Huge boost for roofing company with £1.5m of new contracts

Architectural metal roofing and cladding company T R Freeman has announced new contracts totalling just under £1,500,000.

The Cambridge company, based opposite Cambridge United, has a series of new contract wins.

They include a £450,000 order for single ply on a major homes development, and a £150,000 Kalzip roof on a school extension.

Gary Webb , the managing director of T R Freeman, said: “We may be officially out of recession but the reality is that construction growth is still to return.

“However T R Freeman is punching above its weight. We’ve worked very hard to win these new contracts, and look forward to working with all the contractors.”

He added: “One of the contracts is the biggest order yet for our single ply division, which was only set up last year. It indicates that T R Freeman is going to have a great 2010.”

Some of the orders include:

• Grahame Park, Barnet, London: £450,000 of single ply on a new housing development. Countryside Properties is building 2,977 new homes over 15 years. 35% will be affordable housing

• St Mark’s Church of England Academy, Mitchum, Surrey: A new Kalzip nature roof worth £150,000 for this school extension

• Michael Farraday Primary School, London: Zinc cladding worth £42,000 for this new school

• Brixton: A £42,000 contract to fit zinc cladding for Hilife Construction

• Woolmer Green: A £20,000 contract for Grehan Contractors, at this new care home in Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire

T R Freeman Ltd was formed more than 120 years ago and is now part of the well-known Kershaw Group.

The group employs just under 200 people with a turnover of £35 million.

It is heavily involved in the local community, including a record-breaking 10 year sponsorship of Cambridge United’s away shirts.