Industrial Buildings
Industrial buildings — factories, processing facilities, engineering workshops, cold stores and multi-bay industrial units — present waterproofing challenges at scale. Large-format profiled metal or concrete roofs, spanning thousands of square metres, require systems that can be applied rapidly at high quality without shutting down production. Forti Nova's spray-applied liquid rubber and Prokol systems are engineered for exactly this environment.
Sector Pressures & Constraints
Industrial building owners and occupiers cannot tolerate extended programme periods that require closing or restricting production. A roof refurbishment that takes weeks to complete using traditional methods may be achievable in days with cold-spray liquid rubber. The commercial and operational cost of production downtime typically exceeds the cost of the refurbishment itself, making application speed a primary decision criterion. Industrial roofs also present access challenges — height, roof-light positioning, ridge capping, valley gutter configuration and fragile surface restrictions all affect programme planning.
Refurbishment Context
The UK's industrial building stock contains millions of square metres of profiled steel, corrugated asbestos cement and concrete panel roofing that is now beyond its design service life. These roofs leak, corrode, delaminate and lose weatherproofing performance progressively. Full replacement is expensive, disruptive and generates significant waste. Spray-applied overlay systems — cold-applied over the existing substrate — allow large-format refurbishment within tight programme windows at a fraction of replacement cost. For asbestos cement roofing specifically, liquid coating encapsulation avoids disturbance and the associated duty-of-care obligations.
How Forti Nova Works with Industrial Buildings
Forti Nova is a primary supplier of spray-applied liquid rubber systems for large industrial roof refurbishment projects. We supply SprayGrade for high-output cold-spray application and TopSpray35 for elastomeric protection with up to 35-year warranties. We coordinate trained approved applicators experienced in industrial roofing access and high-output application. Our technical team provides substrate assessment, specification and project support from initial enquiry through to warranty sign-off.
Recommended Systems
Systems typically specified for this sector. All recommendations subject to project assessment and substrate survey.
Aliphatic protective topcoat for suitably prepared metal roofing and cladding — substrate condition, preparation and primer must be confirmed.
Protective coating for industrial wall panels and structural elements.
Hot-applied polyurea for industrial floor coatings and traffic-rated surfaces.
Technical Resources
Guides and reference documents relevant to Industrial Buildings projects.
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