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Desirable City Centre Development Equipped with Multi-Roof Waterproof Protection Thanks to BriggsAmascoBriggsAmasco provided waterproof roof protection for three tower blocks which form a new and desirable mixed-used development in Manchester city centre.The Embankment West development features 356 private rental apartments and 147 medium-term aparthotel units across three towers of between 16 and 18 storeys. Each floor within the buildings offers stunning river views and a unique glimpse of the city landscape. The site was once occupied by the now demolished Manchester Exchange Railway Station.Sir Robert McAlpine was appointed the development’s main contractor, with the roofs’ waterproofing work starting at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in April 2020. This posed a significant challenge to BriggsAmasco installers, as its workforce was reduced in number in order to increase on-site staff safety. The development’s city centre location was also a potential hinderance to the project’s smooth running. It meant material delivery times needed to be staggered in order to limit public and business disruption. Supplies were lifted to the summit of the three buildings in a complex operation involving two tower cranes.For the roofs’ waterproofing, BriggsAmasco teams installed IKO Permatec – Hot Melt, a tough, flexible, self-sealing membrane, as part of an inverted build-up. It also included 220mm insulation and for the finish, 63mm paving slabs in order to overcome wind uplift. A mix of paving slab walkways and ballast provided the finish for the towers’ roofs, with terracing being included on three levels of one of the blocks.Prior to the finishes being applied, BriggsAmasco carried out a flood test on each roof to assess the waterproof qualities of the membrane.The roofs’ sizes ranged between 600m2 and 1,000m2 due to the large amount of plant materials and solar PV panels each had to accommodate. This added a layer of complexity to BriggsAmasco’s waterproofing programme not only in terms of ensuring each piece of equipment was fully sealed against rain and damp ingress, but also in relation to how teams were required to sequence the installation to coincide with plant delivery times. This was achieved thanks to an excellent collaborative working relationship with the main contractor, Sir Robert McAlpine.Despite the general uncertainty and disruption to staffing levels as a result of the pandemic, BriggsAmasco teams delivered a complex roof waterproofing programme to the highest specification by August 2021. Thanks to their sterling performance, the three impressive tower blocks which comprise the extremely smart and thoroughly modern Embankment West development are fully protected against the elements for years to come.

At the £30 million redevelopment of Farnham Road Hospital in Guildford, Surrey, BriggsAmasco has installed a complex waterproofing system that will provide outstanding weather tightness for a new extension set to house four wards and 60 ensuite bedrooms. Originally built as the Royal Surrey County Hospital, with advice from Florence Nightingale, Farnham Road Hospital first opened in 1866. The site’s redevelopment by main contractor Laing O’Rourke includes retention of a Grade II-listed main building and the creation of a new extension.

BriggsAmasco is one of the very few companies with the capacity to provide up to twenty directly employed skilled asphalters for a project of this size. Re-surfacing the southbound main span of this famous suspension bridge, working only at weekends, the asphalt was laid in bays by hand to a thickness of 38mm, the material being delivered directly to site in thermostatically controlled hot charge vehicles by Permanite.

This roof was curved across both its width and length, in addition to being curved on plan. Satellite Navigation was used to pinpoint the co-ordinates on the roof in order that it could be clipped out correctly.

Receipts dating back more than 100 years prove the firm which originally fitted Glasgow School of Art’s roof is the same company which has been contracted to install its replacement a century later. The incredible discovery was made when industrial and commercial roofing company, BriggsAmasco, was commissioned to build the new roof at the school’s historic Mackintosh Building which was severely damaged in a fire last year.

The above contract completed this year for the new school term starting in September 2008, was a local contract for the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The Sarnafil single ply roofing system incorporating 105mm Insulation was laid over the new extentions 1200m2 and the existing roofs 900m2.

BriggsAmasco has completed the installation of an intensive and high performance green roof system for the EcoCampus at Hamilton International Park, a sustainable business community located south east of Glasgow. With environmental considerations at the forefront of this design, the 7,500m2 roofing system had to provide more than just traditional protection from rainwater. Having been used on other parts of the Business Park, HFD Group’s design team specified the durable and self-healing monolithic waterproofing membrane Hydrotech Monolithic MM6125 and an intensive ZinCo green roof system featuring planter zones, small plants, shrubs and bushes.

