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The new position follows greater levels of importance awarded to improving Briggs Amasco’s impact on the environment.

In addition to environmental targets, Janice will also carry out supply chain responsibilities.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish Janice all the best in her new role.

“It’s an incredible opportunity which heralds an exciting new era for BriggsAmasco,” said Dave Maginnis, BriggsAmasco Managing Director. “The acquisition will reinforce our market leading position by improving our existing product range and helping our ambitious expansion into new markets.”

The unique Flexiphalte Triple Protection System combines three key elements – high performance membrane technology, proven durability and insulation. This combination helps the system to deliver a level of protection that cannot be matched by any other type of roofing system or membrane.

The Flexiphalte system will join an expansive range of Bituminous, Mastic Asphalt, Single Ply, Liquid Roofing and ancillary products – supplied and installed by BriggsAmasco at over 1,200 projects every year.

Dave Maginnis added: “We look forward to further developing our product offering whilst ensuring that we continue to provide the best possible service for all our customers.”

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The course combines on-site instruction with classroom and workshop sessions at the company’s state-of-the-art training and meeting facilities in Cradley Heath, Birmingham. These facilities are also available to any company or training provider wanting to improve the skills of its workforce.

With a new training facility and industry leading apprenticeship scheme, BriggsAmasco continues to demonstrate its unrivalled commitment to training and development.

For more information on the Specialist Apprenticeship Programme orthe fully equipped training facility at Cradley Heath, click here to download our Specialist Training PDF

Designed by Capita Symonds as part of the BSF programme, Tettenhall Wood School has been relocated to create a Tettenhall Learning Community at The King’s Church of England School site in Tettenhall.  Working in partnership with client Wolverhampton City Council on a design that is both sustainable and will reflect the individual needs of the pupils throughout the building, BriggsAmasco delivered the comprehensive contract on time and on budget.

The project consisted of a 1300m² Decotherm roofing system which was fully insulated to meet current regulations, and finished in a kaleidoscope of different colours – all carried out by BriggsAmasco’s skilled team to the highest standards.

To provide long term waterproofing integrity, the Decotherm System includes a Liquid Plastics’ vapour control layer, 130mm Decotherm insulation and a carrier membrane. Two coats of Decothane completed the roof with the top coat of varying colours in grey, blue, green and red to assist the children in recognising the areas that they need to go to.

The BriggsAmasco team were also faced with the challenge of installing the liquid plastics membrane as a wall coating in the various colours to fascias and soffits to identify specific areas.

With BriggsAmasco involved in every step of the process from design through to completion, the company’s experience, exceptional workmanship and attention to detail helped to deliver a high quality sustainable school which will remain protected from the elements for years to come.

Designed by architects Space and built by the Sewell Group for the Esteem Consortium, the Thomas Ferens Academy replaced the existing Sir Henry Cooper School and is set to become a beacon of outstanding practice.  In a building which featured a number of cutting edge green technologies, BriggsAmasco were appointed by Sewell to deliver the full roofing design and specification for three different elements of this distinctive new school.

Throughout the design process, BriggsAmasco worked closely with other designers to ensure all detailed interfaces, of which there were many, were integrated in order to offer the most robust solution.  Detailed planning was needed to ensure that the programme wasn’t compromised, allowing critical internal works to progress unhindered.

For the main roof areas, BriggsAmasco installed a Sarnavap vapour control layer and 130mm thick tapered and flat insulation which was laid on trapezoidal decking.  This 5600m² watertight, high performance roofing system was completed with the mechanically fixed Sarnafil G  and S 1.2mm thick single ply membranes in light grey to meet the client’s aesthetic and quality criteria.

The BriggsAmasco operatives installed a 600m² Bauder Built Up Felt roofing system on the Energy Centre which was fully insulated to meet current regulations, and then finished with a Bauder Green Sedum Roof.

Completing the roofing installation, the plant room specification featured a self-adhesive vapour control layer bonded to the concrete deck, PIR insulation, 18mm plywood and the Sika liquid plastics system.

“BriggsAmasco were appointed as part of the team to construct the fantastic Thomas Ferens Academy, delivering three roof areas and taking on the design risk,” commented Martin Standley, Project Manager, Sewell Group. “They were involved throughout each stage of the project and were always there to serve the client’s needs. They embraced the site culture of ‘total quality’ and were part of the positive and professional set of subcontractors that worked together to deliver a world class facility.”

BriggsAmasco’s exceptional workmanship and attention to detail contributed to the design and construction of this high quality sustainable academy which now opened offers a cutting edge facility for more than 1250 students and staff and is set to transform schools in Hull.

Joining forces with the Liquid Roofing and Waterproofing Association (LRWA), BriggsAmasco’s apprentice scheme will train, educate and develop the UK’s next generation of liquid applied roofing contractors.

“Training and development has always been a crucial part of our company ethos,” said Dave Maginnis, BriggsAmasco Managing Director. “Our dedicated training centre in Cradley Heath, Birmingham offers up to date classroom facilities and training rigs for hands on learning, and provides a fantastic base for the new LRWA apprenticeship scheme.”

The company’s training and meeting room facilities are available to any company or training provider wanting to improve the skills of its workforce.  Whether you need to improve your company’s green credentials, or keep your employees up to date with health and safety, having a trained workforce is integral to the future of your roofing business – transferring relevant skills to your employees enriches the whole company, increasing productivity and reducing costs.