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H.I. Building Contractors LTD wins 2025 Elite Roofing Award
By Tapco Roofing Products. With this Cowfold home's roof, Shane Condell and the H.I. Building Contractors LTD team out of Sussex knocked it out of the park. During its inaugural year of the Elite Roofing Awards Program, Tapco Roofing Products is honoring H. I. Building Products for their installation of a ...
Dean Potts Roofing Ltd wins 2025 Elite Roofing Award for Malvern Hills Hotel Project
By Tapco Roofing Products. Since installing TapcoSlate on the Malvern Hills Hotel, Dean Potts Roofing Ltd. has worked on almost a dozen additional TapcoSlate projects in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire areas. Re-roofing the historic Malvern Hills Hotel & Restaurants structure back in 2020 was not an easy job. The crew from ...
Roofing talent put to the test
By Emma Peterson. NFRC’s support of the future of roofing through the SkillBuild National Competition. National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has long been a supporter SkillBuild. This is a competition that sees roofing apprentices and trainees put their talent to the test in a head-to-head contest of skills, ...
CRI West Midlands installs 70+ TapcoSlate conservatory roofs each year!
By Tapco Roofing Products. Why this contractor recommends Tapco time and time again. Another happy homeowner. Every year Brian Longville adds 70+ TapcoSlate roofs to conservatories on homes throughout Stourbridge and surrounding areas with the same results. Happy homeowners. “Our customers always remark that the TapcoSlate tiles we use on our conservatory ...
The power of apprenticeships: Harry at Aldridge and Sons
By Emma Peterson. How an apprenticeship with Aldridge and Sons helped Harry go from uncertainty to building a career. For many years, National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has been a staunch supporter of National Apprenticeship Week (recognized 9-15 February 2026) as well as Scottish Apprenticeship Week (recognized 2-6 March ...
Challenging roof project wins RF Roofing LTD a 2025 Elite Roofing Award
By Tapco Roofing Products. Building long-term roofing success with Tapco tiles and solar solutions. Helping homeowners Emma and Simon Candy make their dream of an energy efficient roof come true has turned into something extra special for roofing contractor Ricky Fletcher with RF Roofing LTD out of Coldstream. For his exceptional ...
James Talman - Leveling the Payment Field
In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Heidi J. Ellsworth talks with James Talman, CEO of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC), about a landmark U.K. government decision to ban retentions in construction contracts and reform long-standing payment laws. Long criticized for straining cash flow, retention practices have impacted ...
21st Advanced Building Skins Conference & Expo
On November 3 + 4 international architects, engineers, scientists and representatives from the construction industry will present new projects and developments in building envelope design at the 21st Advanced Building Skins Conference & Expo in Bern, Switzerland. This conference is the premier international event for innovative building skins, offering high-calibre ...
Visions of Oxford Ltd wins 2025 Elite Roofing Award with 3-phase roofing project
By Tapco Tools. How TapcoSlate Classic transformed a home and won the contractor an award. A three-stage replacement/new-build project that started in 2018 and wrapped up in 2023 transformed the home of Adam Dixon-Chapman. The expansive Oxford project is so exceptional that it has earned its contractor, Visions of Oxford Ltd, ...
The next generation takes centre stage!
By Emma Peterson. IFD’s World Championship of Young Roofer brings together talented professionals from around the world to showcase their skills. Since 1988, Internation Federation of the Roofing Trade (IFD) has invited young professionals from around the globe to compete in a roofing competition designed to test their skills on ...
