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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