Record numbers at Roofing Awards ceremony see heritage projects shine

[NOVEMBER SAW a record turnout for the 2021 NFRC UK Roofing Awards at the InterContinental London – The O2. The awards ceremony, hosted by racing driver and TV presenter Tiff Needell, was the first UK Roofing Awards live event to take place in over two years due to the impact of COVID and over 1,000 guests celebrated the return to something like normality.

It has almost become the norm that a clutch of ecclesiastical and heritage projects would win awards in the various categories, spearheaded by the Heritage Roofing winner – in this case Ellis & Co’s Little Sodbury Manor (above left). It pipped Craig House by Southwest Roofing Services, Old Westbury Mansion house by Claude N Smith Ltd and Sospan by Greenough & Sons Roofing.

The project by Harwood Roofing Contractors Ltd at the historic Leeds Town Hall was named winner in the Roof Slating category. It was joined by a period Manor Farmhouse by Clarke Roofing Southern Ltd in the Roof Tiling category.

A fantasy of Los Angeles Hispanic style on the Bournemouth seafront (above middle) scooped the accolade in the Cold Applied Liquid

Waterproofing category for Roofsmiths LLP. The charming Village Hall Turret by Emerton Roofing (Western) Ltd completed the list of winning heritage projects with the award for Small Scale Project <25K.

The ecclesiastical sector was represented by the impressive circular roof of the Church of the English Martyrs in Essex (above right), carried out by Premier Roofing and Construction, in the Reinforced Bitumen Membranes category.

Commenting on the announcement of the winners, NFRC chief executive James Talman said: “My congratulations go out to all those who have won at this year’s UK Roofing Awards. It takes a lot to win a Roofing Award at the best of times, but this year it has been even harder, with all the projects entered having been completed during the pandemic. You should all be incredibly proud.

“I am delighted that we were able to celebrate in person at our largestever UK Roofing Awards. While our 2020 Awards live event wasn’t able to go ahead, we were still able to recognise the 2020 winners through a feature-length film which was played during the 2021 ceremony and will be available online.”

He went on to thank all of the awards’ sponsors. q • Pictures of all the award winners, together with a list of the finalists and all the sponsors, is available on the awards website at www.nfrc.co.uk/uk-roofing-awards/winners/2021-winners.

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