Permaroof Commercial snaps up major contracts in first year

WITHIN its debut year PermaRoof Commercial, part of PermaGroup, has secured several major contracts across the sector, including its recent appointment as a specification supplier for a bespoke architects ‘House on Stilts’ in Bevere.

After dominating the domestic EPDM rubber flat roofing market for the past two decades, the UK’s leading importer and distributor of Firestone RubberCover expanded into the commercial sector in December 2020.

Since then, PermaRoof’s commercial arm has successfully secured or completed 20 tenders and specifications on a whole host of different projects across the UK, with a further 37 in the pipeline for the remainder of 2021. Having almost completed a four-product solution at St Andrews in Northampton, PermaRoof is now making progress on a private school 3000m² installation and Leeds University.

Sunny Lotay, national commercial manager, said: “It’s fantastic to see just how far PermaRoof Commercial has come in the first seven months. The scale and volume of the different tenders we’ve undertaken goes to prove that there’s not only an increasing demand for our services and specification support but also reflects the value of our expertise throughout the industry.”

PermaRoof’s diversification formed part of the firm’s strategy to increase and deliver large-scale installations, which has already been bolstered by a number of projects – including the announcement of a 500m ² Firestone RubberGard EPDM installation at Imperial College, London.

Adrian Buttress, managing director, said: “After having specialised in Firestone membranes for more than 17 years, I’m thrilled to see PermaRoof Commercial already forging such a strong reputation in such a short space of time. The calibre of tenders Sunny and his team are winning is a real testament to this and I’ve no doubt that this is just the beginning of a really exciting venture for PermaRoof.”

In recent weeks the team has moved to phase two of works to improve Hull Hospital ICU’s flat roof, which involves a three-product solution, and has started phase one of a 3000m ² business park and airport in Scotland. A new website has also been launched to underpin the practical work carried out on the ground and separate the commercial work from PermaRoof’s residential arm.

Sunny added: “I am so proud of the vast variety and scale of projects being completed by our team. From the initial design right through to the end user walking into the building, our role is to support the entire lifecycle of a built-up flat roof project, providing an excellent waterproofing solution with full technical assistance, and a warranty to back it up – offering peace of mind on projects both big and small.

“The vision is to be recognised as a leading commercial flat roofing supplier within just two years and our new website will help to support this by ensuring customers receive a 360 service while simultaneously futureproofing the brand in a digital era. It’s been incredibly rewarding for me spearheading the commercial division and I’m looking forward to seeing what 2021 and 2022 onward holds for us.”

For more information on PermaRoof Commercial, please visit permaroofcommercial.co.uk or call 01773 608839.