May 2024

Roofing Updates
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EJOT COLORFAST CHOSEN FOR KINGSPAN FACTORY
More than 120,000 EJOT Colorfast self-drilling
fasteners have helped Kingspan to create a thermally
superior, visually appealing building envelope for its
first purpose-built manufacturing plant in South East
Asia.
The 16,000 sq. m factory at Phu My Town in Ba Ria-Vung
Tau Province, Vietnam, will enable Kingspan to grow its
presence in the wider Asian region by providing a state-of-the-art plant to
manufacture its market-leading Quadcore and mineral fibre insulated
panels. It marks a strategically important step in the development of the
Kingspan Group, helping it to unlock the potential of a new and expanding
market with a total investment of more than £21 million, and this is reflected
in the building’s very high specification.
Installed by main contractor TUAN LE Construction, the building envelope
features a total roof area of 14,500 sq. m, formed using Kingspan Quadcore
KS1000RW insulated panels and KS1000DLTR (Day-Lite Trapezoidal
Rooflight) polycarbonate rooflights.
All of the 120,000+ fasteners used to create the envelope were EJOT
fasteners, mainly Colorfast (CF19 JT3 D6H) which feature a 19mm
aluminium/EPDM vulcanised sealing washer and utilise
EJOT’s JT3 bi-metallic self-drilling screw. These were
coloured in White for the main roof fix and Poppy Red
with storm washers for the rooflight detail. EJOfast
fasteners with a 15mm washer (CF15 JF3 2 5.5 x 25)
were used for the side and end laps, while CF19 JT6 2H
6.3 x 30/10 secured the rooflight laps.
The reasons for their specification, however, went far beyond the simple
functional objective to attach the roof to a structure. Colorfast was able to
make a positive contribution to the long term performance of the building
envelope and, hence, the sustainability of the factory as a whole.
As an FM Approved fastener, Colorfast has been independently assessed and
its performance verified under a globally-recognised certification scheme.
The stringent testing undertaken by FM Approvals considers fasteners within
a complete assembly, rather than in isolation, which was extremely
important to the architects on this project.
They sought assurance that the products would deliver on their promise to
comfortably match the design life of the envelope’s panels and minimise
thermal transfer once the building was operational. www.ejot.co.uk
TWO TO LOOK OUT FOR FROM SIKA...
Sika’s Roofing Division is proud to announce its
selection as finalists in two categories of the
NFRC UK Roofing Awards 2024.
challenges such as tight workspaces, close proximity to
other trades and the aesthetic requirements needed to
keep the building in line with its impressive history.
The company has been recognised for its impressive
contributions in the technology fields of Bituminous Hot
Applied Liquid Waterproofing and Cold Applied Liquid
Waterproofing. Judges were impressed by two exemplary Winners announced on 10th May 2024.
For the Cold Applied Liquid Waterproofing category, Sika
submitted its large-scale residential project, Burnt Mills
in Harlow, Essex. Once home to a series of garages and
workshops, it has been redeveloped into 173 homes
projects that showcase the company’s commitment to innovation, quality,
and excellence in roofing solutions.
over 15 storeys, forming one of the tallest buildings in Harlow. Roofing
contractors, Contour Roofing used Sikalastic 625N PU Liquid in Grey for the
project. The product’s exceptional quality and ease of installation helped
In the Bituminous Hot Applied Liquid Waterproofing category, Sika has been
Contour Roofing overcome numerous obstacles, such as roof penetrations, to
shortlisted for its involvement on a project at Rhodes House, part of the
allow for services, and roof plant housing.
University of Oxford and home to the scholarship team. As part of a large
refurbishment plan, large subterranean spaces were excavated beneath the
building to create lecture theatres and new pavilions were created. The
project required large volumes of concrete to be waterproofed and installed
at zero-degree falls. Roofing contractor, Fenland Flat Roofing successfully
installed a high penetration primer, before the SikaShield hot melt structural
waterproofing system. Fenland Flat Roofing was able to overcome multiple
Mark Gatrell, Business Unit Manager at Sika, explained: “We are delighted to
be shortlisted for two NFRC UK Roofing Awards. This acknowledgement
reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering innovative and high-quality
roofing solutions, and we are proud of our team’s dedication and expertise,
working alongside high quality roofing contractors, which has directly
contributed to us reaching this achievement.” www.sika.co.uk/roofing
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