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 […]
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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, […]
Wrightstyle meets the family from hell
By Tim Kempster, managing director The catastrophe that has visited the Caribbean and parts of the eastern seaboard of the USA has been appalling to watch. There have been 13 named tropical storms this year, and the hurricane season doesn’t end until November. Of those, eight have been hurricanes and four of them were major […]
Wrightstyle working on Europe’s largest construction project
We’ve added to our transport portfolio by supplying a range of systems for five new Crossrail stations. We’re supplying to Bond Street, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel and Woolwich stations on what will become the Elizabeth Line. The systems include blast-rated curtain walling, structurally glazed screens, and fire-rated and ballistic screens. The line is expected to […]