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Roofing to Support Sustainability Initiatives
Technical Manager Daniel Sandell discusses how roofing projects provide a perfect opportunity to improve the sustainability of your whole building, helping to fulfil legislative requirements whilst providing added value to your building assets.
Cutting Carbon through Roofing
Technical Manager Justyn Irons discusses how key decisions can reduce both embodied and operational carbon, resulting in a significant reduction in whole life carbon output for your building…
Solar, a Power Move for Landlords
Technical Manager Alex Copp discusses the benefits of a Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy systems and how they pose a significant opportunity for landlords to offer value for their tenants and occupants, whilst also reducing operational carbon…
Mitigating Risk in Roof Refurbishment
Technical Manager Jack Costello looks at the risks that can be involved in roof refurbishments and the steps and processes that can be taken to mitigate and eliminate them from your roofing projects…
Roof Life Cycle Costing
Technical Manager Oli Bate takes a look at the benefits of roof life cycle costing analysis and how you can use it to deliver a more cost-effective and long-term roofing project in the future…
Preventative Maintenance for Commercial Roofs
Technical Manager Chris Evans shares his tips on how to protect your roofing investment by carrying out the correct preventative maintenance on a range of metal, membrane, liquid and green commercial roofing assets…
When to include flame-free systems in your roofing project
Technical Manager John Broadbent shares how the risk of fire can be mitigated through safety by design and the benefit of using a flame-free system on your roofing project …
What is Cut Edge Corrosion and what can you do about it?
Technical Manager Dave Campos, talks us through the revealing signs of cut edge corrosion that affects metal roofs, what to look out for and how to stop it in its tracks…
Avoiding RAAC and Ruin
Technical Manager Rob Hudson examines the safety concerns with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) and what to do if found in your building…
Single-Ply vs. Modified Bitumen Membranes
Regional Manager, Dan Simpson, shares insight into the chemical make-up and key differences between single-ply synthetic membranes and modified bitumen multi-layer systems…