Jane Embury reflects on a CIOB campaign to embed quality Quality has once again been in the news this month. The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has warned companies to go beyond the bare minimum of quality. It wants all companies involved in the built environment to seek out the highest possible standards. Indeed, the […]
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The importance of our recent fire test
Jane Embury explains the significance of our fire test Fire can start anywhere, often from the smallest of causes. But many specifiers don’t pay enough attention to the fact that a fire can start on either side of a fire-rated glazing system. In other words, the glazing system will provide protection, but only in one […]
Offices and what to do with them
Pete Hammond, senior estimator, looks at what the future might hold for the new office environment. As vaccines are rolled out, we can finally see an end to Covid-19. But as we’ve said, the new reality won’t be the same as the old reality. Many of us have become used to working from home. Employers […]
SUCCESSFUL FIRE TEST – 2020 – WRIGHTSTYLE
Wrightstyle are pleased to announce that it has successfully achieved a milestone fire test. The test at WarringtonFire, on Wrightstyle’s steel and glass advanced curtain wall system, has a breakthrough significance for a number of fire safety applications. The company tested its WSL SR60 curtain wall framing system with SCHOTT PYRANOVA® 120 glass to 148 […]
A milestone fire test
Chris Peters, chief design manager, on a breakthrough fire test. Over the years, we have prided ourselves on our ability to understand changing market demands and innovate to meet those new requirements. For example, we were the first company internationally to successfully develop a round opening fire-rated window. More recently, we were the first company […]