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The roof is a part of a building envelope which covers the uppermost part of a building or shelter, providing protection from the weather, both rain and snow and wind, sunlight and heat.  The word “roof” comes from the Old English “hrof” which means roof, ceiling, top, heaven, sky and also the “highest point of something” from the Proto-Germanic “khrofam”, Dutch “roef” which means  “deckhouse, cabin, coffin-lid, Middle High German “rof” meaning “penthouse” and Old Norse “hrof” meaning “boat shed”.

Here at D-marc we’re in the business of making work at height, namely roofing work, safer with our innovative rooftop barrier solutions.  As such, we keep a close eye on the news for stories about roof work and working at height in general so that we can provide our readers with useful and relevant information that will keep them up to date with what’s going on in our industry.  Once a month, we’ll publish a roundup of the news that affects our sector in one easy place so that readers can get a quick overview of the most important happenings over the past month.  If you have anything to add