Building envelope specialists · Manchester
Safer façades,built andsigned off.
Profac removes combustible cladding and installs rainscreen, insulated render and brick slip systems, with a complete Golden Thread from Gateway 2 to sign-off.
Survey: combustible system found
PAS 9980 appraisal confirms ACM panels and EPS insulation. Remediation required.
Accredited & trusted by the industry
Why Profac
Every layer installed right, and proven.
We work with main contractors, architects, cost consultants, housing associations, the Building Safety Regulator, building control and Homes England, so every project moves cleanly through its gateways to sign-off.
Founded by Andy Gait
Years’ façade experience leading our technical team
Non-combustible systems specified as standard
Forecast turnover for 2026, grown organically
Services
One team for the whole external wall.
From SFS and sheathing to the final finish, we design, install and document the full through-wall build-up. One contractor owns the performance.
01Cladding remediation
Strip and replace combustible walls
02Rainscreen cladding
Ventilated A1 façade systems
03Insulated render & EWI
EWI and silicone render
04Brick slip systems
Traditional look, modern build-up
05Fire stopping & cavity barriers
Cavity barriers & compartmentation
06SFS & through-wall
The whole wall, one contractor
Wall explorer
Take a façade apart.
What makes a wall safe is mostly hidden. Rotate, explode and inspect the systems we install, and see the fire class of every layer.
Layer detail
Select a layer
Pick any layer in the list or the 3D view to see what it does and how we install it.
Featured project · Liverpool
Herculaneum Quay
A tower that has never been lived in because of its combustible cladding. As Principal Contractor from Gateway 2 towards Gateway 3, we’re replacing the whole system with a BBA-approved, Class A fire-rated solution.
Building Safety Act
Know exactly where your project stands.
The Act brought gateways, dutyholders and the Golden Thread. Step through each stage to see who’s involved, what’s needed and what Profac takes off your plate.
During worksComplete
The Curve · New build
Curves leave nowhere to hide.
Curved external wall insulation and through-coloured silicone render, detailed with the supplier and architect and installed to a tight tolerance. It cut heating costs for residents, too.
- Curved EWI detailing developed with the manufacturer
- Reinforced basecoat and silicone render finish
- Delivered on programme and on budget
Who we work with
Built around the people responsible for the building.
Different clients need different things from a façade contractor. Here’s how we help each of them.
Main contractors
A façade subcontractor that turns up, documents everything and doesn’t leave you exposed at Gateway 3.
How we helpHousing associations
Warmer, safer homes delivered with tenants living in them, and the evidence to prove it.
How we helpBuilding owners & Accountable Persons
From FRAEW findings to a signed-off building, with a contractor who understands the Act as well as the façade.
How we helpArchitects & cost consultants
Early, honest technical input so the façade you design can be built, approved and paid for.
How we helpHow we work
Survey to Golden Thread.
A turnkey service covering specification, installation and quality management, with the paperwork done properly at every step.
Survey & review
We visit, survey and review existing reports, from FRAEWs and intrusive investigations to drawings and the fire strategy.
Design & specification
Our in-house designers work with manufacturers on a compliant, buildable system and the details that make it work.
Approvals
We provide the evidence needed for building control and the Building Safety Regulator, and support Gateway 2.
Installation
Accredited installation teams, a site manager on every job and a quality manager checking every stage.
Golden Thread handover
A complete digital record of what was built, ready for Gateway 3 and the life of the building.
Remediation checker
Not sure where your building stands?
Answer five quick questions about height, cladding and assessments. You’ll get a plain-English summary of the likely route and the next steps.
Tendering?
Send us the drawings.
Our estimators price the whole through-wall build-up, itemised and transparent, with technical comments where the spec can be improved.
From the MD
“I kept seeing a gap for high-quality installation. Profac exists to fill it, on every elevation, on every floor.”
On site · North West