2025 in Review

“Show, don’t tell,” is a classic storytelling mantra that also succinctly describes 2025 for Proctor Group.

The momentum behind change in the construction industry continued to grow this year. It’s more important than ever to not only tell people your products perform, or that you’re competent, but also to show it.

The Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) is playing a significant role in that momentum. After a lot of hard work, we announced this year that twenty-two of our products are now CCPI Assessed.

On top of that, two of our reflective membranes were granted Q-Mark accreditation by BM TRADA, and we also made an EPD available for six of our membranes.

As a further demonstration of our commitment to reducing the impact of our business, early in the year we published figures showing we met our carbon reduction targets a year earlier than planned.

Certification has been central to our activities in 2025, because it is central to what our customers want and need.

November saw us celebrate the tenth anniversary of Wraptite® holding a BBA certificate. It was a fitting celebration, as the product is playing a central role in delivering airtightness to a raft of school and community projects across Scotland, many being designed and built to achieve the Passivhaus standard. We only expect to see that adoption increase.

Contributing to a culture of safer building was also central to the launch of d Proctor A1 Cement Board, a Wraptite-compatible sheathing board. By helping move more towards a system solution, and backed by comprehensive testing, we have supported specifiers and contractors in complying with fire safety requirements for relevant buildings.

For all the positive signs in the industry, however, you also don’t have to look far to realise there are still huge challenges to tackle. In particular, too many people remain unaware of their obligations and duties when it comes to the Building Safety Act. This came up in a round table discussion we held this year, looking at building safety for future generations.

One of the messages underpinning the event was the need to remember that buildings are more than drawings and specifications. They are tangible, working things, used by people every day to live their lives. In 2026, and beyond, the construction sector must show people – and not just tell them – that everything it does considers the human element.