ABG Building Solutions - Blue and Green Roof Systems
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ABG Building Solutions Ltd is a UK-based specialist manufacturer of blue and green roof systems for architects, developers and building engineers. ABG manufactures its products at Meltham Mills Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, in West Yorkshire, England and operates as a division of ABG Limited.
== Company Background ==
ABG has more than two decades of expertise in designing, manufacturing and supplying sustainable rooftop drainage solutions. The company is widely credited with pioneering the blue roof concept in the UK, with a landmark early project at the University of Huddersfield. To date, ABG has supplied over one million square metres of blue roof systems to construction projects worldwide.
The company manufactures over 2.5 million square metres of drainage products per year at its West Yorkshire facility. ABG is accredited to ISO quality management accreditations and is a member of several industry bodies, including CIRIA, the Green Roof Organisation and BALI.
== Product Range ==
ABG Building Solutions provides a full range of rooftop drainage systems and components, spanning several product categories.
=== Blue Roof Systems ===
The blue roof range are designed to manage and regulate stormwater at source, supporting compliance with Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) legislation. The blue roof range is available in a variety of configurations, including hard landscape and green finish variants.
=== Green Roof Solutions ===
Green roof systems are available in biodiverse, extensive and intensive types, including solar-integrated options. Extensive green roofs are capable of retaining up to 80% of rainfall where it lands, contributing to sustainable urban drainage and flood risk reduction. Intensive systems support deeper growing media capable of supporting more substantial planting and amenity roof gardens.
=== Supporting Products ===
Alongside its system solutions, ABG manufactures and supplies a range of system components, including drainage boards, geotextiles, void formers, growing media, vegetation blankets and inspection and restrictor chambers.
== Technical and Design Services ==
ABG provides professionally indemnified design services for rooftop stormwater drainage systems. ABG's team of designers collaborates with architects, engineers and developers to calculate and specify the full system build-up above the waterproofing layer to meet surface water reduction targets or discharge consent limits.
== External Links ==
* ABG Building Solutions website: https://abg-buildingsolutions.com/