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The slim solution for increasing safety requirements. Glas Trösch are proud to announce a notable product innovation.
Bright, spacious interiors that are also quiet, comfortable in temperature and efficient to heat.
Pyrobel is a laminated glass which includes a clear intumescent interlayer. In the event of a fire, this interlayer reacts to expand, transforming itself into a rigid, opaque and heat-absorbing fire shield.
Wrightstyle has supplied fire-rated glazing systems for an office refurbishment project in London.
Over the years we have seen switchable glass installed in all kinds of applications. From theatre set design to shower rooms, you don’t have to think hard to imagine an application for switchable glass, and its benefits are numerous.
Wrightstyle is supplying 39 advanced window systems consisting of Secco Sistemi EBE 85 profiles.
Vetrotech UK has announced the launch of Vetrotech Academy’s ‘Architect Days’ at the Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre, Great Portland Street, London.
Fire regulations need to be overhauled according to a new report published by Pilkington United Kingdom Limited.
While the damage caused by fire is irreparable, how far it spreads is definitely something that can now be controlled.
SuperLite II-XL 45 provides sound and radiant heat protection that neither wire nor ceramics provided.
Wrightstyle has just completed an advanced glazing and door entry contract for John Lewis at its new £18 million Chelmsford store.
FRG finds application as doors and windows, partitions, roofs, smoke screens, etc.
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain North America has an abundance of products and knowledge to share with those in attendance.
All the new and innovative products seen at the Glasstec show can be incorporated in the fire rated glass systems that we manufacture today.
Glazed partitions to provide maximum daylight inside the building are the dominating trend in modern architecture today.
350 years ago, a fire started in a bakery on Pudding Lane in London, which went on to rage throughout the medieval city for three days.
Award-winning Fireframes ClearView™ System eliminates the need for colored internal glass unit spacers or vertical mullions, for superior visual clarity.
What response can modern architecture expect where open space, glass facades and light-weight glass walls are predominant? The response is: fire-resistant glass with constantly improving properties.
A complex diamond-shaped structure that forms part of a luxury cruise liner, is a flagship project in a turnkey solution for Finland’s Pilkington Marine.
“This best-in-class product assembly checks all the boxes for privacy, shading and protection from fire" Jean-François Couturier, CEO of Unicel.
Vetrotech has provided the glass solutions for the Forensisch Psychiatrisch Centrum (FPC – Forensic Psychiatric Centre) in Ghent, Belgium.  Costing 80 million euros to build, the FPC provides care and rehabilitation in high-specification treatment…
One of the most exciting new buildings to open its doors this year is the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building Salt Lake City, Utah.   This $125 million, 335,000 square foot facility blends sustainability and resiliency under one roof.
An important element of any workplace safety strategy in the U.K. is a solid fire protection strategy. It’s not only necessary to ensure that your fire protection strategy is in line with U.K. building regulations but that it maximises the…
Carrie Davis from Protection Engineering Consultants, presented a primer on blast-resistant design, focusing on how blast loads differ from and interact with “traditional” loads.
This CPD presentation will help to understand fire resistant glass.