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The brief was to replace an existing roof that had reached the end of its serviceable life, with a high performance waterproofing solution and upgrade the insulation in order to meet the University’s energy efficiency policy.

IKOpro Acrylic Roof Coat has been used to provide a quick (taking only 4 days to complete) and seamless waterproof solution to a leaking roof at Bellman’s Auctioneers & Valuers in West Sussex. Contracts Manager for M Holmes Construction (contractor) admits that it was much less labour intensive than traditional roof refurbishments. He said, “The beauty of this system is that you don’t have to re deck the roof, unlike some alternative liquid systems. So this means you save one day of labour, typically four men on a job this size, plus material costs.”

The project had strict schedules which meant that minimal disruption to the surrounding areas was essential. A waterproofing system was required that would meet the requirements from both the public and private sectors as well as provide a contemporary, aesthetically pleasing finish.

This project had a wide ranging number of detailing factors to overcome with cladding abutment details and change in levels to be redesigned and encompassed into a system that also drained the roof areas of their historic high levels of standing water. Some of the existing construction build had not taken into account any suitable maintenance of the roof with sections being completely inaccessible and thus reducing the performance of the waterproofing.

As part of the refit, the building required a new roof as it was showing signs of wear and had started to leak. As well as a waterproofing solution, the client wanted to improve the thermal performance in line with current building regulations. For health and safety reasons, the client also requested a flame free roofing solution.

As competition for schools construction projects remains high and costs are driven down, the need to meet standards of robustness, energy efficiency and acoustic performance become more challenging. At a school for girls, four roofs totalling over 2000m2 required two different finishes, three different build- ups and, crucially, one single Labour and Materials Warrantee to cover all four under our PI Insurance.

City of Edinburgh Council required a new roof for one of its local authority primary schools, Parsons Green. Built in 1961, the school had a copper pitched roof which was in need of replacement, and an upgrade to the insulation of the building was also required. The council also required a 20 year single point insurance-backed guarantee and a reputable installing roof contractor.

Features in 2015 on Grand Designs was an enormous modern house inspired by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s German Pavilion in Barcelona. This house adds to this oeuvre on a massive scale, reflecting the footprint in two connected pavilion buildings spanning 60 metres, with a swimming pool in place of the reflective pool. With single storey modernist buildings of this type the largest surface is the one that is not seen – the flat roof. In the case of Pavello the roof is a full 600m2 of Armourplan P with a bespoke fabricated edge detail.

The Down to Earth Training Centre, built almost exclusively with natural and locally sourced materials required an anti–root roofing system, ready for the install of a green roof.

SIG Design & Technology has lent its support to the building of a purpose-built play room for the Scottish Children’s charity, Play Alloa. Part of SIG UK Exteriors, SIG Design & Technology has supplied roofing materials and technical support free of charge to Play Alloa’s #ourweebigbuild project.

Armourplan PVC and Recticel Insulation by SIG Design Technology were selected for a 12,000 m2 roof to a bottling plant in a rural location on the outskirts of an historical Derbyshire spa town, known as Project Merlin. The FMCG company chose to build the new facility away from the site of the natural spring, piping the water some two miles out of town to this green field bottling and distribution site.

The £14m Arnold Hill Academy is part of the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) and is being constructed adjacent to the existing school in Nottingham. The new Academy’s 3,570m2 flat roof covers 8,200m2 of replacement teaching space, science labs, an indoor sports hall and a drama studio. The project team at Wates Group had already identified potential roofing products. Due to the unconventional roof specification they asked SIG Design & Technology to recommend a product that would work in tandem to deliver the required performances.

A green roof system was selected for this project as the client required a roof that would complement and accommodate the step in levels to follow timber decking lines to the 55m² roof terrace areas. IKO Single Ply’s Spectraplan SM120 light grey single ply waterproofing system was overlaid to the existing roof and newly built sun rooms, ready to receive a green roof system.

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.ChallengeThe 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. SolutionAs 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

The construction of a mixed-use leisure and retail development in Bridgwater was part of a larger regeneration project for the local area, led by the community and district council.With a value of £1.6m, Northgate Yard is now a thriving leisure space to cater for the community, including a 7-screen cinema, a sports bar, an 8-lane bowling alley, and 12,00ft2 of dining and restaurant space, among other amenities to suit the growing Somerset population.ChallengeA complex design, Northgate Yard's exterior construction utilised a mix of different systems, all working cohesively to create a secure fix and stunning façade: a unique triangular design that moves with the changing light throughout the course of a day.A real demonstration of façade creativity was shown in the façade panels used - the South-West's premier roofing and cladding contractor progressive were contracted for the building envelope system, utilising different systems on the retail units and cinema.For the cinema roof, the IKO PermaTEC hot melt roof system was used, as well as the installation of Euroclad's Elite built-up systems.On the walls of both of the cinema and retail units: Kingspan Micro-Rib, Karrier, and Wave panels, as well as Rockpanel Colours & Chameleon rainscreen façade panels, and the Marley Eternit Tectiva panel system.SolutionFixfast were able to supply progressive with fasteners colour matched exactly to the colourful blend of different façade panels - within a standard fast turnaround of 2-3 working days. Supplying DrillFast A4 low profile lacquered fasteners for the composite panels as well as the rainscreen panels, Fixfast provided progressive with a fail-safe solution to fix the unique construction.(With thanks to progressive for the images)"Northgate Yard was a fantastic project for us. We loved tackling the unique facade design - it's what our in-house team does best! Success on a complex project like this, with its demanding design and strict timeline, comes down to teamwork and attention to detail. Fixfast's two-day turnaround on high-quality, lacquered fasteners not only ensured we stayed on schedule but also gave us confidence in the durability and finish of the installation. We're thrilled with how everything came together." - James Rayner, Director at progressive