Metal roofing company celebrates fifth major award win in three years

Expert metal roofing and cladding company T R Freeman Ltd has won a fifth major industry award in three years.

It was presented with the ‘technical excellence and design’ award at the annual Teamkal industry awards, for its work on Enterprise House.

The Cambridge company designed and installed £650,000 of aluminium roofing to the major building project in London.

Last year the company’s £120,000 Tecu Oxid copper facade on the Unicorn Theatre in London was the overall winner of the 2007 Copper in Architecture Awards.

And in 2006 the company won three out of seven categories at the Teamkal awards, celebrating its expertise in a roofing material called Kalzip.

Gary Webb, Managing Director of T R Freeman Ltd, said: “These are all significant awards where we compete against a number of other highly skilled businesses from across the UK and Europe.

“To get a fifth major win in three years is amazing and testament to the great team we are lucky to have here.”

T R Freeman Ltd also recently celebrated its involvement in the Accordia housing development, which won the RIBA Stirling prize, Britain’s premier architectural award.

The company installed more than £750,000 of copper cladding to the development.

T R Freeman has been in Cambridge since being formed 120 years ago and is part of the Kershaw Group.

The group employs 183 people with a turnover of £35 million.

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