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Data Centre’s are one of the many sectors to be seen to utilise the roof spaces. In particular to Data Centre’s; Mechanical and Engineering services are typically installed on rooftops that offer multi-functional elements to the building, making the selection of the roof system more critical. There are a number of factors that are considered when selecting roof waterproofing systems, they should be robust and offer the benefits to future retrofits along with the accessibility for adaptions but most importantly they should be certified to both the Building Standards and the Insurers Requirements.

Moy Materials were delighted to be involved with the £23million mosque in Cambridge. Cambridge Mosque aims to be Europe’s first eco-friendly mosque by incorporating specialised design features to minimise carbon emissions. The architectural team, led by the award-winning London Eye architect, Marks Barfield Architects, worked closely with the world-renowned sacred geometer, Keith Critchlow from The Prince's School of Traditional Arts in London. The design incorporates elements from both traditional Islamic architecture and the surrounding city of Cambridge.

Canonmills Gardens is a stunning luxury apartment development overlooking the Water of Leith in the northern part of Edinburgh. Working within a bustling City Centre location the project offered a multitude of logistical challenges.The City Centre location always provides the main challenges, particularly with the green roof finishes. Co-ordinating deliveries as the works progressed for the various component parts of the green roof following by the living finishes themselves.

This project involved the construction of a Data Centre just outside Dublin, with a focus on incorporating a green roof. MOY collaborated with the client, their design team, the main contractor, and the roofing installer to execute the roof installation for an extensive green roof. The green roof utilized MOY's Paraflex FM Global approved Warm Roof System, featuring Paratherm T 120mm insulation board and an anti-root cap sheet. The final touch included the installation of a sedum blanket grown in Ireland, containing native Irish sedum species registered in the national biodiversity database, creating a durable and vibrant living roof.

Part of the prestigious St. Johns development in Central Manchester, was formerly the location of Granada TV Studios and overlooks the cobbles of the former Coronation Street set where the facade of the legendary Rovers Return can still be seen by the turnstile at the entrance to the site. The Old Granada Studios project has been delivered by B&K with the roofing installation carried out by approved contractors S1 Roofing. The project features a full MOY Specification comprising Paromelt Hot Melt Liquids on the main roof at level ten and the level eleven stair core, and on the level 9 balcony along with a RBM warm roof on the level 12 lift over run.

A  £253m contract by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for a newly built resettlement prison in Wellingborough. The project was the first in a series of schemes to be undertaken as part of the MoJ's wider Change, Strategy and Planning Directorate within HMPPS. The aim of the project was to reform and modernise the prison estate making it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting rehabilitation. Working closely with the design team of Kier's and our approved contractor Deane Roofing and Cladding it was clear that the mission to build thirteen buildings and 1,680 prison cells in just 45 weeks meant that programming and speed of installation was key to the success of this project.