RMS Roofing News

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012

2012-01-31T07:13:00.000-08:00

As most of you are aware we lost a very integral member of our sales team back in August 2011. Andy Scott had worked for RMS for 18years and passed away whilst participating in a charity cycle ride, one of his many passions. Although his passing was a great shock to us all he will never be forgotten by his fellow workmates and clients.

In October 2011 we welcomed Contracts Manager Mark Rowe to the RMS team. He has 10 years experience in the industry and has slotted into the role with ease.

We also welcomed Helen Middlebrook in July 2011 who took over the position of Office Manager from Cheryl, who retired 18 years. Cheryl moved away from the area to start a whole new life with her fiance in Coventry, and we wish them both well in there new life together.

2012 has started off to be a busy year with us already winning two large contracts with hopefully many more to follow. We are also currently updating our website to make it more user friendly so be sure to check it out for any further information you require.

Christmas Cover Plans 2010

2010-12-10T03:20:00.000-08:00

RMS wishes all customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Our office Christmas closure is
from 22nd December 2010 to 4th January 2011 inclusive.
In case of emergency leaks on roof damage and repairs contact:

Chris Watchorn 07802587048
or Andy Scott 07802396829
or Will McIntosh 07885896663

They will coordinate our teams for temporary repairs over the Christmas Closure - full repair to be carried out on our company's return to work.

Building Insurer Reject Claim due to lack of evidence

2010-11-11T06:55:00.000-08:00

A commercial building company owner advised us this week their £75k claim for a leaking roof and associated water damage had been rejected by their building insurance provider. The company, who had been with this insurance provider for 12 years,
fell foul to a clause of “effectively maintaining the property” as maintenance records, warrantees and other “reasonable” evidence were not adequate.

Here at RMS, as part of our account management, we dove tail support and offer clients a Planned Preventative Maintenance service to protect against this. We deliver these flexible budgeted services through an existing activity like gutter cleaning, gutter replacement or during a roof repair.

Additionally we reitorate that gutters, whether a liner or Unifold, require an annual inspection to achieve manufactures warrantees. Email us at sales@rms-roofing.co.uk to enquire about more details.

Get to know more about RMS' services view this link to our e-brochure or visit www.rms-roofing.co.uk

Reduce Utility Bills – Solar Panels have a triple impact on a businesses Bottom Line

2010-08-27T06:06:00.000-07:00

21 years Roofing Professionals and Specialists, RMS have launched Solar Panels PV (Photovoltaic) service to their portfolio and their work with existing customers is showing extraordinary results.

Utility Bills are continuing to rise and show no sign of slowing, suddenly “looking green” and “being environmentally responsible” is more than cosmetic and the easiest and most straightforward solution is Solar Panels PV – generating your own electricity.

The impact on the bottom line is:
£ [1] Generating your own electricity to use, therefore less to purchase from the provider.
£ [2] Get PAID for generating it for 25 years guaranteed – the government through energy providers will guarantee to pay those generating their own electricity for 25 years.
£ [3] Environmental and Renewable Energy Projects add value to the properties they're installed into and are big PR to the businesses, plus a physical demonstration of a “responsible company”

Solar efficiency have enhanced significantly since their introduction, where panels now generate good power even at low light levels - making Solar PV a leading choice for renewable energy both for domestic and commercial use.

Although there's a MCS quality assurance scheme to ensure this new industry deliver, as the industry is new and in the current economic climate there's expected concerns about the life of new businesses.

“...we service a number of sectors and have attended numerous roof leaks from new Solar Panel installations. Speaking with customers, we all agreed PV would be a natural addition to our Green Roof solutions with our 21 year history to give that piece of mind to customers that their installers are going to be around for many years to come and reduce unnecessary roof repairs.”
- Will Intosh, Director of RMS.

RMS provide MCS accredited installations and to learn more or discover how much would impact your bottom line:
visit - - - www.rms-roofing.co.uk/solar
email - - enquiries@rms-roofing.co.uk
call - - - 01476 579795

21 Years Strong...

2010-06-04T06:14:00.000-07:00

Most remember their 21st birthday as its the notable point marking a coming of age - a fully fledged legal adult.

For RMS it too is a notable point, our 21st birthday is a mark of our teams who have continually worked hard and, under the leadership of Chris Watchorn, earned the reputation of “professionals and specialists in roofing”. However our anniversary is also a mark from our customers, a non verbal expression of the value and service quality we've delivered to them.

We'd like to thank all our customers and we hope our continual develop will mean we mature further like a good Wine with age, or for Chris our Managing Director - Whisky.

CHEERS!

Our Quality is in TEAMS

2010-04-12T04:43:00.000-07:00

Our practice of continual development for employees, as well as the business has seen them achieve a service team record of up to 16 years; testament to our Values (click).

Recently, Dean, Terry, Rob and Gary completed an NVQ level 2 in Sheeting & Cladding, which entailed an examiner inspecting the quality of work on site over a 3 month period -
this NVQ formalised their experience into a qualification.

In addition, RMS is pleased to announce the employment of Lewis Mc Combie to our service team.

“We're a close, friendly team at RMS and investing in our team is the surest method to continue high service delivery and meet customer expectations. I'm pleased they did themselves justice in the NVQ and to welcome Lewis to the team.” Chris Watchorn, Managing Director of RMS.

RMS …improving efficiencies…

2010-02-05T07:16:00.000-08:00

Over the past 6 months RMS has been modernising systems & practices to enhance the services and experience for their customers as well as for their future.

This modernisation includes developing e-commerce solutions through utilising their website, “cloud” platforms, bespoke service and e-procurement solutions to ensure RMS are prepared and ready for client and customer future service expectations.

