ABG Building Solutions - Blue and Green Roof Systems
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ABG Building Solutions Ltd is a UK-based specialist manufacturer of sustainable rooftop drainage systems for commercial and residential construction projects. The company manufactures its products at its production facility in Meltham Mills, West Yorkshire and is a trading name of ABG Limited.
== About ABG Building Solutions ==
The company has more than two decades of expertise in designing, manufacturing and supplying sustainable rooftop drainage solutions. The company is recognised as having pioneering the blue roof concept in the UK, with the first installation taking place at the University of Huddersfield. Since then, ABG has provided more than one million square metres of blue roof systems to projects across the UK and internationally.
The company manufactures over 2.5 million square metres of drainage products per year at its UK manufacturing base. The company holds ISO quality management accreditations and holds memberships with a number of professional organisations, including the Green Roof Organisation (GRO), CIRIA and BALI.
== Systems and Products ==
ABG Building Solutions offers a full range of rooftop drainage systems and components, spanning several product categories.
=== Blue Roof Systems ===
The blue roof range provide manage and regulate stormwater at source, supporting compliance with SuDS requirements and surface water discharge consent limits. The blue roof range is available in a variety of configurations, including hard landscape and green finish variants.
=== Green Roof Systems ===
The green roof range are available in biodiverse, extensive and intensive formats, as well as biosolar systems that combine green roof and solar panel installations. ABG's extensive green roofs can retain up to 80% of annual rainfall, helping achieve sustainable urban drainage and flood risk reduction. Intensive green roof systems accommodate deeper substrates capable of supporting a wider range of planting and landscaped rooftop spaces.
=== Product Components ===
Alongside its system solutions, ABG manufactures and supplies a range of supporting products, including drainage boards, geotextiles, void formers, growing media, vegetation blankets and inspection and restrictor chambers.
== Design Services ==
ABG offers PI-covered project design for rooftop stormwater drainage systems. The company's design team works with architects, engineers and developers to design and specify all materials and components required above the waterproofing layer to meet surface water reduction targets or discharge consent limits.
== References and External Links ==
* Official website: https://abg-buildingsolutions.com/