ENERGY SECRETARY Ed Miliband has announced his intention to “unleash a solar rooftop revolution”. The solar taskforce is being reactivated and will be co-chaired by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband. He said: “I want to unleash a UK solar rooftop revolution. We will encourage builders and homeowners in whatever way we can to deliver this win-win
THE SCOTTISH Roofing Awards will return to the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow on 25 October 2024, with entries now open and tickets available to buy, NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has announced. Entries are invited for the 2024 Awards in the following project categories: Bituminous Hot Applied Liquid Waterproofing Cold Applied Liquid Waterproofing Fully Supported
BISHOP WILKINSON Catholic Education Trust (BWCET) has taken a unique approach to appoint general building, roofing, mechanical and electrical contractors to its £12m minor works contract. Six providers were appointed – Hodgson Sayers, John Flowers MJ Quinn, Odin Services, Able Construction, and T Manners & Sons. This minor works programme is the first in the
CLAMPING DOWN on websites for finding tradespeople, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set out new rules. The trader websites are being given dos and don’ts to stay on the right side of the law. Websites and apps are being increasingly used by the public to find a tradesperson to carry out work on
THIS WEEK saw five young roofers complete skills tests, trialling to be selected to represent Great Britain at the international IFD Young Roofers World Championship. The two successful candidates were announced today by NFRC – Tyler Norris from Karl Terry Roofing Contractors Joe Gallager from IH Gallager Roofing Ltd The two will now go forward
A NEW ONLINE PV Configurator from Redland is set to streamline the solar PV project design process as the UK continues to see a record growth in installations. The Redland PV Configurator has been developed to address a growing need for support in cutting through complexity and getting accurate technical information for projects – such
SR TIMBER has received confirmation that its PREMIUM GOLD roofing batten complies with the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI). This allows the business to promote the CCPI mark on the product. The third-party assessment confirms that all the product information provided by SR Timber on their graded BS5534 roofing batten complies with the CCPI
MONTHLY construction output is estimated to have grown by 1.9% in volume terms in May 2024, following a fall of 1.1% in April 2024. This is according to the latest bulletin from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The increase in monthly output came from increases in both new work (2.7%), and repair and maintenance
THE LATEST Raise the Roof event saw a group of members visiting family-owned liquid roofing manufacturer Roberts Group on 27 June 2024. North Wales based Roberts Group, which produces the Polyroof and Restec roofing brands, welcomed Raise the Roof members on a guided tour of its premises by CEO Nick Roberts and Ginny Brown, Regional
RUSSELL ROOF TILES, the pitched roof tile manufacturer, has won a contract to supply tiles for a £1 million Ministry of Defence (MoD) redevelopment in the South. Already underway, the project comprises 62 existing MoD homes on Norton Road in Fareham which are having a complete upgrade to bring them up to the latest standards.
