographically recorded in your compliance file.
Every QSD installation sits squarely inside your Golden Thread documentation. For buildings over 11m, higher-risk structures, and retrofit programmes, QSD Fire Systems provides the photographic handover record your Accountable Person is legally required to hold.
Installation of linear gap seals, acoustic and fire-rated cavity barriers in roof voids, curtain walling, and service risers. Independently audited by QSD's IFC-certified engineers — never subcontracted to unqualified trades.
Supply, installation, and inspection of FD30 and FD60 rated doors, frames, intumescent seals, and ironmongery to BM Trada Q-Mark standard. QSD Fire Systems carries out third-party annual inspection programmes for housing association portfolios across Birmingham.
Application of thin-film and thick-film intumescent paint systems to structural steelwork and exposed timber. QSD works to manufacturer specifications and supplies third-party inspection certificates for your structural engineer and building control officer.
QSD Fire Systems specialises in occupied-building retrofits for housing associations across Birmingham, Solihull, Wolverhampton, and the wider West Midlands. We operate with phased programmes, resident-liaison protocols, and flexible access scheduling to keep disruption to an absolute minimum.
Who We Protect
Retrofit installations with minimal disruption for occupied estates and local authority high-rises under the Building Safety Act.
Fast-tracked compliance installations to meet the new BS 9991:2024 care home mandates with sensitive resident protocols.
Seamless integration with your build schedule, from compartmentation design and penetration schedules through to IFC-certified sign-off for handover.
Comprehensive annual inspection programmes, maintenance, and 24/7 call-outs to keep existing systems fully compliant.
Performance · Standards · Lifespan
Our process
QSD Fire Systems manages every aspect of your fire stopping programme in-house, from the initial compartmentation survey through to the Onetrace digital handover pack your compliance team needs. Nothing is subcontracted. Nothing is undocumented.
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Serving Birmingham & the West Midlands
We are an established passive fire protection contractor with a dedicated base of operations across the West Midlands. Our teams work regularly across the full range of Birmingham’s built environment: Victorian conversions in Edgbaston and Harborne, high-rise residential towers in the City Centre, social housing estates in Erdington, Selly Oak, and Perry Barr, through to commercial developments across the Jewellery Quarter and Digbeth.
We also regularly serve clients across Solihull, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Coventry, and the wider Midlands corridor. No matter the building type or age of stock, our IFC-certified engineers arrive with the right tested systems, the right documentation, and the right protocols for occupied buildings.
Every project is managed end-to-end and recorded via Onetrace — a digital fire stopping platform that gives your compliance team pin-dropped, photographic evidence for every single penetration seal and fire door installation. Your Golden Thread file is ready the moment we leave site.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fire stopping is the process of sealing gaps and openings in fire-rated walls and floors created by pipes, cables, ducts, and structural joints. When these penetrations are left unsealed, they allow fire and smoke to spread between compartments, destroying the building’s passive fire protection strategy. Under Approved Document B and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it is a legal requirement to maintain fire compartmentation throughout the life of the building.
Passive fire protection (PFP) is built into the fabric of a building and works automatically without human intervention. It includes fire stopping, cavity barriers, fire doors, and intumescent coatings, which together compartmentalise the building, slow the spread of fire and smoke, and protect structural integrity to give occupants time to evacuate safely.
Under the Building Safety Act 2022, Approved Document B, and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, you are legally required to maintain adequate fire compartmentation at all times. For higher-risk buildings over 18m, you must appoint a Principal Accountable Person and maintain a digital Golden Thread of building safety information. Failure to comply can result in enforcement action, unlimited fines, and in serious cases, prosecution.
Yes — this is one of our core specialisms. We work in occupied housing association blocks, care homes, and residential towers across Birmingham and the West Midlands daily. We use phased access programmes, resident liaison protocols, and scheduled-access working to ensure minimal disruption while still completing remedial works to the highest standard.
You should commission a compartmentation survey after any cabling, pipework, or mechanical installation carried out by other trades; as part of a routine compliance audit; when acquiring an existing building; or following a fire risk assessment recommendation. In Birmingham, we offer both full and targeted compartmentation surveys with a prioritised remedial works schedule.
Every installation is recorded in Onetrace, a specialist fire stopping management platform. Each penetration seal and fire door installation is photographed, pin-dropped to a site plan, and linked to the relevant product data sheet and certification. You receive a complete digital handover pack — the photographic evidence your Golden Thread file requires — the moment our engineers leave site.
The duration depends entirely on the scale and condition of the building. A targeted remedial programme on a 20-flat block typically takes 2–3 weeks. A full compartmentation remedial on a large estate may be phased over several months. Either way, we work flat-by-flat or floor-by-floor to minimise the impact on residents, and our project managers provide weekly progress reports throughout.
We cover the entire West Midlands region including Birmingham city centre, Edgbaston, Erdington, Harborne, Selly Oak, Perry Barr, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich, Coventry, and surrounding areas. If you are unsure whether we cover your location, get in touch and we will confirm within a few hours.