June Embury, director, sees evidence of the office evolution Earlier this week we said that the future of office work no longer meant having to work in an office. With many office-based tasks being compatible with working from home, why bother with the hassle of a long commute? Take away the expense of that journey […]
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Bidding low
Jane Embury looks at the implications of low bids Over recent weeks, the government has introduced a number of initiatives in the construction sector. Most have been about safety, which we have welcomed, and creating a chain of responsibility to safeguard good practices and products. Those changes may have come about because off the Grenfell […]
Construction product safety
Arran Wright (pictured), our workshop and training manager, looks at a new building code. A new building Code is shortly to come into effect. The reason is that some public buildings, particularly social housing buildings, were constructed using systems that were unfit for purpose. In comparison, as a company offering complete and guaranteed glazing systems, […]
Supply chain quality
Jane Embury reflects on a CIOB campaign to embed quality Quality has once again been in the news this month. The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has warned companies to go beyond the bare minimum of quality. It wants all companies involved in the built environment to seek out the highest possible standards. Indeed, the […]
The importance of our recent fire test
Jane Embury explains the significance of our fire test Fire can start anywhere, often from the smallest of causes. But many specifiers don’t pay enough attention to the fact that a fire can start on either side of a fire-rated glazing system. In other words, the glazing system will provide protection, but only in one […]
