May 2024

Industry News
ELEVATE JOINS FORCES
WITH FDT
Holcim has acquired German-based
roofing membrane manufacturer,
Flachdach Technologie GmbH (FDT).
With a 150-history, FDT has forged a leading
reputation for developing Rhenofol PVC and
Rhepanol polyisobutylene (PIB) roofing
membranes for flat roofs. The acquisition will
see FDT join Elevate under Holcim’s business
envelope division, expanding its product range
for the roofing industry, including UK
installers, specifiers and distributors.
The deal follows Holcim’s acquisition of
Firestone Building Products in 2021, which
now operates under the Elevate brand.
Philip Moors, Managing Director of Elevate UK
and Ireland, commented: “FDT offers a range
of innovative products for flat roofs, which
complement the leading EPDM and TPO
membranes manufactured by Holcim. These
synergies will provide our customers with a
complete choice of solutions offering highperformance
waterproofing for applications
across the commercial, industrial and
residential sectors.”
Robert Forster, Managing Director Holcim
Solutions and Products EMEA, added: “The
acquisition of FDT is in line with our ambition
to become a global leader in roofing systems.
Due to its leadership in technology and
sustainability, as well as its strong customer
relationships, FDT will play an important role
in the expansion into the most attractive
European roofing markets.”
www.holcimelevate.com
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MOY & FIBERTITE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
Leading service provider of
flat roof waterproofing
systems, MOY, has
announced an exciting new
partnership with Seaman
Corporation, the
history of the trusted FiberTite
brand will allow us to operate
and provide an enhanced
solution in comparison to the
systems currently available in
our markets.
manufacturer of global
“This exclusive partnership
roofing brand, FiberTite.
expands our product portfolio
Scott Gipson, Senior Vice President, Seaman
With a combined 95 years in
Corporation (left) with Cathal Quinn, Group
of high-performing solutions
business, MOY says this exciting
partnership and joint venture
Managing Director of MOY.
for critical infrastructures,
enhancing the existing offering
will provide the existing client base with a consistent
product quality and service offering that has come to
be expected globally from the FiberTite brand.
As a world-leading manufacturer of single-ply
roofing membranes, Seaman Corp. developed a
unique four-layer technology, providing superior
puncture, chemical, UV, and ponding water
resistance, which has been adopted by some of
the world’s leading clients on the most demanding
roofs, for over forty years.
Cathal Quinn, Group Managing Director,
commented: “The FiberTite product typology
doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world. Access
to this product allows MOY to further engage and
serve the Critical Infrastructure sectors. Prior to
this partnership, we were reluctant to supply our
clients a single-ply system into the demanding
roof spaces found in the Critical Infrastructure
sector. However, the robust offering and proven
to our client base across the Irish, UK, and
European regions.”
Scott Gipson, Senior Vice President, Seaman
Corporation, representing the FiberTite brand,
said: “We offer a product that is quite like nothing
else in the marketplace, we hear this from many
specifiers and clients. We have developed a
formulation that gives our product unrivaled
characteristics for longevity over time, as well as
many other unique properties, so it’s proven to be
as failproof as possible.
There are so many similarities between the two
brands in our core values and our service-driven
culture. By partnering with the MOY team, it
opens up opportunities across the globe, by
providing localised support and expertise – a
standard of excellence synonymous with the
FiberTite brand.”
https://moymaterials.com/FiberTite/
The Rooflight Association has published a series of ‘Quickguides’ covering the fire
rating requirements for use of rooflights in buildings for each of the four
devolved UK nations.
The new Quickguides provide clear information on the current fire rating classification
requirements for internal walls and ceilings, and roof coverings, which apply to rooflights.
They also include guidance on the allowances and restrictions relating to the use of thermoplastic
rooflights. Stuart Middle, Director and Technical Committee representative at The Rooflight Association,
said: “These new documents form part of our on-line technical library of Quickguides and Technical
Documents, allowing specifiers free access to key information.” As the trade association representing
the rooflight industry, The Rooflight Association is the UK’s pre-eminent independent provider of
rooflighting technical information. The four new Quickguides 10EN, 10SC, 10NI and 10WA, can all be
downloaded free of charge from: https://rooflightassociation.org/fire-performance/
8 TC MAY 2024