Not so long ago, fire safety was largely about common sense. Before modern fire and building regulations, responsibility for a building’s safety, and the safety of its occupants, depended largely on how seriously a building owner took that responsibility. Tim Kempster, the company’s managing director, looks at how fire safety must be policed by responsible […]
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Wrightstyle scores with prestigious Wembley project
BREEAM rated Wembley Project Wrightstyle, the leading steel glazing specialist, has completed a prestigious Wembley project for the London Borough of Brent’s new Civic Centre, the UK’s first “outstanding” BREEAM rated public building, which opened last month. The 9-storey £100 million building, set within a 2.5 acre site, accommodates some 2,000 staff and councillors, and […]
Safe in our cities
How safe are our cities? We increasingly live and work in them. But how safe are our cities, and what does the future hold for them and for us? According to the UN, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and, by 2050, about 70% of the world’s population is expected […]
Creating safe retail environments
Safe Retail Environments – The threat The retail sector has changed out of all recognition, with large shopping centres usurping the traditional High Street – becoming destinations offering everything you could possibly want to buy, eat, drink, or be entertained by. And that makes them extremely attractive places for another kind of visitor and although, […]
Cardiff Central Station – New Blast Resistant Facades
Blast Resistant Facades A key element to the extensive refurbishment was the installation of fully glazed blast resitant facades and other high safety elements. Wrightstyle has completed this major upgrading project at Cardiff Central Station for Network Rail Wales. The completion follows a similar project at Cardiff Queen Street station, in a major programme that […]
