黑洞社区

Hot melt roofing

Prater, part of the German Lindner Group, has delivered a complete roofing solution for the new Library of Birmingham. Prater supplied a hot melt roof system, whereby concrete was primed and then layered with Permaquik p6100. A fleece was then bedded onto the Permaquik, which formed the waterproofing, and then another layer of Permaquik was applied with a layer of cap sheet/protection felt over the top. This was then electronically tested for its integrity and insulated with solid slabs of insulation board. The company says that it was chosen as it has experience dealing with large, complex projects and providing a complete roofing solution.

Prater

Redland

Fibre cement slates

The director of a new 拢10m luxury hotel development in Kenya has specified Marley Eternit fibre cement slates to replicate the traditional slate roofs of the Cornish countryside where he was born. Marley Eternit shipped 50,000 Garsdale fibre cement slates from the UK, while contractors Bracknell Roofing provided training and support, to the complex roof installation at the new Hemingways hotel in Nairobi. Marley Eternit鈥檚 range of fibre cement slates can be used on roof pitches as low as 15掳. 

Marley Eternit

Standing seam roof

Over 1,800m2 of Kalzip aluminium standing seam and a similar quantity of Kalzip liner and decking sheets have been installed on Mansfield鈥檚 new bus station and link-bridge. The Kalzip roofing sheets (PVF虏 3-coat to Pearl Copper, RAL 8029) together with Kalzip planking for the soffits and bespoke Kalzip aluminium fabrications (powder coated to RAL 8029) were all installed by Teamkal contractor, Met-Clad Contracts Ltd. The copper coloured Kalzip standing seam sheets were used in conjunction with local Peak District stone to give the bus terminal a natural feel.

Kalzip
 

Movers and Makers

• Scottish roofing and cladding contractor Marley Contract Services is recruiting a number of apprentices and adult trainees as part of the North Ayrshire council鈥檚 Term Contract Apprentice and Trainee Recruitment Scheme. After being awarded a major 鈥渢hree+one+one鈥� year rendering and roofing contract with North Ayrshire council, the company was required to recruit one person from the local community in which it was working for every 拢1m of issued funds. Marley has directly appointed four local apprentices and seven local trainee operatives to support the project.
• 黑洞社区 products manufacturer Steadmans has invested 拢400,000 in a new state-of-the-art production line at its Carlisle headquarters. Steadmans鈥� AS30 single-skin roof and wall systems consist of coated steel sheets rolled to five different profiles; they may be used to form roofs - down to four-degree pitch (six degree if rooflights and required) - and walls. The systems include a range of fixings, sealants, guttering, flashings and rooflights. AS single skin roof and wall profiles are manufactured in a process certified to ISO 9001:2008.
• The British Board of Agr茅ment (BBA) has certified Jablite Flat Roof Insulation (FRI) for use on zero fall flat roofs, balconies, terraces and green roofs. The BBA certificate approves the use of Jablite Flat Roof Insulation on zero-pitch flat roofs and on all slopes between 1:80 and 1:6. When Jablite FRI is used in conjunction with the Jablite Filter Membrane - to minimise the heat loss caused by rainwater cooling - the company claims it will contribute to the overall thermal performance of the roof, giving a corrected U-value of 0.038W/m虏K.
• Kingspan Insulation have been certified to the BES 6001: Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products standard. All Kooltherm, KoolDuct and Therma insulation products and cavity closers manufactured at Kingspan Insulation鈥檚 British manufacturing facilities are now certified to BES 6001 鈥渧ery good鈥�. The BRE framework standard BES 6001 was developed to enable manufacturers to prove that their products have been made with constituent materials that have been responsibly sourced.