Master Roofers UK Opens New Runcorn HQ

Master Roofers UK, the organisation dedicated to improving the standard of roofing in the UK through education and training, is celebrating the milestone opening of its new headquarters in Runcorn, Cheshire.

The HQ will function as offices for The Association of Master Roofers and Master Roofers UK (MRUK) and forms the main UK training facility for the organisation’s work teaching the next generation of roofers.

New Runcorn HQ

The new facility will offer a variety of courses such as lead welding and bossing, slating and tiling, and lead fabricating.

The academy will host around 300 trainees per year, with classes being kept deliberately small to ensure student engagement. Trainees will come from all over the UK and even further afield, with students from Belgium and Australia already registered this year.

All of the lead for the Master Roofers Training Academy will be provided by Midland Lead as part of a new partnership with MRUK which will see the lead sheet manufacturer involved in all things related to lead training and technical development.

Stewart Rowles, Head of Training at the Master Roofers Training Academy, said: “This has been a goal for the business for many years and we have finally got to the stage where we can begin expanding what we do.

“[The Runcorn HQ] is set to be our most ambitious build to date with some massive plans in the training area.

“We’ve not long had the keys so there is a lot more to show in the coming weeks.”

Training Scope

The new Runcorn facility will house 1500ft of office, student and conference space for external companies within the roofing industry to use for meetings, CPDs and class-based training.

Alongside this, there is a 5000ft training area with scope for manufacturers to hire as a training location for installer training, CPDs or meetings.

For more information on using the training space or if you would like to book any training for operatives in slating and tiling, leadwork or hard metals, email training@masterroofers.co.uk.

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