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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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 […]
Christmas greetings
At Wrightstyle, we send our advanced glazing systems worldwide. We also have a reputation for being able to deliver within tight deadlines. It’s the reason why we recently won projects in Australia and Kenya. With seamless partnership between our design team and fabrication facility, we believe that most projects can be turned around quickly. But […]
Six steps to hotel fire safety
Earlier this week, more than 100 firefighters tackled a major blaze at a hotel in west London. The fire at a Travelodge in Brentford caused the evacuation of some 160 staff and guests. Luckily, there were no injuries and the cause of the fire is now being investigated. Fires in hotels are more common than […]
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 […]
