Jane Embury welcomes the opening of a new London underground station Battersea Power Station underground station opened this week. It’s a project that we are proud to have worked on, building on our expertise in the transportation sector. Because we designed and supplied fire rated screens for the new Tube station. The project is part of […]
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Making the world a safer place
Jane Embury looks back at a corporate award As we build our way into the new normal, we’ve warned that some old threats haven’t gone away. That’s backed by a recent Europol report that makes clear how the pandemic has created isolation and radicalisation. It’s therefore worth remembering that a few years ago we won […]
Wind loading and Hurricane Ida
Jane Embury looks at high wind loading. The US city of New Orleans has once again been in the eye of a storm. This time it was Hurricane Ida, bringing 150mph (240km/h) winds. While there was significant damage, the city has new flood defences. Those were constructed after Hurricane Katrina killed 1,800 people in 2005. […]
Raising a glass to glass
Jane Embury looks at National Recycle Week National Recycle Week (20th to 26th September) is nearly upon us. It’s a chance to consider our own environmental impacts, whether as companies or individuals. In its 18th year, it’s an initiative that is more important than ever. All of us are aware that we face a climate […]
The new terrorist threat
Jane Embury looks at a threat that may have become more serious If anybody should know about the threat from terrorism, it’s the head of MI5. He’s warned that Britain could face a ‘spectacular’ attack like 9/11 after the West’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Ken McCallum said the security service was concerned that terrorists would be able to […]