Keylite, the roof window people, have launched a new campaign to highlight safety when working at heights in construction, in a bid to protect roofers from life-threatening accidents. Keylite’s ‘Work Smart, Stay Grounded’ campaign sees the team visit builders’ merchants across the UK and Ireland to encourage merchants and their …
Read More »Russell Roof Tiles announces new sustainability director
Russell Roof Tiles has created a new role, corporate sustainability and development director, and has appointed Dan Hancox to fill the position. Hancox who has been at the firm for 14 years – most recently as business support manager takes on the new position, helping lead and shape RRT’s sustainability …
Read More »Russell Roof Tiles donates £7,400 to 10 charities
Russell Roof Tiles has spread festive cheer by donating £7,400 each to 10 local charities this Christmas; each of the charities, five close to each of its sites in Burton and Lochmaben were nominated by staff. They were each presented with a cheque at special events held at the company’s …
Read More »Russell Roof Tiles raises a record-breaking £80,000 for charity
A record-breaking £80,000 has been raised by Russell Roof Tiles, after its Big Charity Quiz Night boosted its final fundraising amount by £15,000. Held at Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium, a total of 53 teams of four, which included customers, friends, family, staff and suppliers from across the UK, joined the …
Read More »Russell Roof Tiles takes on 50-day fitness challenge for charity
Russell Roof Tiles has pledged to transform old habits into healthy new ones by taking on a 50-day fitness challenge while raising money for local charities. Over the course of the programme, 14 staff from its Burton site, will use state-of-the-art body-scanning technology to measure who has improved the most …
Read More »Actis works with STA on its “Towards net zero” guidance document
Actis has been working with the Structural Timber Association to create a technical document which will help architects, engineers and builders comply with more stringent building regulations as we head towards the 2025 Future Homes Standard. The 58-page booklet, available to STA members, contains details on how to minimise heat …
Read More »Klober reveals 27% growth of year-on-year sales
Roofing manufacturer, Klober has revealed an 27.4% surge in year-on-year sales for its tile vent offering, which it attributes to growing awareness of the need to address roofspace ventilation. Roof tile vents provide essential air circulation in the roof space and can reduce the risk of condensation and the build-up …
Read More »Russell Roof Tiles raises £7,000 for its Give4Good initiative
Russell Roof Tiles has announced that its recent charity golf day was its most successful one so far, raising over £7,000 for its Give4Good initiative. The charity golf tournament, held at one of Derbyshire’s finest golf courses, Horsley Lodge, made its return for the seventh year, this record-breaking fundraiser compares …
Read More »BMI lifts the Vale with primary school project
Safe, robust and theft-proof, Romilly Primary School is now set for many maintenance-free years thanks to the work and market-leading guarantee from BMI UK & Ireland and its BMI Redland and BMI Icopal products. The school roof posed a tough challenge to Vale of Glamorgan Council as it …
Read More »At Home Amongst the Hills with Ecotherm
A newly built 5-bedroom detached home in Surrey Hills has received a Guildford Design Award for its “environmentally sustainable” design which included the installation of EcoTherm Eco-Torch. Nestled unobtrusively within the hills and wild meadows of Surrey on a two-acre plot, Skyridge blends a contemporary aesthetic with a rural landscape. …
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