THE Smoke Ventilation Bristol

Smoke Ventilation Services Across Bristol

Bristol’s development pipeline is concentrated around several key growth areas. Temple Quarter, centred on the redevelopment around Bristol Temple Meads station, is delivering major mixed-use schemes with residential towers that require multi-zone smoke ventilation systems from design stage through to commissioning. The Harbourside continues to see new apartment blocks and conversions of former dockside buildings, many with complex internal layouts that demand carefully designed smoke clearance strategies for protected corridors and stairwells.

Bedminster and south Bristol are undergoing significant regeneration, with new-build residential developments replacing former industrial land. These mid-rise and high-rise schemes need complete smoke ventilation installations - stairwell AOVs, smoke shaft dampers, mechanical extract for car parks, and addressable control panels. Vent Trade supplies product to contractors working across south Bristol and provides SDI 19 certified commissioning to ensure each system is handed over with full documentation for building control sign-off.

In the Broadmead and city centre area, older commercial and residential buildings are being refurbished and repurposed. Many of these properties have smoke ventilation systems that pre-date current standards, with panels, actuators, and AOV windows that require replacement. Vent Trade works with Bristol property managers and housing associations to deliver systematic refurbishments that bring these buildings into compliance with BS EN 12101 and the Building Safety Act 2022.

Compliance Standards

All work is carried out in accordance with BS EN 12101, BS 7346, Approved Document B, and the Building Safety Act 2022. For high-rise residential buildings above 18 metres, we provide the detailed commissioning and handover records required for the golden thread of building safety information.