National Heritage Roofing Contractors Register
Protecting our unique heritage
Unique buildings like these need special care when it comes to their restoration, repair and renovation. At NFRC, we ensure that these roofs get the expert attention they demand.
The UK has one of the oldest housing stocks in Europe, many of them in conservation areas. There are many thousands of listed buildings such as churches, civic buildings, mills, farmhouses cottages and country buildings, as well as stately homes.
They are all part of our nation’s famous and very special heritage and when it comes to their repair and renovation they demand extra special workmanship and attention to detail. To help ensure that the roofs, at least, on these precious buildings are restored to the highest possible standards NFRC established a National Heritage Roofing Contractors Register.
This unique service provides an assurance for specifiers and others seeking a roofing contractor to carry out this exacting work that they appoint a company with the most appropriate skills and experience in the field. We assess, accredit and list businesses and individuals in the UK with the knowledge, skills and experience to work on historic roofing systems, and to use localised clay tile, slate, stone and shingle materials.
How it works
The Heritage Register is open to roofers and roofing companies that can demonstrate the required skills, knowledge and training within their particular heritage roofing discipline. Those listed must provide evidence of required skills and knowledge, plus pass a stringent onsite assessment.
The benefits
The Heritage Register is officially recognised by most of the major heritage and training organisations:
- Historic England
- Cadw Welsh
- Historic Monuments
- The Environment and Heritage Service for Northern Ireland
- Historic Scotland
- The National Heritage Training Group.
Their endorsement, along with NFRC's robust vetting and inspection regime, gives clients and specifiers confidence that they’re hiring someone with the precise skills that heritage roofing
work requires.
For roofers, being on the register represents the ‘quality stamp’ that clients and specifi ers are looking for. And it gives them access to opportunities for heritage work, as well as specialist technical advice from NFRC experts.
