From Specification
To Warranty.

Forti Nova is a specification-led commercial coating solutions group. Through direct manufacturer partnerships with Liquid Rubber Europe and Prokol, we assess assets, specify written system build-ups, govern application routes and coordinate manufacturer-backed warranty documentation for commercial and industrial waterproofing, refurbishment and protective coating projects across the UK.

Forti Nova operates from Unit 1-2, Bridgewater Business Park, Gladstone Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 3DL. From this base we support commercial coating projects nationwide through a network of approved applicators and manufacturer-aligned technical input.

Our heritage began in 2011 as a self-employed commercial roofing contractor — working for care home chains, NHS buildings, sales and letting agents, then new-build construction, employing up to 21 qualified roofers at peak. In 2020 we founded our trade counter, becoming known for specialist roofing liquids and EPDM, and supplying Liquid Rubber HBS200 to some of the UK's largest builders' merchants including Selco, Howarth Timber, Jewson, MKM, NBP, SBD, Quay and others. We then expanded our manufacturer partnerships to two — adding Prokol, whose vast UK and global experience opened capability in commercial cladding refurbishment, hot spray, 35-year flat roof liquids, industrial flooring and passive fire protection. Combined in-house experience now exceeds 100 years.

We work directly — not via distributors — with Liquid Rubber Europe (founded 1991, cold-applied waterproofing membranes including BelowGrade, HBS200 and SprayGrade) and Prokol (founded 1967, elastomeric, polyurea and reaction-to-fire classified protective coatings including Profix, Monoseal, TopSpray35, Rocathaan HotSpray and FireGuard Pro). We talk directly to the chemists, technical directors and applications engineers behind every system.

Our process follows three stages: Assess, Specify, Deliver. We assess substrate, moisture, drainage, movement, detailing and access before any system is proposed. We then issue a written specification aligned to manufacturer technical review and relevant standards (BS 8102, BS EN 13501). Application is completed by trained or approved applicators with milestone recording, followed by inspection and manufacturer-backed warranty review.

Yes — where specified requirements have been met. Manufacturer-backed warranty documentation is issued following application sign-off, typically ranging from 15 to 50 years on qualifying installations. Warranty is conditional on the specific system, substrate, preparation and controlled application route — it is documented project by project, not assumed as a blanket inclusion.

We support facilities management, local authorities, healthcare, schools, universities, industrial buildings, warehousing and logistics, retail parks, housing associations, main contractors and surveyors and specifiers. The assessment-first approach is applied identically across every sector — the specification adapts; the methodology does not.

Both. The majority of our commercial coating work is refurbishment and asset life extension — restoring existing roofs, gutters, cladding and below-ground structures without strip-out — but the same systems are engineered for new-build specification, particularly below-grade tanking, fire protection classification and traffic-rated deck waterproofing.

Forti Nova is a specification and project delivery specialist. We govern the specification, manufacturer technical alignment and application route, working through approved and trained applicators to deliver against that specification. The independence between specification, supply and application is what protects the asset and the warranty.