J1195 Roofscape 3 - Filon · 2018-07-17 · Polycarbonate Rooflights Polycarbonate is an extremely versatile material that is used extensively in roof glazing. The key properties

PLUS: The new Part L:Design guidance forrooflight specifiers

Over-roofing A failing factory roofgets the full FILONover-roof remedy

Flat roofing TecnaFlex systemsolves flat roofproblems

InnovationsNew products galorein this issue...

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MEETING THE SPORTINGCHALLENGEWhat makes FILON rooflightsthe ideal solution for stadiumcanopies? P3

GROWING MARKET

FILON helps horticulturalistsaround the UK P4

PART L GUIDANCEMore help on designing withrooflights from FILON P5

OUT-OF-PLANE ROOFLIGHTSFILON Monarch F P5

READY FOR TAKE-OFFFILON’s forthcoming Crossflightrooflight system P5

FLAT ROOFINGFILON’s Tecnaflex system P6

NEW GRP FLASHINGS...now available from SIG P6

ROOF REFURBA 70m long factory roof gets a new lease of life P6

MAKE LIGHT WORKDSP – FILON’s new lightdiffusing sheet P7

NEW INSULATEDROOFLIGHTNew Filotherm system P7

TRAFFIC SIGNSFILON’s new Supaplate F meetsnew legislation P7

CPD SEMINARSDraw on FILON expertise at one of our nationwide CPDseminars P7

Welcome to

David Hathaway F.I.o.R.Director of Sales, FILON Products

In this issue: Canopies UK builds on success

FILON supports Roof Shop show

Canopies UK has moved to newpremises at Darwen, near Black-burn in Lancashire, to facilitatethe company’s ongoing plans forexpansion and diversification.

FILON Products supplies profiledGRP sheets and other GRPcomponents for Canopies UK’swide range of self-supportingcanopies.

Canopies UK undertakes supply-only contracts in association withHousing Developers and the publicsector. The company offers a broadstandard product range as well as acomprehensive bespoke manu-facturing service.

In addition to its range of canopies,the company also provides anationwide supply and fix servicefor FILON’s innovative Tecnaflex flatroofing system.

David Hathaway, Director of Salesat FILON Products, commented“We’re delighted to be working withCanopies UK and we wish them

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Once again, welcome to Roofscape. In the last issue we covered the new Building

Regulations Part L, so, to date what impact has this new Regulation had? To be frank it

seems very little at present and in a lot of instances confusion reigns. The legislation in

place is quite specific and will provide a good basis for saving energy and reducing carbon

emissions. To date it seems that little notice is being taken of the Regulations and they

don’t appear to be being policed. The concept of rooflights having a U-value of 2.20 and the roof

0.25 is straightforward but still we have no indication of clients, specifiers or contractors actually

ordering the new rooflights designed to comply with these Regulations. So, what is

going on? For more information about rooflights and Part L, see page 5 of this

issue of Roofscape, or visit our website (www.filon.co.uk) where our comprehensive

brochure covering the Part L Regulations regarding rooflights is available.

Published by: FILON Products LimitedUnit 3, Ring Road, Zone 2, Burntwood Business Park, Burntwood, Staffordshire WS7 3JQ, EnglandTelephone: 01543 687 300 Fax: 01543 687 303

Editor: David HathawayTel: 01543 687300 Fax: 01543 687 303 Email: [email protected] and produced by Bennett & Partnerswww.bennettandpartners.co.uk

Above: Canopies UK s new premisesin Darwen, Lancashire

well with the move and futureexpansion plans”

South Coast Roofing Supplies,part of the SIG Roofing SuppliesGroup, recently held an exhibitionand customer event at itspremises in Lewes, East Sussex.

This was part of SIG’s launch of its‘Roof Shop’ re-branding schemefor trade counters across the UK.

FILON was present at the showwith displays of the company’srooflighting, roof refurbishment andflat roofing products. The show alsoprovided the first opportunity forcustomers to see SIG’s new rangeGRP Flashings which aremanufactured by FILON (See p6).

