According to Business Leader, 99% of the UK’s on-site construction workers are male. When 47% of all employed people are women, how has this gender gap been allowed to remain? Although we have female employees within our office staff, we do not currently have any female roofer. So, we are […]
Read MoreYou can’t turn on the news these days without seeing more doom and gloom about the rising costs within the power industries causing major global supply issues. Add post COVID-19 pandemic recovery, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, supply disruptions and transportation bottlenecks, it’s no wonder inflation levels are going through the […]
Read MoreWe 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 […]
Read MoreFirst 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 […]
Read More7-13th 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 […]
Read MoreWe 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, […]
Read MoreWith 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 […]
Read MoreThis 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreYou 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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