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Flexibility of Sika Sarnafil Roofing fits intricate design

The flexibility of the Sika Sarnafil single ply system lent itself to a bespoke and intricate roof crowning a landmark Exeter building.

With a 40,000sq ft footprint, Oxygen House is the impressive new headquarters for statistical research company, ATASS Group. Designed by Broadway Malyan architects, the building draws upon stadium and yacht design in reference to the work of ATASS Sports, and boasts a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating and an array of sustainable features.

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Bracknell Roofing takes care of Abundant Grace

Leading national building envelope specialist Bracknell Roofing has completed one of the largest tiled roofs in the South of England during the last 12 months.

The stunning roof of the 67-bedroom Abundant Grace residential nursing home in Seaford, East Sussex, now defines the building’s whole appearance.

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Ed strong with steely determination!

There’s a country house taking shape in deepest Wiltshire that showcases both the steely determination of its creator and the very best in British innovation!

It’s a template for an approach that could contribute towards solving London’s housing crisis. Build up and reach for the sky!

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Tile Roof Restoration for Missing or Damaged Tiles

Roof restoration is a long process. It requires a lot of time and labour to conduct the entire process in a particular way. While tile roof restoration, the quality should be maintained very well. Roof cleaning is the first step in this restoration process and it is performed with high pressure pipes that throw away the dust and grime particles from the tiles.

After carrying out roof cleaning in the roof restoration process, the tiles are fitted in the gaps to fill up whole the roof surface. In the second step, the ridge capping is eliminated and bedding frame is brought into line with the bedding mix by using the guided railing. This all has been carried out as a precautionary act to make sure the same height tiles and suitable positioning of ridge capping. World Class Roofing knows how to make it best looking one.

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Huge section of roof covering Chernobyl nuclear reactor which exploded collapses

A huge section of roofing covering part of the defunct nuclear power plant at Chernobyl has collapsed under the weight of snow.

Officials immediately denied any threat of radiation even though the accident involved a cover on part of the workings of Reactor Number 4 which exploded in 1986 in the world's worst atomic disaster.

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Pollution busting re-roofing programme improves environmental health

A Greater Manchester housing organisation has re-roofed 1,000 properties with Marley Eternit’s pollution busting EcoLogic tiles over the past four years, as part of an ongoing planned roofing replacement programme.

New Charter Homes is a not for profit organisation owning and maintaining 14,700 properties in Tameside in Greater Manchester.  The innovative housing organisation was one of the first in the country to see the potential of using EcoLogic roof tiles on an ongoing re-roofing scheme.

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A kit approach to roofing without the drawbacks

UNILIN Structural Insulated Roof Panels deliver exceptional performance for the building envelope, creating valuable extra space within the roof structure and minimising material consumption throughout all elements of its construction.

Designed to provide a more insulated roof structure in a faster time scale and with a system specifically designed to accommodate pitched roof constructions for UK domestic dwellings, UNILIN roof panels provide exceptional thermal performance helping buildings to be more energy efficient in reality as well as on paper.

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Bracknell Roofing appoints new operations director

National roofing contractor, Bracknell Roofing, has appointed Simon Smith as operations director. The company provides specialist skills and expertise on all aspects of new and existing structures from a network of 10 regional branches based around the UK.

Mr Smith's role will involve working closely with Bracknell Roofing’s branch teams to ensure customers have access to a wider range of sustainable, building regulation-compliant roofing and cladding solutions.

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30 years in the trade for Scunthorpe roofing firm

R Downie Roofing provides services from maintenance to complete reroofing, and is offering 10 per cent off.

Managing director Robert Downie said: "People should come to us because we have had almost 30 years in business, which is a long time and speaks for itself.

"We are council grant-approved and insurance-approved and it is a big thing to get all that.

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ECIC : launches new insurance scheme for roofing contractors

Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company Ltd (ECIC) has developed a comprehensive package of insurance protection for roofers which is available to members of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) and those registered as a CompetentRoofer.

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