The Green Roof Organisation (GRO), founded in 2009 as a Special Interest Group, has completed its transition into a Trade Association and not-for-profit legal entity in the UK. A new 12 person board has been elected by the membership and the GRO Board have elected Mark Harris of Radmat Building Products Ltd as Chairman, with Chris Bridgman of Bridgman & Bridgman elected as Vice-Chair and Chris Roddick of Bauder as Company Secretary. Despite the restrictions created by the Coronavirus pandemic this is an exciting time for GRO, with the newly elected Board say fully behind proactively driving GRO forward and developing its influence on the UK Green, Blue and BioSolar roofing markets.
Chair Mark Harris explained: “This is an exciting time for the green roof sector and we recognise that as a Trade Association we are in a stronger position to further progress the needs of the sector, our members and the supply chain. Phase one of Green Roof training is currently available with Phase two was launched in April 2020. Combined these two phases facilitate the achievement of a CSCS card in green roofing. “To further strengthen the green roof industry we are working on an update to the GRO Code which will include Blue Roofs and Bio Solar Roofs with an ambition to launch around World Green Roof Day on 6th June 2020.”