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The NFRC Technical Team regularly produce guidance notes to respond to concerns raised by our members and technical committees.

Changes to Electrotechnical Assessment Specification (EAS) requirements could mean that roofing businesses installing solar PV need to upskill their workforce and ensure competence can be directly evidenced by appropriate qualifications.

NFRC is urging roofing contractors, merchants, housebuilders and the wider construction supply chain to remain vigilant after receiving photographs of roofing battens carrying markings that appear inconsistent with the requirements of BS 5534.

NFRC is celebrating the achievements of the apprentices who competed in this year’s BMI Apprentice of the Year competition, with a number of finalists representing NFRC member businesses.

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Burnley College, in partnership with Themis, is expanding its construction portfolio with a new Level 2 Roofing Apprenticeship Standard, set to launch in January 2027.

NFRC and Barbour ABI have published the State of Industry Winter 2025 Report.

To mark the opening of its annual ‘Best of the Best’ natural slate roofing competition, in which roofing contractors showcase their best projects by video, CUPA PIZARRAS has launched a new, independent website dedicated to the contest, which is now in its sixth year.

The Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) has issued a revised Pay Promulgation, effective from 20 July 2026.

The NFRC Northern Ireland Region are hoping to introduce the Slating & Tiling Experienced Worker Route (EWR) Training in October 2026.

Andy Burnham is widely expected to become Prime Minister in the coming weeks. One source has reported that Burnham would have four major focuses as PM; affordability, devolution, getting young people back to work, and ending the housing of asylum seekers in HMOs.

Over the past few months, the Department for Work and Pensions has been consulting on merging the Construction Industry Training Board with the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board.

Falls from through fragile roofs and rooflights remain the leading cause of fatality in the workplace and contribute to a high percentage of workplace injuries.

Following a hard-fought series of regional heats, the Roof Slating and Tiling finalists have been announced for SkillBuild 2026.

On June 15, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and the British Board of Agrément (BBA) each released statements providing an update on the BBA’s continuing UKAS suspension.

NFRC have collaborated with The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) to produce guidance for bat and roof risk management and considerations during roofing works.