Sika supplied the rapid-apply waterproof roof solution for a new
medical and dental centre used to treat the next generation of UK
fighter pilots.
An MOD base in Wales, which is home to service personnel as well as
providing a finishing school for up-and-coming fighter pilots, is a
centre of excellence for the training of aircrew to carry-out mountain
and maritime rescue operations throughout the world.
It’s
also home to the Mountain Rescue Service, the military's only
high-readiness, all-weather search and rescue, aircraft post-crash
management facility.
For the building of an on-site
medical and dental centre, the roof’s watertightness was a priority in
order to protect the structure’s exposed interior. Sika-Trocal’s Type
‘S’ system, as well as being simple to apply, guarantees a watertight
performance across roofs regardless of size or complexity. This dual
benefit led to its specification for the project.
Main
contractor, Galliford Try, was selected to construct the medical and
dental centre on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
The roof’s installation was carried out by single ply specialist
Redwither Ltd, who are a vastly experienced Sika-Trocal Installer,
with work beginning in September 2018. The 2mm-thick,
mechanically-fastened Sika-Trocal Type ‘S’ membrane was affixed to the
roof’s decking across a 200m2
roofing area. Renowned for its flexibility and the ease with which it
accommodates intricate roofing details, as well as its superb
durability and watertight properties, the homogenous single-ply Type
‘S’ system carries a 25-year product guarantee as proof of its long-term
quality.
Rob Deakin at Galliford Try, said: “This was an
extremely high-profile project, hence a proven, rapid-apply waterproof
solution was required. The Type ‘S’ system lived-up to our every
expectation. The roofing element of the project was completed to the
highest specification and within the client’s strict time
constraints.”
Thanks to the Type ‘S’ system’s all-round
capability, the vital new medical and dental facility at the MOD base
will help maintain the health and wellbeing of the site’s service
personnel for many years to come.
