In the first of a two-part article on civic architecture, Jane Embury casts an eye towards the upcoming general election. In the UK, we’re on the verge of a general election, following years of Brexit chaos. However, I don’t want to talk politics. Instead, I would like to talk architecture. While Brexit dominates the political […]
bomb resistant curtain wall
Remember, remember
Tim Kempster, our managing director, casts a backward glance at the UK’s most infamous plot. Today we celebrate Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night. It’s the date in 1605 when Guy Fawkes was apprehended while guarding explosives that he and his co-conspirators had hidden under the House of Lords. It was a plot to kill […]
shopping centre fires
In a two-part article, Jane Embury, marketing director, looks at shopping centres fire safety. We don’t often think about fire breaking out in our local shopping centre. However, let’s remember that in July a fire engulfed a shopping centre in Walthamstow, east London. And just last month, a serious fire broke out in a shopping […]
The future of glass and steel glazing systems
At Wrightstyle, we like to think that we know everything there is about steel glazing systems, writes Jane Embury, marketing director. That’s the heart and soul of our business. Our expertise is to design and fabricate steel systems to guard against fire, or ballistic and bomb attack. Each off those threats carry their own unique […]
Advanced Glazing for Hospital in Saudi Arabia
Wrightstyle has supplied advanced glazing to a prestigious healthcare project in Saudi Arabia. The contract in Riyadh was for some 2,000 square metres of external protection to VIP areas of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, which has over 900 beds and some 7,000 staff. The contract was of particular significance, as the […]
