Jane Embury, director, looks at fire safety and some disturbing facts emerging from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. As a company involved in the design, fabrication and supply of advanced glazing systems, our business is all about safety. Our systems are accredited to UK, EU, US and Asian fire safety standards. We’ve even live-tested one of […]
bomb proof glazing
Seeing the light
Jane Embury, director, looks at light in contemporary architecture. We recently warned about the looming danger of what our new public buildings might look like. With public finances in disarray, it would be tempting for public bodies to simply look at the capital cost of new-build projects. In a time when there aren’t many bucks […]
Foreseeing the unforeseeable
Jane Embury, director, looks at perceptions of safety and looking to the future. If COVID-19 has taught us anything it’s that we must be better prepared. It’s a lesson that government must learn to counter any further pandemic. We should also review contingency plans for other possible events. The lesson of COVID-19 is that, while […]
Offering protection against terror
Designing buildings with bomb resistant glazing is sadly becoming more relevant in our cities. In recent years, the threat of terror has focused the minds of architects, engineers, and planners to design buildings to withstand a whole new array of risks. Proposals this week following a spate of terrorist incidents, recommend that businesses and councils […]
Fires that have shaped regulation
Fires shaping safety regulations. Fires shaping safety regulations in the UK stretch back to William the Conqueror in the 11th century who required house fires to be extinguished at night. The easiest way to put out those fires, generally in the centre of the main room, was to cover it with a metal pan. This […]
