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The power of apprenticeships: Niall at Dalton Roofing
By Emma Peterson. Niall’s story highlights the value and importance of apprenticeships. Across the roofing industry, labour and skill shortages have become a pressing issue. This shortage is due to a variety of factors, including struggle to connect incoming roofers with accessible training and our existing roofing tradespeople hitting ...
UK roofers unlock business growth options with innovative, eco-friendly conservatory roofing solutions
TapcoSlate® Tiles offer environmental benefits, exceptional durability and aesthetic appeal for conservatory roofs. With about three million UK homes having conservatories, roofing professionals can build their businesses by responding to marketplace needs for conservatory remodels by offering durable TapcoSlate® roofing tiles for projects. With authentic slate aesthetics, superior performance and environmental ...
Access the BSI Standards library
By Emma Peterson. Strengthen you knowledge of industry best practices with this new NFRC member resource. Established in 1892, National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) supports over 1,500 roofing companies with technical guidance, advice and support. That support comes in many forms, including access to join a private medical insurance ...
Bain & Irvine retains NFRC Craft Roofer status
By The Coffee Shops™. Upholding this recognition reinforces heritage roofing excellence in Scotland. Historic buildings require specialist knowledge, traditional craftsmanship and a deep respect for the materials and methods that have protected them for generations. Bain & Irvine Ltd. recently renewed its place on the National Heritage Roofing Contractors Register, ...
New TapcoSlate roof tops Premier Inn Hinckley
By Tapco Roofing Products. TapcoSlate provides a modern, high-performance solution that improves ventilation, weather resistance and long-term durability. The Premier Inn Hinckley is a popular getaway. Overlooking the picturesque Trinity Marina and Ashby Canal, it’s close to historic battlefields, Drayton Manor Resort and the always popular Thomas the Tank Engine’s special theme ...
Michael Winter - Build It Better: The Future of UK Roofing
In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Mike Winter from Tapco Roofing Products to explore how TapcoSlate and DaVinci Select Shake are shaping steep-slope roofing across the U.K. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience, Mike explains how these lightweight, recyclable composite tiles deliver ...
Memberships made for you
By Emma Peterson. Exploring how IFD supports professionals worldwide with their different membership opportunities. The International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD) was designed to unite professionals from across the roofing industry to work together to “safeguard and support the common economic, business, technical, social, cultural and other professional interests ...
Dirk Bollwerk - Who is IFD?
In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, host Heidi J. Ellsworth is joined by Dirk Bollwerk, president of the International Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD), to explore how global collaboration is advancing the roofing industry. Representing a worldwide network of associations and experts, the IFD drives progress through education, ...
First-time TapcoSlate installer impressed with product quality
By Tapco Roofing Products. How one contractor delivered years of durability, performance and longevity with TapcoSlate. When roofing contractor Barry Goodwillie was tasked with finding a roofing product for an addition to match up with existing Welsh Slate on a main home in Moneydie, he turned to TapcoSlate. Authentically-shaped with textured surfaces ...
Second Annual Tapco® Elite Roofing Awards Program launched by Tapco® Roofing Products
From May 1 to July 15, 2026, the Tapco® Elite Roofing Awards 2026 competition will be open for submissions online. On May 1st Tapco® Roofing Products will launch its Second Annual Tapco® Elite Roofing Awards Program. Roofing contractors in the United Kingdom are invited to submit their past projects using ...
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