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BriggsAmasco has been shortlisted for the following Construction News Specialist Awards 2022

• Project of the Year by a Specialist Contractor (subcontract over £5m) for the project at Battersea Power Station
• Project of the Year by a Specialist Contractor (subcontract from £1m to £5m) for the project at Edinburgh St James

Winners will be announced at a celebratory black-tie dinner, to be held on 22 September at The Brewery in the City of London.

The Skypark contract for our Glasgow branch, has been shortlisted for the Mastic Asphalt Council Project Awards 2022 for the Car Park / Paving category. The winners will be announced on 10 June 2022.

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BriggsAmasco are extremely proud that Henrique has won the Health and Safety Award for his dedication and high standards on this challenging project; his individual commitment to exceptionally high standards contributes to our ongoing drive to reduce accidents and underpins both our continued success and vision for the business.

Neil Munro (left) from Laing O’Rourke with Henrique Battistella (right).

BriggsAmasco Supplies Multi-Roof Installation for Stirling Prize-Winning University Building

A landmark educational building, which was provided with a complex, multiple roof installation courtesy of BriggsAmasco, has won this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize.

The Kingston University London – Town House was named the UK’s best building in the industry-revered awards contest.

The six-storey, 9,400-square-metre building, which was designed by Grafton Architects and acts as the university’s ‘front door’, was acclaimed by RIBA judges as ‘high quality at every scale’.

Fronted by a 200m-long multi-level colonnade made from reconstituted stone, the stunning Town House comprises the university’s main library and archive, as well as a theatre, dance studios, teaching spaces and cafes. BriggsAmasco was selected by main contractor Willmott Dixon to provide a watertight finish for each of these areas in a nine-roof installation that involved a mix of green, single-ply and hot-melt finishes.

Working alongside Grafton Architects, Briggs’ teams brought all their skills and experience to the fore in this challenging project, as the range of waterproofing systems needed to be applied to roofs at various heights and levels.

Speaking of the Town House’s Stirling Prize award, BriggsAmasco Managing Director, Dave Maginnis, said: “What a thrill to have played a part in a project that has won the design industry’s most sought after honour. Congratulations to Grafton Architects, who our teams worked closely alongside to deliver the Town House’s waterproof roofing. Also, kudos to the magnificent work carried out by our installation teams for their superb workmanship and diligence on this challenging, high-profile project. They did BriggsAmasco and the university proud.”

The Town House’s multiplex flat-roof installation began in March 2018. It included BriggsAmasco applying an IKO hot-melt waterproofing membrane within a system comprising XPS rigid foam insulation, as well as paving and ballast finishes to the main roof areas. A built-up, reinforced felt waterproofing solution with tapered insulation was also installed to a green roof in order to conform with a height restriction. Additionally, IKO Armourplan PSG single-ply waterproofing, along with PIR insulation, was affixed to colonnade areas of the roof.

Despite the challenging nature of the multi-roof installation, which was heightened by the Town House’s main road location and its position adjacent to the University, thus the area was in constant use by students, BriggsAmasco competed the project’s waterproofing aspect to the contractor’s strict deadline: September 2019.

Dave Maginnis added: “The Town House building will transform students’ learning experience. Its impressive and imaginative design presents an inspiring sight for visitors; hence it is a worthy recipient of this year’s Stirling Prize.”

The Managing Director’s Safety Award for 2021 goes to Rafal Cesarz from the London Branch.

Comments from Tony Lawther (Assistant Managing Director):

“Rafal, Your attitude towards safety, attention to detail and overall development is impressive since you started 2 years ago; please keep this up and I’m sure that you will succeed in your career with BriggsAmasco”.

Rafel replied with:

“Really appreciate today’s meeting and what to say to all of you big thanks, as I said before always trying to put as much effort as I can, and I’m proud of being one the Briggs team member”.

Rafal Cesarz (left) receiving the Managing Director’s (right) safety award for 2021 outside BA’s project at Phase 2 Battersea Power Station.

BriggsAmasco were delighted to make a donation of £500 following an appeal from the Demelza Hospice for Children, at the annual MAC AGM on Friday 8th October 2021.

Demelza supports families who have children with a serious or terminal condition, throughout their time together. We help young people with complex needs get the most from life, achieve ambitions, do new things, and we support their families to manage and thrive.

BriggsAmasco has installed the Thinnest Insulation of its Kind at 22 Hanover Square, Mayfair in London. Our Director Tony Lawther talks to Roofing Today for their 2021 Liquid Waterproofing Supplement.

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Our Manchester branch has been shortlisted in the Green Roofing category for the work completed at Williamsgate Water Treatment Works.

The Awards Lunch will take place on Friday 5 November at the InterContinental London at the O2, where the winners will be announced.

BriggsAmasco is pleased to announce that we have received the Gold Award in the 2020 Health & Safety in Roofing Awards Scheme from NFRC.

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BriggsAmasco Triumphs at Acclaimed NFRC Awards

BriggsAmasco was among the winners at the 2020 National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) awards thanks to its exceptional waterproofing work on a state-of-the-art sports centre.

The company took the honours in the contest’s Bituminous Hot Applied Liquid Waterproofing category. It followed Briggs’ installation of waterproofing and finishes across a 3,500m2 area at Brighton College’s new sports and science centre. The multi-application project, carried out in 2019, included providing a watertight seal for a main roof, winter garden and car park. The £38m centre will provide a world-class training environment for students, making a transformational difference to school life for generations to come.

Speaking of the company’s award, Dave Maginnis, Managing Director at BriggsAmasco, said: “This is brilliant news. The NFRC awards are acclaimed throughout the roofing industry and remain an annual highlight. We were up against some incredibly tough competition from across the country. To have triumphed above all-comers in a very competitive category speaks volumes for the skills of our installation team. Their experience and dedication, along with the exceptional hard work from everyone across all levels of BriggsAmasco’s business, are what makes this company great. I thank every one of you for ensuring our name is perpetually associated with quality and success.”

BriggsAmasco is to be awarded with a trophy commemorating its NFRC success. Dave Maginnis said he hoped the award would lead to further recognition later this year. “We are proud of our everyday achievements, so to have them verified by independent experts is particularly gratifying. I’m hope this won’t be our only cause for celebration as 2021 progresses.”