The re-branding reflects SIG’scommitment to creating new shop-style formats at trade counters,making an even wider range ofproducts available off-the -shelf.


FILON meets the sporting challenge...

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The 2012 Olympic Games inLondon will see the constructionof many new buildings andstadia.

Architects and designers, taskedwith meeting the challenge of thislarge-scale development oflandmarks for and beyond theOlympics, will be considering thelongevity of their designs.

One of the vital considerations forstadia will be getting therooflighting correct from the outset,to ensure that effective, evenlighting is provided to all playingareas, allowing good visibility forspectators and suitable light levelsto support healthy turf growth.

Rooflight materials must transmitlight, satisfy all durability, thermal,safety and fire requirements andcomplement the roof coveringmaterials and/or the glazing systembeing used. This is where FILONcan help with its extremely broad

range of GRP (the most commonlyused profiled glazing material)rooflights, as well as polycarbonatebarrel lights and a polycarbonatestructural glazing system.

During its 50 year history, FILONhas supplied GRP profiled sheetsto many of the UK’s best-knownstadia, including Twickenham,Birmingham City Football Club,Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea toname but a few.

GRP Rooflights

Sporting, industrial and commercialbuildings generally require diffusedlight which minimises glare andshadows. GRP provides high levelsof diffused light, in a versatile, cost-effective and durable material.FILON GRP profiled sheeting isavailable to match virtually anymetal or fibre cement sheet profileand is also ideal for barrel vaultdesign. The sheets incorporateFILON’s specially developed UV

Main picture: The Den, Millwall; top right: Municipalswimming Pool Villefranche de Lauragais, France;top left: Twickenham Stadium

FILON INFORMATION & SUPPORT HOTLINE: 01543 687 300 WWW.FILON.CO.UK

Major stadia and sports facilities across the UK feature FILON rooflights. What makes them a winner with stadia specifiers?

absorbing surface protection whichvirtually eliminates long termdiscolouration. In fact, longevity is akey advantage of good quality GRProoflights. Correctly installed, theseprovide a non-fragile service life inexcess of 25 years.

FILON will work with designers andarchitects from the initial conceptstages to ensure that the correctmaterial and specifications areutilised from the outset

Polycarbonate Rooflights

Polycarbonate is an extremelyversatile material that is usedextensively in roof glazing.

The key properties of polycarb-onate are exceptional impactresistance, high levels of lighttransmission, good workability andexcellent fire rating.

FILON can supply flat or domedsystems using the long establishedAkraplast SunModul FinesseSystem. This is available in clearand tinted options with the clearoption and most of the tintsproviding direct light.

For more information about FILONglazing and rooflight systems forstadia, please call our hotline, orvisit www.filon.co.uk

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Growing market...FILON is creating the perfect indoor environment for nurseries and garden centres

FILON Products has developedits Fotolite GRP sheets to providethe perfect glazing material forcommercial greenhouses andgarden centres.

The Fotolite profiles aremanufactured from speciallydeveloped GRP and polyesterresins containing a high percentageof UV stabilisation to preventyellowing. Additional UV andweathering protection is providedby a special polyester filled surfaceincorporated during manufacture.

Fotolite profiles provide excellentlight diffusion to reduce glare,hotspots and shadows, ensuring

plants are evenly illuminated. Lighttransmission is high, particularly thephotosynthetic wavebands whichare essential for plant growth –hence the ‘Fotolite’ name.

An additional advantage is that thesheets are virtually opaque to UVlight which, if not controlled, cancause leaf burn.

FILON Fotolite is available inlengths to meet individual projectrequirements. It’s ideal for multi-span, tunnel and pitched roofgreenhouses. It’s also ideal forupgrading film covered tunnels.

For details, call 01543 687300.

Fosseway Farm Nursery,Moreton-in-Marsh,

Gloucestershire


Record-breakingonion grower usesFILON cloches

John Sifford with his amazing, world-record breaking 16lb 8oz onion.

