Icopal Flat Roofing Case Studies

A tried and tested roofing solution for new educational facilities

Overcoming the challenges of a unique roof, with a tried and tested solution.

Opened in 1976, the John Lewis department store in north London’s Brent Cross Shopping Centre is a major retail destination. But the building the store is situated in was in need of repair. With 3000 square metres across two courtyards, bespoke rooflights and working on a live site with difficult access, this was anything but a straightforward project.

Completing an essential repair project, during the pandemic.

Part of the regeneration of Keynsham town centre, the Riverside View scheme is a £10 million refurbishment project that has transformed the town’s 1970s municipal complex into an upmarket mixed development including three classes of property: residential, commercial and leisure.

With the existing roof of the building nearing the end of its life, the architect, contractor and manufacturer needed to collectively specify the ideal solution to ensure a new roof would be 100% waterproof for another 25 years

Market-leading technical support, speed of installation and a 20-year guarantee made the BMI Icopal Profiles XL Firesmart system ideal for the final phase of re-roofing the Boots store in the main shopping area of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

The roof of the Thorpe Park Academy was over 50 years old and showed signs of ageing. Watershed Roofing worked with Venn Academy to create a solution to meet the needs of the building.

A brand new state of the art Science Park in Wales required a solution that could withstand high winds on the properties exposed position, and that met the aesthetics required from the brief. This led to the development of a bespoke white Single-ply membrane from BMI Icopal.

BMI Icopal Universal POCB provides assurance to Motor Company’s R & D Centre.

University’s Civil Engineering Building makes use of a bespoke single-ply system.

BMI Specified a comprehensive pitched and flat roofing solution for a refurbished roof at Romilly Primary School.

A full refurbishment calls for a complete waterproofing solution.

Overlooking London’s captivating skyline, this iconic running track sits on top of the White Collar Factory in London’s Old Street Yard complex.

How do you complete a refurbishment of a 6300m2 roof at one of the busiest airports in the world with no impact on travel?

Built in the 1960s, the Open House is a single storey building that is occupied by a charity that could not afford to replace the original roof, even though it was failing badly and made much of the building unusable.

Hatfield Tunnel carries a huge volume of traffic daily and as a result ventilation of the tunnel is of huge importance.

Demand for rooftop games areas in schools is rising due to an increased demand for school places, not matched by an increase in a school’s footprint.

Upgrading the pitched and flat roofing systems on an elegant apartment block in the centre of Birmingham’s bustling jewellery quarter.

Icopal green roofing and living walls have been installed to support a BREEAM Excellent rating creating a pleasant outdoor space for occupants at a premium mixed use development in the heart of London.

Tottenham Hotspur football club were moving from their old training ground in Chigwell, to a state of the art new complex in Enfield, and needed a sustainable roof.

To help achieve a ‘very good’ BREEAM rating, Horbury Academy in Wakefield was kitted out with a complete roofing solution, including an extensive green roof, Monarfloor acoustics, as well as a single-ply system.

This Hospital green roofing project came with a number of challenges, but the specified solution resulted in an attractive roofing feature that improves the aesthetics of the building as well as benefiting the environment.