Pitched Roofing

BLM British Lead has launched new products in efforts to support roofing contractors and leadworkers

New Canterbury range uses traditional handmaking methods to create unique and authentic clay plain tiles

Pedro Doors, senior application development engineer for GE silicones, discusses the benefits of silicone coatings and examines how roof restoration can be advantageous over a total replacement for contractors and customers.

High demand from housing associations for a natural slate aesthetic sees Riven Edgemere tiles specified for new Manchester development

Bracknell Roofing has announced that three roofing projects for housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes Northampton, all run by the company’s senior contracts manager, Andy Brooks, have gained site-wide success with all the associated site managers being awarded NHBC Pride in the Job awards.

Roofshield from A. Proctor Group has been selected by Historic Royal Palaces to provide superior quality protection to Hillsborough Castle in a £20 million programme of works.

While the outward appearance of roofs may not have changed a great deal, there have been many developments in the last 50 years to improve the quality, performance, and durability of tile and slate pitched roofs, as John Mercer, a technical roofing consultant, writing on behalf of Edilians, explains in this article.

Glidevale Protect has supplied its Protect Viking Air pitched roofing underlay across a new build development for housebuilder Pennyfarthing Homes in Verwood, Dorset.

With its factories having available stock and excellent lead times, RCI speaks to Crest Nelskamp to find out why merchants and distributors are turning to the manufacturer to help them through the current roofing materials crisis

As the construction industry gears up to getting back to work as lockdown restrictions start to ease, Glidevale Protect (part of Building Product Design) is open for business and ready to assist its customers.