The whitepaper explores how to identify and mitigate fire risks for flat roofs functioning as additional social or practical spaces of a building, including for solar installations. It’s clear the role of the roof in modern building design has expanded significantly in recent years. With this in mind, ROCKWOOL has published a whitepaper aimed at helping specifiers and roof contractors consider and plan for possible fire risks arising from flat roofs being used as multifunctional spaces for a variety of social and practical applications, highlighting, for example, the increasing number of ..read more

The new branch on Auchengate Business Park has quadrupled capacity from 18,400 sq. ft. to 80,358 sq. ft, and means more product lines will be stocked to facilitate increased demand from customers in Ayrshire and the wider East Scotland, particularly for solar and flat roof products… Burton Roofing Merchants has relocated and invested in a more extensive Irvine branch to enhance its product range and service offering in Ayrshire and the wider East Scotland. The new branch, which also carries the latest energy-efficient green technologies to help reduce its carbon footprint, sees over £200,000 i ..read more

Expanding its growing presence in Scotland, leading specialist roofing product supplier PermaRoof Commercial has completed a significant project on a property in the East Lothian region. Using a total of 250 square metres of the PermaRoof 500 liquid roofing solution across four separate roofs, as well as the RubberGard EPDM, the PermaRoof commercial team advised the Edinburgh-based installers, Tait and Mapp, throughout the project. The P500 system was chosen for its fast-acting weather resistance and roll-on application making it ideal for complicated roofs. Sunny Lotay, national commercial ma ..read more

The experts at Quantum Insulation take a closer look at Vacuum Insulated Panels (VIPs) and discuss their true value for projects, despite their cost to purchase… Oh Dear, here we go again, starting with a correction! Last month we talked about insulating balconies, and one very important word was missing from the statement “Of course, balconies over heated space always need to be insulated with an insulation product that doesn’t burn”. That word is ‘partially’, which should have appeared before ‘heated space’, not a hugely common application but one that does exist where a balcony is bot ..read more

BriggsAmasco has been named winner of the single-ply roofing category at this year’s Scottish NFRC Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards. The success was in relation to the company’s expert delivery of a multiple-roof project at a residential complex in Westburn Gardens, Aberdeen. In explaining their decision-making process, NFRC judges praised BriggsAmasco for overcoming the challenging programme ‘with careful planning and expert tradespeople’. Tony Lawther, Managing Director, said: “This is a wonderful achievement and congratulations to everyone involved in the Westburn Gardens project. Awar ..read more

Ruth Scarrott, Head of Careers at NFRC. As using Industry Accreditation as a method of holding a CSCS Card comes to an end in 2024, Ruth Scarrott, Head of Careers at NFRC, explains how experienced workers can obtain a VQ through NFRC’s new on-site service. A VQ is a work-based qualification that recognises the experience, skills and knowledge a person needs to do a job to demonstrate and prove their competency in their chosen career. Many highly experienced and skilled individuals may not currently have a qualification to prove what they’re capable of. However, there are a number of reasons th ..read more

Following news that Welsh Water has admitted illegally spilling untreated sewage in environmentally protected areas, ACO Technologies is calling for everyone in the industry to better care for water to avoid similar scenarios of treatment plants being overwhelmed in future. It was revealed by the BBC that Welsh Water, the water company that serves three million people across Wales, has been releasing untreated sewage across many of its treatment plants for years. Often, the reason for sewage plants spilling untreated water is due to heavy rain and stormwater overwhelming a treatment plant’s ca ..read more

Langley has been supplying high-quality systems for more than 50 years, and has now developed the Langley PU liquid waterproofing system as part of its commitment to high-quality sustainable and long-lasting products. Langley PU is a solvent-free, low-odour polyurethane coating system comprised of primers and liquid-applied membranes. It is compatible with a huge range of accessories, rooflights and sustainable solutions, and is designed to be suitable for both sensitive and occupied buildings such as schools and hospitals. It provides monolithic, flexible, durable and long-lasting protection ..read more

An 18-year partnership has seen Elevate supply its 1,000th container of RubberCover EPDM to distributor PermaRoof UK. Elevate, formerly known as Firestone Building Products, has been manufacturing RubberCover EPDM for more than 40 years. The single-ply roofing membrane is designed for residential flat roofs up to 100sq m. Flexible and permanently elastic with elongation of up to 300%, it offers excellent puncture, tear and UV resistance. Since 2005, Elevate and PermaRoof UK have been working together to supply RubberCover EPDM to the residential sector, where it has rapidly grown in popularity ..read more

The 2024 event will be the sixth instalment of the LRWA Awards & Gala Dinner, and Sika says it is “proud to be showing our support as a headline sponsor” for the event which takes place at the Titanic Hotel, Liverpool, on 20th March 2024. The Liquid Roofing and Waterproofing Association (LRWA) has announced Sika as the headline sponsor for its Awards & Gala Dinner 2024. Offering an extensive range of liquid-applied membranes and associated products, Sika provides waterproofing solutions for projects ranging from flat and metal roofs through to balconies and gutters. Speaking about the ..read more