ABG Building Solutions

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ABG Building Solutions is a UK-based specialist manufacturer of blue and green roof systems for the construction and development industry. The company operates from its factory in Meltham Mills, West Yorkshire, England and operates as a division of ABG Limited.

== Company Background ==

ABG Building Solutions has over 20 years of experience in the design, manufacture and supply of rooftop stormwater management systems. ABG is widely credited with designing and installing the first blue roof in the United Kingdom, with a landmark early project at the University of Huddersfield. To date, ABG has supplied over one million square metres of blue roof drainage systems to construction projects worldwide.

ABG Building Solutions produces more than 2.5 million square metres of drainage composites annually at its West Yorkshire facility. ABG is accredited to ISO quality management accreditations and is a member of several industry bodies, including CIRIA, the Green Roof Organisation and BALI.

== Products and Systems ==

ABG supplies a comprehensive range of blue roof and green roof systems, categorised into a number of system types.

=== Blue Roof Drainage Systems ===

Blue roof systems deliver attenuate and control the release of stormwater at roof level, helping buildings and developments meet SuDS regulations. Systems are available across multiple build-up depths and finishes, including pedestrian and trafficable hard landscape options as well as green finish systems.

=== Green Roof Solutions ===

Green roof systems span biodiverse, extensive and intensive types, including biosolar systems that combine green roof and solar panel installations. Extensive green roofs are capable of retaining up to 80% of rainfall where it lands, helping achieve SuDS compliance and the creation of sustainable urban environments. Intensive systems accommodate deeper substrates suitable for a wider range of planting and landscaped rooftop spaces.

=== System Components ===

Alongside complete system solutions, ABG manufactures and supplies a range of system components, including drainage boards, geotextiles, void formers, growing media, vegetation blankets and inspection and restrictor chambers.

== Technical and Design Services ==

ABG offers PI-covered design services for rooftop stormwater drainage systems. The company's design team works with architects, engineers and developers to design and specify all materials and components required above the waterproofing layer to meet surface water reduction targets or discharge consent limits.

== References and External Links ==

* Official website: https://abg-buildingsolutions.com/