Pitched Roofing

The Reflectashield TF 0.81 breather membrane from A.Proctor Group has been installed to ensure a highly efficient thermal performance for a series of new housing schemes on Salisbury Plain, which is set to accommodate service personnel relocating from Germany.

Smartroof has completed a £1.2 million investment in its Derbyshire production facility to drive efficiencies, improve quality and meet the growing demand for its modular roof system.

Russell Roof Tiles has announced that it is to unveil a £1.7 million capital investment programme for its 11-acre Scottish tile plant at it Lochmaben site, which will include a major upgrade to its utility plant.

SR Timber’s trading director Shaun Revill tells RCI that in the wake of the UK securing an eleventh-hour trade deal with the EU, he hopes that more-stringent border checks can help to start wheedling out some of the poor-quality or fake batten, or even consignments from unsustainable sources arriving in the UK.

The projects shortlisted in RCI’s Pitched Roofing Awards spans everything from private homes to large commercial installations, and even a historic national landmark in the form of Bodmin Jail.

VELUX Commercial won the tender to deliver the 45.6m x 4.3m structural barrel vault rooflight system, with integrated ventilation, planned for the central gallery at the Magnet Leisure Centre in Maidenhead.

Over 60 Keylite Roof Windows have been installed to new homes and flats in the Brooke Close housing development in Margate, offering clean and modern aesthetics, as well as peace of mind for the building contractor, PCR Projects.

This month Rainclear Systems, the online retailer of metal rainwater, roofline and drainage solutions is including free fixings with every gutter, downpipe and LCC or SimpleFIT soil pipe order.

Brett Martin’s Cascade cast iron style rainwater system has struck the right balance between cost effectiveness, performance and aesthetic appeal, during the transformation of a 19th century Grade II listed abbey into luxury homes.

While the outward appearance of roofs may not have changed a great deal, there have been many developments in the last 50 years to improve the quality, performance, and durability of tile and slate pitched roofs, as John Mercer, a technical roofing consultant, writing on behalf of Edilians, explains in this article.