As the construction sector emerges from lockdown into a new normal, we’re all going to have to think in new ways. Not least how to protect our staff, or ensure the viability of our supply chains. Rebuilding our businesses will take time and, in turn, depends on how well the wider economy bounces back. But […]
fire resistant doors
Deliberate and malicious
Chris Peters, chief design manager, looks at the impact of arson in the UK I wrote recently about arson in schools, and how it’s an issue that is more common than many people suppose. Indeed, in England alone, there are about 700 school fires a year. Most attacks are carried out by children and the great majority of […]
Retail therapy in Oxfordshire
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 safety USA
Lessons we’ve learned from fires in the USA. Every major fire teaches its own lessons. We learn from catastrophe and it’s a pity that it can take loss of life to make buildings safer. This week, we’ll look at five major fires in the USA. We’ve written about them separately before, but never in […]
Healthcare and fire safety
Healthcare and fire safety solution from Wrightstyle. We’ll shortly be supplying fire rated curtain wall screen and double doors for the £350 million Grange University Hospital, in Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran. It’s one of the largest NHS projects ever seen in Wales, and will admit its first patients in early 2021. Wrightstyle has supplied to many […]
