What's the most useful roofing register for historic buildings? The National Heritage Roofing Contractors' Register of course!

If you’re contracted to do a job on an old or historic building that requires work to the roof, it’s best to use experts for this. Britain has one of the oldest housing stocks in Europe and when it comes to their repair and renovation, specialist workmanship and high attention to detail are vital.

The National Heritage Roofing Contractors’ Register has roofing specialists who have a proven track record in complex heritage roof replacement and renovation work. They’re highly knowledgeable, skilled and experienced in historic and vernacular systems.

The register is operated by the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC)  and is endorsed by all the top heritage agencies: Historic England, Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, the Environment and Heritage Service for Northern Ireland, and Historic Scotland.

The roofing register has three classes of accreditation:

Heritage Roof Master: Capable of taking responsibility for the design and performance of the roof. They will be able to work closely with architects, historians and other professionals to achieve an acceptable specification for the heritage roofing works.

Heritage Craft Roofer: Capable of taking responsibility for workmanship on a heritage roofing contract and who supervise the execution of the specification and the working instructions formulated by a contract professional.

Heritage Craft Roof Operative: Craftspeople experienced in specific heritage roof types (i.e. York peg tiling, rag slates) who carry out the work as specified.

Holding any one of these accreditations demands precise skills and considerable knowledge of not just construction, but new technologies, and the abilities to source the correct materials.

To find the right NFRC member for your project or to join the register, go to www.nfrc.co.uk

Further information

Have a historic building in need of repair or renovation? Read Upgrading historic buildings and the building regulations.