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SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of fire rated glass and framing systems, is pleased to announce the addition of SuperLite II-XLB, the largest tested and approved fire resistive glazing product on the market today.
Romag will be launching a new range of architectural fire resistant glass at Security and Counter Terror Expo 2016 (stand E20).
POLFLAM® fire-resistant glass proves its value in most requiring applications. The glass’s technology follows state-of-the-art architectural trends.
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Schüco International KG, the building envelope specialist from Bielefeld, will be presenting its latest product portfolio for building automation at Light + Building in hall 11.1 at stand D06.
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 the impact of arson.
Bielefeld. At the end of February 2016, Schüco International KG received two of the renowned Gold iF Design Awards. The winners were the innovative and aesthetically outstanding Schüco Parametric System and Schüco FWS 60 CV façade systems.
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Newly available from Schueco UK is the Schueco Fabrication Data Center, a unique combination of hardware and software which digitally delivers project and catalogue information direct to the workshop, so saving fabricators time and money.
As its name suggests, Factory 2050 is years ahead in terms of both its innovative futuristic architectural design and advanced use as a state of the art manufacturing facility.
Vetrotech UK has supplied glass for a landmark installation by steel and aluminium fabricators, Arkoni.
Fire resistant glazing manufacturer Pyroguard announces exciting changes at the company with the recent appointment of Neil Tilsley as Chief Executive, who joined the company on 1st January 2016, and a major investment programme into its…
Although most are likely to be familiar with shatter-proof glazing and its use in vehicle windscreens to protect drivers and passengers, the concept of a type of glass that is fire resistant may take a little more understanding.
Fabricator and installer, Anders Glass, has made a £60,000 investment in a state-of-the-art Diamantking saw, an automatic machine designed to saw thick, laminated glass sheets to high output rates with precision and quality.
Leading sustainable building envelope specialist Schueco UK – in conjunction with RIBA Journal – is continuing its sponsorship of the Schueco Excellence Awards for Design and Innovation and is inviting submissions for the 2016 competition.
The uniquely wide choice offered by the Schueco ADS HD range of thermally insulated aluminium doors means that whatever the project, there will be a door that fulfills both the aesthetic and performance specification perfectly.
Curtain walls using the system EFEKT are a state-of-the-art solution with POLFLAM fire-resistant glass and still another construction technology product to let the designers spread their wings.
Architects across the commercial and domestic construction industries are specifying an increased amount of glass in their designs. Fire-resistant glazing plays a vital role in ensuring the safety of buildings and their occupants, and as such we…
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The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) continues to raise concerns based on feedback from companies in the glass and glazing industry, that all is not entirely well in the provision of fire safety measures in buildings.
Successfully assessed for the ranges E 30 to E 90 and EI 30 to EI 60 - SCHOTT’s fire-resistance glass products PYRAN® S and PYRANOVA® received UK approval for use in the timber doors of six major door blank manufacturers.