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“The UK has an abundance of great roofing materials to choose from, whether it be slate, clay or concrete products. Each material should be evaluated for its own merit”
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Making the right choice in roofing materials

By John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles
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“The importance of maintenance-free roofing for social housing”

By John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles
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Using clay pantiles under the new BS 5534

By John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft, a Wienerberger brand
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On-line roofing tools and apps – the route to smarter roofs

By John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles
KoraFlex Plus from Wienerberger
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Using lead replacement flashing materials

John Mercer examines the use of lead in pitched roof flashings and asks if it is really necessary
John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles: “In any case, for health and safety reasons, roofers should be working in such a way that avoids walking on the tiles, or by providing adequate protection and safe walkways if access over laid tiling is unavoidable”
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Common questions for the Wienerberger technical team

John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles goes through the most commonly asked questions that the technical team at Wienerberger receives
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The UK construction skills shortage

By John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft, the roof brand of Wienerberger
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Changing fashions in roofscapes

By John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft, a Wienerberger brand
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How we’re evolving the modern roof tile

Roofing contractors have high expectations of what a good quality roofing tile should deliver, because their clients also have high expectations for the finished result. Richard Bishop, category manager for roofing explains the design process at Wienerberger
John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft: “Although we all know from long experience that clay and concrete roof tiles do not contain or leach any harmful substances in any significant quantities, test methods and Standards will need to be developed in order to prove that products are environmentally safe”
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The future of roof tile standards

By John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft
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