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Workloads for roofing contractors grew once again during the first quarter of the year and a balance of 16% of firms saw a rise in enquiries against the previous quarter, the State of the Roofing Industry survey from NFRC and Glenigan has indicated.

NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has appointed Richard Miller as chief operating officer (COO), responsible for all day-to-day operations of the trade association effective April 2023. Richard will continue to have direct management of quality and compliance.

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has begun its 2023 programme of skills demonstrations in Scotland, following a history of successful demonstrations in conjunction with Build Your Future. This year’s work began in Edinburgh: pupils at Gracemount High School and Liberton Hi

Workloads and enquiries grew in the final quarter of 2022 for roofing and cladding contractors, according to the latest State of the Roofing Industry survey from NFRC and Glenigan, but firms are still grappling daily with high energy, labour and material prices, skills shortages, and late payments.

Building greener kitchens, accessing renewable funding and preventing heat loss through windows and doors are among the main events being planned for this year’s Green Home Festival, organisers have revealed.

Over half of roofing and cladding contractors found it harder to recruit suitable labour in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest State of the Roofing Industry survey from NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) and Glenigan.

Two apprentices have received recognition from the Scottish Parliament for winning the Roofing Apprentice of the Year Award, as part of the NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) Scottish Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards. Sarah Boyack MSP submitted a parliamentary motion in recogniti

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has issued a safety alert after a large volume of non-standard battens, falsely coloured and/or stamped with BS 5534, entered the UK market. The trade association for the roofing industry has published guidance for site operatives and managers on

The NFRC Scottish Roofing Awards luncheon took place on Friday, 28 October, at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow, celebrating a selection of the best of roofing, cladding and rainscreen projects in Scotland. This was the return of the event that many had been looking forward to after the awards could

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) is celebrating recognition for efforts at the 10th Festival of Traditional Buildings, held in August 2022, through a parliamentary motion submitted by Gordon MacDonald MSP and received widespread support within the parliament. The motion highligh

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors Limited (NFRC) in Scotland is celebrating ten years of an extensive programme of construction skills events, helping to show off traditional roofing skills and the careers available in the industry. Back in 2012, NFRC took part in the first construction

Taking part in recent weeks in the Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival with traditional skills demonstrations, NFRC Scotland is this year celebrating ten years of an extensive programme of construction skills events, helping to show off traditional roofing skills and the careers available in the

The NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) is now inviting submissions for next year’s Awards which recognise outstanding workmanship across the roofing and cladding industry. The UK Roofing Awards will return on Friday 12 May 2023, once again at InterContinental London—T

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has called on the UK government to work with the industry to ease the burden on companies after 71% of roofing and cladding contractors said they feel that the survival of their business is being threatened by price inflation and soari

Around three quarters of roofing and cladding contractors raised their tender prices during the first three months of this year, according to a new survey.