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Contractor’s Day <strong>2019</strong><br />

MANCHESTER EVENT SHINES A LIGHT<br />

ON ROOFING’S ISSUES & SOLUTIONS<br />

Over 50 of the leading players in the roofing, cladding and associated sectors came together<br />

alongside expert speakers to showcase what’s new in the market, and to tackle the issues<br />

individuals and businesses face through product demos, expert advice and seminars...<br />

Old Trafford Football Club, Manchester,<br />

played host to the North West instalment<br />

of Contractor’s Day, sponsored by<br />

Quantum Insulation, which brought together over<br />

50 of the leading manufacturers, suppliers and<br />

associations from the roofing, cladding and<br />

associated sectors.<br />

Visitors were able to get up close to the latest<br />

solutions from the leading players, see demos of<br />

new tools and systems to assist them on projects<br />

plus pick the brains of the experts on stands.<br />

answered and take part in demos including<br />

EJOT’s hands-on advice regarding screw guns<br />

and best installation techniques to prevent overscrewing.<br />

Visitors to the RoofCERT Technical Hub were able<br />

to test their knowledge and sample some of the<br />

questions roofers will have to answer to gain<br />

accreditation, as well as find out what’s involved<br />

in becoming accredited and how it will impact<br />

them as individuals and businesses going<br />

forward. Roofer Darren McGhee, of DMG Roofing<br />

and recently crowned Screwfix Tradesperson of<br />

the Year <strong>2019</strong>, was up for testing his skills again<br />

and tweeted a pic of him taking the test at<br />

Contractor’s Day, saying: “Here’s myself and<br />

Kevin trying to test ourselves on all aspects of<br />

roofing.”<br />

Another key attraction for visitors was the<br />

Kingspan Skills Zone where members of Kingspan<br />

Insulated Panels’ Field Services team were<br />

demonstrating the installation enhancements for<br />

the RW and DLTR products. Visitors were able to<br />

This year’s regional event also featured three<br />

Technical Hubs; EJOT’s Cladding & Sheeting<br />

Technical Hub; Brett Martin’s Rooflights Technical<br />

Hub and the RoofCERT Technical Hub. The Hubs<br />

were a hive of activity and provided an invaluable<br />

opportunity for visitors to get their queries<br />

“Have to say it was the best one of these I’ve ever<br />

been to. Good to catch up with everyone and<br />

some really interesting discussions going on”<br />

Aaron Hepworth, Primeseal Roofing<br />

“Thanks for another<br />

great event bringing<br />

people from across the<br />

#roofing<br />

#construction sector<br />

together”<br />

Midland Lead @MidlandLead<br />

16 TC OCTOBER <strong>2019</strong>

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