Fire safety is the most important consideration for any building. It’s why we’ve recently welcomed government initiatives to appoint a regulator for building safety. The government also intends to introduce stricter controls on construction products. Together, these initiatives should mean that new buildings are constructed to much higher fire safety standards. But it’s not just […]
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Money, money, money
Jane Embury welcomes a new government Code. One of the main problems facing any business is being paid on time. No matter what contractual arrangements are agreed from the outset, in many cases invoices are paid late, well after the work has been completed. For bigger companies with larger cash reserves, that’s not so much […]
Endorsement for Building Safety Bill
Jane Embury welcomes support for draft building safety legislation. As a company involved in fire safety, we’ve welcomed the draft Building Safety Bill. It will finally make building safety a legally-binding reality. The draft Bill aims to address issues of safety that followed the independent review by Dame Judith Hackitt. Her 2018 report, Building a […]
Duty holders and fire safety
Jane Embury looks at the role of duty holder in proposed legislation. Fire safety is our business at Wrightstyle. Our internal and external advanced glazing systems are designed to provide the highest levels of fire protection. Over the years, we have drawn the attention of governments here and internationally to issues that we believed needed […]
A milestone fire test
Chris Peters, chief design manager, on a breakthrough fire test. Over the years, we have prided ourselves on our ability to understand changing market demands and innovate to meet those new requirements. For example, we were the first company internationally to successfully develop a round opening fire-rated window. More recently, we were the first company […]
