THE LIQUID Roofing and Waterproofing Association (LRWA) is joining forces with the Rooflight Association to provide specialist knowledge and support across both memberships. Formerly named the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers (NARM), the organisation rebranded in 2023. At the same time it extended its membership to include rooflight installers, specifiers, distributors and other rooflight-related businesses
FP MCCANN is moving into a second phase of production which will see the expansion of its concrete roof tile range and capacity moving up to 500,000 tiles per week. This follows the opening in 2023 of its state-of-the-art, £30 million concrete roof tile manufacturing facility at Cadeby in Leicestershire. With further upgrades planned, the
LEADING WATERPROOFING and insulation business Soprema has become one of the first manufacturers in the UK market to carry the CCPI (Code for Construction Product Information) mark for the Soprema Bitumen Range. A CCPI mark serves as a verification that the product information released by a manufacturer of construction products for a particular product set is
BACK IN 2019, Roofing Today magazine compiled a list of 30 young roofing professionals who were driving forward in their early careers through their outstanding achievements. One roofer who made the 30 Under Thirty list was Tom Knight. Tom is the owner of T K Roofing and Property Services based in Truro. His career took
MARLEY ROOF TILES, which makes up the Roofing Products division of Marshalls plc, saw an 8% drop in revenue on the first 4 months of this year, compared to 2023. In a trading update to 30 April 2024, and ahead of its Annual General Meeting on 15 May, Marshalls, manufacturer of solutions for the built
BURTON-BASED roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) has introduced a new role in its technical sales team. The role of technical specification manager has been introduced to help further develop the company’s specification strategy and build its presence in the market. With over three decades of experience in the construction industry, newly appointed Dean
THE MULTI MATERIAL roof at Lucent W1, behind the Piccadilly Lights, has won Best Multi-discipline Project over £250k at the UK Roofing Awards. The project was a collaborative venture between AccuRoof, roofing contractor E J Roberts and main contractor Wates Group. Designed by Fletcher Priest Architects, the project unified thirteen different buildings including several historic
THE ANNUAL industry forecast from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) highlights the continuing persistent gap between demand and the workforce available to meet it. CITB’s Construction Skills Network (CSN) 2024-28 report reveals that: UK construction output: rose by 2% in 2023, the third consecutive year of growth will grow by an average 2.4% a
GOOD LEVELS of product availability continue across the board in the latest report from the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) Material Supply Chain Group. However, there are reports of price volatility affecting PIR insulation boards, feeding into housing projects. PIR insulation prices have increased significantly due to issues around the supply of chemicals used in their manufacture,
KNAUF INSULATION is planning a major investment of circa €200 million (£172m) in a new state-of-the-art rock mineral wool factory to serve the UK market. The large-scale facility, with an annual capacity in excess of 100,000 tonnes, will utilise cutting-edge, low-carbon electric melting technology. Knauf Insulation says the new facility will meet the growing market
