Roofing Contractor Secures £1.5m Manchester Town Hall Re-Roof Contract

APPOINTED TO DELIVER the £1.5m contract to re-roof part of Manchester Town Hall, roofing contractors, Greenough & Sons Roofing Contractors Ltd won the work following a competitive tender.

The win represents the largest single project in the Anglesey, North Wales based, family-owned business’s 50-year history. It will be delivered as part of the far-reaching restoration of the historic Grade One listed building by lead contractor LendLease.

Manchester Town Hall Re-roof

The phase one roofing contract will include removing and replacing 2,800m² of Cumbrian roof slate, as well as updating the roof timbers, replacing 65 tonnes of leadwork and refurbishing glazed skylights.

The slate will be sourced from the same Burlington slate quarry that was used in the original build some 150 years ago. The old lead work will be melted down and reincorporated into the building restoration.

Sharing Heritage Roofing Skills

The company aims to start site work on the 62-week programme in Autumn 2021. It will also explore and deliver ways to share its unique roofing skills with the local community and heritage enthusiasts.

The project is further recognition of the business’s reputation for delivering historically sensitive heritage roofing projects across Wales and the North West of England.

This includes a major contribution to the restoration of Chester Town Hall (completed in 2011), which like Manchester Town Hall, is built in the celebrated Gothic Revival style.

The company also recently completed a large heritage roofing contract on the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth.

Evolving Business

Greenough & Sons Director Jonathan Greenough said: “This is tremendous win for the company in what is a special year as we mark our 50^th year as a company.

“Our growing success in the heritage market has, over the years, been inextricably linked to our unique knowledge and skill with Welsh Slate. But a contract of this size, complexity and character demonstrates how we have evolved as a business.”

Jonathan continues: “The contract is also is also a further tribute to David Greenough, my father and company founder, who sadly passed away in May 2020 aged 78. It’s very fitting that the company’s highest profile project to date should be so close to his childhood home in Swinton, Salford.”

Founded in North Wales by David Greenough in 1971, Greenough & Sons will be announcing a series of celebrations to mark its half century and David Greenough’s legacy over the coming months.

>>Read more about Greenough & Sons in the news