We’re proud to announce that Stace Roofing has been named winner of the Solar Roofing Award at the UK Roofing Awards 2026 for our work on the St Nicholas Leisure Centre.
The project came with an immovable grant deadline. Generation had to be live by 29 September or the funding would be lost. Briefed by Stepnell and Step Energy in late August, our team had the complete system finished and exporting power just two weeks later.
The result speaks for itself: 292 m² of SIG Gemello Revive metal sheet, 492 m² of Solfit integrated PV, 252 panels totalling 107 kWp, and 100mm of new insulation, with every flashing and interface finished to spec. Generating within seven days, fully complete inside fourteen, and delivered with zero accidents and zero budget changes.
Public sector grant deadlines are a recurring challenge across local authority and education estates, and more often than not it isn’t the deadline that’s the problem, it’s the contractor’s programme.
If you’re working to a fixed cut-off and need a roofing and PV partner who can deliver to it, get in touch on 01664 431370.
Following our award-winning work on Phase 1, Step Energy and Stepnell commissioned us again — this time to design the roofs as well as build them. Stace Roofing produced the full roof design for Roofs B and D at Warwick District Council’s leisure centre, then delivered every element of it.
Two roofs, two build-ups. Roof B, 550 m², took a bonded overlay: existing chippings removed, a cementitious non-combustible board laid over the prepared substrate, and a torch-applied StrataBit Rapid-O system above, with all parapets and kerbs fully encapsulated. Roof D, 276 m², was overlaid in mechanically fixed Strataplan single-ply over 80mm of additional PIR insulation, bringing the U-value to 0.18 W/m²K, finished with new profiled metal wall cladding in Goosewing Grey.
Both roofs were going under solar PV. A panel fire on a conventional bituminous build-up doesn’t stay a panel fire, so the design placed a non-combustible layer directly beneath the waterproofing — developed with the manufacturer and supported by third-party fire test evidence.
Alongside the coverings we relined and leaf-guarded the rainwater outlets, installed fixed access ladders between roof levels, and ran horizontal safety lines across both roofs. Condensation risk was assessed on both build-ups before anything was ordered. 826 m², ten weeks, and the centre stayed open to the public throughout.
If you’re planning solar on an existing roof, what sits underneath the array matters as much as the array itself. Call 01664 431370.
In the wake of the Grenfell disaster, this fireproof system is becoming more popular on vertical cladding and rain-screen projects and this is the first project where we implemented this new system.
As one of only a handful of UK installers for this system, we were delighted to showcase the Cupaclad Logic 101 on this project. Our client needed a cladding solution that combined strong aesthetics with exceptional performance — and this system delivered both. The result speaks for itself: a striking, modern finish with built-in fire resistance and long-term durability. The before-and-after photos show just how transformative the right cladding choice can be.
The process to install is started by horizontal aluminium extruded battens being fitted to cladding rails which are attached to the main building structure. Best quality Spanish slates are then fitted to the horizontal rails to give a modern and fireproof finish to compliment both traditional and modern building styles. Bespoke trims can be created for all perimeter details and the cladding rails can be designed with various depth cavities to be filled with external insulation and firebreaks for full thermal and safety requirements.
Stace Roofing was commissioned to install a complete new roof structure with an eco slate finish.
Stace Roofing was commissioned to install a complete new roof structure with an eco slate finish.
The project involved a full structural roof build, requiring careful planning and a high standard of workmanship throughout. Our team completed the installation efficiently and to the client’s full satisfaction. We recommended an eco slate finish, which not only enhances the look of the property but also provides a durable, sustainable roofing solution — the result was a roof the client was delighted with.
Alcema Ltd appointed Stace Roofing to deliver the complete roof package on a new classroom and science block at Tudor Grange Robert Smyth Academy. Four scopes that usually sit with four different contractors — the metal envelope, the flat roofing, the fall protection and the solar array — were handled by one.
The main roof is 980 m² of KS1000RW 150mm plastisol-coated composite panel, with eaves, barge, top edge and soaker detailing throughout in powder-coated aluminium, plus box gutters and downpipes to match.
The flat areas took 210 m² of single ply: Stratashield self-adhesive VCL, 100mm mechanically fixed PIR, and 1.5mm Strataplan reinforced PVC in dark grey under a 20-year guarantee. A further 200 m² of vertical abutment was built up in the same system over 70mm PIR and an 18mm ply deck. Aluminium copings in RAL 7016 finished the lower roof, and insulated kerbs were installed to five rooflight openings.
The array is 68 Canadian Solar 440W panels — 29.9 kWp — on a Kingspan Powerrail RW mounting system with a Fox ESS inverter and PVC-coated mesh to keep birds out from underneath. Horizontal safety lines were installed so the roof and the panels can be maintained safely for the life of the building.
Planning a school or academy build with PV in the scope? Call 01664 431370.
This morning, a rainwater gutter above a town centre shop on Nottingham Street, Melton Mowbray, gave way under the weight of debris built up over a long, dry summer. With nowhere for the water to go, it overflowed and flooded the food retail shop below, forcing the Business to close for the day, losing several thousand pounds in revernue, and a hefty bill to dry out and repair the ceilings and floors.
It’s exactly the scenario we warned about only a day earlier on our email blog: months without proper rain had left gutters quietly filling with leaves and debris that would normally wash through. When the rain finally came, that build-up didn’t clear — it blockedthe outlet, and the water filled the box gutter 18″ deep and found the nearest way in, flooding out the cafe and shop below.
We were on the way to the site within 5 minutes of being informed and we had the gutter unblocked and a maintenance plan in place within an hour. It’s a reminder that a dry summer doesn’t mean a quiet one for your roof and drainage — the problem is often invisible until the first proper rainfall exposes it.
