• Gro Green Roof Code Cover
    The GRO Green Roof Code – a Green Roof Guide to Best Practice The GRO Green Roof Code – a Green Roof Guide to Best Practice

    The GRO Green Roof Code – a Green Roof Guide to Best Practice

The GRO Green Roof Code – a Green Roof Guide to Best Practice

Green roofs have become one of the ‘must haves’ amongst architects, homeowners, commercial developers and office owners seeking to enhance the environment or simply tick a sustainability box on a planning proposal. This is even more important with the […]

  • Roofing Clinic in London
    Roofing Clinics for Architects Launched Roofing Clinics for Architects Launched

    Roofing Clinics for Architects Launched

Roofing Clinics for Architects Launched

This month we hosted the first ever Roofing Clinic at the Architecture Today Technical Seminar at the Building Centre in Store Street, London. Here’s what happened.

 

 

 

 

Over the coming months we will be hosting several interactive Roofing Clinics in partnership […]

  • Lucent W1 Piccadilly Lights featuring E J Roberts Roofing Ltd
    Lucent W1: How the complex roof was built Lucent W1: How the complex roof was built

    Lucent W1: How the complex roof was built

Lucent W1: How the complex roof was built

Behind the iconic Lights of London’s Piccadilly Circus has emerged a new mixed use destination development which features one of the most complex roofs ever to be built in the capital. The roofscape of Lucent W1 is built in […]

  • roof design and specification AT technical seminar
    Ask the Experts on Roof Design and Specification Ask the Experts on Roof Design and Specification

    Ask the Experts on Roof Design and Specification

Ask the Experts on Roof Design and Specification

Next week we’ll be hosting the first Architecture Today Technical Seminar at the Building Centre in Store Street. We’ve had a great response already but there’s still time to register and talk to us about roof design and specification. […]

  • Building Control Gateways and Higher Risk Building Projects
    Building Control: The impact of the Building Safety Act and Gateways 2 and 3 on Higher Risk Building Projects Building Control: The impact of the Building Safety Act and Gateways 2 and 3 on Higher Risk Building Projects

    Building Control: The impact of the Building Safety Act and Gateways 2 and 3 on Higher Risk Building Projects

Building Control: The impact of the Building Safety Act and Gateways 2 and 3 on Higher Risk Building Projects

From 1st October 2023, a new building control regime commences for higher risk buildings in England. Anyone involved in planning or building a new higher risk building or making alterations to an existing one must follow the new regime.

This […]

  • SIGnature Ultra Protect FAQs
    SIGnature Ultra Protect FAQs: Next Generation PU Roofing SIGnature Ultra Protect FAQs: Next Generation PU Roofing

    SIGnature Ultra Protect FAQs: Next Generation PU Roofing

SIGnature Ultra Protect FAQs: Next Generation PU Roofing

Liquid waterproofing systems are best suited for flat roofs which incorporate complex abutments, numerous penetrations, plant on the roof or varying degrees of pitch. With strength, elasticity and tried and tested technology, polyurethane (PU) systems are the ideal, modern […]

  • mandatory training for diisocyanate workers
    New REACH legislation: Mandatory Training for Diisocyanate Workers New REACH legislation: Mandatory Training for Diisocyanate Workers

    New REACH legislation: Mandatory Training for Diisocyanate Workers

New REACH legislation: Mandatory Training for Diisocyanate Workers

From 24th August 2023 the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) restriction on the use of diisocyanates introduced new minimum training requirements for workers handling diisocyanates and mixtures containing diisocyanates.  We have already written to all our […]

  • Flat Roof Maintenance – Why it Matters Flat Roof Maintenance – Why it Matters

    Flat Roof Maintenance – Why it Matters

Flat Roof Maintenance – Why it Matters

We all love the convenience that flat roofs provide. They take up less space than pitched roofs, they can help you achieve a particular aesthetic, and they are a great place to locate plant and solar panels.

The unobtrusive nature […]

  • Understanding the wider challenges of fire compliance in flat roof design Understanding the wider challenges of fire compliance in flat roof design

    Understanding the wider challenges of fire compliance in flat roof design

Understanding the wider challenges of fire compliance in flat roof design

There is plenty of guidance available for architects and specifiers on roofing compliance for fire safety. However, what can easily be overlooked is understanding key stakeholder requirements and ensuring the design aligns to […]

  • Modular Rooflights for Flat Roofs: How to Specify Modular Rooflights for Flat Roofs: How to Specify

    Modular Rooflights for Flat Roofs: How to Specify

Modular Rooflights for Flat Roofs: How to Specify

To celebrate the launch of our new SIGnature Rooflight Configurator, here’s an article about modular rooflights for flat roofs, how to choose them and things you should be aware of.

What are Modular Rooflights?

Modular rooflights are […]

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