EJOT UK has taken a major step in the expansion of its support for the flat roofing market by appointing one of its most experienced building envelope fastening specialists as its first sector-dedicated business development manager. Kevin Rackley steps up to the new role after 21 years in technical sales roles with EJOT, for the majority of that time as the company’s regional sales engineer for the South West. He will continue to work with customers in this territory in the short term before eventually handing over the reins to a newly appointed regional sales engineer in due course. As busine ..read more

More than 120,000 EJOT Colorfast self-drilling fasteners have helped Kingspan to create a thermally superior, visually-appealing building envelope for its first purpose-built manufacturing plant in South East Asia. The 16,000m2 factory at Phu My Town in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam, will enable Kingspan to grow its presence in the wider Asian region by providing a state-of-the-art plant to manufacture its market-leading Quadcore and mineral fibre insulated panels. It marks a strategically important step in the development of the Kingspan Group, helping it to unlock the potential of a new ..read more

Sioned Yates, Marketing Director, Whitesales, looks at the impact of the recent bad weather on the supply chain. None of us needs the Met Office to tell us it’s been raining – a lot!  They have just reported that, thanks largely to the position of the jet stream, the winter of 2034/24 was the eighth wettest on record in the UK. The south of England had its wettest February since 1836 and England as a whole had its fourth wettest February on record. Lots of the news coverage has been about the impact this has had on farmers and the likely knock on effects on food stocks and prices, bu ..read more

The flat roofing and insulation specialist delivered projects totalling more than £11m, plus undertook additional international consultancy work and added to its team, during the 12-month period to October 31st 2023, despite the ‘challenging economic conditions’ the wider construction industry is facing… TaperedPlus, a national leader in the design and supply of flat roofing and insulation systems, has announced it has experienced a record-breaking year having delivered more than £11m worth of projects. In addition, the independent Stockton-on-Tees headquartered company, which employs 20 ..read more

Bob Richardson, Head of Technical and Training at NFRC, talks through the latest updates to the hugely important Safe2Torch guidance, highlighting the key areas roofing contractors and others in the supply chain need to be aware of… Bob Richardson, NFRC Head of Technical and Training. In 2017, working with both manufacturers and contractors, NFRC launched the Safe2Torch campaign to mitigate roof fires on construction sites caused by gas torches. An integral part of the Safe2Torch launch was the Safe2Torch guidance, emphasising that fire safety needs to be managed from the earliest stages of de ..read more

Sika’s Roofing Division has announced its selection as finalists in two categories of the NFRC UK Roofing Awards 2024. The company has been recognised for its impressive contributions in the technology fields of Bituminous Hot Applied Liquid Waterproofing and Cold Applied Liquid Waterproofing. Judges were impressed by two exemplary projects that showcase the company’s commitment to innovation, quality, and excellence in roofing solutions.  In the Bituminous Hot Applied Liquid Waterproofing category, Sika has been shortlisted for its involvement on a project at Rhodes House, part of the Un ..read more

Ten years ago, Imperial Thermal Engineering started developing electric equipment for the roofing industry which is safer, cleaner and above all flame-free. The catalyst for this idea was a frightening experience with a gas boiler which made the Managing Director, Jonathan Forbes Brown vow to end the industry’s historic reliance on LPG gas as the main method for installing bitumen-based flat roofing products.  Today, the award-winning design of Etorch3, the lightweight, all electric drying and activating torch, is a key piece of kit for forward thinking roofing contractors and replaces th ..read more

“We always loved the house, but hated the kitchen and how dark and small it was. Now, we honestly love it. It’s bright and spacious and our favourite part of the house. Our electrician added some LED lights around the rooflights so even at night, they’re still the focus of the room.” Testimonials don’t get much better than that, from a couple in Surrey who had two Whitesales’ em.glaze flat glass Premium rooflights installed in a new ground floor extension in their early 20th century end of terrace property. Their 5.5m wide x 4m deep extension replaced an old utility room on the back of the hou ..read more

Established over 45 years ago, Jones & Woolman (J&W) specialises in weatherproofing penetrations, offering a complete design, manufacture and installation package for high-end projects such as data centres and modular buildings. We caught up with Sales Director Matthew Jones to discuss how the company has moved from a ‘fixer’ to an educator, and the challenges around digitalisation, modernisation and recruitment… Total Contractor (TC): How has your role in the construction supply chain changed? Matthew Jones (MJ): Traditionally, we were called in when something went wrong with weatherp ..read more

The manufacturer has reaffirmed the message regarding the importance of flat glass safety when working at raised levels. With falls through fragile surfaces, particularly fibre-cement roofs and rooflights, accounting for 22% of all fall-from-height fatal injuries in the construction industry, Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) is stressing the importance of flat glass safety when working at raised levels. Flat roof glazing systems such as flat glass rooflights, roof lanterns, polycarbonate domes and automatic opening vent (AOV) rooflights are most typically installed in flat roof extensions at th ..read more