The winners of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) UK Roofing Awards 2020 have now been revealed.
Owing to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the live event that was previously scheduled for 28 May, 2021 was not able to take place as planned.
However, the NFRC felt it was essential that the judging of the awards still went ahead, and for the first time, this was done entirely online by a panel of industry figures.
The winners of the 2020 UK Roofing Awards are:
Roof of the Year
Winner: Claude N Smith – Bodley Court (Kings College Cambridge, Cambridge, England).
Industry Choice
Winner: Longworth Building Services – Paradise Street Student Accommodation (Coventry, England).
Bituminous Hot-Applied Liquid Waterproofing
Winner: BriggsAmasco – Brighton College (Brighton, England). Manufacturer: IKO PLC.
Cold Applied Liquids
Winner: Williams Roofing Contractors – SW Mile Oak, (Portslade, West Sussex). Manufacturer: Polyroof Products.
Green Roofing
Winner: Bridgman & Bridgman – IKEA Store, Greenwich (Greenwich, London). Manufacturer: Bauder UK.
Mastic Asphalt
Winner: Sussex Asphalte – Romany (Surrey, England). Manufacturer: IKO PLC.
Reinforced Bitumen Membranes (RBM)
Winners: Geo. Brolly & Co (Roofing) / DM Roofing – Isle of Bute Discovery Centre (Isle of Bute, Scotland).
Single-Ply Roofing
Winner: Owlsworth Roofing – Library Refurbishment (University of Reading, Reading, England). Manufacturer: Sika Sarnafil.
Small Scale Project under £25K
Winner: Nigel Hayman Roofing – Pangolin (Graven Hill, Bicester, England). Manufacturer: Dreadnought Tiles.
Heritage
Winner: Claude N Smith – Bodley Court (Kings College, Cambridge).
Slating
Winner: Penrose Roofing 2014 – Hillsborough Castle Lower Visitors Centre (Hillsborough, Co. Down, Northern Ireland).
Tiling
Winner: Richard Soan Roofing Services – Green Cottage (Crowborough, Wealden, England).
Fully supported metal
Winner: Full Metal Jacket – Copper Dome, Ludgate House (City of London, England).
Lead Roofing
Winner: Full Metal Jacket – South Quire Tribune (Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England) .
Rainscreen
Winner: Longworth Building Services – Paradise Street Student Accommodation (Coventry, England).
Sheeting and Cladding
Winner: Kingsley Specialist Roofing – Lady Bee Enterprise Centre (Shoreham Port, Brighton). Supplier: SIG Design and Technology.
Multi-Discipline over £250K
Winner: Malone Roofing (Newbury) – St Wilfrid’s Hospice (Walton Lane, Bosham, England).
Young Roofer of the Year
Winner: Muhammad Farhan (SPV Group).
Local Hero Award
Winner: Andy Hares (Darwin Roofing).
Andy went above and beyond by helping his client, whose wife was dying and was unable to leave the house in the first lockdown, by delivering everything from food to prescriptions.
Health and Safety Individual Award
Winner: Michelle Hoddle (Contour Roofing).
Commenting on the announcement of the winners of the UK Roofing Awards 2020, James Talman, chief executive of the NFRC, said: “On behalf of everyone at the NFRC, I want to warmly congratulate all of the UK Roofing Awards 2020 prize winners. The judges were very impressed by the high level of craftsmanship, attention to detail and innovation in the projects this year. The winning projects all show our industry at its best—and everyone involved should be truly proud.
“Behind every great project are great people, and that is why I am delighted we have three awards to recognise individuals in our industry—the Young Roofer of the Year, Local Hero, and Health and Safety Individual awards. The winners of these awards are a real inspiration to us all.”
James continued: “I would like to thank all of our sponsors who supported the UK Roofing Awards despite us not being able to hold a live event.
“For those who didn’t win a prize this time, we will soon be opening nominations for the UK Roofing Awards 2021, which will be taking place on 5 November, so make sure you keep an eye on the UK Roofing Awards website for this announcement.”
