The 4th SPRA Conference and Awards Dinner was held on the 20th of June at Eastwood Hall in Nottinghamshire. Widely acclaimed by industry as an excellent event, the conference speakers delivered interesting and engaging presentations on a wide range of sustainability issues relevant to the single ply roofing sector. Under the title ‘Sustaining single ply-challenges and champions’; topics included specification & design, the circular economy, waste management research, environmental policy, employment law, training and industry accreditation, changes to CSCS visitor cards, mental health and wellbeing and staying professional and safe on social media.
The conference also provided the perfect opportunity to launch the newly revised SPRA Design Guide 2018 along with new Welding Guidance and updates on many other SPRA guidance and quality standard documents. At the conference these documents were provided on special credit card sized flashdrives, but are freely available to download from the SPRA website.
Jenny House, Build UK Membership Manager said “I thoroughly enjoyed it and thought the content and speakers were really good!” and Carl Bailey, Regional Technical Manager for Firestone Building Products said “I was very impressed with the whole organisation and the diversity of voices on stage maintained engagement throughout.” Even the speakers themselves found the event valuable and educational with Sebastian Chambers of CIL Management Consultants commenting “I thought it was an excellent event. I learnt a lot and made some new contacts. The focus on sustainability from the environment to mental health was inspiring.”
Congratulations must go to all the SPRA Award winners, SIG D&T, Protan Ltd, Danosa UK and IKO Polymeric. Jim Hooker, SPRA Technical Director got a standing ovation when he was presented with the very first SPRA Award for Outstanding Achievement by SPRA CEO, Cathie Clarke. Full details of all SPRA Awards can be found on the SPRA website.
On Thursday 13th June 2019, SPRA will be holding its annual conference at the prestigious Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire to celebrate the event’s 5th birthday. It promises to be another very special day, so make a note in your diary now!
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About Single Ply Roofing Association :
Established in 1988, the Single Ply Roofing Association (SPRA) is the UK standard on single ply. The trade association is focused on the promotion of single ply roofing systems and ensuring the highest standards of products and application to ensure the long-term sustainability of the sector. Its membership is made up of roofing contractors, distributors, suppliers and manufacturers. SPRA promotes employment and training opportunities and the export of its members’ products and services. SPRA also provides help and guidance to all users and specifiers of single ply roofing systems in addition to co-operating with other trade bodies for the purpose of improving the UK roofing industry.
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