The UK market for passive fire protection products is estimated to be worth around £650m. In the last couple of years, the market has grown by some 2%. This was a period of recovery for the overall construction industry, especially in the education, commercial, retail and leisure sectors. However, looking ahead, forecasts suggest a more […]
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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 […]
Cooking up some Fish & Coal – Advanced glazing at it’s best
Wrightstyle, the leading advanced glazing specialist, has installed some highly-complex systems in an historic London building that is becoming transformed and when completed, will be the creative HQ of the Jamie Oliver Group. The redevelopment of the Fish & Coal buildings, which sit alongside the Regent’s Canal, is part of the wider regeneration of the […]
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 […]
