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Decra debuts at Offsite2007
Decra will showcase a revolutionary
lightweight steel roof tile when it debuts (stand 49) at the
Offsite2007 exhibition and conference at the BRE’s Innovation
Park in Watford from June 11-14.
The world pioneers of lightweight roofing solutions launched the
Elegance tile, which uses the same paint technology as Audi
engineering, to UK specifiers late last year. Available in three
satin finishes and a high-gloss elegant black, and soon to be
joined by dry- and cool-roof versions, the tile adopts the Decra
trend of an additional protective coating on the underside which
is unique to the brand and gives it even greater longevity.
Elegance has been produced using a unique four-stage
manufacturing process as opposed to the usual two stages, with a
powder coating on the upper surface as opposed to the
traditional Decra granular coating.
It is the latest addition to the comprehensive Decra range
already used by modular building company C3S who specified Decra
for a recent housing trust development.
C3S appreciated the Decra tiles came with a unique 30-year
guarantee that covered not just the tiles but the complete
weather security of the entire roof. But it was another aspect
of security that equally convinced them since the tiles had to
be secure enough to remain in place while two bungalows for
disabled people were transported by articulated trailer from the
factory in West Yorkshire, where they were built over 12 weeks,
to their new home in Mossley, Manchester, where they were craned
into position.
It was easy for C3S (Corporate Safety and Security Systems) to
be confident – Decra’s lightweight steel roof tiles are their
industry standard for pitched roofs on modular projects – and
now that Decra have become the first roofing company in the UK
to win Secured By Design accreditation, they can be even more
so.
C3S Projects designed and built the two timber-frame 66²m Adapta™
bungalows for the New Charter Housing Trust Group as
replacements for some built at the end of World War II that were
in such poor condition they were beyond economic repair.
Graham Ross, director of modular buildings for C3S, said: “To
paraphrase, Decra tiles do what they say on the tin and on this
project they look fine and are in keeping with the
surroundings.”
Decra roof tiles were revolutionary when they were launched in
the UK 30 years ago. Their core of galvanised steel with a
multi-layered protective coating and granular finish offers the
appearance of traditional clay or concrete pantiles but with
exceptional performance characteristics.
These include ease of handling, fast installation, exceptional
durability and low maintenance. In fact, independent research
for Decra has shown their lightweight steel tiles are up to 66%
cheaper than other roofing systems based on a whole life costing
basis.
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