DEFRA

Maguire Brothers, one of the country’s leading roofing contractors, has just completed a £380,000 re-roofing contract at the government offices of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) at Coley Park, Reading.

The project involved a flat-to-pitched conversion of the two three-storey office blocks which are DEFRA’s main headquarters. The conversion was carried out using the Britmet Tileform Slate 2000 System on an Ash Jack System with powder coated fascias and soffits. The building, which remained occupied throughout the roofing works, was also treated to new lightning protection and rainwater systems.

Maguire Brothers’ partner, Francis Maguire, was delighted with the finished project. “We worked very closely with DEFRA’s consultants, Appleyards, to ensure that the busy offices would not be disrupted during the contract. We all agree that the buildings have benefited aesthetically from these new pitched roofs”.