October 2019

“A very informative day.
Well worth the visit.
Many thanks”
Holfords Roofing
@holfordsroof
get up close to the products and quiz the Field
Services team on all aspects of project
installations.
Alongside the exhibitors, demo / skills zones and
Technical Hubs, visitors were also able to hear
from a brilliant speaker line-up from across the
roofing and wider construction industry in the SIG
Roofing seminar theatre. Topics up for discussion
included product advice on modular rooflights
from Brett Martin, as well as Innovation in the
inverted roof insulation market from Headline
sponsor Quantum Insulation, business advice
including guidance on issues such as Reverse
charge VAT from the joint Tax committee, winning
business through great marketing from SIG
Roofing, and an informative talk on top tips for
tendering and procurement from Lancashire Bids.
Visitors were also able to get updates and advice
on the latest working practices with talks from
NASC on what roofers should look for in a
scaffolding company, the NFRC gave an update
on reducing risk in hot works through Safe2Torch,
and SPRA outlined their latest guidance on
windload protocol.
Undoubtedly the key presentation was from Jon
Vanstone and Richard Miller from RoofCERT
which attracted a large crowd. The team outlined
how roofers can become accredited and showed
how far the accreditation scheme has come since
“It was a great day.
Thanks to everyone we
spoke with!”
Avenir Roofing
@Avenir_Roofing
their talk at last year’s Southern Contractor’s Day
event at Twickenham.
We all know how difficult it is to justify time away
from site, but with the challenges the roofing,
cladding and wider construction sector continues
to face, from time to time it’s vital to step back
and take a look at the developments within your
market, network, talk to like-minded individuals
and look at where you can perhaps make slight
“Our Head of Design & Technical Neil Talmage
thoroughly enjoyed #ContractorsDay2019 We
value and utilise these opportunities for
networking within the flat roofing market and it
gives us a fantastic insight into new products &
developments within our sector”
Tapered Plus @TaperedPlus
Above and left: Visitors were able to sit in and listen to a
number of seminars on a wide range of topics including new
working practices, updates to regulations, business advice
and guidance, plus an exclusive talk on where the RoofCERT
accreditation scheme is currently at and how it will impact
both roofers and businesses.
Below, left: Visitors were able to get in front of over 50
leading manufacturers and suppliers and see the latest
offerings and solutions to assist them on projects, plus have
their queries answered by technical experts and see
products in action and take part in demos.
changes, develop your offering or find that
solution that can assist you on site or as a
business going forward.
Contractor’s Day offers all this and so much
more – as visitor Aaron Hepworth, Senior
Estimator at Primeseal Roofing, stated: “Had a
day off today and took myself down to the
Contractor’s Day at Old Trafford. Have to say it
was the best one of these I’ve ever been to. Good
to catch up with everyone and some really
interesting discussions going on.”
So next time Contractor’s Day is in your area,
take a break from your normal working day and
don’t miss out on this invaluable opportunity to
get to grips with the future of your industry.
We’d like to say a big thank you to
Headline sponsor Quantum Insulation,
Technical Hub sponsors Brett Martin
Daylight Systems, EJOT and RoofCERT,
plus our Skills sponsor Kingspan
Insulated Panels, as well as all the
speakers and of course the visitors who
took time out of their busy schedules to
help make the North West instalment of
Contractor’s Day such a success.
OCTOBER 2019 TC 17