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Avonside Group Services strengthen their commitment to Health & Safety

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alt Avonside Group Services are pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Johnson CMIOSH MIIRSM as Health & Safety Manager for the Group this April.

The management of Avonside Group Services have always been proactive in their approach to Health and safety (for example; all their Branch Managers are NEBOSH trained) and this appointment further demonstrates the positive culture of continuing to improve the health, safety and welfare of staff, operatives and all those who come into contact with their operations.

Roto launch blog to showcase alternative to classic roof windows and promote best practice

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alt The success of a recognised policy

Roto UK, the alternative roof window specialists have launched an industry blog to showcase their roof window systems and share good practice techniques from a well-established and respected, German roof window manufacturer.

The blog, which is located at www.rotoroofwindows.co.uk will cover everything from product and installation details of their 'Designo Range' - top third pivot roof windows; through to industry news and views in the roof window marketplace.

SIG Industrial Roofing leads the way in the UK as the authority on industrial roofing and wall metal cladding systems.

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alt Did you know... before the industrial revolution people only worked 3 hours a day?

Sounds great. But when you consider that for most of our ancestors the other 21 hours was spent living in a leaky hovel, going to work doesn't sound so bad.

Things have moved on since then. A couple of hundred years before "Madchester" introduced us to ravers and crusty jugglers, Cottonopolis as it was known (yes, really), was kicking off another revolution. And when Manchester started building its factories in the 1700's, it spawned a whole other industry - industrial roofing.

NFRC put a (canvas) roof over Guides' heads

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alt A Guide group in Grays were desperate for funding to help purchase new tents in time for Essex International Jamboree this summer and the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) gladly stepped in to help.

4th Grays Guides, based in Grays, Essex, had a disastrous camp earlier this year when the roof of their patrol tents flooded. But with just weeks until the group were due to attend Essex International Jamboree they were in need of new tents, and fast. NFRC, the UK’s largest roofing trade association, heard about their dilemma and were more than happy to help support the girls, sponsoring the group £350 to buy new tents.

Are you Worried about Moss on your Roof?

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alt The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) Ltd, the UK’s oldest roofing trade association, has been receiving an unprecedented number of calls from members of the public, who have been approached about moss removal, which is usually followed up with the tiles being painted in order, so it is claimed, to prolong the life of the roof.

While NFRC is a dedicated roofing trade association that has been around for over 120 years we have never recognised the practice of moss removal or roof painting as a true roofing discipline.

Jablite Wins Funding from Innovate Refurb Fund

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alt Jablite is celebrating being awarded Department of Climate Change (DECC) funding from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) Innovative Refurb Fund for a new insulation product that it is developing for non-domestic properties.

“We entered the DECC/TSB fund competition with the London Borough of Bexley, our own Local Authority, as our partner and we are really pleased that our new insulation product was considered good enough for this Innovative Refurb fund,” says Sue Ballard, Technical and Innovation Manager, Jablite.

UBC Group's Wyvis Roofing subsidiary sold to former managers

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alt A subsidiary of collapsed construction company UBC has been sold to its former managers.

Administrators Zolfo Cooper said the move had saved 30 jobs at Inverness-based Wyvis Roofing.

Almost 240 people were made redundant in the Highlands and Islands and the central belt after the UBC Group became insolvent earlier this month.

Get Trusted With TrustMark Roofers

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Construction National TRUSTMARK TrustMark, one of the leading Trade Association bodies for the Building and Construction Industry, has received a staggeringly high volume of web traffic since the beginning of this year. This emphasises a need for local roofers, who want to become a Redland Select member, to become accredited with TrustMark.

The new consumer website Myredlandroof launched last year, as the first of its kind on the market. It has the main objective of becoming the number one search facility for homeowners looking for a local trusted roofing contractor in their area.

In order to appear in the reputable online search database of Myredlandroof, roofers must belong to one of the main Trade Association bodies; TrustMark is one of these and is a not for profit organisation, licensed by the government.

Residents blast council over £5k roofing bills

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Construction National Roofing bills Pensioners have criticised council bosses after being threatened with bills for “unnecessary” renovations to their flats.
Griffin Estate leaseholders were left “scared stiff” after discovering they each faced paying thousands of pounds for roofing repair works.

Barrow Borough Council sent letters to almost 40 residents on March 28, estimating their respective shares of the cost and giving them 30 days to obtain their own quotes.

Allan Sykes, 66, of Longmynd Avenue, said his initial reaction to his proposed contribution of £5,110 was: “You’ve got no chance.”

UK launch for new generation roof insulation

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Construction National xenergy girl Dow Building Solutions – the inventor of STYROFOAM insulation – is using Ecobuild 2012 (stand N1750) to launch XENERGY SL, a new generation extruded polystyrene (XPS) for insulation of inverted flat roofs.

XENERGY XPS combines the proven features of STYROFOAM XPS - durability, reliability and strength – but has even better insulation performance thanks to the addition of infra-red blocking particles to scatter and reflect heat radiation within the foam board.

Now, roof designers and contractors are the first to be offered XENERGY SL designed for inverted roof insulation, an extension to Dow’s already popular ROOFMATE SL-A product range.

SIG wary despite return to black

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Roofing and insulation materials supplier SIG has returned to profit but warned its UK business is beginning to feel the bite of Government austerity cuts.

The Sheffield-based group reported pre-tax profits of £7.5 million in the year to December 31, compared with losses of £80.8 million the previous year, as it outperformed its markets and benefited from a restructuring.

In the UK and Ireland, sales increased by 3.6% despite it reducing branch numbers by 34 to 330, as trade was boosted by a slight increase in its residential markets and by strong commercial demand in the South East.

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