Derbyshire roofers helping the hospitals

They're building roofs for new hospital units

A Derbyshire roofing company has been busy helping Chesterfield Royal Hospital adapt to the coronavirus pandemic.

Permaroof has been making roofs for pop up units and isolation areas for hospitals across the country in their reaction to the coronavirus pandemic.

The organisation was approached to work on four different projects – including Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, Bristol Royal Infirmary and Chesterfield Royal.

Adrian Buttress, managing director at Permaroof, said: “I feel incredibly proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish while running a skeleton team of six throughout the pandemic.

"Each project we’ve supplied is of the utmost importance at this crucial time in the crisis and there has been a real sense of community with each company we’ve worked with over recent weeks."

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“We have only recently started to work on larger commercial projects, so this was a test of the systems, processes and services that we’ve been putting in place over the past year.

"As a small, independently-run business with nationwide coverage, we’ve tried to see the coronavirus outbreak as an opportunity to support our customers in a different way and to further prove ourselves in the commercial sector.

"We’ve certainly accomplished this on these four projects.”

Marcus Sutcliffe, MD of Elite Systems GB, said: “The relationship we have with Permaroof has been a few years in the making; so when we were commissioned to complete this project with such a tight turnaround, we immediately approached the team to supply us with the roofing materials required.

"As always, we received a speedy and efficient service and are on track to deliver the first module to site in three weeks' time.”

Adrian added: “In extraordinary times like these, the relationships between suppliers and customers is key to ensure projects are executed quickly and efficiently.

"Being able to do our bit for the patients and staff who need those buildings most is a proud achievement for our whole team and we want to continue to support similar projects across the UK in the weeks and months to come.”