The main roof area and the side ballroom roof, 3000m2 in total, were waterproofed with Permatec Hot Melt system with an extruded insulation MK layer paved walkways and 20/40 gravel ballast to the remaining areas. The Plant room roof 500M2 1.8 Sarnafil Light Grey mech fixed to metal deck and insulation. Level 8 a secret gutter was waterproofed by Hyflex using Exemplar liquid applied waterproofing,above the gutter marine ply was installed to joists to create as balcony which was subsequently waterproofed by Hyflex again using Exemplar BW system.

BriggsAmasco has recently topped off the new £25 million Thomas Ferens Academy, as part of Hull’s Building Schools for the Future. Combining long term waterproofing integrity with a fast application, the specialist team from BriggsAmasco completed the flagship BSF scheme on time and to an exceptionally high standard. For the main roof areas, BriggsAmasco installed a Sarnavap vapour control layer and 130mm thick tapered and flat insulation which was laid on trapezoidal decking. This 5600m2 watertight, high performance roofing system was completed with the mechanically fixed Sarnafil G and S 1.2mm thick single ply membranes.

The University of Hull, where revered poet Philip Larkin served as Head Librarian for 30 years, has undergone several structural changes since 2015. As well as three of its main areas being subjected to refurbishment, three new buildings have been erected, which caters for more than 16,000 students. Due to the assured quality of its work as a leading UK waterproofing contractor, BriggsAmasco was selected to carry out each challenging project. The installations not only involved upgrading the building’s weatherproofing and thermal performance, a specific requirement was that the roof should maintain the same appearance as the building...

BriggsAmasco was appointed to deliver a wide-range of waterproof roofing solutions to an exceptional quality and provide high-performance, all-weather protection for the world’s first joint faith school. The Faith School Joint Campus in Newton Mearns, Glasgow was built specifically to house Catholic and Jewish students. The £18 million building replaces two separate faith primary schools. Appointed by developers, Heron Bros, BriggsAmasco was required to provide a watertight roofing package to ensure the building’s long-term protection in an area of high rainfall...

BriggsAmasco undertook resurfacing at King’s Cross Station, improving platforms and walkways, as part of the station’s wider redevelopment programme. A team of eight BriggsAmasco operatives and managers carried out works throughout the night on a shift basis over a three month period. Using a mastic asphalt system laid across concrete floor slabs, platforms one to eight will each benefit from new surfaces, following removal of any existing asphalt. The new asphalt has been mixed with luminous sand which provides both an aesthetically pleasing finish whilst offering a good foot grip and finish.

At the new £11.2 million integrated policing facility at Kittybrewster in Aberdeen, Balfour Beatty required a high performance roofing system for the 4,518m2 building. As on-going partner of the main contractor, BriggsAmasco was appointed to deliver a highly skilled and efficient application including waterproofing, sedum mats and 60 rooflights. With the project aiming for a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’, a complex roof system comprising green roof, waterproofing and rooflights was specified. BriggsAmasco carried out the full installation, incorporating the versatile, cost-effective and lightweight Bauder green roof system.

Our state-of-the-art asphalt ‘finisher’ ensured a new car park was equipped with a rapid-delivery, watertight surface despite poor weather conditions. BriggsAmasco was selected by contractors, ESH Border Construction, to install car park decking covering an area totalling 8,000m2 at Lloyd BMW car dealership in Carlisle. With work starting in November 2016, BriggsAmasco’s skilled installers were presented with a challenging two-month deadline in which to complete the project during the year’s most inclement season.

BriggsAmasco has recently topped off two secondary schools in Yorkshire as part of a £3.6 million upgrade. Combining long term waterproofing integrity with a fast application, the specialist team from BriggsAmasco completed the two refurbishment schemes ahead of schedule, with minimal disruption and to an exceptionally high standard. Forming part of a modernisation and refurbishment programme, East Riding of Yorkshire Council Infrastructure & Facilities required a complete fabric upgrade of the Hornsea and Longcroft secondary schools which were built in the 1950’s.

