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BRIGGSAMASCO CONTRACT AT YORK UNIVERSITY

BRIGGSAMASCO WIN WATERPROOFING CONTRACT AT YORK UNIVERSITY

The UK’s leading waterproofing specialist, BriggsAmasco, has been awarded a large scale roof installation contract from BAM as part of a scheme to boost facilities at York University.

The £900,000 roofing programme will include works to new facilities across the University’s Heslington East campus. Buildings to be created will provide accommodation for four departments including the Department of Theatre, Film and Television, the York Law School and the York Management School as well as ‘The Hub’, a central building that will bring together all parties involved in the development.

In total, over 7,500 square metres of new roof will be installed across the four buildings. Designed to full BREEAM specifications, the inverted roofs will benefit from an Alumasc Hydrotech waterproofing system followed by a 200mm thick layer of insulation and completed with a paving or gravel ballast. Two smaller green roofs will also form part of the roof installation programme. BriggsAmasco will begin on site in mid-September, finalising all works in April 2010 when the sedum mat green roofs will be sewn during warmer months.
The national company has had a branch in nearby Leeds for over 40 years, employing a team of over 40 people, who are all directly employed.
BriggsAmasco has a vast experience of work within the education sector and has carried out numerous developments across the country at university’s, schools and colleges, including previous work at York University. The company’s’ understanding and ability to install a large range of roofing systems is often vital for new build, large scale designs such as this where a range of designs form part of the wider development.

Duncan Purdie, BriggsAmasco branch manager said: “This is a fantastic contract win for BriggsAmasco and the Leeds branch. We look forward to beginning work on site and making our mark on this important, new education facility.”