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Commercial Cladding

Commercial Cladding

Specialist Industrial Roofing & Cladding Services Across the UK

Trusted commercial cladding contractors delivering high performance exterior cladding systems for offices, warehouses, retail units, and industrial buildings across the UK.

Our Commercial Cladding Solutions

We offer specialised cladding solutions for both new construction and refurbishment projects. For new builds or extensions, we design and install modern cladding systems that meet the latest building regulations for energy efficiency and fire safety.

For older buildings, our team can upgrade deteriorating exteriors through cost effective over cladding. Over cladding involves installing a new external cladding layer over your existing structure, boosting thermal performance, weather resistance, and curb appeal without the need for a full strip and replacement.

In cases where the old cladding contains asbestos or other hazardous materials, we offer encapsulation solutions to safely seal these in place beneath the new cladding, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations .

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Guttering Systems

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Benefits of Commercial Cladding

Investing in commercial exterior cladding offers numerous advantages for your building’s performance, lifespan, and value. Below are some of the key benefits:

  • Weather Protection & Durability: Cladding adds an extra shield against the elements, protecting your structure from rain, wind, temperature extremes and UV exposure. A properly installed cladding system helps prevent water ingress, leaks, and cracking due to climate fluctuations

  • Improved Insulation & Energy Efficiency: Modern cladding systems often include insulation that enhances thermal performance, keeping heat in during winter and maintaining cooler interiors in summer. By reducing heat loss or gain, cladding helps lower energy costs year round for heating and cooling.

  • Low Maintenance: Our cladding solutions feature robust, factory coated finishes that are designed to withstand corrosion, rust, and fading. Unlike bare brick or older painted exteriors, most cladding panels do not require frequent repainting or intensive upkeep.

  • Fire Safety: We understand that fire performance is a critical concern for building owners. RDP provides cladding options with tested fire resistant ratings for added peace of mind.

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Why Choose RDP Cladding?

When it comes to commercial cladding contractors, RDP Cladding Ltd stands out as a reliable partner for your project. Here’s why many clients across the UK entrust us with their cladding and roofing needs:

  • Experience & Expertise: We have a proven track record with over a decade of specialised experience in industrial and commercial cladding . Our team has successfully delivered projects for a wide range of sectors, including retail stores, warehouses, factories and more.

  • Nationwide Service Coverage: Although we are based in Northampton, we operate on projects locally and nationally, serving clients throughout the UK

  • Accredited & Compliant: RDP Cladding is fully accredited by industry schemes like SafeContractor and CHAS.

  • Complete Turnkey Solutions: When you choose us, you get a one stop solution for your exterior refurbishment. We handle everything; initial consultation and free site survey, detailed proposals with fixed price quotes, assistance with material selection, installation scheduling, and final inspections.

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Drone Surveys & Long-Term Warranties

We now offer professional drone surveys, providing high resolution aerial inspections for roofs, building exteriors, and hard to reach areas. This allows for a faster, safer, and more cost effective way to assess property conditions without the need for scaffolding or ladders.

Additionally, we offer warranties of up to 40 years, ensuring long-term protection and peace of mind for our customers.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Commercial Cladding

There are many types of cladding materials and systems available for commercial buildings. Common options include metal cladding (steel or aluminium sheets) often used in industrial units, insulated composite panels (sandwich panels with metal skins and an insulation core) for walls and roofs, and rainscreen cladding systems that create a ventilated facade.

Other materials like fibre cement boards (e.g. cementitious cladding panels), uPVC cladding, timber or cedar siding, stone or brick slips, and even glass panels can also be used, depending on the design.

Yes. This process is known as over-cladding, and it’s a very common and cost effective approach for refurbishing commercial buildings. Over cladding involves installing a new cladding system directly over the existing cladding or exterior, without removing the old material. As long as the underlying structure is sound, we can fix rails or brackets through the old cladding and attach the new panels on top.

This method offers several advantages: it improves insulation (since we often add insulating layers under the new cladding), updates the building’s appearance, and causes far less disruption because you avoid a complete strip down.

High quality commercial cladding is a very durable building element. You can expect a well installed cladding system to last 25 to 40 years or more in service. Many factors influence longevity: the material (metal claddings can easily exceed 40 years; fibre cement boards can also last decades), the local environment (marine or industrial environments might cause faster wear without proper coatings), and how well the cladding is maintained.

Regular maintenance like cleaning, checking seals, and repairing minor damage will extend the life of the cladding. At RDP, we ensure that cladding is installed correctly (preventing moisture traps, etc.) so that it performs optimally over its lifespan. Even after a few decades, if the cladding panels start to show cosmetic age or if standards change, you have the option to over clad again or refinish it, rather than replacing the underlying structure.

High quality commercial cladding is a very durable building element. You can expect a well installed cladding system to last 25 to 40 years or more in service. Many factors influence longevity: the material (metal claddings can easily exceed 40 years; fibre cement boards can also last decades), the local environment (marine or industrial environments might cause faster wear without proper coatings), and how well the cladding is maintained.

Regular maintenance like cleaning, checking seals, and repairing minor damage will extend the life of the cladding. At RDP, we ensure that cladding is installed correctly (preventing moisture traps, etc.) so that it performs optimally over its lifespan. Even after a few decades, if the cladding panels start to show cosmetic age or if standards change, you have the option to over clad again or refinish it, rather than replacing the underlying structure.

Modern commercial cladding systems can be chosen or designed to meet stringent fire safety standards. Fire performance varies by material – for instance, metal cladding and fibre cement panels are typically non combustible, whereas older composite panels with certain cores (like the polyethene core ACM panels involved in the Grenfell Tower fire) are now banned in the UK due to fire risk.

RDP Cladding only uses products that are compliant with current regulations. We offer fire rated cladding systems that are tested and certified to slow the spread of fire and limit surface flame spread.

The first step is to reach out for a consultation or site survey. We offer a free site survey and consultation to assess your building and discuss your cladding needs. During the survey, our experts will inspect the existing roof and wall condition, take measurements, and talk with you about objectives (e.g. solve leaks, improve insulation, update appearance, etc.).

We’ll then provide recommendations on the suitable cladding systems and materials, along with a no obligation quote detailing the scope of work and cost. This proposal will include timelines and any options for you to consider. If you’re happy to proceed, we handle all the planning of the project from start to finish. This includes ordering materials, scheduling the installation crew, setting up safe access (scaffolding or lifts), and carrying out the work at times that least disrupt your business.

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