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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.

The Chancellor’s decision to slash VAT to 0% on home energy saving measures has been broadly welcomed by contractors and trade bodies, though calls remain for the UK Government to support and incentivise people in undertaking retrofitting and other projects through further public support and i

Roofing contractors are optimistic about their workloads for 2022, with 43% of contractors expecting further growth over the next year, according to the NFRC/Glenigan State of the Roofing Industry Survey for Q4 2021.

A free resource has been launched to help tackle the chronic skill shortages in the roofing and cladding industry.

Building on the success of COP26, the Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has announced it will be holding a dedicated eco homes festival in 2022, delivering practical assistance and advice to help Scotland become a net zero nation.

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) is warning of a ticking roofing and cladding skills time bomb as research from Glenigan shows that over three-quarters of roofing and cladding contractors (77%) reported difficulties recruiting suitable labour in the third quarter of the year.

The UK Government has postponed planned changes to product marking rules, giving businesses an additional year to apply new product safety markings for most products placed on the market in England, Scotland and Wales.

The roofing and cladding industry continued to be blighted by material and skill shortages as well as spirally cost increases in the second quarter of the year, according to a new survey.

Leading voices from the UK roofing industry have warned of faltering availability and rapidly rising costs of basic materials such as roofing batten.

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has formally suspended HJ Enthoven Limited (trading as BLM British Lead) as a supplier member for one year for breaching the competition clause of the NFRC’s Code of Practice. The suspension follows the decision of the Competition and Marke