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HMRC crackdown on CIS scaffolding payments
By Gray Gibson, National Federation of Roofing Contractors. NFRC guidance and best practices for contractors navigating HMRC labour and materials splits. With long days and busy worksites, keeping up with changing regulations and policies can be hard for roofing professionals. That’s why the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) works ...
The Coffee Shops™ welcome Tapco® Roofing Products
Tapco® Roofing Products bring architectural beauty and outstanding performance to the global roofing market. The Coffee Shops™, the award-winning online communities where the industries meet for technologies, safety, information and education for the construction trades of roofing, metal, coatings and outdoor living, are pleased to welcome Tapco® Roofing Products ...
CMA invites views on proposed AkzoNobel and Axalta merger
By The Coffee Shops™. Industry feedback is sought as review considers potential market impacts. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking views on the anticipated merger between Akzo Nobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. The request for input forms part of the CMA’s standard review process and is ...
H.I. Building Contractors LTD wins 2025 Elite Roofing Award
By Tapco Roofing Products. With this Cowfold home's roof, Shane Condell and the H.I. Building Contractors LTD team out of Sussex knocked it out of the park. During its inaugural year of the Elite Roofing Awards Program, Tapco Roofing Products is honoring H. I. Building Products for their installation of a ...
Dean Potts Roofing Ltd wins 2025 Elite Roofing Award for Malvern Hills Hotel Project
By Tapco Roofing Products. Since installing TapcoSlate on the Malvern Hills Hotel, Dean Potts Roofing Ltd. has worked on almost a dozen additional TapcoSlate projects in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire areas. Re-roofing the historic Malvern Hills Hotel & Restaurants structure back in 2020 was not an easy job. The crew from ...
Roofing talent put to the test
By Emma Peterson. NFRC’s support of the future of roofing through the SkillBuild National Competition. National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has long been a supporter SkillBuild. This is a competition that sees roofing apprentices and trainees put their talent to the test in a head-to-head contest of skills, ...
CRI West Midlands installs 70+ TapcoSlate conservatory roofs each year!
By Tapco Roofing Products. Why this contractor recommends Tapco time and time again. Another happy homeowner. Every year Brian Longville adds 70+ TapcoSlate roofs to conservatories on homes throughout Stourbridge and surrounding areas with the same results. Happy homeowners. “Our customers always remark that the TapcoSlate tiles we use on our conservatory ...
The power of apprenticeships: Harry at Aldridge and Sons
By Emma Peterson. How an apprenticeship with Aldridge and Sons helped Harry go from uncertainty to building a career. For many years, National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has been a staunch supporter of National Apprenticeship Week (recognized 9-15 February 2026) as well as Scottish Apprenticeship Week (recognized 2-6 March ...
Challenging roof project wins RF Roofing LTD a 2025 Elite Roofing Award
By Tapco Roofing Products. Building long-term roofing success with Tapco tiles and solar solutions. Helping homeowners Emma and Simon Candy make their dream of an energy efficient roof come true has turned into something extra special for roofing contractor Ricky Fletcher with RF Roofing LTD out of Coldstream. For his exceptional ...
James Talman - Leveling the Payment Field
In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Heidi J. Ellsworth talks with James Talman, CEO of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC), about a landmark U.K. government decision to ban retentions in construction contracts and reform long-standing payment laws. Long criticized for straining cash flow, retention practices have impacted ...
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