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Wrightstyle, the leading UK steel glazing company, supplies its fire-rated systems internationally.  Tim Kempster, the company’s managing director, points out that not all fires start accidentally.
French company Saverglass, a world leader in manufacturing luxury glass bottles for perfumes and cosmetics, has launched a facility in Ras al-Khaimah in the UAE.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), as a co-founder of the Window Safety Task Force, encourages everyone to recognize the importance of practicing window safety by designating one week each spring to promoting safety and…
A Greater Manchester manufacturer which has been operating for more than four decades has closed down with the loss of nearly 60 jobs.
Wrightstyle is a leading UK steel glazing company that has supplied systems for transportation projects in Hong Kong, Dubai and the UK – and has just won a prestigious contract for the new frontage of the iconic King’s Cross station in London.
With a recent move into much larger premises, orders on the increase and new products to display, Fullex are hoping for good things from the FIT show at Telford International exhibition centre in April 2013.
Saint-Gobain Glass India recently supplied Nano and COOL-LITE, two advanced high performance glass to the world’s tallest hotel JW Marriott Marquis, in Dubai.     These two glasses were suggested as a double glazing solution for the hotel’s facade…
Glass facades are attractive, but they also have to be safe. Say if a bomb were to go off nearby, would they withstand the blast?  Researchers are using a shock tube to find out, and one of their projects is a new building complex in San Francisco.
SmartGlass International has achieved 17% year-on-year sales growth in the MENA region, which has been credited as one of the key factors for the 13% global growth in 2012.
Safety glass industry professionals from different companies around the globe took part a Real Technical Seminar about glass processing organized by Safety Glass Experts International Ltd in Dusseldorf on 22nd of October a day prior to Glasstec 2012…
Façade elements on the basis of Phase Change Material (PCM) for innovative and sustainable architectureMainz/Munich, January 16, 2013 – At BAU 2013, the SCHOTT technology group will be presenting SCHOTT GlassX crystal, a façade solution that…
A leading UK steel glazing company has supplied fire-rated systems to several Olympic, FIFA and other major stadiums.
A UK steel glazing company has brought together videos of its systems being tested against a lorry bomb, car bomb and ballistic attack and posted them on YouTube.
Wrightstyle Limited is one of Europe’s most innovative suppliers of integrated steel and glass systems with an international client base.
Shock-resistance is the great benefit of safety glass. However, the cut of the glass pane can make this difficult: With conventional processes, only straight cuts are possible.
At more than 828 meters or 2,716.5 feet, the 160-story Burj Khalifa, formerly Burj Dubai, is the tallest building in the world and features more than 167,000 square meters or 1.8 million square feet of glass.
Michael Collins, Building Industry Advisors Over the last several years, the focus on energy efficiency in the fenestration industry has become nearly ubiquitous.
Fullex Locks are building on the recent growth it has achieved with a move into much larger premises. Fullex has responded to the growth in business by taking on a bigger base at The Pensnett Estate in Kingswinford, which is owned and managed by…
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Hand protection specialist adds first-to-market glove to best-selling brandBrussels, 20 August 2012 - Ansell, a global leader in health and safety solutions with more than a century of expertise, has added a new, first-to-market glove to its record-…
Jane Embury is a director of Wrightstyle, the Devizes-based supplier of steel glazing systems.  Wrightstyle has an international reputation for innovative glazing solutions to mitigate against fire or ballistic or bomb attack.
On July 6, 2012, in Shenzhen, Safety Glass Professional Committee of China Architectural and Industrial Glass Association (CAIGA) organized the first seminar for two industry standards: Production Regulations on Safety Glass Part II: Production…
Now in its ninth year, the Emirates Glass LEAF Awards honour the architects designing the buildings and solutions that are setting the benchmark for the international architectural community.
Glass Doctor® of Southwest Riverside County in Murrieta, Calif., received its 10th consecutive award for outstanding commitment to overall safety and maintaining a safe work site Friday, May 18.
U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA's) Federal Office Building 8 (FOB 8) will soon complete its major modernization.