Jane Embury gets into the Festive spirit by taking a positive peek ahead. It’s the season to be jolly, so let’s try to be a little bit jolly. For a start, according to consultants PWC, all sectors of the economy can expect a return to growth in 2021. This will be aided by the delivery […]
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SUCCESSFUL FIRE TEST – 2020 – WRIGHTSTYLE
Wrightstyle are pleased to announce that it has successfully achieved a milestone fire test. The test at WarringtonFire, on Wrightstyle’s steel and glass advanced curtain wall system, has a breakthrough significance for a number of fire safety applications. The company tested its WSL SR60 curtain wall framing system with SCHOTT PYRANOVA® 120 glass to 148 […]
Green agenda and fire safety
Paula Wilson, operations manager, warns that achieving net carbon zero in the built environment should also be about fire safety. All of us now recognise that we face a climate emergency, and that action is urgently needed. The government’s recent announcement of a £4 billion investment in a green agenda is therefore welcome. The funding […]
Thanks and challenges
Jane Embury reflects on government gratitude and future challenges. In a challenging year for us all, it’s nice to feel appreciated. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has written an open letter to the construction industry. In it, he pays “tribute to all those who are working tirelessly…delivering on large or […]
Endorsement for Building Safety Bill
Jane Embury welcomes support for draft building safety legislation. As a company involved in fire safety, we’ve welcomed the draft Building Safety Bill. It will finally make building safety a legally-binding reality. The draft Bill aims to address issues of safety that followed the independent review by Dame Judith Hackitt. Her 2018 report, Building a […]