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. Fire prevention is so crucial. It’s a crime that we tend not to think about because, we assume, it’s relatively rare […]
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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. Lessons for building design with built in fire containment. It’s a fire that took place sixty years ago in London’s main meat market and cost two […]
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, […]
Wrightstyle appointed to sixth Elizabeth Line station
Wrightstyle, the advanced steel and aluminium glazing company, has been appointed to work on a sixth Crossrail station. The contract at Paddington station will see the company fabricate bonded doors and screens for Craft Interior. Devizes-based Wrightstyle is also supplying a range of security and fire-rated doors, screens and curtain walling to Bond Street, Farringdon, […]
From Queen Boudicca to Harry Potter
Wrightstyle, Queen Boudicca and King’s Cross tragedy A leading UK steel glazing company has supplied fire-rated systems to the iconic King’s Cross redevelopment in London. Wrightstyle’s technical director Lee Coates reports. It was completed in 1852 on the site of a former smallpox hospital, is reputedly haunted by the ghost of Queen Boudicca and […]
