In these uncertain times, it’s worth remembering the uncertain times of past generations. For us at Wrightstyle, it’s also good to remember past projects that mark important anniversaries. Ten years ago, we were just establishing ourselves internationally. We had innovative systems and we had a first-rate design capability. Back then, for example, we were among […]
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Arson Awareness Week
Chris Peters, chief design manager, highlights Arson Awareness Week. Arson Awareness Week takes place this year between 18th and 24th March. The campaign aims to highlight the fact that almost half (47%) of all fires attended to by the fire services are started deliberately. Sometimes this involves the loss of life, and insurance claims of […]
Arson in schools
Chris Peters, chief design manager, looks at arson in schools and some simple steps to minimise risk and damage. Last November fire badly damaged Peebles High School in the Scottish Borders. At its height, some 70 firefighters worked to contain the blaze. However, the good news is that pupils will start to return to their […]
The Wrightstyle Challenge
Chris Peters, our Chief Design Manager, looks at how far advanced glazing systems have come. We think of fires as uncommon events, but they’re not as uncommon as you might guess. Because fire and rescue services attended 573,221 incidents in the year to June 2019. This was a 2% increase compared with the previous year. […]
Designing safer airports
Tim Kempster, managing director, in the first of a two-part article, looks at airport security and the role of glazing systems. The threat of terrorist attack remains very real, not least at airports. Let’s not forget the 2016 attack at Brussels Airport that killed some 30 people. Or the Istanbul airport attack in the same […]
