Jane Embury, director, looks at the role of advanced glazing in airport design. Wrightstyle has supplied to a number of airports including London Luton, Gatwick and Heathrow and, internationally, Doha, Dubai and Taiwan. Wrightstyle, the advanced glazing system specialist, has conducted a milestone fire test of particular significance for safety in airports. Specifications for fire-rated […]
blast resistant glazing
Supply chain quality
Jane Embury, director, 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, […]
Jordan project complete
Jane Embury, director, reflects on a contract completion in Jordan. We’ve just completed a tourism project in the Kingdom of Jordan. The contract was for the supply of WSL 50 series FR doors and partitions. These advanced systems provide 120 minutes of fire protection. Our systems have been installed in a hotel in Ayla Marina […]
Sustaining communities
Pete Hammond, senior estimator, looks at balancing short-term growth with a long-term infrastructure strategy. We’ve written before on the absolute need to build a more sustainable future. Most recently, we’ve drawn attention on the need to preserve old buildings rather than demolishing them. Rather than seeing old buildings as worthless, instead recognising their asset value […]
Integration and compatibility
In the first part of this article, Chris Peters, chief design manager, looked at how some fire specifications are being changed to save money. Here, Chris looks at another cost-saving measure with a potential impact on fire safety. In my earlier article, I looked at the perfectly-understandable pressures on our bottom lines. COVID-19 has had […]
