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Elevate RubberCover: What’s in store for your favourite EPDM?

Adrian Buttress2025-07-10T07:57:53+00:00July 31st, 2023|Categories: Elevate, EPDM, Roofing Industry, Roofing Materials|Tags: elevate building products, Holcim, rubbercover|

Elevate is the new brand name for Firestone RubberCover and many of you have begun to notice the change in the name of your favourite EPDM. While Elevate RubberCover isn’t rolling off the tongue easily just yet, it is, reassuringly, a change to the brand name only and your high performance EPDM is staying the same. Why Elevate RubberCover? Elevate was announced as the

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Firestone EPDM: Same Iconic Products, New Brand Name – Elevate

Adrian Buttress2025-07-10T08:06:44+00:00May 10th, 2023|Categories: Elevate, EPDM, Firestone|Tags: elevate building products, elevate epdm, epdm membrane|

Elevate is the new brand name for Firestone’s iconic EPDM. With no changes to the products, you can still purchase all your favourite RubberCover and RubberGard systems with confidence at PermaRoof UK. As we move through the rebrand of our biggest EPDM supplier, you’ll see a wider range of some of the most innovative construction materials in the industry. Why is Firestone EPDM rebranding?

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The Benefits of Single Ply Roofing for Homeowners

Adrian Buttress2025-07-22T15:29:25+00:00March 31st, 2023|Categories: EPDM|Tags: diy flat roof, epdm membrane, single ply roofing|

Single ply roofing offers a wider range of benefits for homeowners compared to more traditional products. As today’s consumers strive for increasingly sustainable construction products, these modern, high performance materials are now taking over. As one of the UKs leading roofing suppliers, we take a closer look at single ply to highlight some of the biggest benefits for homeowners. What is single ply roofing?

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How to Avoid Unbranded EPDM Blindsiding the Construction Industry

The PermaRoof Team2025-07-03T08:31:38+00:00October 5th, 2022|Categories: EPDM, Press Releases|Tags: epdm distributor, epdm membrane, epdm rubber, flat roof materials, roofing industry|

One of the most effective ways to be certain a roof is winterproof is to ensure it is installed correctly and with high quality materials in the first instance, to prevent issues arising later. A current challenge affecting the sector is the rise in unbranded EPDM products – an appealing, cost-effective alternative to recognisable brands. However, the lack of certification and required guarantee that

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Ask the Experts: How to Calculate a Flat Roof Area

Adrian Buttress2025-07-10T08:24:09+00:00June 10th, 2022|Categories: Ask the Experts, EPDM|Tags: epdm calculator, flat roof quote, roofing app|

There is a 2024 updated version of this popular blog post, read it here. ‘How to calculate a flat roof area in square metres” is a commonly asked question at PermaRoof UK. This is one of the most important steps to get right in any roofing project. We’re here to help from the very start with advice about measurements, preparation and installation

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Ask the Experts: How to Join Two Pieces of EPDM

Adrian Buttress2025-07-10T08:30:42+00:00May 28th, 2022|Categories: Ask the Experts, EPDM|Tags: roof installation guides|

‘How to join two pieces of EPDM” is a question asked at PermaRoof UK for bigger projects. We supply EPDM membrane in a single sheet up to 15.24m x 30m, which reduces and often negates the need for joins on most domestic installations. As a leading flat roofing supplier, what we don’t know about flat roofs isn’t worth knowing… let’s look at

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Local Authority Maintenance: Prevention is better than cure

Adrian Buttress2025-07-10T08:42:39+00:00April 23rd, 2021|Categories: Features, EPDM|Tags: flat roof, roofing guarantees, roofing warranty|

When it comes to investing in new facilities or refurbishing existing estates, choosing EPDM rubber roofing is a good place to start for guaranteed long-life performance. Sunny Lotay, national commercial manager at Permaroof, considers the importance of warranties and longevity in today’s market to prevent expensive, reactive roofing maintenance. Community assets such as schools, leisure centres and libraries play a significant

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Long-term partnerships, not just price

The PermaRoof Team2022-01-06T14:48:59+00:00November 11th, 2020|Categories: EPDM, Roofing Contractors, Roofing Industry, Roofing Training|Tags: business opportunities, epdm distributor, epdm installer, epdm training, PermaRoof UK team, roofing contractors, rubber roof training|

Choosing a supplier that shares a merchant’s values brings mutual benefits far beyond a decision based purely on price. Our managing director Adrian Buttress discusses the two-year relationship with Huws Gray and how the partnership approach is proving fruitful. We became partners two years ago following the merchant’s extensive search for an EPDM rubber roofing supplier to enhance its existing range

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Creating a resilient roof using EPDM

The PermaRoof Team2022-06-28T14:42:26+00:00November 9th, 2020|Categories: DIY Roofing, EPDM, Firestone, Flat Roofing, PermaRoof UK News, Products, Roofing Materials|Tags: elevate epdm, epdm membrane, epdm roofing, epdm rubber, flat roof|

The PermaRoof UK Team Preparing Firestone EPDM (Pictures taken prior to Covid-19 outbreak and the social distancing measures that are now fully implemented in our offices and warehouse) When it comes to investing in a flat roof, choosing EPDM rubber roofing over market alternatives is a good place to start for guaranteed longevity. Our managing director, Adrian Buttress, discusses what

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‘Tis the season to recommend rubber roofing

The PermaRoof Team2022-06-28T14:34:19+00:00November 4th, 2020|Categories: DIY Roofing, EPDM, Firestone, Flat Roofing, Liquid Rubber|Tags: epdm membrane, epdm roofing, epdm rubber, flat roof|

With autumn now upon us, our managing director, Adrian Buttress, discusses why EPDM rubber is the perfect solution to creating a resilient roof to banish homeowners’ winter worries. As the leaves begin to fall and the days get shorter and colder, it’s clear to see that autumn is in full swing. And this can only mean one thing – contractors are

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