Jane Embury, director, looks at proposed fire safety legislation Flouting fire safety regulations could soon become a whole lot more expensive. Building owners could face unlimited fines following a Home Office announcement. They’ve just published a number of new measures aimed at strengthening fire safety. The new measures were announced as part of the government’s […]
fire escape routes
Rethinking our towns and cities
Rethinking our towns and cities Jane Embury, director, considers the impact of home-working on our built environment One of the consequences of Covid-19 has been the requirement wherever possible to work from home. In response, programs and platforms to facilitate remote working have replaced face-to-face contact – with remarkable success. For example, Zoom, the collaborative […]
Construction product safety
Arran Wright (pictured), our workshop and training manager, looks at a new building code. A new building Code is shortly to come into effect. The reason is that some public buildings, particularly social housing buildings, were constructed using systems that were unfit for purpose. In comparison, as a company offering complete and guaranteed glazing systems, […]
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, […]
Glass in the wind
Jane Embury, director, looks at wind loading and glazing systems. We’ve recently seen the chaos that bad weather can bring. Storm Christoph was just the latest named storm to hit the UK. It caused flooding around a factory producing a crucial Covid-19 vaccine in north Wales. It also led to some 2,000 properties in the […]
