Prater

Prater is the UK's leading specialist building envelope contractor (#1 Specialist Contractor for cladding, roofing and glazing, Building magazine), and the only company of our kind to be totally focused on meeting the needs of the UK market. Clients choose us for our technical expertise, quality of delivery, supply chain excellence and close working relationships, and this is reflected in the fact that 99% of contracts are with key repeat business clients. Our market leading position is underpinned by our Health and Safety OHSAS18001, ISO9001, ISO14001 accreditations and Investors in People recognition.

Our partnerships with marketing-leading system providers enables us to offer the most appropriate curtain wall solution for any project, whatever the requirements in terms of aesthetics, performance and value for money. These systems are developed in conjunction with our partner's technical teams and engineers, and this close relationship enables us to undertake challenging projects while minimising procurement lead times. We offer a full range of standard pressure plate and cap 'stick built' curtain wall solutions, and can meet any requirements in terms of acoustics, thermal and solar control.

Our ability to provide a complete building envelope service encompasses solar PV systems. We are widely experienced in delivering these systems for projects of all sizes, new build and retrofit, and as building envelope specialists can ensure that every project is delivered safely, on-time and within budget. We have worked on prestigious projects such as Siemens - The crystal, BSKYB Meeting Centre and BSKYB Building 2 and this part of our business values from 50k to well in excess of 2 million. Solar PV systems can be incorporated into metal and flat roofs, wall cladding, plant screens and curtain walls glazing.