John Sifford of Halesowen in theWest Midlands, has grown amassive 16lb 8oz onion which hedisplayed at one of the country’stop horticultural shows.

John, who has been a top grower ofhuge leeks and onions for the past20 years, has used FILON productsfor his cloches and tunnels, tocreate various conditions for hisrecord-breaking vegetables.

Fotolite Fact sheetnow available

FILON Fotolite profiles are used by horticulturalists all over the UK

FILON Fotolite is the effective,long term solution for all kindsof greenhouse glazing.

If you’d like more information,this detailed new fact sheetgiving practical advice oninstallation and applications,plus technical specifications anddimensions, can be downloadedfree at www.filon.co.uk.


Part L guidance – FILON has the answers...New Part L Guidance Documents reveal important data

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FILON Monarch F rooflights at naval dockyardFILON’s Monarch F barrel vaultrooflights have been installed atone of the country’s major navaldockyards.

Monarch F rooflights are fabricatedfrom robust, shatter resistantFILON GRP sheeting. They are out-of-plane rooflights mounted abovethe plane of the roof – a Health andSafety Executive recommendation,to reduce risks of people fallingthrough. When fixed, they fullycomply with the HSE non-fragileimpact test specifications. Whereroofs are subject to extensive foot

traffic, FILON’s exceptionally strongSupaSafe GRP glazing sheet isrecommended for the outer glazing.

Monarch F GRP factory assembledbarrel vault rooflights can be usedalong roof ridges, on slopes (ideallyridge down), on curved roofsgreater than 25m radius and on flatroofing, in continuous runs ifrequired. They are ideal for verylow pitched roofs and for use withstanding seam and secret fixroofing systems.

For details, visit www.filon.co.uk.

FILON Products’ new Part LDesign Guidance documentsreveal the results of newresearch into the effects ofrooflights on energy saving.

The new 2006 Building Regulationsmake a fundamental change to themethod of compliance. The oldregulations were based on thermalvalues of the fabric of the building.The new regulations consider notonly the fabric of the building, butalso the energy efficiency of all themechanical services – boilers, hotwater and artificial lighting. Thethermal values and energyrequirements are converted into acarbon dioxide (CO2) emissioncalculation known as the carbonfootprint. To be compliant under thenew regulations, the proposedbuilding must achieve a prescribedlevel of CO2 savings over the same‘notional’ building designed to the2002 regulations.

ROOFLIGHTS SAVE ENERGY

Recent research carried out by DeMontfort University for NARM (TheNational Association of RooflightManufacturers), has establishedthat rooflights play a significant rolein achieving the prescribed TargetEmission Rate (TER).

Previously, designers consideredreducing rooflight area to minimiseheat loss, resulting in high use ofartificial lighting. The De Montfortresearch shows that the total energydemand for a building will reduce as

Crossflight approaches take-offFILON Products’ Product Devel-opment Manager, Les Williamsand his team have developed anew concept for rooflights to beused on standing seam roofs.

The new ‘Crossflight’ system hasbeen designed to work with anystanding seam construction andwill span openings up to 2.5m wide.

The system can provide U valuessimilar to composite rooflights,

without the need for under liners.

The system has been assembledand successfully tested at FILON’sStaffordshire factory. The firstCrossflight rooflights are alreadyscheduled for installation.

Ron Allen, Managing Director ofFILON Products, commented:“Crossflight is just one of a host ofexciting new FILON Products –watch this space.”

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For a detailed explanation of therole of rooflights in achieving part L

compliance, you can download ourGuidance Documents from ourwebsite – www.filon.co.uk.

Rooflight Area (% 0f Floor Area)

• Lighting at 600 lux + heating CO2

emissions falling as rooflight areaincreases to 20%

• The same effect at 300 lux

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TecnaFlex roofing – a better solution to an age old problem

ROOFING & ROOF REFURBISHMENT

FILON’s Tecnaflex flat roofingsystem has allowed a flat roof inBury, Lancashire, to be cost-effectively refurbished without thetime and expense of removing theold roof.

