Mark Wilcox, Safety Representative for NARM, the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, explains the role that NARM is playing in improving safety standards for workers outside on the roof – as well as for those inside the building. NARM was formed in the late 1990s, to provide a unified voice for the UK’s rooflight industry…
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Tom Ogilvie, Chairman of NARM, the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, considers its role in the wider construction industry. “When I first became active with NARM in the late 1990s, it was heavily focused on improving roof safety, addressing the need to reduce or eliminate falls through fragile roof constructions including rooflights. Since then, ongoing…
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NARM has published an updated version of its Quickguide 08, entitled ‘Understanding CWCT Classifications of Rooflight Types’. The CWCT (Centre for Window & Cladding Technology) tests for non-fragility comprise of soft body and hard body impact tests as well as a load retention test. They are intended to identify what glass size and type of…
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Previously operating as an unincorporated association, NARM, the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, has formed a limited company through which it will now conduct its activities. The newly formed National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers Limited, will continue to undertake the Association’s roles of: informing government and standards bodies through published research; encouraging and supporting rooflighting…
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The last two decades have seen huge advances in the design and application of rooflighting, bringing important advances in building performance and safety. Many of these have been the result of intense R&D efforts by leading manufacturers. Behind them has been one supporting organisation that’s driven the changes in UK standards & legislation that have…
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NARM has appointed Tom Ogilvie as Chairman, following a vote at the Association’s recent Annual General Meeting. He takes over the role from Jim Lowther who has announced his retirement, following many years of service to NARM and the broader rooflight industry. Tom has held the position previously, having served as Chairman between 2013…
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NARM has issued a new document entitled ‘Definition of geometric free area for Smoke Vents’. Our Technical Committee Chairman Stuart Middle said: “This document is intended to contribute to improving fire safety standards by clarifying the definition of the term ‘geometric free area’ in respect of smoke ventilation, to ensure compliance as defined in Appendix…
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From 1st January 2021 the UK is no longer a member of the EU and changes have been made to the regulation and marking of construction products in the UK. Responding to this change, NARM, the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, has updated its guidance document NTD07 covering construction products regulation. The new document, NTD07.1…
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NARM, the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers, has launched a new campaign to support the requirement for laminated inner panes on glass rooflights for important safety reasons, bringing pressure on the British Standards Institute for a regulatory amendment. Current British Standards define that inner panes on rooflights must be laminated in applications more than 5…
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Mention the word ‘rooflight’ and most people would think of a typical, hinged ‘roof window’ for use in pitched roofs, or one of the increasingly popular flat glass rooflights for flat roofed extensions. However, the term ‘rooflight’ can be applied to a huge range of different products, all designed with the primary aim of delivering…
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