Industry News NEW TECHNICAL MANAGER AT SPRA The Single Ply Roofing Association (SPRA) has announced Ronan Brunton will join as Technical Manager from August <strong>2018</strong>. Ronan has spent over 30 years working in the single ply roofing industry with thermoplastic and thermoset materials at manufacturer, contractor, distributor and accessory companies, most recently as Managing Director of both SealEco Ltd (UK) and SealEco Contracts Ltd (UK). Ronan already has strong associations with SPRA, having brought both organisations into SPRA membership and has represented and supported SPRA as a Council member since <strong>June</strong> 2016. In 2015, Ronan was a proactive member of the newly formed SPRA Small Roof Group which successfully developed membrane membership so that SPRA now fully represents both the PVC and EPDM sectors. Ronan said: “The essence of SPRA is quality and working to continually improve this in conjunction with all members and the SPRA Council. Along with my technical knowledge and expertise, I have a track record of continual quality improvement in all my work to date and I look forward to continuing this practice within SPRA.” Ronan went on to explain: “In addition to taking over and further developing the excellent technical support provided by Jim Hooker over many years, I am also looking forward to promoting what is a very positive message to external stakeholders, positioning SPRA as a really focussed organisation with a strong team, ethos and membership. The extended construction industry always needs reminding of the excellent work that this organisation strives to deliver.” FURTHER SUPPORT FROM MIDLAND LEAD Midland Lead has been supplying thousands of pounds of raw materials and tools to colleges all for free as part of its drive to aid the training and development of future roofers. On account of its commitment to support construction colleges, it has now added five new institutions to the portfolio of colleges it supports across the country. tonne of rolled lead, the value of which is £2,200 at After building a successful rapport with Leeds current market value. On top of that, the company College of Building (LCB), it was Marketing and provides lead working tools, tool belts and other Sales manager Lynn Street who saw the potential in ancillary products such as sealant and patination that relationship to create more. With the help of oil, all free of charge. Simon Dixon, Training Manager at the NFRC, Lynn began to broaden the search to make more Many colleges can’t afford to provide their roofing connections with construction colleges. students with these specialised tools and lead to practise working with, as Chris Messenger, tutor at Since March, Midland Lead has now committed to LCB, explained: “Without the support we receive supporting six colleges across the country. So far, from Midland Lead our apprentice students these are Leeds College of Building, Newcastle wouldn’t be able to work with lead itself.” Colleges College, South Devon College, Eastern Region Roof tend to use plastic alternative-lead products to keep Training Group, Dudley College and the South Coast costs down but as Chris points out, this has it Roof Training Group. downsides: “It is only by using the actual material Its commitment to these institutions means the that apprentices can learn best practise when it company supplies colleges with up to a metric comes to working with lead itself.” CMO MAKES MOVE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE Construction Materials Online (CMO), the increased our range of products stocked and the rapidly growing parent company of Roofing volume of stock due to customer demand, so it Superstore, Drainage Superstore and Insulation became urgent to get into the new warehouse as Superstore, currently based at Airport Business early as possible. Centre in Estover, has brought forward a move “Whilst there’s still work ongoing in preparation into its prestigious new facilities at Burrington for the complete office move, we were able to Estates ahead of schedule. accelerate things to get the distribution area ready Having outgrown its current offices, plans were sooner. It’s no mean feat organising a commercial made to re-locate to the new premises midsummer <strong>2018</strong>. But with more customers came a it’s gone, and the dispatch team are excited and move like this, but I’m pleased with how smoothly need for more stock and a bigger warehouse. This raring to go in their gleaming new warehouse!” led to part of the team moving into the new Construction Materials Online collected the keys location early. to its new Burrington Estates premises in January. Construction Materials Online’s Operations It will now benefit from 15,000ft² of warehouse – Director, Callum Tasker, explained: “We have more than triple its original 4,500ft². 14 TC JUNE <strong>2018</strong>
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