Wrightstyle lends its support to a campaign by Architects’ Journal to rethink the value of old buildings. Jane Embury, director, explains why. The government recently announced £5 billion of investment into the construction sector. While we welcome that investment, it’s unlikely to kickstart the kind of recovery that the government is looking for. It seems […]
fire resistant screens
Deliberate and malicious
Chris Peters, chief design manager, looks at the impact of arson in the UK I wrote recently about arson in schools, and how it’s an issue that is more common than many people suppose. Indeed, in England alone, there are about 700 school fires a year. Most attacks are carried out by children and the great majority of […]
Retail therapy in Oxfordshire
Wrightstyle has been appointed to provide advanced fire-safety systems for a prestigious new retail development in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire. To protect shoppers, Wrightstyle will be supplying five fire-rated screens and a double door for a new Sainsbury’s store, one of the anchor retailers on the site. Planning permission for Village Centre North was granted in […]
Fire safety USA
Lessons we’ve learned from fires in the USA. Every major fire teaches its own lessons. We learn from catastrophe and it’s a pity that it can take loss of life to make buildings safer. This week, we’ll look at five major fires in the USA. We’ve written about them separately before, but never in […]
The new civic architecture
In the second of her two-part article on civic architecture, Jane Embury looks at some glass advantages. In my previous article, I looked at how the general election should be more than about Brexit. The main political parties have all said that the age of austerity is over, and much public investment is needed. My […]
