Longworth is one of the UK’s leading envelope contractors, offering a complete turnkey service of design, installation and project management.

Over the years, we’ve become renowned for being an industry innovator. Building on our established reputation for being master craftsmen in the use of traditional metal products such as zinc, copper and stainless steel, since 1999 we have extended our skills and expertise to cover the whole of the external building envelope. And all to the highest of specifications.

Experience and detailed market knowledge of customer needs, supplier skills, legislative and environmental drivers and the emergence of new technologies have all contributed to our current market standing.

We combine this with outstanding customer support, safe working practices, technical understanding and quality workmanship - all of which have been achieved through constant investment in training and certification of our people.

At Longworth, we have a proven track record of working with all of the major UK developers to complete projects on time, on budget and on demand.

Offering complete turnkey services — design, installation and project management.

Pre-Construction Advice

Our team can provide valuable product and design advice at any stage of a project. With years of experience and long-standing relationships with product manufacturers, our engineers ensure that projects remain within budget without compromising architectural integrity.

Project Management

We utilise a collaborative project management programme to ensure we deliver projects on time, within budget, and most importantly, safely.

Fabrication

Our in-house fabrication service can deliver a wide range of high quality bespoke roofing and cladding solutions, utilising computerised folding and cutting machinery to ensure a precise and consistent end product.

Design

The latest computerised design systems equip our design team with the ability to provide clients, architects and main contractors with a complete plan for the construction project. For the more intricate designs, we have the facilities to produce a 3D image to assist with the design. All of our designers have been trained up to BIM Level 2.

Planning

For each project we provide a strict planning service. This includes producing detailed plans, method statements and risk assessments. The end result is a structured project following a critical path. We communicate with the client at every step of the way and our contracts manager is assigned to oversee the project, co-ordinating between the client, design, and site teams.

Commercial

We commit ourselves to providing the most economical service available. We are not tied into any one supplier or system which means value engineering is always available. Our partnering mentality is ideal for those who wish us to become involved from an early stage, which can often result in cost reduction of other trades such as steelwork, masonry, etc.

We have extensive experience of working within a range of sectors.

Public & Commercial Buildings

Over the years, Longworth has undertaken a wide range of roofing and cladding works, from office space to state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

Retail & Residential

More than a third of consumer spending goes through our shops and it is the UK’s largest private sector employer with 2.9 million employees.

Transport

Modern and efficient transport infrastructure is as important today as it has ever been.

Leisure

The range of building types in the leisure industry means that we have to be adaptable and competent in a wide range of methods, design, products and environments.

Health Care

Our team has completed a large number of projects in the health care sector, from new build highly-aesthetic designs to functional, cost-conscious projects.

Education

We pride ourselves in expertly handling the building process of schools, colleges and universities all over the country.

We've got them all covered.

Fully supported metal roofing & cladding

 

Zinc Roofing and Cladding

Fully Supported Traditional metal roofing and cladding generally describes the covering of a roof with metal sheeting such as aluminium, steel, copper and zinc roofing and cladding where the limitations to the metals structural strength mean it is unable to span distances unsupported and is therefor fully supported by the substrate construction below.

This highly skilled craft is the cornerstone of our company. Longworth is one of the founding members (and one of the largest companies) in the Federation of Traditional Metal Roofing Contractors (FTMRC), which has been growing rapidly since we joined in 1999. You can see many of our projects on the FTMRC website as examples of the standards expected.

We have vast experience in undertaking projects of all sizes using traditional metal products such as zinc, copper, aluminium and stainless steel. We have provided a full design  and build service for many of the most prestigious traditional projects in the UK, including two of the largest zinc roofing and cladding projects in the UK (in 2015 and 2016), including full through roof/wall construction.

 

Specification

  • Fully supported by a continuous insulated or ventilated substrate.
  • Available in a wide range of materials such as stainless or coated steel, aluminium, copper and zinc.
  • Available with different jointing techniques such as standing seams, batten rolls or welts (depending on pitch and location or aesthetical requirement).
  • A very traditional looking system used for architectural buildings, installed by craftsmen, formed on-site using hand tools.
  • Guaranteed with a long lifespan (usually over 50 years).
  • Maintenance-free.

Projects that have used Fully supported metal roofing & cladding

Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary

Contractor:

Laing O'Rourke

Value:

£2,400,000

Red Hill CofE Primary School

Contractor:

Interclass

Value:

£115,000

Astley Point

Contractor:

Salcaul

Value:

£1,050,000

Vita Student Accommodation

Contractor:

Wates Construction

Value:

£1,600,000

The Bund

Contractor:

Artez Group

Value:

£400,000

Swinton Park Hotel, Spa and Country Club

Contractor:

R N Wooler & Co Ltd

Value:

£465,000

What our clients say

"Longworth’s expertise in the traditional metal roofing trade proved invaluable. We would like to thank them for working closely with us to achieve our original vision."

Katy Heath, Nightingale Associates