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“ROOF-CARE SPECIALIST CORNERS NEW MARKET”
A Scottish roof-care specialist is going from strength to strength as it expands its operation through new market sectors and the development of world-wide agents.
COPPER RIDGE of Perth have built a UK wide reputation as roof-care experts in the private housing market since they were launched in March last year. They now aim to extend their patented roof-care system “COPPER RIDGE” to publicly owned houses and buildings across the country.
COPPER RIDGE is a unique “n” shaped strip of 99.9% pure copper which is fixed in two metre lengths along the roof edge. Exposure to air and water causes the copper to oxidise, producing a fungicide called Copper Sulphate – a highly effective moss killer.
As part of the new marketing drive, COPPER RIDGE will take a promotional stand at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations’ Annual Conference in Inverness later this month, and have launched a company website to promote their product across the globe and help develop a world wide network of agents.
Mr Colin Currah, Managing Director of COPPER RIDGE explained: “We have had a very successful first year in the private housing sector and completed some projects for local authorities and housing associations in Scotland. This conference, which attracts Scottish public housing sector delegates will help us promote the low cost, and safety conscious, benefits of COPPER RIDGE in beating roof moss, algae and lichen.
“It also ties in with the launch of the COPPER RIDGE website to pick up international interest that has been expressed in Canada and America. Ideally, we would be looking to recruit agents who could supply and fit the product because COPPER RIDGE is a versatile product with new applications constantly being developed: for example: Historic Buildings, Monuments and concrete facades.”
Editors Notes:.
Roofing materials like tiles, slates, fibre, cement and asbestos all become dull and weakened by moss growth. Even the thinnest layer of moss causes problems because it acts like a sponge absorbing water, which increases the weight and stress on the roof, shortening its productive life. Frost damage can also be a problem, pushing the tiles up and cracking them.
COPPER RIDGE is more effective and environmentally friendly than other roof cleaning measures such as power washing or brushing techniques which can remove or roughen the surface of the roofing material, and reduce the intended productive life of the roof. Messy, and dangerous, temporary solutions at best, which require repeated application; they also spread the moss spores rather than kill them.