In the first of a two-part article on civic architecture, Jane Embury casts an eye towards the upcoming general election. In the UK, we’re on the verge of a general election, following years of Brexit chaos. However, I don’t want to talk politics. Instead, I would like to talk architecture. While Brexit dominates the political […]
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Bolton fire underlines containment importance
Last Friday, a major fire broke out in student accommodation in Bolton. It was tackled by 200 firefighters and took more than nine hours to put out. Worse, the fire started in the late evening and, according to media reports, the fire alarm may not have activated correctly. Those who did hear the alarm weren’t […]
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 […]
Hotel fires
Jane Embury, director, takes a look at hotel fire safety. Arran Wright, our workshop and training manager, recently wrote about staying in a hotel in Scotland. The fire door in the corridor outside his room was propped open by, irony of ironies, a fire extinguisher. The psychology of fire is that it’s something that always […]
Wrightstyle pledges support
Next month (23rd to 29th September) is Fire Door Safety Week, and we’ve already pledged our support. The initiative aims to raise awareness of the critical importance of fire doors. That includes specific issues such as poor installation and maintenance. Those are issues about which we also have concerns. For example, we’ve raised issues of […]
