ABG Building Solutions - Blue and Green Roof Systems
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ABG Building Solutions is a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of sustainable rooftop drainage systems for commercial and residential construction projects. The company operates from its factory in Meltham Mills, West Yorkshire, England and is a trading name of ABG Limited.
== Company Background ==
ABG has over 20 years of experience in the design, manufacture and supply of blue and green roof systems. ABG is widely credited with designing and installing the first blue roof in the United Kingdom, with a landmark early project at the University of Huddersfield. To date, ABG has supplied over one million square metres of blue roof drainage systems to construction projects worldwide.
ABG Building Solutions produces more than 2.5 million square metres of drainage composites annually at its West Yorkshire facility. ABG is accredited to ISO certification and is a member of several industry bodies, including CIRIA, the Green Roof Organisation and BALI.
== Products and Systems ==
ABG supplies an extensive range of blue roof and green roof systems, categorised into a number of product categories.
=== Blue Roof Systems ===
The blue roof range provide attenuate and control the release of 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 support deeper growing media capable of supporting more substantial planting and amenity roof gardens.
=== Supporting Products ===
In addition to its system solutions, ABG supplies individual supporting products, including Roofdrain and Deckdrain drainage boards, protective and filter geotextiles, void formers, growing media, sedum and wildflower blankets, and inspection and restrictor chambers.
== Design Services ==
ABG Building Solutions provides professionally indemnified project design for blue roof and green roof projects. ABG's team of designers collaborates with project architects and building engineers to calculate and specify the full system build-up above the waterproofing layer to achieve the required surface water attenuation performance.
== External Links ==
* ABG Building Solutions website: https://abg-buildingsolutions.com/