In the second and concluding part of our series, David Patrick, Head of Marketing at Redland, continues his tour of the UK and looks at the roof tile styles to be found in the east, west, Wales and Sc ...

In the first of a two-part series, David Patrick, Head of Marketing at Redland, takes us on a round Britain tour of the nation’s roofs – this month it’s the south and south east. The architectural her ...

Cupa Pizarras general manager, Eduardo Mera discusses how slate is shaped into the quality roofing tile that’s recognised worldwide. In 1892, the founders of the company Cupa Pizarras extracted its fi ...

In the second of a two-part feature, Dr Kevin Ley, Technical Manager of Redland, looks how the requirements for tile fixings and underlays changed with the revisions to the British Standard Code of Pr ...

  As the NHBC issues new technical guidance on installing dry verge systems, Marley Eternit gives advice on how to overcome common fixing problems. Following growing concern that some dry verge s ...

Paul Bruton, WernerCo’s Product Development Director, assesses the shortcomings with the current standards for roof ladders and the impact of the introduction of a new British Standard. Roofers accoun ...

In the first of a two-part feature, Dr Kevin Ley, Technical Manager of Redland, explains how site practice is still lagging behind the British Standard Code of Practice for Slating and Tiling (BS 5534 ...

Katie Prestidge, from Marley Eternit, discusses why sun safety on site is crucial… New research has found working in construction puts you at greater risk of skin cancer than any other occupation. The ...

Roger Bisby has a go at installing Marley Eternit’s Universal Dry Verge System. The days of bedding single lap roof tiles on sand and cement as the sole means of fixing are over. You heard it here fir ...

Andy Rowlands from Rowlands Roofing recently worked on one of the most complex roofing projects of his career. Quintain House is a uniquely designed three bedroomed house in Gloucestershire, with a hu ...

It’s concrete and clay tiles have been helping to keep a roof over our heads for the best part of one hundred years but as PB recently discovered, Redland is also making significant "material" gains i ...

Alex Gill, Roof Systems Communications Manager at Marley Eternit, explains some of the benefits of using a full roof system. When it comes to non-specification domestic pitched roofing work, most buil ...