Rooftop plant support

The company provided a non-penetrative, prefabricated rooftop support system that is simple, safe and secure as well as being a quick, versatile and economical solution for supporting plant.

The university’s 3500m2 roof was suffering from age-related degradation, with ingress and loss of thermal efficiency. The whole area needed to be reroofed and the mechanical services, from small AHUs and AC equipment to fans and ductwork, replaced. The existing plant was supported by concrete slabs on the roof, which were both heavy and unsuitable for modern roofs, since slabs can easily tear the roof membranes and so cause leaks. 

Big Foot Systems was therefore approached to provide a bespoke solution that would support all the plant, whilst being lightweight and non-penetrative. Since fume cupboard extracts were part of the M&E installation another consideration was selecting a support solution which offered stability without requiring rooftop wind protection which would hamper extraction. Offering great stability, Big Foot’s supports ticked all the boxes. 

Following detailed site surveys, a quotation and design proposal was issued by Big Foot Systems for consideration which included a vertical support and oversized frames to accommodate the fume cupboard fans.