The Marischal Square project, a joint venture between Aberdeen City Council and development company, Muse, is designed to rejuvenate Aberdeen city centre as a ‘vibrant’ mixed-use quarter. The £107m scheme includes two office buildings providing 173,500ft2 of Grade A office space; seven restaurants and café bars, and a 126-room Marriott Hotel. BriggsAmasco was selected to install 4,000m2 of waterproofing to two, multi-level office roofs, the hotel and a large podium deck area, with work beginning in summer 2017. The roof installation was notable for its size and complexity...

BriggsAmasco operatives applied a liquid 3mm layer of Bauder Bakor 790-II to the roofing deck to infill and bond any minor deviations in the substrate. This was followed by a layer of polyester reinforcement to strengthen the system and provide a uniform surface. An additional 3mm layer of Bauder Bakor 790-II was then liquid applied to create a completed 6mm monolithic membrane, forming a flexible and robust waterproofing layer that would effectively prevent water ingress for the design life of the building.

In September 2003, the Met Office moved its headquarters from Berkshire to the purpose-built £80 million structure designed, built and managed by a G4S-led consortium. When a number of louvres on the east and west elevations of the 57,000m2 headquarters began to show signs of failure, G4S appointed BriggsAmasco to supply and fit a new system that would combine airflow efficiency and rain defence.

BriggsAmasco installed a new roof system to provide long-term protection for a vital cancer care centre. The facility based at Milton Keynes University Hospital, Eaglestone, Buckinghamshire is designed to bring more complex treatments for cancer patients, such as co-locating oncology, clinical haematology and chemotherapy programmes, under one roof. BriggsAmaso’s teams worked to deliver the building’s new roof roofing on behalf of client ADMK Ltd. Briggs deployed two sets of four operatives on site – four specialist operatives working on hotmelt; four specialist operatives working Armourplan single-ply – to ensure work was completed to deadline

The new £34 million super school in Wales, BriggsAmasco installed a complete roof system comprising steel deck, high performance PIR insulation, single ply membrane and mono-pitch rooflights that will help to create an energy self-sufficient school. Built by Willmott Dixon for Ceredigion Council, the 11,200m2 facility merges five schools – Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi, Aberbanc, Coedybryn, Llandysul, and Pontsian – to form the county’s second ‘all-through’ school. Set to accommodate 1,000 primary and secondary pupils, it incorporates many sustainable features including photovoltaic panels, and will use natural light and ventilation to minimise energy use and running costs.

BriggsAmasco Provides Smart, Weathertight Finish for ‘Vertical’ City Centre Development.For a luxury high-rise development in Manchester city centre, the experience and skills of a quality waterproofing company were required to install a weathertight solution to three huge towers which serve the mixed-use scheme. BriggsAmasco’s teams were more than qualified for the task.

Another environmentally friendly roof in the centre of London, with a fully insulated inverted roof incorporating solar panels giving both environmental and sustainable advantages.

On the world-famous Liverpool waterfront, BriggsAmasco’s has helped to create a stunning, new £9.5 million Pier Head Terminal for Mersey Ferries. A team of highly skilled operatives installed the bespoke mastic asphalt system to meet the demands of both the architects and the client. After applying a 10mm mastic asphalt vapour control layer to reduce the diffusion of moisture into the roof insulation, the team installed a cork bond insulation to create an ideal base to receive the waterproofing.

BriggsAmasco was appointed to supply a complex, multi-roof installation at The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice – a £21m, state-of-the-art palliative care facility, which opened within the leafy, peaceful surroundings of Bellahouston Park, Glasgow in September 2018. The innovative building, an intriguing fusion of art and architecture, and a purpose-built replacement for its former premises which it had ‘outgrown’, provides space for privacy, dignity and compassionate care for patients of all ages and their families.

The increasing importance of sustainability in new build is demonstrated in this major project at Canary Wharf. This extensive green roof incorporated four oasis/pools which were designed to accommodate ground nesting birds, in particular the native breeding Black Redstart which the RSPB aims to re-establish in this part of the Thames hinterland.

BriggsAmasco designed and installed a complex and sustainable roof system for a new £27 million mental health unit in Northumberland. With a roof system required to maximise the use of daylight and ventilation whilst improving the immediate micro climate, BriggsAmasco utilised a Kal-zip Nature Roof to create an aesthetically pleasing roofing application which also achieved an A+ BREEAM rating.

