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Why can’t we find new employees in the roofing industry?

We need new roofing labourers to join our team. According to Reuters, the UK unemployment hits 48-year low and for the first time on record the number of people out of work was less than the job vacancies available. Is this why we can’t find new employees in the roofing […]

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Storm damaged roofs

First there came Dudley, immediately followed by Eunice, and as if that wasn’t enough, then there was Franklin! In February 2022, three storms battered the UK in less than a week, reaching wind speeds of 81 mph in-land and there was a lot of wind damaged roofs in our surrounding […]

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National Apprenticeship Week

7-13th February 2022 is National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) and to celebrate, we are looking for our next apprentice. NAW promotes the fantastic opportunities offered to apprentices by employers across the country and highlights the positive impact an apprenticeship can make upon a young person’s career and training prospects. The National […]

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Join our team

We are once again looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic apprentice to join our team. If you’re between 16 and 19 years old, not afraid of heights, like working outdoors, are not work-shy, don’t mind early mornings and are willing to work as part of an experienced and lively team, […]

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Slate Roof Coverings

With over 30 years of experience, the team at West Country Tiling have worked on various types of roofs, using different varieties of natural slate, on diverse buildings. From churches and historical buildings, to modern extensions and architectural masterpieces, we have roofed them all. We are based in the Southwest […]

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How to attract young people to the roofing profession?

This is question we have often asked ourselves, and over the years we have tried our best to attract young people to work as part of our industry. Here at West Country Tiling we take on young people as apprentices aged between 16 and 19. They are usually young men […]

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Is the future of our British churches under threat?

The village church is an iconic building found in most traditional British towns and villages. As specialists in ecclesiastical work, the team at West Country Tiling have worked throughout the South West of England on restoring and reroofing well over 100 churches since we started trading in 1993. Up until […]

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We’re hiring!

You must be hardworking, enjoy working outdoors and not be afraid of heights.

West Country Tiling Company are on the lookout for three new staff members to join our long-established business as permanent full-time employees.

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What a year 2020 turned into!

Roundup of 2020 Let us start with the weather. The rain in the early part of the year was atrocious; the wettest February on record! Then the middle of the year was more like the Sahara than Somerset. We completed the re-roof of Nethersole House for King Edward’s School in […]

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Leaky Roof

How to prevent internal damage caused by a leaking roof Here’s our advice for checking your roof ahead of winter. We recommend you do this at least twice a year to ensure you are on top of any maintenance issues. Visual assessment – outside When checking for a leaky roof, […]

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