Weatherproofing issues at a 6600 m² three-bay warehouse at the Plate Processing Centre in Park Road, Cradley Health, West Midlands were giving Operations Manager Jim Hartley some serious concerns.

“The building had an existing metal roof which received some internal upgrades a few years ago,” explained Jim.

“But we continually experienced leakages in the two gutters that ran down the length of the warehouse, whenever there was a significant downpour.”

“A variety of patch-up jobs had been undertaken over an extended period.”

“The harsh reality was that none of them had been completely satisfactory.”

“It was proving extremely difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of the problems.”

“We therefore considered that more drastic action was required and took the major decision to completely re-roof the entire warehouse."

”A sizeable re-roofing project in a busy operation like a Plate Processing Centre can present special difficulties, as Jim went on to explain. “Our paramount concern was to be able to continue the fluent operation of the warehouse and site in general as work progressed.”

“We obviously wanted to ensure that the leakage problems would become a thing of the past.”

“We therefore made it clear that we only wanted to use the highest quality of products that would work in harmony to give us the total weather tight integrity we craved.”

“The tender process saw Birmingham based UK Industrial Roofing and Cladding emerge as successful. We were particularly impressed that they had put forward a solution using the Platinum System Warranty.”

UK Industrial Roofing and Cladding is an approved installer within the Platinum scheme. This means that their workmanship is continually checked to ensure everything is being correctly installed. Offered by Panels and Profiles, the warranty provides peace of mind to clients for up to 25 years. It is free of charge, covers material performance and workmanship and provides the client with a direct link to Corus in the unlikely event of a building failure.

The warranty covers all building envelope solutions provided by  Panels and Profiles, making it the most comprehensive system warranty available. All components used are covered under the warranty through supply chain partnerships.

Approved Platinum System Warranty suppliers are selected on the basis of their ability to meet the stringent technical criteria and performance set for each component and provide a component guarantee of up to 25 years. Specifiers and contractors are able to choose from a published list of approved suppliers.

UK Industrial Roofing and Cladding Contracts Supervisor Neil Owen outlined the Plate Processing Centre re-roofing solution: “Corus Panels and Profiles specified the R32 pre-finished steel external weathering roof profile.”