The UK’s largest roofing contractor has fallen into administration.

Avonside was forced into administration last week after it saw its profits pinched by the Covid-19 pandemic. The company provided specialist roofing, energy and plumbing services to the UK’s housebuilding industry, operating 39 branches across its three divisions, Avonside Roofing, Avonside Energy and Avonside Plumbing.

We understand that some of CHIC’s members may have contracted work with Avonside, albeit not through a CHIC framework or DPS. CHIC has recently launched its new Roofing Framework, comprising five suppliers across the lots for flat roofing and pitched roofing systems and thirteen roofing contractors in the two workstreams for flat and pitched roofing works.

If your planned roofing works have been halted or effected, or if you have any questions or concerns about CHIC’s Roofing Framework, please contact CHIC’s Member Services Director Steve at ssharman@chicltd.co.uk

More about the framework

This new CHIC framework has been developed to provide an efficient, value for money procurement route for social landlords and other public sector bodies for the design, supply and installation of roofing systems and associated works in all types of refurbishment and new build projects.

The framework scope includes the design, supply, installation and associated works for:

Lot 1 - Flat Roofing Systems
Includes the design, supply of traditional flat roofing products to include (but not be limited to), asphalt, systems, torch on systems such as bituminous built up roofing systems, flame-free systems such as single ply, bituminous systems and GRP. This may include associated products and works such as flashings, fascia, soft, weathering and rainwater items.

Lot 2 -Pitched Roofing Systems
Includes the design, supply of traditional pitched roof coverings to include (but not be limited to), plain concrete tiles, interlocking concrete tiles, interlocking resin or slate, plain clay tiles, interlocking clay tiles, natural blue, black and grey slate, fibre cement slate, all to include flashings, facia, soft, weathering and rainwater items.

Lot 3 -Roofing Contractors
Includes the design, supply and installation of traditional flat/pitched roof coverings to include (but not be limited to), plain concrete tiles, interlocking concrete tiles, interlocking resin or slate, plain clay tiles, interlocking clay tiles, natural blue, black and grey slate, fibre cement slate, all to include flashings, facia, soft, weathering and rainwater items.