Project: Linda Barker programme, “Building The Dream”
SIG branch: Aaron Bristol
Supplier: John Brash & Company Ltd
Details: The house has been designed as a contemporary extension to the historic village of Witham Friary. It is being built using a timber structure with recycled newspaper insulation, clad with a combination of timber shingles, stone walls and clay roof tiles. [click here for more]

Project: National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
SIG branch: Roof Coverings Midlands
Supplier: John Brash & Company Ltd
Details: The Motorcycle Museum, with its series of interlinked ‘pyramid’ roofs, was severely damaged in a fire. The job of rebuilding the roof fell to specialist contractor Roof Coverings Midlands, a local company well known for its quality workmanship on high profile projects. The products were sourced through Proos Roofing Supplies Birmingham. [click here for more]

Project: Discovery Home & Leisure programme, "How To Build A House"
SIG branch: Aaron Roofing Supplies
Supplier: Aaron Gloucester
Details: The house is a 4/5 bedroom, contemporary house designed by Heath Avery, a well-known Gloucestershire group of architects. Discovery is following the build from foundations to completion and aims to promote the series as 'The definitive guide to self-building'. [click here for more]

Project: Haddon Lakehouse
SIG branch: SIG
Supplier: SIG
Details: The house is contemporary in style and decks out over a lake that has also been restored. The house has been made using “green” and natural materials so that the building blends well with the landscape. There is considerable media interest due to the unique nature of the project, and sponsorship from companies is helping to realise the innovative new house in its stunning setting, and restore the historic landscape. [click here for more]

Project: The Birmingham Children's Hospital
SIG branch: A.C. Smith Applications
Supplier: Proos Birmingham
Details: In April A.C.Smith (Applications) completed a major re-roofing project on "G" wing, of The Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The specification involved stripping some 1,000 sqm. of 120 year old Westmoreland Random slate, then sarking over with Klober Permo Forte.
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Project: Blackpool Landmark Hotel
SIG branch: Byron Roofing
Supplier: Kesteven Roofing Centre Hull
Details: The specification demanded that the roof should give the appearance of slate to blend in with other buildings in the area, but it had to be durable enough to withstand the severe weather conditions experienced on the seafront. Brecon Grey Landmark Slates met the specification on all counts. [click here for more]