Why the pitched roofing industry needs to embrace change

By John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft - a Wienerberger brand - outlines why he feels it's important for the pitched roofing industry to embrace change

Exploring what BIM really means

By John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft, a Wienerberger brand

Online tools to service the pitched roofing industry

By John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft, a Wienerberger brand

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

The final song

After six years of writing regularly for Roofing, Cladding and Insulation, with occasional articles dating over the past 20 years, John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger, gifts his final ‘The Pitch’ before his retirement

Is heritage and traditional roofing work compatible with BS 5534?

By John Mercer, technical manager, Sandtoft

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

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

Reasons for roofers to include solar in their offering

By John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles