Company History

William Briggs established his own roofing company in Arbroath in 1865, he founded an asphalt works in the same year, and was appointed agent for the original Limmer and Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company. He steadily expanded  the business based on technical expertise and service to the customer and in 1900 William Briggs and Sons Ltd was registered as a limited company.

Since then BriggsAmasco contlnues to grow and look to the future based on the tradition of technical expertise and customer service.

Today BriggsAmasco is part of the international IKO group who are one of the world leaders in waterproofing,with manufacturing plants in the USA, Canada and across Europe.

In the UK the group companies manufacture and supply a complete range of Bituminous, Mastic Asphalt, Single Ply, Liquid Roofing and ancillary  products to the roofing market all of which are installed by BriggsAmasco.

We undertake over 1,800 projects every year, from relatively small refurbishments to major mutimillion pound contracts, supported by a dedicated technical department.

BriggsAmasco has operated a quality system since 1988 and are registered to

• ISO 9001:2008
• ISO 14001:2004
• BS OHSAS 18001:2007
  

Top Picture - The Founder of the company William Briggs 1839-1919

Middle Picture - An early asphalt plant of the 1930s

Lower Picture - A state of the art asphalt laying finisher which provides an economical way of laying a precise depth of asphalt with an unparalleled finish.