Burton Roofing and Marley have launched an awareness campaign designed to make it easier for customers to source compliant battens for roofing projects.
According to a statement, battens are often the foundation of roofing jobs and over recent years the market has been flooded with non-compliant battens, which has the potential to cause roof failures and accidents. They can also cost additional time and money due snapping and inconsistencies which lead to high levels of wastage, it added.
The statement said that the issue has become a real problem for the industry with poor quality battens being sold stamped as meeting British Standards, but are not non-compliant.
The new campaign includes a series of short videos that detail all aspects of the issue. Contributions include the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) and On Top Roofing, roofing contractor to provide insights from across the industry.
Martin Armour, commercial director at Burton, said: “Compliance and competence have been talked about increasingly over recent years and we want to support roofers to make it as easy as possible for them to purchase high quality, compliant products. It is one less thing for them to worry about, and means they can focus on the job in hand.
“Marley are the ideal partner, their manufacturing and checking process is extremely robust and their recognisable ‘JB Red’ battens consistently deliver a reliable, quality and compliant roofing batten. Getting it right first time is key to excellent workmanship and profitability on jobs, and JB Red is an ideal batten choice to deliver this.”
Stuart Nicholson, head of roofing solutions at Marley, added: “There has been a lot of work done by ourselves and organisations like the NFRC to alert the sector to the risks of non-compliant battens but this campaign brings everything together in one place and provides a practical solution for roofers.
“They know JB Red is compliant, and readily available at their local Burton branch and they can get on with delivering projects and running their businesses. Together we’ve brought all the information in one place, so if they want to find out more, these bitesized videos are ideal to watch on the go and are great for educating the next generation of roofers.”
