The future of roof tile standards

By John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft

The career of Martin Oldridge

John Mercer, technical manager, Sandtoft, looks back at the career of Martin Oldridge, formerly owner and chairman of Sandtoft Roof Tiles, who recently retired from the Tile and Brick Europe organisation

Constructing a low pitch watertight roof – Part 2

By John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles

Celebrating the humble clay plain tile

Simon Button talks to RCI about the popularity of the clay plain tile which shows no sign of waning in favour just yet

Residential roofing: Solutions for real scenarios – Part 2

Sandtoft’s John Mercer shares some more of the many enquiries received via the Wienerberger Roofapedia website, together with the answers to these problems.

Online services – the key to success for any business

By John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles

Roof space ventilation in pitched roofs

By John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles

Preserving history with roof tiles

Nigel Dyer, heritage services manager, Wienerberger explains why it is better to use new roof tiles rather than reclaimed tiles to achieve the heritage look

A roof for all creatures great and small

Richard Bishop, category manager for roof at Wienerberger, talks to RCI about considering vital wildlife habitats when constructing roofs

Protecting heritage within the public sector

For this month’s article, Sandtoft hands over to Richard Bishop, category marketing manager for Keymer – the 16th century roofing brand which is now part of the Wienerberger group – who addresses the topic of restoring and repairing heritage roofs within the public sector to ensure the historical DNA of properties can be effectively maintained