Founded in Belfast in 1960 by William Beggs, Beggs & Partners (www.beggsandpartners.com)

have 6 branches across the province with branches in Ballymena, Maghera, Newtownards and most recently, Portadown and Lisburn. A family run, locally owned company that have been doing business in Northern Ireland for over 55 years now with 3 generations in the business.

Originally catering purely for the plumber and tradesman, today Beggs and Partners have broadened their business to supply bathrooms, plumbing and heating, and have specialised contract sanitary ware and commercial heating, pumping and pipeline divisions alongside renewables and solar panels.

The premises in Great Patrick Street Belfast has many buildings with roofs of different substrate protecting the warehouse, offices and showrooms from the elements. On this occasion we were required to offer a specification to repair and waterproof the existing old bituminous felt system and skylights which had been previously coated with a solar reflective coating and which had began to break down causing leaks and damage to the premises below.

Tor Elastaseal Waterproofing Systems have been developed to solve the problems associated with the long-term waterproofing of flat roofs, gutters and pitched roofs and if maintained

they provide flexible, durable, long-lasting protection for up to 25 years before first full maintenance, depending upon which system is specified.

The systems provide a cold liquid applied, breathable, seamless finish, which moves with the roof and allows vapour release from the existing substrate.

The Elastasea roof waterproofing system has been developed to solve the problems associated with the long-term waterproofing of flat, pitched and domed roofs. Elastasea is a high solids, polyurethane coating system. It provides flexible, durable, long-lasting protection for up to 25 years before first full maintenance (depending upon which system is specified). The Elastaseal 25 year system has been awarded a British Board of Agrement Certificate.