An unsettling look at how easily fires can start in a building and the lack of fire compartmentation design in buildings costs lives. Some stupid accidents Fires usually start from the most innocuous, or stupid, of reasons. For example, a woman in Bridgend, South Wales, accidentally set her house on fire last year after trying […]
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Globalisation, Nation Brands & Advanced Glass
Jane Embury, the company’s marketing director, looks at some of the influences facing the glass industry in these times of globalisation. International Rankings The economic impact of globalisation affects us all, whether as businesses trading internationally or consumers buying locally, with corporate success and individual purchasing decisions heavily influenced by nothing more than perception. At […]
Bradford City Fire Disaster
Wrightstyle’s Technical Director, Lee Coates, takes a deeper look at the Bradford City fire (at the football stadium) and the consequences. Bradford City Fire – 30th Anniversay This May will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the UK’s worst fire disasters, when 56 people died at Bradford City’s football stadium. Over 250 other supporters […]
Retail Safety – shopping centres and malls
Retail safety – a new perspective In light of heightened secuity worries, we take a look at retail safety in our modern shopping centres and malls. The retail sector has changed out of all recognition, with large shopping centres becoming mixed-use destinations offering everything you could possibly want to buy, eat, drink, or be entertained […]
Designers urged to specify glazing integration
Reliance on separate material testing Wrightstyle has been at the forefront of fire testing its assembles to EU, US and Asia Pacific standards, including live bomb testing, and says that some building designers are still relying too heavily on fire test certifications where the glass and framing systems have been tested independently. The company emphasises […]