BriggsAmasco, delivered a green, watertight, waterproofing roof system for a sustainable, state-of-the-art golf equipment testing centre in Scotland. The 6,000m2 site in Kingsbarns near St Andrews, home to the sport’s most hallowed greens, will house the Equipment Standards department of the R&A – the organisation which governs golf worldwide. The centre is designed to enhance its position at the forefront of golf-related scientific research and development. A golf links practice range, which allows for human and robot testing of equipment, gives an indication of its complex, cutting- edge capabilities.

Rathbone Square sits in the heart of the capital’s West End. A stone’s throw from innumerable attractions contained within one of the busiest, most exciting tourist hubs in the world, the development will also provide a welcome retreat from the rigours of city life. The 2.3-acre mixed-use site has a wonderfully calm oasis at its centre, featuring a fountain and a beautifully-manicured garden, making it one of the most desirable living, work and retail spaces in London.

BriggsAmasco provided a multiple waterproof roofing system to compliment the creation of one of the first public squares to be opened in central London for more than 100 years. Rathbone Square sits in the heart of the capital’s West End. A stone’s throw from innumerable attractions contained within one of the busiest, most exciting tourist hubs in the world, the development will also provide a welcome retreat from the rigours of city life. The 2.3-acre mixed-use site has a wonderfully calm oasis at its centre, featuring a fountain and a beautifully-manicured garden...

Faced with a failing roof and aggressive environmental conditions due to its location directly on the coastline, the Scottish Maritime Academy required a fast, high performance and long term solution. BriggsAmasco fitted the bill perfectly with the specification and application of 1,200m2 of a comprehensive Sarnafil roofing system – renowned for high quality, long term performance.

On a green field site in the village of Shirland, BriggsAmasco was appointed to provide the full design and specification of an innovative roofing system at a new sustainable primary school building. Targeted to achieve a BREEAM ‘very good’ rating, BriggsAmasco’s roofing specification met the highest standards for both performance and aesthetics. This included a Bauder two-layer felt system and Bauder XF301 sedum blanket green roof, whilst the innovative barrel vaulted school hall benefited from 650m2 of Corus Kalzip roofing.

Working for one of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals and NHS major trauma centres, the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, BriggsAmasco was appointed to replace the car park’s leaking surface which was causing damage to the structure and vehicles parked below. With just six weeks to complete the project and the car park in operation throughout, the company installed 2500m2 of Permapark mastic asphalt waterproofing and surfacing system.

BriggsAmasco supplied the watertight, thermally-efficient roofing solution for a new school building where noise reduction was also a major consideration. Stopsley High School, a mixed comprehensive and community college based in Luton, required further development to support its student capacity increase from 990 to 1,350. It resulted in the construction of a new school building, comprising 64 classrooms, a four-court sports hall, creative and music spaces and a special needs facility. In conjunction with contractors, Interserve and acoustic consultants, Arup, BriggsAmasco was selected to supply a total of four roofs to cover the building’s various aspects...

Stopsley High School, based in Luton, required further development to support its student capacity increase from 990 to 1,350. It resulted in the construction of a new school building, comprising 64 classrooms, a four-court sports hall, creative and music spaces and a special needs facility. In conjunction with contractors, Interserve and acoustic consultants, Arup, BriggsAmasco was selected to supply a total of four roofs to cover the building’s various aspects. The installation not only had to achieve a thermal performance of 0.15 W/m2K, it was required to meet the stringent acoustic performance requirements of BB93.

Teddington School is situated on the banks of the Thames in, southwest London and was developed under the governments BSF scheme. The project comprises a large central roof weathered with a single ply membrane applied over an engineered structural timber deck, surrounded by inverted roof areas with ballast or paving. At the front of the building we installed a series of large diameter feature rainwater downpipes.

This was a complex project associated with the expansion of a major shopping centre in the middle of Derby carried out while trading still continued. BriggsAmasco laid over 21,000 square metres of asphalt to the car park area and 10,500 square metres of polymer modified asphalt to the roof, using an inverted specification. At various periods, over 20 operatives were working at any one time in order to meet the deadlines associated with new store openings, but the whole contract was delivered on time and within budget.