Page 9 - Under The Roof Avonside Group staff newsletter - June 2019

UNDER THE ROOF

PLOUGHCROFT PROJECTS
A Trip to A&E for

Ploughcroft!

NO, NO ONE WAS INJURED THANKFULLY!
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However, Ploughcroft has recently completed a large
project in Greater Manchester — specifically, on top of
Tameside Hospital in Ashton-under-Lyne (you may
have seen some photos of this project progressing in
the last newsletter). Tameside Hospital’s A&E
department was suffering from water ingress, so
Ploughcroft implemented a sustainable long-term
solution.
Originally, the leaking structure was a felt roof with
a plywood deck. In just under three months,
Ploughcroft worked to resolve this issue as part of a
large-scale, overall refurbishment of the hospital,
resulting in a new, watertight flat roof that the A&E
department can now benefit from.
ONLY THE BEST PRODUCTS USED
The new roof included new plywood decking, with an
exterior grade of 18mm from Hanson Plywood Ltd,
based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The screws and
fixings were supplied by SIG plc. The main covering
comprised a dark-grey, 1.2mm-thick Firestone EPDM
rubber membrane from Permaroof and a 120mm-
thick Thermaroof TR27 insulation board from Kingspan
Group.

CONSIDERATE CONTRACTORS
Completing the work without too much disruption to
the busy A&E department was a must. Throughout the
project, Ploughcroft worked around a strict schedule to
ensure minimum disruption. The delivery of materials
made sure not to disrupt public access or ambulance
traffic; instead, the team used specific access routes to
the site and a Traffic Management System. They were
also constantly mindful of noise throughout the
project.

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