Wrightstyle has been appointed to provide advanced fire-safety systems for a prestigious new retail development in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire. To protect shoppers, Wrightstyle will be supplying five fire-rated screens and a double door for a new Sainsbury’s store, one of the anchor retailers on the site. Planning permission for Village Centre North was granted in […]
fire resistant curtain wall
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 […]
Past present
The UK market for passive fire protection products is estimated to be worth around £650m. In the last couple of years, the market has grown by some 2%. This was a period of recovery for the overall construction industry, especially in the education, commercial, retail and leisure sectors. However, looking ahead, forecasts suggest a more […]
Lidl surprises for Wrightstyle in Dublin
Wrightstyle has supplied fire resistant curtain wall and unlatched glazed fire doors to a second Lidl supermarket in Ireland. The newly-opened store in Swords, north of Dublin, follows a completion earlier this year in Banbridge, Co Down, Northern Ireland. Wrightstyle supplied both fire-rated curtain walling and unlatched doors to its customer Lynch Windows Ltd of […]
Fire protecting a 1960s London tower block
Fire Protecting – Tower Escape Route Wrightstyle has helped to transform a tired London 1960s high-rise block, building in new and improved levels of fire safety. The 10-storey Leyton Green tower block, in Leyton, east London, has been extensively refurbished, with Wrightstyle completing a glazed tower to provide enhanced staircase access and, more importantly, a […]