Having already received CHAS and SAFEContractor accreditations, RMS has achieved the Constructionline Supplier status which is a Public Private Partnership between the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills & Capita.

Each of these accreditations are U.K recognised standards and pre-qualifying vetting sources for contractors & consultants. “...We pre-qualify all of our suppliers to government standards, and maintain relationships … to ensure that we remain relevant to procurement professionals within the construction industry.” remark Constructionline; visit www.constructionline.co.uk

“We are focused to being the preferred provider in roofing solutions and our efforts to increase the service, standards and experience for our clients and customers, should set ourselves at the front of our industry.” said Chris Watchorn, Director of RMS Ltd.

RMS: community & charity...

2010-01-08T07:34:00.000-08:00

As a responsible business we are regularly active in community & sponsorships, however the 10k-everyday running challenge for Cancer Research UK is one of the most inspiring events we have got involved with.

We have a friendly close culture at RMS priding ourselves on 'going the extra mile' & this challenge has captured the hearts & minds of our teams and embodies the real meaning of going & doing that extra mile.

All at RMS wish Tim Good Luck, with this enormous challenge.

Help share the idea & find out more on the challenge at www.10keveryday.wordpress.com

Happy New Year everyone.

RMS Christmas Cover Plans

2009-12-11T02:06:00.001-08:00

RMS wishes all customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Our office Christmas closure is from 18th December 2009 to 4th January 2010. In case of emergency leaks on roof damage and repair contact:

Andy Scott 07802396829
or Chris Watchorn 07802587048
or Will McIntosh 07885896663

They will coordinate our teams for temporary repairs over the Christmas Closure - full repair to be carried out on our company's return to work.

Top Safety Accreditation for RMS Ltd.

2009-11-05T09:21:00.000-08:00

RMS is one of the latest group of succssful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety records.

The Midlands based firm, who has achieved and maintained SAFEcontractor Accreditation for many years, recently received another Accreditation from the programme which recognises very high standards of Health & Safety practise amongst UK contractors.

The company's application for SAFEcontractor Accreditation was driven by their commitment to deliver high standards in workmanship & safety across their business.

"Safety & high standards of Workmanship are key values within our business. The SAFEcontract scheme & award is valued by clients & suppliers across the UK as an excellent illustration & external demonstration of high standards of health & safety within an organisation." remarked Chris Watchorn, Director at RMS.

RMS Team make the Grade

2009-10-27T09:01:00.000-07:00

Working at height is an exceptionally dangerous activity and RMS invests heavily into training and the Health & Safety of their teams.

Last week saw one of their teams regain their licences to operate and drive Cherry-pickers & Scissor-lifts. The International Power Access Federation training is required for the licenced and approved safe working with "mobile elevating working platform equipment." This licence needs to be updated every 5 years and Rob, Gary, Brian, Jamie, Ross, Terry & Andy passed with flying colours yet again.

"We pride ourselves on the quality of workmanship and the standard of our teams. This recent training is another example of how we've earned the reputation of professionals and specialists in roofing solutions." praised Chris Watchorn, Director of RMS.

RMS gains CHAS Accreditation

2009-10-19T05:26:00.000-07:00

The Contractors Health & Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) is an nationally recognised pre-quality assessment organisation for the private & public sectors.

Their rigorous vetting process identifies companies of Good Standing, Quality Workmanship with dilogent Health & Safety practices.

"We've built and maintained a reputation over 20 years as a professional and reputatble contractor. Having made a conscious decision to join CHAS, we are delighted to have completed and passed the vigorous process CHAS is recognised for." said Chris Watchorn, Director at RMS.

Want to know more about CHAS visit www.chas.gov.uk

JUST THE TICKET...RMS run a New & Green Technonlogies event last week

2009-10-12T02:49:00.000-07:00

RMS Event leads to a cry for more...

At a time when pressures are heavy on Costs, Efficiency & Energy; RMS presented an event on Solutions to aid these issues and the inevitable compliance to building efficiency regulations that come into effect October 2010 impacting both New Builds and Existing Commercial Buildings.

The content was well received covering:
Health & Safety - roof safety systems, making maintenance safer & cheaper (qbmdistributors.co.uk)
Green roofs – understanding benefits & options (SKY-gardens.co.uk)
Renewable energy solutions (energyconnectuk.com)
New technology & high performance membranes (RMS & liquidplastics)

The success of the event has lead to the prospect of delivering 2 more events else where in the country. Architects and 1st & 2nd Tier Building Contractors in Birmingham have contacted RMS & expressed their interest.

RMS are considering developing and registering a CPD (continual personal development) points event following the responses from the industry.

To learn more about RMS or discuss their events or solutions available, visit www.rms-roofing.co.uk or email enquiries@rms-roofing.co.uk

New Recuit at RMS

2009-08-05T10:37:00.000-07:00

Zoe Meadows has recently joined the team as Health & Safety co-ordinator. Zoe for many years worked for a local building company and brings a vast amount of value and experience to the company.

RMS for East Midlands Local Authority Excellence Award

2009-08-05T10:21:00.000-07:00

June09

RMS recently completed a 700m2 slating project in Leicestershire incorporating the introduction of 50 velux roof lights.

This particular project was nominated for an award at the East Midlands Local Authority Excellence Awards.

RMS become Licenced Firestone Contractor

2009-08-05T09:43:00.000-07:00

June09
RMS recently received Firestone liceneced contractor status.

We pride ourselves on delivering quality roofing solutions and Firestone products will complement this pledge.

Firestone has been a pioneer and innovator in rubber technology producing high performing solutions such as UltraPly TPO and RubberGard EPDM.
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www.firestonebpe.com/company