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When Dundee City Council's Architectural Services department wanted to create a demonstration house to showcase sustainability in building, they called on Sandtoft to provide the roof tiles. The house itself is an existing caretaker's house from the 1960s at Whitfield Primary School that features all the poor detailing, cold bridging and poor thermal performance of buildings from that period. The council plans to refurbish the building to show how current building stock can be improved to meet new environmental challenges. The house will feature a wind turbine, geothermal underfloor heating which will draw on 90m boreholes to draw heat from the earth, a timber frame complete with insulation made from recycled newspaper and organic paints. Sandtoft will be supplying its Cassius roof tiles, which architects chose due to the sustainable way the company operates. The tiles are made from alluvial Humber clay, and will help designers meet the specification to replace the existing flat roof with a pitched roof made from natural materials.

Cassius, the large format natural clay roof tile from Sandtoft Roof Tiles has been selected by the Gladedale Group for a house development in Westhoughton, near Bolton. According to the manufacturer, its Antique Slate colour-option offers a superior finish when compared with slate effect concrete and fibre-cement products, whilst providing a much more economical option than natural slate. The development incorporates a large number of four bedroom houses, on which the architect intended to use slate, but Cassius provided a lightweight alternative. Alan Drysdale, from the Gladedale Group, said: 'Cassius offered a more cost-effective roofing solution than slate, but we were still able to use a natural material that really looked the part. The tiles were very quick and easy to install, and the fixing process ran very smoothly. The finish and colouring are perfect for the development and the completed scheme looks fantastic.'

In what has been described as a 'watershed' momemt for the roofing industry, the Sandtoft Training and Assessment Centre (STAC) has carried out what is believed to be the first Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA) for candidates looking to gain an NVQ Level 2 in roof tiling and slating. Both candidates taking part in the landmark assessment were from R A Sidebottom, a roofing contractor based in Swinton, south Yorkshire.

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Re-roofing at the Boston Guildhall in Lincolnshire has been achieved using hand-made tiles from Sandtoft. Built in 1390, the guildhall has been in constant use since its construction. The property has played a significant part in the history of the town, including the trial of the Pilgrim Fathers in September 1607. Working with conservation architects, a replica roof was created by manufacturing hand-made copies of the traditional roof tiles. Made and constructed over a three month duration, in excess of 18,000 bespoke clay plain tiles were produced in three different sizes to fit the original style and aesthetic of the roof.

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Large format tiles from Sandtoft have been supplied for a new Bett Homes development in the Oatlands area of Glasgow. The Cassius Clayslate provided makes use of the flexible properties of raw clay to create a natural alternative to slate. Although it was considered that natural clay tiles would be expensive to install, the Clayslate product has been specifically designed to match the largest concrete roof tile in size and is engineered to be easy to install. With 10.5 tiles to each square metre, and an open gauge, it has installation advantages over the natural slate, the company claims.

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A 'Green Resolution' has been issued by Sandtoft Roof Tiles to its customers and suppliers, highlighting the measures the company will take to reduce carbon emissions. The company already uses 100% renewable energy for its operation and plans to convert its vehicles to 100% bio-diesel.

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A 'Green Resolution' has been issued by Sandtoft Roof Tiles to its customers and suppliers, highlighting the measures the company will take to reduce carbon emissions. The company already uses 100% renewable energy for its operation and plans to convert its vehicles to 100% bio-diesel.

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Pantiles from Sandtoft's Arcadia range have been used on a refurbishment scheme at an Arts and Crafts Centre in Barton-upon-Humber. The products were specified for their appearance of an original pantile roof. More than 40,000 tiles were installed by Byron Roofing, in addition to nine miles of roofing battens. The product was supplied in the colour of an aged, reclaimed product, without the problems associated with sourcing second-hand materials. A random weathered effect provided by the range of products makes it suitable for applications where a traditional aesthetic is required, for example on barn conversions or to complement reclaimed brick.

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Developed to combine the natural qualities of slate with the economic benefits of large format concrete interlocking tiles, Sandtoft has introduced the Cassius Clayslate. A natural alternative to slate, this singlelap interlocking tile is made from alluvial clay and fired in a permanent slate colour. Savings in labour can also be made when compared to slate as the tiles can be laid at 10 per metre, whilst an open gauge design speeds installation.

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Allison Homes Eastern has received a full package of clay, concrete and recycled slate roof tiles and fittings from Sandtoft for its new housing development. Located at Bourne in Lindcolnshire, the phased development offers a choice of ten house types, and as a result a mix of roof tiles were supplied including the clay tile; County Pantile and concrete products; Shire Pantile and Calderdale Slate. Also supplied was one of the company's more recent developments, the Britlock interlocking slate which, it claims, is lightweight, labour efficient and manufactured from 80% recycled natural slate waste. The products met the planner's requirements under PPG3.

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Hand made tiles from Sandtoft have been supplied to top-off the multi-million pound extension to Cambridge University?s Grade II listed library. Some 25,000 tiles were hand made by the company?s Heritage team using alluvial clay prepared and sanded to suit. Traditional production techniques were employed for the project to ensure that the tiles were as close as possible to the original tiles.

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