Commercial Roof & Cladding Refurbishment — Midlands
Forti Nova supports commercial roof refurbishment, cladding refurbishment and cladding spraying across the Midlands, including Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry and Telford. Suitability is confirmed from the building and substrate condition rather than assumed from age or location.
The page covers both East Midlands and West Midlands. All projects begin with a site assessment. System selection and programme are confirmed from survey findings.
Why a Midlands page?
The Midlands includes commercial and industrial building stock across Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, Telford and the wider East and West Midlands. Many estates include older profiled steel buildings where roof and cladding coatings may have degraded after prolonged service. Forti Nova supports cladding refurbishment and cladding spraying across the Midlands, with the correct route established from substrate and coating condition.
East Midlands & West Midlands Building Stock
East Midlands
East Midlands projects may involve warehouse and distribution buildings, manufacturing units and logistics facilities across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire. Older profiled steel and asbestos cement roofs are commonly found on industrial estates across the subregion.
Project suitability is survey-led and confirmed individually.
West Midlands
West Midlands projects may involve manufacturing, commercial and retail buildings across Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry and Warwickshire. Mixed building stock includes profiled steel, composite panel and older industrial cladding requiring survey-led assessment.
Project suitability is survey-led and confirmed individually.
Common Building Types in the Region
The Midlands includes a wide range of commercial and industrial building types where roof and cladding refurbishment may be relevant. Common types include:
Common Conditions Found
The following conditions may be identified during condition surveys on Midlands commercial and industrial buildings. The appropriate response in each case depends on survey findings — these are observations, not prescriptions.
Cut Edge Corrosion
May be identified on profiled steel roofs where galvanising has been exhausted at unprotected sheet edges. Common on older steel-clad industrial and warehouse buildings. Severity and appropriate treatment pathway are confirmed through site assessment — not estimated remotely.
Failing Roof Coatings
Previously coated roofs may present delamination, cracking or film loss after prolonged service. Survey is required to determine whether substrate integrity remains sufficient for refurbishment, or whether replacement is the appropriate route.
UV Fading on Cladding
Polyester factory coatings on profiled steel cladding can degrade under UV exposure over time. Where coating adhesion remains intact and substrate corrosion is surface-level, over-coating may be an option — subject to survey confirmation.
Water Ingress Through Cladding
Water ingress may originate from failed sealant joints, corroded fixings, panel cracking or inadequate laps. A condition survey must identify the entry route before any treatment is specified — surface coating cannot resolve mechanical gaps or structural joint failures.
Survey-First Approach
No refurbishment system is recommended without a site assessment. A condition survey establishes substrate integrity, corrosion extent, coating adhesion and any access or programme constraints. The survey output determines which pathway is appropriate — monitoring, repair, refurbishment or replacement. Refurbishment is not always the correct conclusion.
Services Available Across the Midlands
The following services are available across the Midlands through Forti Nova's approved applicator network. Availability for a specific project is confirmed through the assessment process.
Systems That May Be Used
System selection follows survey findings. The systems listed below may be considered on Midlands commercial buildings — selection is always confirmed through site assessment.
Sectors Served in the Midlands
Large-format profiled steel and asbestos cement buildings where scale can make refurbishment a practical maintenance route. Suitability confirmed through survey.
Operational continuity is a common project constraint on logistics sites. Works are planned around site operations where possible — confirmed at assessment stage.
Process constraints, chemical exposure and occupancy requirements can affect system selection and programme planning. Environmental assessment may be required.
Retail parks and commercial units may include profiled or composite panel facades. Works can sometimes be planned around trading operations — confirmed at assessment.
Related Technical Resources
Technical Review & Specification Basis
- Guidance on this page is provided by Forti Nova, the operator behind SprayMyCladding.
- Regional pages provide general context only. Project suitability, system choice and access requirements are confirmed by site assessment — not from building type or regional location alone.
- Manufacturer product guidance is considered where SprayGrade, TopSpray 35, ProFix or Rocathaan Hotspray systems are relevant to a project.
- All projects across the Midlands are assessed individually before any system is proposed or quotation is provided.
Approved applicator availability for a specific project in the Midlands is confirmed through the assessment process.
Request a Midlands Site Assessment
Submit your building details and Forti Nova's technical team will confirm whether a site assessment can be arranged in your area. All projects assessed individually — suitability confirmed through survey.