Timber Specialist Supports Young Roofers at SkillBuild 2026

Roofing apprentices working with the donated SRT GOLD® graded roofing batten at the Leeds College of Building SkillBuild regional heat.

SR Timber is once again supporting young roofers at SkillBuild, the UK’s largest annual multi-trade competition.

The SkillBuild 2026 regional qualifying heats for roofing started at the end of March and finished early June, and brought apprentices across the country together to compete at six different colleges. Heat winners will be attending the SkillBuild UK national final in November at the Stadium in Milton Keynes.

SR Timber donated SRT GOLD^® roofing batten for all the heats, totalling 1400 metres of 25 x 38mm graded batten, and have commited to the NFRC to supply timber for the final too.

SRT GOLD^® is a correctly graded roofing batten, fully compliant to all relevant codes of practice: BS 5534:2014+A2:2018 and BS 8417:2011+A1:2014 (preservation of wood) Use Class 2. It is WPA approved and a CCPI-assessed product.

SkillBuild 2026

“We have donated our graded roofing batten to the SkillBuild event over many years,” said Trading Director of SR Timber, Shaun Revill.

“We understand the importance of supporting these apprentices and appreciate the role that building and roofing colleges play in nurturing talent across the industry. We wish the competitors all the best and to all winners of the heats in the Roof Slating and Tiling Category best of luck for the final. We will be following the rounds and look forward to attending the finals in November.”

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