For many years mastic asphalt has been the system of choice for waterproofing roofs, flooring and tanking. Now, with a new generation of mastic asphalts offering greater flexibility, durability and a wide range of colours – this traditional waterproofing material is enjoying a renaissance in the highly competitive car park sector. Car parks are inherently [...]
Traditional cement screeds can be slow and labour-intensive so aren’t always up to the job. With a walk-on drying time of just one hour, Permascreed is the mastic asphalt screed offering an efficient and cost-effective way to level or create drainage falls on flat roofs, walkways and vehicle decks. Alongside a fast-track application that uses [...]
The only further education college in the country to deliver courses in mastic asphalt, London’s Hackney Community College relies upon support from Mastic Asphalt Council (MAC) members. With a new term underway and a brand new group of first year students, roofing and waterproofing specialist IKO donated 10 tonnes of roofing grade mastic asphalt to the college to [...]
Mastic Asphalt Council (MAC) has demonstrated its commitment to protecting the future of the Mastic Asphalt industry by supporting seven apprentices through an intensive three year training programme that will ensure they can install mastic asphalt to the highest possible standard. To maintain the industry’s long established standards, only trained craftsmen install mastic asphalt under [...]
With rising pupil numbers fast becoming the norm across the UK and the Local Government Agency predicting a further 130,000 places will be needed by 2017/2018, under pressure primary schools are creating much needed space through the creation of rooftop playgrounds. To meet this demand, one of the world’s oldest waterproofing materials – mastic asphalt [...]
The Royal Horseguards Hotel in London was host to the key players from the mastic asphalt industry on Friday 6th June who gathered for the annual AGM and MAC Awards to recognise and celebrate the year’s top projects, contractors and achievements. Sponsored by SIG Roofing Supplies, the Mastic Asphalt Council (MAC) Awards are one of the [...]
Daniel Snook of Premier Mastic Asphalt has been awarded the Special Trade Award and Overall Cornwall Construction Training Group’s Apprentice of the Year Award 2013 at the Atlantic Hotel on 3rd October. Daniel is half-way through his four year training course with the organisation and has impressed in all of his projects. He is the [...]
Over 100 key players from the mastic asphalt industry gathered at the Royal Horseguards Hotel in London to recognise and celebrate the year’s top projects, contractors and achievements as part of the annual MAC Awards.At one of the waterproofing industry’s most prestigious events, the Mastic Asphalt Council (MAC) – with support from sponsors SIG Roofing [...]
Permaphalt mastic asphalt has helped transform the roof of the Norton House Hotel in Edinburgh into a picturesque rooftop garden. Now a focal point, ideal for wedding photography and other private functions, mastic asphalt has provided a robust and long lasting waterproofing system to help sustain the garden and protect the hotel for generations to [...]
Mastic asphalt has many years been a natural choice for architects and specifiers of green roof systems. Durable and one of the greenest construction materials in the UK – it’s perfect for eco-friendly, waterproofing solutions. Also one of the most cost-effective membranes of its kind, independent studies have shown that correctly designed and installed mastic [...]
