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 […]
fire escape routes
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 […]
Festive fire safety planning
It’s not quite Christmas, but it is time to start looking at Christmas fire safety. The reason being that some companies are already planning recruitment programmes to attract temporary staff. Part-time or seasonal staff need, as part of initial training, to have the fire safety knowledge to keep themselves, customers and colleagues safe. That needs […]
Care Homes – Fire Safety
Chris Peters, our Chief Design Manager, takes a two-part look at the special requirements for care homes fire safety. We recently supplied to a £7.5 million state-of-the-art care home in Warwick, which is due to open this autumn. We installed fire-rated screens and doors in this inspirational facility that will provide care for 72 older people and […]
Propping open fire doors
We’ve already pledged our support for Fire Door Safety Week. That takes place in the last week of next month, and is to raise awareness of the importance of fire doors. It’s estimated that about three million new fire doors are installed every year in the UK. But they’re often incorrectly specified, installed and maintained, […]
