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BriggsAmasco has triumphed at this year’s NFRC Scottish Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards. Its teams’ outstanding delivery of a challenging waterproofing programme as part of the Central Quay residential development in Glasgow earned victory in the ‘Multi-Discipline Project over £250,000’ category.

BriggsAmasco’s success was announced at an NFRC finalists’ event held at The Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow awards on Friday 25^th October. A record 270 contractors, suppliers and merchants from across the Scottish region attended the event, which was hosted by TV and radio personality Tam Cowan.

Tony Lawther, Managing Director at BriggsAmasco said: “What a fantastic achievement. The NFRC Scottish Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards are incredibly well-regarded throughout the industry. To come out on top in a hotly contested roofing category is a real badge of honour for our waterproofing teams and the company as a whole.” 

The Central Quay programme comprised 35 roof areas across four steepling tower blocks totalling 3,323m². The huge area was waterproofed by BriggsAmasco using the skillset of five different flat roofing activities: Bauder Bakor Hotmelt; Bauder Thermofol single-ply; Bauder Liquide, Bauder BTRS built-up felt roofing, and IKO Permascreed mastic asphalt levelling screed. It also included paving slab and ballast roof landscaping finishes, as well as a large podium deck 1870m² over an underground car park.

Delivered to the highest standard with a zero-defect sign-off, the Central Quay project further showcased BriggsAmasco teams’ ability to overcome waterproof detail challenges and deliver a range of perfectly executed solutions using mastic asphalt.

Tony Lawther continued: “I can’t speak highly enough of the incredible work carried out at Central Quay, one of the city’s newest and largest housing developments. Congratulations to all BriggsAmasco teams involved in the project.”

A landmark London regeneration project, which enlisted BriggsAmasco’s waterproofing skills as part of a multiple-application roofing programme, has won a coveted RIBA award.

Phase Two of the multimillion-pound Battersea Power Station restoration was announced winner of the 2024 RIBA London Conservation award. BriggsAmasco installed 45,000m² of waterproofing and insulation for the project – one of the largest urban regenerations of its type in Europe – to help transform the once derelict power station into a vibrant mixed-use development containing more than 250 residential apartments, 100 new retail, food and drink outlets, a 2,000-capacity events venue and 500,000ft² of new office space. 

In summarising the success of the ‘deeply impressive’ 220,000m² Battersea Power Station project, RIBA judges highlighted architect Wilkinson Eyre’s creative use of roof space at the site’s residential area. It included garden terraces as part of a shared, biodiverse multiple installation carried out by BriggsAmasco.

Tony Lawther, Manager Director at BriggsAmasco said: “It’s fantastic to have played a part in a project that’s the recipient of a RIBA award. The Battersea Power Station regeneration is certainly one of the biggest, most high-profile developments we’ve been involved with. The waterproofing aspect’s completion to such a high standard is testament to the experience, skills and commitment of our installation teams. They should take particular pride that RIBA has deemed the project worthy of a Conservation award.”

Up to 70 full-time BriggsAmasco operatives, ranging from a specialist mastic asphalt installation team to a host of designers and project planners, were assigned to the Battersea Power Station project. Teams installed sedum green roofs using IKO enertherm inverted insulation to create the biodiverse garden terraces, with RIBA judges praising the ‘elevated city square’ aesthetic it created. 

BriggsAmasco waterproofing expertise and IKO’s high-performance mastic asphalt product range also combined to deliver smart, watertight protection to the power station’s main energy centre and its iconic white chimneys.

Tony continued: “Our close working relationship with IKO was key to the successful design and delivery of waterproofing applications across the Battersea Power Station site. Therefore, IKO deserve huge credit for their contribution to this award-winning project.”

For more information about the award please click here.

Our branch manager Allan Doris from our Glasgow branch has spoken with Housebuilder & Developer about “Lack of building tolerance knowledge could undermine drive for passivhaus standard homes”.

You can read the full article here.

Tony Lawther (Managing Director) has spoken to RCI Magazine, about the Building Safety Act, covering the new systems; Building Control; Competence; Gateways; Golden Thread of Information; Mandatory and Voluntary Occurrence Reporting.

Read the full article in RCI’s Magazine July 2024 issue.

BriggsAmasco was proud to showcase its commitment to helping improve the skills of a new generation of roofers at the 2024 Mastic Asphalt Council (MAC) Awards by sponsoring the ‘Apprentice of the Year’ category. Congratulations to Frankie Storrie, who walked away as this year’s winner.

Frankie’s triumph was announced during a finalists’ ceremony held in June at London’s Royal Horseguards Hotel. Nearly 200 high-profile industry professionals attended the event, described as the year’s ‘most prestigious’ gathering for the waterproofing industry.

 Tony Lawther, managing director explained “The UK roofing industry is experiencing a huge demand for skilled professionals. Therefore, it’s important companies such as ours do what they can to promote roofing as a viable, fulfilling career for young people. Frankie’s success at the MAC Awards is indictive of the calibre of entrant we hoped the Apprentice of the Year category would attract. He’s talented, hard-working and has real passion for roofing”

Frankie, an apprentice at Oxley Asphalte Roofing Services in Brighton, left school aged 16 without qualifications. Now 17, his mastic asphalt apprenticeship includes a functional skills online course. Frankie has also enrolled at college to study English and Maths alongside his apprenticeship course.

It’s been a sensational few months for Frankie, who was also named ‘Young Roofer of the Year’ at this year’s NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) UK Roofing Awards.

 Tony continued: “Frankie deserves the success that has come his way. He’s an inspiration to young people looking to enter the industry. We wish him the best of luck with his ongoing training. A long and happy roofing career awaits.”

Our Chessington branch has moved from Oakcroft Road to Hook Rise South just 0.3 miles away.

Our new address is Argent House, 175 Hook Rise South, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7LD. The telephone numbers remain the same.