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Wrightstyle, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of steel and aluminium glazing systems, is supplying specialist systems for three flagship projects in Doha, Qatar, underlining the company’s international reputation.
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Wrightstyle is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of advanced steel and aluminium glazing systems, supplying fire and blast resistant systems worldwide.
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Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) is proud to announce that Saflex® DG structural interlayer has been awarded the General Technical Approval (Allgemeine Bauaufsichtliche Zulassung or AbZ) by the German Institute for Building Technology (…
Wrightstyle is a specialist steel and aluminium glazing company and supplies its fire-rated systems internationally. Jane Embury, the company’s marketing director, looks at fire compartmentation.   First, some statistics.