SFS intec fastens Flag roof on household tissue

UK's biggest roofing project, over 82,000 sq.m.of flat roofing is being installed at the new Intertissue plant at the Baglan Energy Park, outside Swansea.

In the UK's biggest roofing project of 2005/2006, over 82,000 sq.m.of flat roofing is being installed at the new Intertissue plant at the Baglan Energy Park, outside Swansea.

A true pan-European construction project with Flag Membranes and contractors and suppliers from across the UK and the Continent, SFS intec was able to guarantee the same high standards of austenitic stainless steel fasteners whether sourced from SFS intec in the UK or Poland The £70 million plus Intertissue factory is Europe's most modern integrated paper mill, for Italian paper manufacturer Sofidel, with an output capable of 600 million rolls of household tissue in a year.

The main contractor is Polimex-Mostostal, from Poland and other suppliers and subcontractors come from France as well as the UK.

Marek Wereda, Site Manager for Polimex, explains: "SFS intec manufacture fasteners in Poland as well as the UK, and it was useful to be able to have the fasteners supplied from both countries".

"Details like this are important in a large complex project, especially when we are trying to finish a very large area of roof on a tight daily schedule".

Tony Mellon, Managing Director of Flag Membranes, continues: "Ensuring that the integrity of the weather membrane is essential for a big project like this".

"We have worked closely with SFS intec for several years and know we can rely on both their products and service to deliver the performance we need".

The roof construction on the 10 buildings comprises profiled steel decking with vapour control overlay, then a 70 - 130mm layer of Duoroc insulation, with Flagon SR from Flag Membranes UK , a PVC single ply membrane reinforced with polyester, as the weather layer.

The roof has to provide high insulation for both energy efficiency and sound insulation purposes.

SFS intec's telescopic and austenitic stainless steel fasteners are used to fasten the insulation to the decking, and provide high performance mechanical fixing for the membrane weather layer through to the decking.

The performance and long life of the SFS fasteners is critical to the project as the roofs are 12 and 24 metres high on a site exposed to Southwesterly gales from the Atlantic Ocean, combining high wind lift with a marine environment.

In addition, by specifying low thermal conductivity austenitic stainless steel fasteners, the energy efficiency specifications of the roof design are easily met.

The roof completion is scheduled to be complete in August 2006, with factory production starting by 2007.

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