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8th July 2014

SR Timber scores top marks for quality in NHBC awards

Renowned for its quality products and dedication to raising standards of graded roofing

battens in the UK, SR Timber is an avid supporter of the prestigious NHBC Pride in the Job

Awards that have been instrumental in driving the quality of new homes over the last 34

years.

Representing the highest industry accolade a building site manager can receive, competition

is fierce and this year’s Quality Awards and Single Home Commendations are no exception,

with winners having been shortlisted from over 15,000 site managers across the UK.

Not only does the award represent success for the site manager and individual building

company, associated trades receive a reputational boost too. Indeed, one of SR Timber’s

key customers - Walsall-based SM Roofing Contracts Ltd - can once again take pride from

being linked with 15 out of the 41 successful sites in the West region with each site featuring

quality ‘Premium Gold’ graded roofing battens. The successful sites include leading house

builders such as Barratt and David Wilson, Bellway West Midlands, Persimmon Homes

South, Taylor Wimpey Midlands and Taylor Wimpey West.

All Pride in the Job winners have one thing in common - meticulous and consistent attention

to detail. To win, they must score highly for the quality of workmanship on their site at every

stage of the build. Equally, they must also demonstrate excellent leadership, technical

expertise, robust health and safety processes. In the case of SM Roofing Contracts Ltd, it is

their expertise, dedication, passion, technical ability and workmanship that have consistently

been acknowledged via these awards, as well as their use of premium products.

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Trading Director at SR Timber, Shaun Revill, comments: “We are delighted to be associated

with these awards and to have our market-leading roofing battens continuously specified by

SM Roofing Contracts Ltd. Ultimately, these awards aim to raise standards in house building

and as homeowners continue to benefit from higher quality homes year on year, they are

proof that quality in products and workmanship score top marks time and time again.”

Adam Pearson, Group Commercial Director of SM Roofing Contracts Ltd, says: “We are

delighted to be once again associated with these awards. We have only ever specified SR

Timber Gold battens due to their quality and reliability and we will continue to do so.

“One of the key benefits of working with SR Timber’s product is that they manage the

journey of the batten from the forest to the roof. Not only does this assure quality of product,

it guarantees traceability and consistency of supply,” adds Adam.

All individual winners in this year’s Quality Award and Single Home Commendation awards

will now go on to compete in the next round of the NHBC’s competition to see who will be

awarded Seals of Excellence and/or win the Regional Award titles. These will be announced

in Autumn this year.

-ENDS-

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PHOTO-CAPTION:

Pictured below, SR Timber Vacsol PREMIUM GOLD ® roofing battens that have once again

been specified by Walsall-based SM Roofing Supplies Ltd across winning sites in this year’s

NHBC Pride in the Job Awards.

SR Timber was founded in 2005 and, following substantial investment in production facilities

in the Baltic States by its partner supplier, the company has grown to become one of the

leading distributors of specialist roofing battens. SR Timber is renowned for its PREMIUM

GOLD® range, and by using its own state-of-the-art production facilities and raw materials in

Latvia, the company guarantees continuity and quality of supply across its entire range of

roofing battens. A 60 year warranty is available across all its battens.