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OVERVIEW OF PERMAROCK

PermaRock is a leading name in external wall insulation and exterior renders in the UK.

Established for nearly 30 years and with a wide range of experience designing and manufacturing external wall insulation and rendering systems, PermaRock’s philosophy of bringing performance and experience together with quality and innovation has culminated in the development of its current portfolio of products and services that acknowledge the requirements of the client, designer and end-user,enabling the creation of attractive, innovative and energy efficient buildings that are aesthetically pleasing and functional.

Further information on how our systems are designed to specifically meet the requirements of both the New Build and Refurbishment markets can be found on in our External Wall Insulation section,

Historic Company Announcement

eagaWe are pleased to announce that on Thursday, 1st November 2007, the ownership of PermaRock Products Ltd (part of Horrocks Group) was transferred to eaga plc.

eaga plcis a leading energy efficiency provider working with central government and devolved national governments in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We are widely recognised for the management of the Warm Front, HEES, CERT and Warm Deal schemes.

In addition, eaga is working alongside power companies and social housing providers in ensuring the delivery of other energy efficiency related schemes.

PermaRock now forms part of the eaga Installation Services division which operates nationally throughout England, Scotland,Wales, and Northern Ireland andis the UK's leading provider of home insulation services.

COMPANY TIMELINE

1981

PermaRock becomes a founder member of the EWIA (now INCA), the national trade association for external wall insulation (EWI) manufacturers.

1981

ThermaRend becomes the first EWI system to be tested in the UK by the British Board of Agrément (BBA).

1987

PermaRock awarded BBA Agrément Certificate for Mineral Fibre System.

1987

PermaRock moves to larger premises in Loughborough and installs additional manufacturing equipment for renders and adhesives.

1989

PermaRock awarded Agrément Certificate awarded for Polystrene System.

1992

PermaRock achieved compliance to the Quality Assurance Quality standard BS5750 (now BS EN ISO 9001) for production, installation & technical services.

1995

PermaRock EWI (Mineral Fibre & Polystyrene based) systems assessed & certificated by the BRE (Certificate No. 029/95) onto a number of substrates including, uniquely, application onto timber and metal frame structures.

1996

PermaRock was taken over by the Horrocks Group.

1997

PermaRock was awarded BRE certification of their Phenolic EWI system (Certificate No. 041/97).

2007

PermaRock install new manufacturing plant to increase production capacity, improve manufacturing efficiencies and cut down on manual handling. Warehousing and storage facilities were also expanded.

2007

PermaRock, as part of the Horrocks Group, are acquired of eaga plc on 1st November.