More Green Roof News from London
April 11th, 2012Things are going really well for us in London and we seem to be picking up more and more customers, who are delighted with the quality of our sedum, our rigorous customer service and of course our highly competititve prices.
As well as our recent green roof for the London School of Economics, we have recently been awarded the contract to supply over 1100m2 of our sedum to a new development in London’s Hyde Park.
We have also been awarded a full 3yr and on-going maintenance contract to rectify and maintain an existing sedum green roof fitted by another green roofing company at Primary School in Hammersmith London.
Sedum Supply Install Green Roof at London School of Economics.
April 11th, 2012Against stiff competition Sedum Supply won the contract in the heart of the city at the Plaza Café for the London School of Economics to change the existing metal roof into a living roof system.
Once all weights and specifications had been determined, we had carried out a site inspection followed by a further visit to sample some final details.
Working in partnership with Plant Force, Sedum Supply was chosen to complete the project.
Due to the nature of the building and its position within the campus it was agreed that all work must be carried out on a weekend and completed before the Monday.
LSE roof before green roof installation
LSE new green roof
As you can see by the images the roof makes a welcome change to an existing building. The college, working with its own students, has a challenge to green up the site in as many areas as possible. New window boxes have also been installed by Plant force and these are making the site a better and more aesthetically pleasing place for all concerned to enjoy.
The benefits of plants around the work place:-
Plants emit oxygen
Plants clean the air
Plants reduce stress
Plants reduce minor ailments
Plants reduce staff absence
Plants improve concentration and increase productivity
Plants can help save energy
Plants reduce dust pollution
Plants reduce noise
Plants can be used to provide shade
3 More Green Roofs Last Week
June 8th, 2011Last week was an extremely busy week – isn’t every week!
We started the week down in Lewes in Sussex, installing a green roof on a spectacular timber framed house for Norbuild Eco Houses who were project managing the build.
The house had a half slated and half green roof. We installed a fully grown green roof system on the 15 degree pitched roof and a planted on site system on the flat roofed area. By combining these two green roofing systems we were able to deliver the green roof within the client’s budget and everyone was delighted.
At the beginning of last week we also received a phone call from Brydenwood, a construction company based in Farringdon, central London, who wanted a green roof installing on a primary school in Sittingbourne, later the same week! As always we were up for the challenge, and dually dispatched a team of 4 who successfully installed the green roof on Borden Village Pre-school in just one day. I’m sure all the children will be delighted with their new environmentally friendly roof.
Sheffield Apartments June 2011
We finished the week completing a green roof on an apartment block in Sheffield, so we have certainly got about a bit last week.
I must say, the amount of repeat business we are securing at the moment is astonishing. It is extremely gratifying to know that our past and present customer are so pleased with the quality of our plants, the professional advice we provide and the excellent customer service we always strive to deliver.
Finally, we are all enjoying seeing our green roof on Spring Watch every week day at the moment, if you haven’t managed to catch it yet, it is on BBC2, Monday – Thursday for the next few weeks.
Bio-Diverse Roof for Fordhall Farm Shop in Shropshire
May 20th, 2011Sedum Supply recently installed a fabulous bio diverse green roof on a new far shop at Fordhall Farm Shop is on the outskirts of Market Drayton in North Shropshire.
When Sedum Supply initially visited Fordhall Farm Shop, at the request of their contractors Shingler Homes, they were looking for a Sedum Green Roof, however after we explained the benefits of our new bio-diverse roofs they respecified it as a bio-diverse roof, as their primary aim was to attract and support the local bird and insect populations.
Biodiverse roofs are becoming increasingly popular in the UK. They are particularly beneficial where the importance of creating an environment to support local bird, plant and insect life is a key motivating factor. Our Biodiverse roofs try as closely as possible to include native plants and seeds specific to your geographic environment together with natural materials to create a truly diverse (and definitely not uniform) environment.
Fordhall Farm is an organic farm and from the farm shop they sell Fordhall Beef, Lamb and Gloucester Old Spot Pork, their our own dry cured bacon, pork sausages, free range organic eggs, fresh locally grown vegetables, Shropshire honey, jams, organic ice cream and organic speciality cheeses.
The farm shop is really worth a visit if you are in the area.
Farm Shop and Farm Trail Opening Times:-
- Wednesday 11am-4pm
- Friday 11am-6pm
- Saturday & Sunday 11am-4pm
Sedum Supply Green Roof on Springwatch
May 20th, 2011
Installing the Springwatch Green Roof
After our fame on Grand Designs and This Morning we are delighted to be able to add to our TV portfolio, having just completed a sedum green roof for this year’s BBC Springwatch at RSPB reserve Ynys-hir in Ceredigion in Mid Wales.
As always with TV, this was no mean feat as we were asked to provide and install the roof with just 2 days notice and once on site we waterproofed the roof and installed a fully grown green roof in just one day!
The roof has been installed on a converted tractor building which is being used to house the Spring Watch team and we used a Fully Grown Sedum Roof Pack – to ensure that the sedum looked good immediately – ready for the imminent filming.
The sedum came from our own Powys Sedum Plantation, so the road miles were kept to a minimum and it looked amazing when it was fully laid.
There will be plenty of chances to see the sedum over the coming weeks, Springwatch starts on Monday 30th May and runs Monday – Thursday at 8pm on BBC2 for 6 weeks. Or why not visit Ynys-hir to see our roof for yourselves.
The New Springwatch Studio
Leeds University 
Green Roofs - Sedum Supply 
Green Roofs - Sedum Supply 