Actis insulation has reported that demand has increased during the first two months of 2021 – with a rise in demand for products from roofing contractors.
One driver behind the sales figures has been an increase in home improvements being carried out to make living space more suitable for working from home – with loft conversions, extensions and garden pods becoming a popular way to ease the pressure on cramped households.
The substantial rise in demand tallies with national figures, compiled by construction intelligence specialist Glenigan for the National Federation of Roofing Contractors. Its results showed workloads were up across the whole of the mainland UK in the last quarter of 2020 with repair, maintenance and improvements in the domestic sector performing the strongest.
The majority of respondents also expected continued growth during 2021.
Actis UK and Ireland Sales Director Mark Cooper said demand had been strong across all Hybrid products – from its honeycomb style insulation Hybris to its insulating vapour control layer H Control Hybrid and its two insulating breather membranes Boost R Hybrid and specialist roofing variant Boost R Hybrid Roof.
“I believe there are two factors at play here driving this demand,” explained Mark. “One is that generally there has been an increase in home improvements since the pandemic began, with many homeowners expanding upwards into the loft or outwards into the garden. This is seeing a rise in general demand for construction, with roofing services as part of that.
“Additionally, we are seeing more and more contractors moving towards using Actis Hybrid in particular as an alternative to traditional forms of insulation. We’re finding that once builders have discovered Actis they tend not to go back to the old ways. So there is a lot of repeat business there.”
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