FP McCann Thin Flat Roof Tiles Installed on North Ayrshire Care Home

PRECAST CONCRETE manufacturer FP McCann has supplied its thin leading edge interlocking concrete ‘Thin Flat’ roof tiles to a brand-new care facility in Largs, North Ayrshire.

Once completed early next year, the new 80-bed care home will provide accommodation for its elderly residents over three levels. Amongst its many state-of-the art facilities will be activity rooms and dining areas, a café, a gym and a cinema.

The former Warren Park Nursing Home was demolished in 2022 in advance of new building work being undertaken by Northern Ireland based construction group Corramore on behalf of client the Care Concern Group.

Thin Flat Roof Tiles

To complement the surrounding properties – many of which have slate tiled roofs – a colour-matched FP McCann concrete roof tile was installed, significantly saving on cost, with nearly 16,000 tiles together with 360 ridge tiles required to complete the roof.

The FP McCann Thin Flat Black roof and ridge tiles were supplied from the company’s new ultra-modern £30 million tile factory in Cadeby near Nuneaton, Warwickshire. This modern low-profile tile features a smooth non-textured finish and straight cut edge, and is also available in Anthracite, Grey, Terracotta and Brown

Jonathan Pratt, FP McCann National Roof Tile Manager commented on the Thin Flat tile installation: “The low-profile black concrete tiles have given the roof on the new building a distinctive slate-like appearance as to the architect’s specification.

“The durable tiles were easy to fix with minimum breakage recorded. The Corramore team are most impressed with the quality and finish to the care facility roof and say they will certainly consider using FP McCann’s roof tile range on future construction projects.”

Jonathan adds, “We are now moving into the second phase of production at our Cadeby factory which will see expansion of the roof tile range to include a ‘Round Top’ (sea-wave style), a ‘Double Roman’ tile design and ‘Square Top’ tile. Capacity is set to move up to 500,000 tiles per week. With further upgrades planned, the fully automated facility, will have the capability to produce 60 million roof tiles per annum”.

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