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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.
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This CPD presentation will help to understand fire resistant glass.  
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Forbury Place Estate offers 600,000sqft of prime office space across three buildings in Reading town centre.
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