This domestic garage and extensionwas the first contract carried out byCanopies UK using the Tecnaflexsystem.

The original roof had beenconstructed using chipboard with afelt covering. This had deterioratedafter 6 years and water hadpenetrated causing the chipboard tobecome damp and warped.

On the initial survey of the roof it wasnoted that although the chipboardwas still structurally sound, thewarping had caused dips in whichpuddles formed.

With its factory made base sheetwhich sits above existing roofs(allowing venting) the Tecnaflex flatroofing system provides an ideal wayof rectifying this problem without theneed to remove the old roof. With theunique patented MAP (mobileanchor plate) fixings in place, anymovement as the old roof dries out istaken up. The result is a very cost -effective, long life GRP roof system,which has been installed in one daywith no disturbance to the client.

Jason Eastwood, Canopies SalesDirector commented, "The Tecnaflexsystem fits well into our existingportfolio of canopies, porches androofing products and can onlystrengthen our market position.We’re looking forward to continuedgrowth in this area of our businessover the coming years”.

SIG Roofing have launched theirrange of GRP Flashings designedto suit three separate roofingsystems.

The flashings are an easy to useaccessory which compliments theSealoflex Liquid Seamless System,Single Ply Systems and are acrucial part of a wet laid GRPsystem which SIG are also able tosupply. The range has beendeveloped to complement all theabove systems as well as beingable to bond them together, givinga complete roof seal whichbecomes chemically bonded asone. The flashings are available

New SIG Flashings hit the roofs!New FlashingsTechnical Brochure,available from SIGRoofing depots

from most SIG Roofing branchesand with over 140 branchescovering the United Kingdom therange is readily available forcontractors. For further informationabout SIG Flashings please contactyour local SIG Roofing depot.


A new journal, Metal Matters,has been issued this Summerby the Metal Cladding andRoofing ManufacturersAssociation Limited (MCRMA).

This comprehensive quarterlyjournal will keep specifiers,clients and contractors abreastof the latest developments inthe use of metal in theconstruction of buildingenvelopes.

The journal can be downloadedfrom the MCRMA web site(www.mcrma.co.uk), or [email protected] for afree copy.

FILON Products is pleased to be an Associate Member of theMetal Cladding and RoofingManufacturers AssociationLimited.

Stay up todate withMetal Matters Bespoke solution for factory roof refurb

Tripp Batt & Co Ltd, a Con MechGroup company, were appointedto undertake roof refurbishmentat Henry Williams Group’s10,000m2 factory in Darlington.

The building houses offices andworkshops with engineeringfacilities for transport infrastructureproducts and systems.

The factory was originally built inthe 30’s and the asbestos cementroof had not undergone upgradesor refurbishment for many years.

Prior to Tripp Batt being appointed,part of the roof above the officeshad been sprayed externally with aurethane foam, in an attempt tocure water ingress problems. Thiscourse of action exacerbated theproblem, as the foam reacted withthe asbestos cement profiles,causing them to break down

further, leading to increased wateringress.

Trevor Crack of Tripp Batt takes upthe story: “Following inspection, itbecame clear that the best optionwas to over-roof the factory, usingFILON GRP profiles. We cut into thefoam, fixed bespoke galvanisedsteel spacers and laid rails for over-

cladding the roof, leaving space for80mm quilt insulation.”

To give the refurbished roof a moremodern appearance, FILON’s32/1000 profile was specified,however FILON over-roofingprofiles are available to matchvirtually any profile.

For details visit www.filon.co.uk

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Before refurbishment: puddlescaused by a warping roof deck


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FILON INNOVATION IN ACTION

CPD SeminarsTo book or receive furtherdetails on the following seminarsplease contact Marie at FILONProducts Ltd on 01543 687300.

TECNAFLEX FLAT ROOFING -THE WAY FORWARD

This seminar covers the history offlat roofing along with remedies toovercome flat roofing problems.The seminar goes on to explain theunique patented Tecnaflex System,with case studies of the systemand its benefits.

