Jane Embury, Wrightstyle’s finance director, welcomes a government consultation. As a company within in the construction industry supply chain, we understand the pressures on everyone’s bottom lines. Construction can involve hundreds of suppliers and sub-contractors. The more complex a building project, the more companies are involved. But one of the problems that has beset our industry […]
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Putting wrongs right
Arran Wright, workshop and training manager, underlines our support for Fire Door Safety Week. Last week was Fire Door Safety Week. As a company involved in the supply of fire doors, is an initiative we naturally support. This year, the organisers conducted a survey with local authorities. They found that 52% reported delays to planned fire […]
Making glass again, and again, and again
In a two-part article, Paula Wilson, Operations Manager, reflects on recycling in the UK. Now in its 17th year, this week (21st to 27th September) is national Recycle Week. This year, the theme is to thank the UK for continuing to recycle despite the challenges that COVID-19 has presented, under the banner ‘Together – We […]
Integration and compatibility
In the first part of this article, Chris Peters, chief design manager, looked at how some fire specifications are being changed to save money. Here, Chris looks at another cost-saving measure with a potential impact on fire safety. In my earlier article, I looked at the perfectly-understandable pressures on our bottom lines. COVID-19 has had […]
Fireman, there’s a fly in my…
Jane Embury follows up her article on domestic stupidity…with a cautionary tale of bad luck. With more of us at home, the risk is that we do more stupid things more often. Northern Ireland, for example, has seen a rise of 50% in household fires. Between March and April, that added up to 500 additional […]