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Eden to raise the “green” roof

Russell Roof Tiles, one of the UK’s leading independent manufacturers of roof tiles and fittings, has appointed Nottingham’s Eden Public Relations to launch a new green roofing product.

The Burton-on-Trent firm offers a wide range of roofing solutions for house-builders and commercial projects. Eden’s brief includes launching a new sustainable “green” roof tile manufactured from car bumpers destined for landfill.  This is the first product of its kind which offers a serious response to the Code for Sustainable Homes to encourage continuous improvement in sustainable home building.

Russell Roof Tiles already supply products for all of the country’s leading house builders and a growing number of social housing, cares homes and NHS Trusts.

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NRCA provides resources following Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy hit much of the Northeast U.S. Monday, damaging homes and buildings and affecting millions of people. As homeowners and building owners face the damages, NRCA wants to ensure they are making appropriate roofing decisions.

NRCA has sent press releases to newspapers in the affected areas urging homeowners and building owners to choose professional roofing contractors. In addition, NRCA offers detailed information in the Consumer section of its website that consumers can use for post-disaster recovery. We also have posted links to the documents on NRCA's Facebook and Twitter accounts. To read the press release and other documents, click here.

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Warning on pushy cold callers offering to clear roof moss

Trading standards chiefs in Northamptonshire has issued a warning about cold callers following a string of complaints about doorstep salesmen offering to clear moss from their roof.

Northamptonshire County Council’s trading standards service said a number of worried consumers had contacted them after they were quoted a price to have moss removed before then finding the price had either increased or they were being pressured into having unnecessary work done.

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Construction market expected to show modest growth in 2013

McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Cos., New York, recently released its 2013 Dodge Construction Outlook, which predicts that construction starts in 2013 will rise 6 percent to $483.7 billion. This follows the 5 percent increase expected for 2012.

"As reported by McGraw-Hill Construction, new construction starts in 2010 edged up 2 percent, followed by another 1 percent gain in 2011, and 2012 is headed for a 5 percent increase to $458 billion," says Robert A. Murray, vice president of economic affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction. "This still leaves the volume of total construction starts 32 percent below the 2005 peak on a current dollar basis and down about 50 percent when viewed on a constant dollar basis. The modest gains experienced during the past two years have in effect produced an extended bottom for construction starts in which the process of recovery is being stretched out.

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How to Choose a Roof Maintenance Provider

Exposure to the elements can lead roof deterioration and eventually roof failure. A roof maintenance program can maintain your roof so that deterioration can be slowed or avoided. In return, roofs will last longer and will be healthier.
 
Roof maintenance is important because it makes sure that your roof is healthy and working at its highest efficiency. In order to ensure this, a maintenance program provider needs to work proactively with you on your roof. In addition, the program should be on-going with continuous checkups, and the provider should have open communication with the customer.

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Solar roof switched on at London station

One of the UK’s largest and most complex building-integrated solar electricity systems has been officially switched on at King’s Cross railway station in London.

The solar glazing on the main train shed will have a peak output of 240kW and is expected to generate around 175,000kWh of electricity each year, saving over 100 tonnes of CO₂ emissions and meeting up to 10 per cent of the station’s electricity needs.

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The NEC secures new launch event for roofing sector

Marwood Events has, once again, chosen the NEC for one of its events; this time for the launch of Roofex – a new specialist event for the UK roofing industry.
This comes hot on the heels of the UK Concrete Show, which Marwood Events chose to relocate the Birmingham venue earlier this year from Coventry’s Ricoh Arena.

Event Director, Steven Callaghan, said: “We’ve identified the roofing sector as an industry badly in need of their own specialist event and we believe that Roofex will go on to achieve the same levels of success that we’ve already hit with the UK Concrete Show.

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RISE is accepting applications for the CSRP™ exam

Roof Integrated Solar Energy™ (RISE™) Inc. is accepting applications for its next Certified Solar Roofing Professional™ (CSRP) exam, which will be held Feb. 7, 2013. Applications must be received by the CSRP program office by close of business Jan. 7, 2013.

The CSRP designation is a voluntary certification for professionals who plan and oversee installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) systems. The credential evaluates whether candidates have the underlying knowledge required to successfully install a roof-mounted PV system. It certifies individuals for all building types—commercial and residential.

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Marwood Events picks the NEC for Roofex launch

Marwood Events has chosen the NEC to host its inaugural Roofex exhibition from 1-2 May 2013.

The specialist event for the UK roofing industry will be held in Hall 8 and will feature a CPD theatre, training workshops and free demonstrations. It is hoping to achieve more than 100 exhibitors.
The news follows Marwood’s decision to relocate the UK Concrete Show from Coventry’s Ricoh Arena to the NEC earlier this year.
 
Steven Callaghan, event director at Marwood, said: "We’ve identified the roofing sector as an industry badly in need of their own specialist event and we believe that Roofex will go on to achieve the same levels of success that we’ve already hit with the UK Concrete Show.

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Seal Sprayed Solutions: Putting a stop to leaky roofs

In 2002 when the trio of Robert Silvera, Vaughn Morris and William Tavares-Finson started Seal Sprayed Solutions, they had moved into what, at best, could be described as a patchy business.

The few practitioners who held the roofing repair industry together then took on only specific jobs - "mostly large commercial ones", which meant there were long periods of inactivity.

"They just came, did that job and disappeared." So the three men saw "a void", said Silvera, who had already had several years' experience with the product while working with the Jamaica Broilers Group.

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