The Old Toll House is a ten-sided, Grade 1 listed Toll House which sits next to Clopton Bridge, a Scheduled Ancient Monument in historic Stratford upon Avon. It was built in 1814, originally to collect tolls, and was then used for […]
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Protecting Britain’s Heritage: The Old Toll House, Stratford upon Avon
Protecting Britain’s Heritage: The Old Toll House, Stratford upon Avon
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New Case Study: London Business School Roofing Best Practice
New Case Study: London Business School Roofing Best Practice
The Sammy Ofer Centre at the London Business School has been created out of two Grade 2 listed buildings of the Old Marylebone Town Hall. SIG Design and Technology worked closely with Wates Construction Limited and EJ Roberts Roofing […]
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CIF Funding: 2018-19 Funding Round Opens
CIF Funding: 2018-19 Funding Round Opens
The Condition Improvement Fund 2018-19 bidding round for capital funding has just opened. Single academy trusts, small multi-academy trusts (MATs) and sixth-form colleges can apply for capital funding to keep their buildings safe and in good working order.
Download the […]
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School Roof Refurbishment – Learn More
School Roof Refurbishment – Learn More
Back in June we reported on the launch of a new website for schools, fixmyschoolroof.com, which provides advice and information about school roofs, and explains how schools can obtain grant funding for repairs and replacement.
We’re here to report […]
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New Website for Schools with Leaking Roofs
New Website for Schools with Leaking Roofs
SIG Design & Technology has launched a new website specifically for schools, called FixMySchoolRoof.com. The website provides advice and information about school roofs, and explains how schools can obtain grant funding for repairs and replacement.
Leaking roofs have become […]
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Replacing a Cathedral Roof – Mastic Asphalt at Westminster
Replacing a Cathedral Roof – Mastic Asphalt at Westminster
When Westminster Cathedral’s roof was first asphalted back in 1903, it would have utilised naturally occurring asphalt deposits dug up from an overseas lake.
These days, things are done a little differently. Instead, IKO’s Permaphalt – a polymer modified mastic […]
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When to use single ply membranes for a flat roof overlay
When to use single ply membranes for a flat roof overlay
This week Frank Williamson, Technical Manager at our product partner IKO Polymeric, asks whether you can use single ply membranes for a flat roof overlay, and what you should consider […]
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Leaking Roof? Check it isn’t Interstitial Condensation
Leaking Roof? Check it isn’t Interstitial Condensation
We’ve been talking to Ian Dryden, Business Development Manager at SIG Roofing, about an increasing concern he has for flat roofs built in the 1980s and early 1990s, and incorrectly refurbished roofs which appear to be leaking, but they […]
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Re-Roofing a Building when in Use: Vue Cinema Doncaster
Re-Roofing a Building when in Use: Vue Cinema Doncaster
When this multi-screen cinema on the outskirts of Doncaster needed a section of its asphalt flat roof refurbished as part of extension and maintenance works, the owners needed the building to stay open to the public throughout the installation. […]
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Electronic Leak Detection for Roofs – Advice for Architects
Electronic Leak Detection for Roofs – Advice for Architects
We speak with Paul Hoveman, Managing Director of Buckleys (UVRAL) Ltd about their leak detection equipment and his advice for architects.
Buckley’s is an interesting company. Originally set up in 1926, they have specialised in testing […]
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