Valueworks contract completed
August 2010
Springs Roofing has recently completed its first major refurbishment contract sourced through Valueworks® procurement services.
Springs Roofing refurbished the roofs and replaced the rainwater goods on 250 houses in north west County Durham for Derwentside Homes, a major supplier of social housing in the county.
Unusually, Springs Roofing just provided the skilled labour and the materials were sourced directly via Valueworks®.
“This is a new way of working for us and one that is likely to become more common,” said Matthew Rowley, contracts director at Springs. “It works well for us because we get to work directly for the client instead of being a subcontractor. We used to work for Derwentside Homes years ago but we haven’t had the opportunity recently.”
Springs Roofing has just started a second contract sourced by Valueworks® also for social housing refurbishment this time for Your Homes Newcastle.
New director appointed
April 2008
 Matthew Rowley has been appointed to the board of Springs Roofing Ltd as Contracts Director.
Matthew has been working for the company as a contracts manager since 2005. He is very experienced in managing contracts, surveying of new sites, and site meetings, visits and inspections
New contracts in public and private sectors
November 2007
Springs Roofing has secured two major contracts with public and private sector customers. In North Tyneside it will be reroofing 150 council houses on two estates as part of the Decent Homes programme. In Newton Aycliffe it will be roofing 87 new houses for Southdale Homes (working in conjunction with Tees Valley Housing Association.
Farewell Andrea
November 2007
Springs Roofing's longest serving member of staff is moving on and across the world. Andrea Middleton, who joined the company in 1984 at the age of 16 as a clerk and worked her way up to the key position of financial controller, is moving to start a new life with her husband in Hong Kong. Managing director Keith Muldoon said: "We all wish Andrea and she will be sadly missed. She was a true professional and a dedicated member of staff."
Castleoak Retirement Village 
October 2007
With work nearly complete on phase one, Springs Roofing has secured the contract for roofing the second phase of the new retirement village in Hartlepool. This major development is the lastest new build by Castleoak, the UK’s leading design and construction company specialising in care home and supported housing accommodation.
Keith Muldoon, managing director of Springs Roofing said "We are delighted to obtain the second phase of this prestigious development and to continue to build an excellent relationship with Castleoak."
The roofing work consists of tiling and single ply membrane.
Roofers ready for NVQ training
September 2007
Three trainees at Springs Roofing - Craig Mickle, David Callcutt and James Reay - are preparing to start their second and final year at Newcastle College to achieve NVQ level 2 in slating and tiling.
They are attending the part-time course as part of Springs Roofing's ongoing training programme supported by the Construction Industries Training Board (CITB). The majority of the workforce now has an NVQ. "We regard nationally accredited training as an investment in the future," says Contracts Manager Michael Eccles. "This is how we aim to guarantee that the high standards in roofing that we demand and achieve are maintained in the future."
Luxury homes completed on historic brownfield site
July 2007 
Springs Roofing has completed the roofing for a luxuryhousing development in Durham on a landmark site to the south of the city. The Roundhaven development for Shepherd Homes is built on the site of the famous Cock o' the North pub which for many years was an important staging post on the Great North Road.
Springs Roofing gave their most experienced slater, Arthur Smith, the task of roofing the three storey, 25 apartment block with natural slate. The contract also included tiling 17 four and five bedroom houses.
Shepherd Homes often engages Springs Roofing for its developments in North East England. |
