FEATURED SOLUTIONS

New Guidance Helps Housebuilders Combine In-line Solar PV and Air Permeable...

NEW GUIDANCE from Proctor Group means housebuilders can now use integrated (or in-line) solar PV together with Proctor Air®, confident that they are meeting all...

FEATURED COMPANIES

FP McCann and SolarTyle Forge Alliance to Reshape Integrated Solar Roofing

IN A LANDMARK MOVE set to reshape the future of solar roofing, concrete roof tile giant FP McCann has announced a strategic partnership with...




INDUSTRY NEWS

Hiring from Outside the Roofing Industry

Robbie Kerr, Director of roofing recruitment specialists, The Externals Group, explains why roofing contractors should also consider hiring from outside the industry when recruiting...

Builder Handed Suspended Sentence after Roof Worker’s Fatal Fall

A SELF-EMPLOYED builder from Reading received a suspended prison sentence after a man tragically fell to his death while assisting with roof work. Raffaele Vigliotti,...

Construction Output Shows Slow Growth During Summer 2025

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION output is estimated to have grown by 0.3% in the three months of summer to August 2025. The latest data from the Office...

Free Inclusive Recruitment Training for SMEs

NEW, FREE DIGITAL TRAINING modules designed to make recruitment more inclusive, accessible, and effective have been launched by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). A...

Two Companies Fined after Worker Impales Leg in Fragile Rooflight Fall

TWO COMPANIES were fined after a man fell through a fragile rooflight at a factory in Keighley, impaling his leg on machinery below. The man...

Fears Rising Over Impact of Climate Change on Site Safety

THREE-QUARTERS of construction workers say they are concerned about the impact of climate change on site safety as the UK prepares for winter. The survey, commissioned...


AWARDS & EVENTS

Compete to be the ‘Best of the Best’ with Cupa Pizarras

CUPA PIZARRAS is calling for entries to its annual ‘Best of the Best’ natural slate roofing competition, which closes on 30 November 2025. Now in...

CPDs

Master Solar PV Integration with Garland UK’s Latest CPD

THE ROOFING industry is evolving as more organisations turn to renewable energy to reduce operational carbon and electricity costs. Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are becoming...

PROJECTS AND CASE STUDIES

Major Re-roofing of National Railway Museum Grade II Station Hall Complete

THE NATIONAL Railway Museum’s Grade II listed Station Hall has reopened after an £11 million transformation, including a new thermally efficient roof. As part of the...

PEOPLE

TaperedPlus Appoints Business Development Manager for Midlands and South West

FLAT ROOFING and insulation specialist TaperedPlus has strengthened its new regional sales framework with the appointment of Ian Sumner as Business Development Manager for the...

TRAINING NEWS

Retaining the CITB Skills and Training Fund is Essential for Planned...

Denise Cherry, Yorkshire Independent Roof Training Group (YIRTG) Officer, here responds to the end of the Skills and Training Fund from this September, suddenly...

New Network to Transform Construction Training Delivery

THE TRAINING Provider Network (TPN) – a single network of approved, quality assured training providers across England, Scotland and Wales – was launched today by...