Jane Embury, director, looks at some of the lessons we’ve learned from fires in the USA. In a second article we’ll look at some UK fires that have shaped regulations here and internationally. Every major fire teaches its own lessons. We learn from catastrophe and it’s a pity that it can take loss of life […]
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Festive workplace fire advice
Jane Embury offers from Christmas advice to companies on fire safety. Tis the season to be jolly but, in the workplace, it’s also the season to reassess fire safety. Ahead of the festivities, we would recommend that companies look again at their fire risk assessments. Every company must have an appointed responsible person charged with […]
Home safe for Christmas
Jane Embury, director, takes a look at fire safety in our homes this Christmas. This week, half a million washing machines in UK homes are to be recalled because of fire safety concerns. The Hotpoint or Indesit machines, sold for more than five years, have a door locking system that can overheat creating the risk […]
Healthcare and fire safety
We announced recently that we were working on a healthcare project in Wales. We’ll shortly be supplying a fire rated curtain wall screen and double doors for the £350 million Grange University Hospital, in Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran. It’s one of the largest NHS projects ever seen in Wales, and will admit its first patients in […]
Wrightstyle supplying to Welsh hospital
Wrightstyle is to design, supply and install advanced glazing systems for a flagship hospital in south-east Wales. The £350 million Grange University Hospital, in Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran is one of the largest NHS projects ever seen in Wales. Construction on the 55,000m2 facility started in 2017 and it will admit its first patients in early 2021. […]
