Private school reroofed in Welsh Slate wins roofing company an A+ in national awards
Private school reroofed in Welsh Slate wins roofing company an A+ in national awards
Howell’s School in Wales wins Camilleri roofers a gold star.
The complex reroof, with Welsh Slate, of a Grade II* listed school building has won the contractors a national award.
Camilleri Roofing’s work on phase 1 of the external fabric repair project, on the main entrance building and a clock tower at Howell’s School, won the Welsh company the “Roof slating” award at the 2025 UK Roofing Awards organised by the NFRC on May 9th.
Their year-long work at the independent day school in Cardiff, involved more than 1,000m2 of Welsh Slate’s Penrhyn Heather Blue County-grade slates in 600mm x 300mm and 455mm x 250mm sizes. These were complemented by bands of Vermont Unfading Green slates in 600mm x 300mm and 500mm x 250mm sizes.
Although the school was built in 1858, a substantial part of it was damaged by a major fire in 1920, so it is likely the Welsh Slates had been on the roof since then, 105 years ago. Specified on a like-for-like basis by 310studio architects for specialist school refurbishment contractor Eden London, they were installed throughout the school year, with the Girls Day School Trust building live and functioning fully for most of the contract period.
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