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Regulars
05 Editor’s Comment
06 News
12 The Envelope
14 SIG Roofi ng in Focus
16 Skills & Training
18 Company Profi le
24 Finance & Business
26 Finance
28 Technology
CLADDING & SHEETING
30 Fire safety in
cladding systems
32 Industry gets on
with things, despite
hiatus from
government
34 Spotlight on:
Case study
36 ‘Root-and-branch
review’ in
construction
38 100% Hackitt
INSULATION
46 Tampered systems
49 Why XPS insulation is
ideal for blue roofs
ROOFLIGHTS & ROOF VENTS
52 Breathe easy with
natural ventilation
54 When is a roofl ight
not a roofl ight?
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56 Up on the roof
58 BMBI Report
FLAT ROOFING
62 Look after your roof
- before, during and
after installation
64 LRWA Viewpoint
66 Four decades on the
roof
68 A traditional roofi ng
material from a
modern perspective
70 Case study
74 Liquid roofi ng’s
fl uid approach to
driving innovation
PITCHED ROOFING
78 There’s something in
the air
80 Be sure of the quality
and provenance of
your timber
82 Interview:
A soldier’s story
86 Marley Eternit
Uncovered
88 Frequently asked
questions answered
90 Roofi ng today:
an evolution
92 Ten minutes with
Andrew Hayward
94 The Pitch
SAFETY & TOOLS
100 Safety fi rst
102 Fixing the fi xed
ladders problem
104 Tradelink
16 TRAINING &
SKILLS
A skilled-u p
workforce represents
a national gain
24 FINANCE &
BUSINESS
Making tax di gital:
prepare for coming
changes
52 ROOFLIGHTS
& ROOF VENTS
Kingspan Light + Air
on how to breathe
easy with natural
ventilation
88 PITCHED
ROOFS
EDILIANS answers
contractors’ FAQs
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