Tectum Group Recycle EPDM cuttings and turn them into roof tiles

EPDM cuttings collected

To produce the first batch of BossCover roof tiles, the roofing contractors within the group collected their EPDM remnants. In addition, customers of the CPE and Mawipex distribution chains in Belgium and the Netherlands also brought in the no longer usable pieces of EPDM to the more than 20 branches.

From scraps to granules and so to tiles

Filip Biesmans, co-owner of Tectum Group and also inspirer of innovation and sustainability within the company, explains: "Per 10 tons, a Limburg company grinds the pure EPDM remnants into 6 mm granules. A company in Germany then makes our BossCover XL roof tiles." The roof tile is marketed under the BossCover house brand through the company's own distribution channels (www.cpe.be and www.mawipex.be).

Extra Large and gluing is not necessary

The roof tiles have been labeled XL for a reason. "The tiles are 1 meter by 1 meter and weigh over 30 kg," explains Filip Biesmans. "Because of their weight, they can serve as ballast and do not need to be glued. So placement of the tiles can be done much faster (time is always a factor in the construction process) because you just have to lay them down." Moreover, there is another advantage. Filip Biesmans explains further, "Because no glue residue remains on the tiles, they can be perfectly recycled again after their lifetime."

Roof tiles are ideal for creating a walkway on the roof, such as to a technical installation on the roof.

Call to collect clean EPDM remnants

Along with the launch of the product, Tectum Group is kicking off an awareness campaign to collect EPDM." This is how we prevent this high-quality raw material from going to waste," says Filip Biesmans. "In the context of climate change, reducing our carbon footprint is essential. Using non-renewable raw materials sparingly must be our guiding principle!"

The campaign is launching under the name "EPDMcycle."

Internally, technical colleagues will sort the clean epdm scraps, and customers at the distribution branches in Belgium and the Netherlands will also have the opportunity to bring in their epdm scraps.

Not out of nowhere

Sustainability runs like a "green" thread through the policy of Tectum Group. "With sustainable products and services, we will make a difference in the future. We are laying the foundation for that today," says CEO Rudy Evens. "All the innovations we do are aimed at making the building envelope more sustainable." That means that Tectum Group first of all wants to use the right materials and then apply them in demountable systems. The circular roof tile XL is one of the first products the company is bringing to market, as further developments are planned. "We are thinking mainly in the direction of roof systems that are dismountable," Filip Biesmans adds "because in order to give used materials a second life, you have to be able to separate them back as raw materials. In an ordinary roofing system, however, everything is glued together and therefore only good for the incinerator."

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From roof back to roof: Tectum Group recycles EPDM cuttings and turns them into unique roof tiles.

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EPDM cuttings collected

To produce the first batch of BossCover roof tiles, the roofing contractors within the group collected their EPDM remnants. In addition, customers of the CPE and Mawipex distribution chains in Belgium and the Netherlands also brought in the no longer usable pieces of EPDM to the more than 20 branches.

From scraps to granules and so to tiles

Filip Biesmans, co-owner of Tectum Group and also inspirer of innovation and sustainability within the company, explains: "Per 10 tons, a Limburg company grinds the pure EPDM remnants into 6 mm granules. A company in Germany then makes our BossCover XL roof tiles." The roof tile is marketed under the BossCover house brand through the company's own distribution channels (www.cpe.be and www.mawipex.be).