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NFRC announced the winners of the 2025 UK Roofing Awards on Friday 9 May during a spectacular awards ceremony with over 850 guests in attendance, hosted by actor and comedian Ed Byrne, at the InterContinental London—The O2.

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On the 2nd of March 2025 the BS 476 series of national fire tests and classification was withdrawn from Approved Document B as a means of demonstrating compliance with only a six-month transition period.

Contractors working in the public sector will soon face spot checks as the government works to combat late payment in the supply chain.

On 2 April President Trump announced universal 10% tariffs on top of existing US duties, fees and taxes on all imports from all trading countries, including the UK.

The Government will soon make it mandatory for business owners to prove who they are to set up, run, own or control a company in the UK.

The Government has launched a call for evidence seeking views, evidence, and experiences of applying for and accessing debt finance in the UK.

Published in April, the CITB Business Plan mirrors those of the NFRC Skills Strategy.

Under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), contractors deduct money from a subcontractor’s payments and pass it to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Read about Dalton Roofing's female roofing apprentice, Gabbi Day scooping up The Nation’s A* Trades Apprentice Award 2025.

The Welsh Government has launched its new Built Environment Dashboard through the Sell2Wales platform, which they will be using for public sector contract opportunities as part of the ‘Optimised Retrofit Programme’.

Over the past month, Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) from across the political spectrum have repeatedly highlighted the crucial role of roofing and traditional building skills in Scotland’s future and the problems facing our industry. 

The report marks a great step forward for understanding the quality and scope of data currently held by building owners across Scotland, which in turn offers clearer pathways to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in our existing building stock. 

Effective from March 31, 2025, introduce requirements for waste collection and separation across England.

Build UK is a Prescribed Organisation for the purposes of responding to the CITB Levy Consensus process.

NFRC is pleased to endorse TrustMark’s Skilled to Build report, which underscores the critical need to support and develop our home repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) sector.

The City of Edinburgh Council, supported by the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) and other industry partners, including Education Scotland, the Scottish Qualifications Authority, and Historic Environment Scotland, is spearheading a pilot National 5 qualification in Creative Industries Roof Slating.

NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) broadly agrees with the conclusions that the Committee of Public Accounts has reached during its call for evidence into the remediation of dangerous cladding.