The luncheon was held at The Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. Celebrity host Tam Cowan entertained the audience before presenting the awards covering all roofing disciplines undertaken by NFRC members, as well as the Ronnie Forsyth Young Roofer of the Year award. The event had a record attendance of around 270, which included contractors, suppliers, and merchants from across the region. 

NFRC president Colin McCorquodale said the awards “play a key part in recognising the work of those actual tradespeople on-site. It is always great to see them attend the awards ceremony”.

The Scottish Parliament has recognised the awards, with MSP Carol Mochan congratulating Lee Liddington for winning the Ronnie Forsyth Scottish Young Roofer of the Year award.

“Lee has been recognised for his high level of skill in traditional roof slating, which combines his strong work ethic with technical skills and problem-solving abilities, and recognises that his employer, DM Roofing & Roughcasting, in Kilmarnock, is a long-term supporter of roofing apprenticeships, having provided young people in the area with career opportunities for years, whilst promoting the industry as a career of choice to future generations,” Ms Mochan said in a motion submitted about the award, which several other politicians supported. Ms Mochan visited a group of DM Roofing & Roughcasting apprentices in August. 

The Young Roofer of the Year award is named in honour of Ronnie Forsyth, who passed earlier this year. NFRC was pleased to welcome Ronnie’s wife, Ticia, to the award ceremony. Ronnie was a valued member and friend of NFRC since the inception of NFRC Scotland. During his time with NFRC, Ronnie received the NFRC Pin of Honour, represented NFRC Scotland on many committees, and received special recognition for roofing at the NFRC Scotland Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards in 2009, amongst other accolades. He was also Chair of NFRC Scotland from 1988 to 1991.

Colin’s company, Archibald McCorquodale & Son Ltd, was a finalist in the Roof Slating category for their Ferry Lodge, Erskine, project but missed out to the Glasgow University project completed by DM Roofing & Roughcasting Ltd.

Despite not winning, Colin said: “This nomination is a real boost to all our staff and is recognition for the hard work of our entire team.”

The Scottish Roofing Awards were the third event in the NFRC Scottish calendar, following the annual Dinner Dance in February and the inaugural Members’ Day in May. As NFRC’s seventh President from Scotland, Colin said he was “pleased to see my region yet again deliver an exceptional event celebrating the skills of our regional members”.

Below are the winners of each category: 

• Bituminous Hot Applied Liquid Waterproofing 
  Woodmill & St Columba’s RC High School – Procladd (Scotland) Ltd 
• Green Roofing 
  Temple Park Crescent – Ashton Building Systems (Scotland) Ltd 
• Heritage Roofing 
  Glasgow University – DM Roofing & Roughcasting Ltd 
• Leadwork 
  Golfhill Drive – Essence Roofing & Building Services Ltd 
• Multi-Discipline Project over £250,000 sponsored by Sika UK
  Central Quay – Briggs Amasco Ltd 
• Rainscreen sponsored by Onestop Roofing Supplies Ltd 
  Glasgow Fort Management Suite – AMAC Roofing Sheeting & Cladding Ltd 
• Reinforced Bitumen Membranes 
  Stow College – Ashton Building Systems (Scotland) Ltd 
• Roof Slating sponsored by CUPA PIZARRAS
  Glasgow University – DM Roofing & Roughcasting Ltd 
• Roof Tiling sponsored by SIG Roofing 
  Boclair Road, Bearsden – Roofing Advisors (UK) Ltd 
• Sheeting & Cladding sponsored by Fixing Point 
  Celtic Football Club, South Stand – Roofing Advisors Ltd 
• Single Ply sponsored by ICB Waterproofing 
  Allander Leisure Centre – Procladd (Scotland) Ltd 
• Solar  
  North Ayrshire Council Measured Term Contract – Marley Contract Services 
• Ronnie Forsyth Young Roofer of the Year  
  Lee Liddington - DM Roofing & Roughcasting Ltd

NFRC is very grateful to the sponsors who made the awards possible. 

• Sika UK
• Onestop Roofing Supplies Ltd 
• CUPA PIZARRAS
• SIG Roofing 
• Fixing Point 
• ICB Waterproofing 

NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) is the UK’s largest trade association for the roofing industry with over 1200 Members, representing the entire roofing supply chain from contractors to merchants to manufacturers.