Jane Embury, a director of steel glazing company Wrightstyle, looks at fire safety in shopping centres. Wrightstyle systems can be found in shopping centres worldwide. The tragic fire in a Siberian shopping centre earlier this year underlines once again how even the most seemingly-safe places can be made dangerous by poor design and human stupidity. […]
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Wrightstyle launches enhanced fire door system
Wrightstyle has introduced a new fire door system that provides 90 minutes of integrity and insulation (EI90). The new 8050 series of thermally broken fire doors are fully compatible with Wrightstyle’s SR60 curtain walling system. They provide a new level of aesthetic appeal. Integrity and Insulation Fire Door System The door system is available in […]
Thinking arson in the workplace
Jane Embury is marketing director at Wrightstyle, the advanced glazing systems supplier. She points out the USA has a National Arson Awareness Week, this year in May, and suggests that we should follow suit. It’s a crime that we tend not to think about because, we assume, it’s relatively rare and could never happen to […]
Smithfield fire remembered
The Smithfield fire caused the deaths of two London firefighters, and changed policies on breathing apparatus. Jane Embury, Wrightstyle’s marketing director, takes a look back at this tragic fire. It’s a fire that took place sixty years ago in London’s main meat market and cost two firefighters their lives. The Smithfield fire burned for three […]
Wrightstyle and hospital fire safety
A look at fire resistant glazing in healthcare facilities. We recently completed a project at Guy’s Hospital in London, supplying fire-rated windows and curtain walling – a comprehensive fire resistant glazing systems. We’ve also worked on other healthcare projects across the UK, as well as internationally in Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong. In each case, […]
