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The following are links to groups, companies and individuals involved in roofing, roofing products, Architecture and Conservation. This list does not confer endorsement of any organisation practice or product but does aim to give useful and practical contacts in the roofing and conservation fields.
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Roofing - Useful Products:
- Celotex Ltd. (roof insulation products): www.celotex.co.uk/
- Chelwood Roof Tiles(roof tiles and fittings): www.chelwood.co.uk/
- Construction Resources (Elink Ltd. - a range of useful products): www.ecoconstruct.com
- DOW Construction Products Ltd.: Tel: 0208-9175050
- Hepworth Building Products Ltd (above and below ground drainage products) : www.hepworthdrainage.co.uk
- Hoogovens Aluminium Ltd. (profiled sheet roofing): www.hoogovens.co.uk
- Keymer Roof Tiles (hand made roof tiles. Their design manual for clay tiles is a conservation ‘must have’): www.keymer.co.uk
- Kingspan Roofing Products Ltd.(profiled sheet roofing): www.kbp.kingspan.co.uk
- Longbottom, J. W. (cast iron drainage components): Tel: 01484-682141
- Marley Building Materials Ltd.(roof tiles and fittings): www.marley.co.uk
- Monodraught Ltd (Sunpipes): www.monodraught.co.uk
- National Society of Master Thatchers: nsmt@bigfoot.com
- New House Textiles: www.newhousetextiles.co.uk
- Pilkington Glass: www.pilkington.co.uk
- Red Bank Clayware (clayware roof fittings): www.redbank-manufacturing.co.uk/
- Redland (roof tiles and fittings): www.redland.co.uk
- Rock Asphalte Limited (alphalte flat roofing material suppliers): www.productselector.co.uk/rockasp/home
- Rockwool Ltd. (roof insulation products): www.rockwool.com
- Ruberoid Building Products Ltd.(flat roof membranes): www.ruberoid.co.uk
- Sandtoft Roof Tiles Ltd (roof tiles and fittings): www.sandtoft.co.uk/
- Tudor Roof Tile Company Ltd (roof tiles and fittings): www.tudorrooftiles.co.uk/
- Yorkshire Roofing - specialising in roof repairs, slate roofing and other domestic & commercial roofing in Leeds & Yorkshire: www.yorkshireroofing.biz
Roofing - Useful Contacts
The Number One website for UK loft conversions
- Aluminium Federation Ltd.: www.alfed.org.uk
- Association of Consulting Engineers: Tel: 0207-2226557
- British Flat Roofing Council (BFRC): Tel: 0115-9424200
- British Standards Institute:www.bsi.org.uk
- Building Research Establishment Ltd.: www.bre.org.uk
- Clay Roof Tile Council: Tel: 01782-744631
- Copper Development Association: www.cda.org.uk
- Institution of Structural Engineers:www.istructe.org.uk/
- Mastic Asphalt Council: Tel: 01233-634411
- National Federation of Roofing Contractors: Tel: 0207-4360387
- Natural Slate Quarries Association: Tel: 0207-3233770
- TRADA Technology Ltd – (the old Timber Research and Development Association, now a Limited Company) : www.trada.co.uk
- Zinc Development Association: www.zincworld.org/
Conservation Bodies and Groups
- English Heritage: www.english-heritage.org.uk
- The National Trust: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
- The Georgian Group: www.heritage.co.uk
- The Victorian Society: www.victorian-society.org.uk
- CADW (Welsh Historic Monuments): cadw@wales.gov.uk
- Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB): www.spab.org.uk
- The Historic Houses Association: www.hha.org.uk
- The Institute of Historic Building Conservation: www.ihbc.org.uk/
Architects specialising in Building Conservation
Shown below are links to the main Architects advisory and Professional bodies in the UK:
- The Royal Institute of British Architects: www.architecture.com
Click on "Find an Architect", then on "RIBA Directory of Practices", then on "UK database", then on "Conservation and Restoration" in the "Select a Service box, then on "Conservation" in the "Sector" box. You can restrict the List of Practices to an area or region by use of the "Choose a Sub-Sector" button. - The Royal
Incorporation of Architects in Scotland: www.rias.org.uk
Click on "Scottish Architects On Line" and then click on the "skills" button, and then on "Conservation Restoration". - The Royal Institute for Architects in Ireland: www.riai.ie
Click on "Register of Members". There appear to be no specialisation categorisations of the membership.
Contractors specialising in Conservation
There is currently no national body representing Building Contractors with whom there is an accreditation inBuilding Conservation skills. The best way to source a conservation specialist building contractor is to contact a local conservation architect or building surveyor specialising in conservation work, or ask the advice of the local Conservation Planning officer.
- Federation of Master Builders – www.fmb.org.uk
The site that represents many building contractors. The section of the FMB website that allows one to select a conservation specialisation has few firms listed in it.
Miscellaneous Conservation Links
- Conservation Building Products Limited: Tel: 01384-564219
- The Architectural Salvage Index: c/o www.handr.co.uk
- The Old House Web (an American site, but with some very useful and multi-valent technical content): www.oldhouseweb.net
- The Brooking Collection of Architectural Detail: A useful reference source for traditional architectural detail. The Founder is Charles Brooking. The Curator is Julie Wakefield, who can be contacted on 0181-331-9897 or at: j.wakefield@greenwich.ac.uk
- Building Conservation.com (the website of the Building Conservation Directory): www.buildingconservation.com
- The Robert Gordon University of Aberdeen page "Information Resources in Heritage Conservation" (a site with many useful links, both domestic and overseas) : www.rgu.ac.uk/schools/mcrg/stinfo.htm
We have verified all of the links listed above. However if you have difficulty contacting any of the links please email us and we will check the link. If you wish your Company/Organisation to be listed in our links please contact customer services at helendearing@therooflightcompany.co.uk.
