Hitesh Pattni, Specification Manager at SFS, discusses how to simplify the specification process for rainscreen subframe systems solutions whilst attaining the optimal thermal performance the faster and easier way. So how can specifiers and engineer’s create better buildings? Simplify the Specification Process As the leading manufacturer of rainscreen support system solutions, SFS works to simplify
INNOVATION has run through the Proctor family since its earliest records, and since taking over in 2012, our Managing Director, Keira Proctor has continued this tradition, building on this foundation of trust, honesty, and hard work from the very same desk where her father and grandfather made us the company we are today. The A.
2023 WAS a record breaking year for small-scale renewables, certification body MCS says. The year saw over 220,500 installations registered by MCS bringing the total to over 1.7 million installations certified. More than 1,800 new contractors were certified during 2023, marking a 70% growth in the MCS contractor base on the previous year. This huge
A CONCRETE ROOF TILE manufacturer based in Toome, Northern Ireland, has installed a new solar system on its factory roof to help boost the power needs of the business’s operations. Northstone Materials, which is part of global building materials company CRH PLC, has operated in Northern Ireland for almost 60 years. The company supplies a
LINDNER PRATER LTD has posted more substantial losses for the year ending 2022 after being forced to absorb losses made by sister Lindner Group company, Prater Ltd. However, roofing and façade contractor, Prater Ltd says the £9.5m cost of remediation work partly driving the loss may be recovered from insurers after 2022’s financial year end.
Roofing projects being at the helm of every building’s construction makes the roofing business much more promising. Your success in this field needs excellence not only in craftsmanship but also in the way you grow your clientele. Look for well-thought-out approaches to make your company stand out in the crowded markets. Here are five strategies
THE FINALISTS for the 2024 Awards & Gala Dinner have been revealed by the Liquid Roofing and Waterproofing Association. A total of 20 project finalists have been chosen across four categories. A panel of independent judges – including liquid waterproofing specialists, specifiers and contractors – reviewed all submissions anonymously to reveal the shortlist. The selection
There is just one week left to enter the UK Roofing Awards 2024, which recognises roofing, cladding and rainscreen projects as well as individuals. Entries close on 12 January. To be eligible, a project must have been completed between 1 January and 31 December 2023. 2024 UK Roofing Awards Entries are invited for the 2024
DECEMBER 2023 saw another step in the UK construction downturn, although the rate of decline eased to the slowest since the current phase of decline began in September. A sustained slump in house building was the main factor holding back construction output, which survey respondents linked to elevated interest rates and subdued confidence among clients.
THE DIRECTOR of a roofing business is standing trial for paying out bribes to a council worker to secure more than £400,000 worth of roofing work. Stephen Leggett, 50, the sole director of Alltype Roofing Ltd is accused of paying tens of thousands of pounds in bribes to a corrupt council worker via an intermediary
