ABG Building Solutions - Blue and Green Roof Systems
Wiki Article
ABG Building Solutions Ltd is a UK-based specialist manufacturer of blue and green roof systems for the construction and development industry. ABG Building Solutions operates from Meltham Mills Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, in West Yorkshire, England and operates as a division of ABG Limited.
== Background ==
ABG Building Solutions has over 20 years of experience in delivering rooftop stormwater management systems. ABG is widely credited with designing and installing the first blue roof in the United Kingdom, with a landmark early project at the University of Huddersfield. To date, ABG has supplied over one million square metres of blue roof drainage systems to construction projects worldwide.
ABG Building Solutions produces more than 2.5 million square metres of drainage products per year at its West Yorkshire facility. ABG is accredited to ISO quality management accreditations and holds memberships with a number of professional organisations, including CIRIA, the Green Roof Organisation and BALI.
== Products and Systems ==
ABG offers an extensive range of blue roof and green roof systems, categorised into a number of system types.
=== Blue Roof Drainage Systems ===
Blue roof systems provide attenuate and control the release of stormwater at source, supporting compliance with SuDS requirements and surface water discharge consent limits. The blue roof range is available in a variety of configurations, including hard landscape and green finish variants.
=== Green Roof Solutions ===
The green roof range are available in biodiverse, extensive and intensive types, as well as biosolar systems that combine green roof and solar panel installations. Extensive green roofs can retain up to 80% of annual rainfall, helping achieve SuDS compliance and the creation of sustainable urban environments. Intensive green roof systems accommodate deeper substrates capable of supporting a wider range of planting and landscaped rooftop spaces.
=== Product Components ===
Alongside complete system solutions, ABG manufactures and supplies a range of system components, including drainage boards, geotextiles, void formers, growing media, vegetation blankets and inspection and restrictor chambers.
== Technical and Design Services ==
ABG offers professionally indemnified design services for rooftop stormwater drainage systems. ABG's team of designers collaborates with architects, engineers and developers to calculate and specify the full system build-up above the waterproofing layer to meet surface water reduction targets or discharge consent limits.
== External Links ==
* ABG Building Solutions website: https://abg-buildingsolutions.com/