ASBESTOS REGULATION ANDTHE BUILDING REGULATIONSPART L IN RESPECT OFREFURBISHMENT

This seminar will bring you up tospeed on the current AsbestosRegulations relating to the removal/ encapsulation of fibre cement orasbestos sheets. It also explainshow the new Building RegulationsPart L affect refurbishment work.Case studies will be presented,demonstrating FILON’s uniqueOver-Roofing system.

ROOFLIGHTS - THE NEWBUILDING REGULATIONS PART L, PLUS THE CDMREGULATIONS AND HOW THEYEFFECT ROOFLIGHTS

This seminar explains the affectsof the Building Regulations Part Lwith regard to rooflights. It covers solar overheating andcarbon emissions. It also explainshow the CDM Regulations relatingto rooflights have moved on andendeavours to give the listener afull picture of their options inrelation to using natural light in buildings.

FILON Products Limited haslaunched a new GRP signsubstrate, Supaplate F.

Following the company’s move tothe new premises two years agoFILON had the opportunity toredevelop their original FILON Platesign substrate.

GRP has long been regarded as anexcellent material for traffic signs,due to its high strength anddurability – and minimal scrapvalue, which deters thieves.

Supaplate F has been developed to

New Supaplate F for traffic signsmeet new regulations appertainingto the traffic signs market.

Supaplate F is only available viaspecialist distributors throughoutthe UK and comes in a standard3.2mm thick grey/grey sheet, either2440mm(8'0") x 1220mm (4'0") or3050mm (10'0") x 1525mm (5'0").

Supaplate F is also available inwhite and other colours tominimum orders.

For further information, please visitwww.filon.co.uk or telephone01543 687 300).

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FILON DSP makes light work!The excellent light diffusingcharacteristics of GRP sheetinghave been further enhanced withspecial additives, to produceFILON’s DSP (Diffused Sign Plate)sheets.

These opal sheets are designed foruse with fluorescent tubes, toprovide maximum light scatter.

DSP has been successfully used ina wide variety of applications, fromconcealed lighting, to feature ‘lightwalls’ and in suspended ceilings.

DSP is also ideal for use withbacklit displays and graphics.

The high impact resistance anddurability of GRP makes it suitablefor use in areas where there may bea risk of damage or vandalism.

2mm thick DSP sheets are availablein standard 1220mm widths, inlengths of 2440mm or 3050mm.

For more information, please visitwww.filon.co.uk


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New Filotherm insulated profiled rooflight FILON Products has undertakenfurther development on its FAIRS(Factory Assembled InsulatedRooflight) system, to provide aprofiled in-plane rooflight whichenables specifiers to gaincompliance with the new Part L2006 Building Regulations.

The new ‘Filotherm’ units areassembled using a unique innercore developed to provideimproved U-values with high lighttransmission, as well as allowing forthermal movement.

Product Development Manager LesWilliams commented: “The FILONdevelopment team has worked welltogether to ensure that thisimportant new product was madeavailable as the new regulationscame into force.”

For more details about Filothermand the new Part L regulations,please visit www.filon.co.uk


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For advice about compliancewith the revised

Building Regulations, call us now on

01543 687300We have a large product range to meet

most applications and we match most of the 900 plus metal and fibre cement sheet

profiles in the UK.

Filon offers a vast range of high quality GRP rooflights to match virtually all UK and European profiles

As strong as steel, these rooflights remain non-fragile for thelife of the roof and fully meet HS(G)33 and CDM regulations

Factory assembled insulated Rooflights, made to measure & available to match most UK and European profiles.

Modular rooflight system with multiwall polycarbonate glazing forcurved barrel vaults spanning up to 8m or conventional glazing

A range of GRP Barrel Vault Rooflights designed for use withshallow roof pitches, standing seams and secret fix system

Strong, long-lasting easy-fix translucent roof sheets in two standard profiles...

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