SIKA AT WORK MANCHESTER PLACE APARTMENT BLOCKS, NORWICH ROOFING: Sikalastic® RapidBACKGROUND Manchester Place, Vauxhall Street, Globe Place and Somerleyton Gardens are social housing apartment blocks in Norwich managed by NPS Group, a property consultancy and management company wholly-owned by the public sector. All five blocks needed a varied programme of works to upgrade the fabric of the buildings. The four-storey buildings feature walkways for residents to access their homes on the upper floors. REQUIREMENT Refurbishment of the walkways was required as part of a wider upgrade programme delivered by main contractor, Thomas Sinden. The existing asphalt covering had been damaged and the resulting water ingress was not only causing leaks into the properties below but was also co

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