Plot 7 Perry Barr

The newly constructed, £700m Perry Barr residential development is a portion of a regenerative scheme to deliver 1,400 new apartments to North Birmingham, part of the larger Birmingham City Council scheme to revitalise Perry Barr over the coming 20 years.

With 9 plots, the Perry Barr development comprises 1 or 2 bed sustainable apartments across varying levels of residential blocks.

Plot 7 comprises of 6 blocks, and 150 apartments - all arranged around a communal podium courtyard garden, alongside other amenities such as retail and leisure facilities, and private outdoor spaces.

Challenge

The complexities of 10 different roof levels - including green roofs, balconies, and terraces, lay with the UK's leading national commercial roofing company: BriggsAmasco, who were contracted for the £2m waterproofing element of the build.

Choosing to use IKO Group's Permatec and Polimar liquid systems to waterproof the roofs effectively, BriggsAmasco completed what turned out to be a complex 19-month project on time, and without any H&S incidents.

Solution

As Plot 7 was a reinforced concrete frame construction, BriggsAmasco utilised Fixfast's A4/316 grade SureFast 6.1mm diameter fasteners for fastening upstand details around the roof. Being A4 grade, these fasteners have high corrosion resistance, are ETA and CE marked, and have gained UKTA approval and UKCA marking for peace of mind.

IKO Group and BriggsAmasco received finalist status under the Bituminous Hot Applied Liquid Waterproofing category at the 2024 UK Roofing Awards - a well-deserved accolade for a construction built for a sustainable, secure future.

"On request from the client we were asked to introduce a permanent fixing to the cement faced insulation boards, around the access hatches and AOVs, which would secure them to the concrete upstand. We approached Fixfast to request the most suitable fixing for this type of installation. Their speed of response and technical knowledge was first class and we had the correct specification of fixing sorted the same day, with delivery shortly after. The fixings were installed with no issues and the client signed off on the install to aid in achieving practical completion."

Ian Weston, Branch Manager at BriggsAmasco Birmingham