Following a ground-breaking fire test, one of the UK’s leading advanced glazing suppliers now offers a system with a new level of fire safety. The Wrightstyle test was on the company’s WSL SR60 curtain wall framing system combined with SCHOTT PYRANOVA® 120 glass. Wrightstyle carried out the test at WarringtonFire to achieve dual-directional fire safety. Traditionally, advanced glazing systems have […]
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A new normal for retail
Jane Embury, Director, looks to the design of interior retail space Earlier this week we wrote that looking back is also an opportunity to look ahead with a new perspective. That’s true for individuals, companies or countries as we begin to struggle free from Covid-19. It’s a perspective that has shifted, with the pandemic making […]
Investing for the future
Jane Embury, director, takes a look at the future. It’s easy right now to see the construction industry through the prism of Covid-19. It’s the elephant in the room that we wish wasn’t there. But with a new normal on the horizon, what does the long-term future hold for our industry? More to the point, […]
Money, money, money
Jane Embury, director, welcomes a new government Code. One of the main problems facing any business is being paid on time. No matter what contractual arrangements are agreed from the outset, in many cases invoices are paid late, well after the work has been completed. For bigger companies with larger cash reserves, that’s not so […]
Endorsement for Building Safety Bill
Jane Embury, director, welcomes support for draft building safety legislation. As a company involved in fire safety, we’ve welcomed the draft Building Safety Bill. It will finally make building safety a legally-binding reality. The draft Bill aims to address issues of safety that followed the independent review by Dame Judith Hackitt. Her 2018 report, Building […]
