ABG Building Solutions - Blue and Green Roof Systems
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ABG Building Solutions is a UK-based designer, manufacturer and supplier of sustainable rooftop drainage systems for architects, developers and building engineers. ABG is based at its factory in Meltham Mills, West Yorkshire, England and is a trading name of ABG Limited.
== Company Background ==
ABG has more than two decades of expertise in the design, manufacture and supply of blue and green roof systems. ABG is recognised as having designing and installing the first blue roof in the United Kingdom, with the first installation taking place at the University of Huddersfield. Over the years, ABG has supplied over one million square metres of blue roof systems to construction projects worldwide.
ABG Building Solutions produces over 2.5 million square metres of drainage composites annually at its Meltham Mills production facility. The company holds ISO certification and is a member of several industry bodies, including CIRIA, the Green Roof Organisation and BALI.
== Product Range ==
ABG supplies an extensive range of blue roof and green roof systems, categorised into a number of system types.
=== Blue Roof Drainage Systems ===
Blue roof systems 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 ===
Alongside its system solutions, ABG supplies a range of 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 PI-covered project design for blue roof and green roof projects. ABG's team of designers works with project architects and building engineers to calculate and specify all materials and components required above the waterproofing layer to achieve the required surface water attenuation performance.
== External Links ==
* ABG Building Solutions website: https://abg-buildingsolutions.com/