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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Contractor fined for roof tile safety breach
A contractor has been fined after his son worked on a tiled roof demolition without the aid of scaffolding. Ivan Pope faced charges in Leicester Crown Court yesterday after the incident in January 2008. His demolition company Westwise Demolition employed … Continue reading
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Tagged roof tile removal, safety laws regarding roof tile removal, tiling safety
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Anonymous local trust donates to fix leaky roof tiles
One church, hoping the heavens won’t open after their stone roof tiles started to leak, have received help from a charitable saviour. Church-goers in Sherston have been blown away by an incredible windfall that will enable them to fix their … Continue reading
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Tagged Cotswold stone tiles, leaky church roof tiles, replacing roof tiles, stone tiles
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Bespoke clay tiles for English Heritage sites
A tile company from Doncaster is celebrating 15 years of providing tiles to restore some of the country’s most precious historical landmarks. The services of Sandtoft Roof Tiles Ltd, set up initially in 1995, offered expert tiling solutions to restoration … Continue reading
Fire fighters remove tiles in blaze to prevent outbreak
A brave group of fire fighters who struggled against an outbreak of fire at the Radcliffe mill last Tuesday were forced to remove tiles to prevent further spreading of the fire. Fires raged through the building at FAM Engineering, home … Continue reading
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Tagged fire crews remove tiles in blaze, fire in Radcliffe mill, tile fire safety
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Retford Church targeted by tile thieves
A church has been the victim of tile thieves, who have stolen both lead strips and roof tiles from the All Saints Church in South Leverton. Several tiles and eight strips of metal have been reported missing, however as it … Continue reading
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Tagged church roof tiles, repairing period tiles, roof tile robbery, roof tiles and lead, stolen tiles
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Man hit by falling roof tile
A Texan man was struck by a falling roof tile as he walked past the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells. James Warren, 48, sustained cuts to his cheekbone and injury to his eye and was reported to slip in and … Continue reading
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Tagged faulty tiles, roof tiles, tile hits man on the head, tile safety, tiles causing injury
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Bathroom tiling tips and tricks
If your bathroom is looking a little washed up you might want to give it a fresh look with new tiles. But as with many DIY jobs around the home, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Well … Continue reading
Tiles Porcelain opens new warehouse!
Tiles Porcelain, the owners of buytiles.com and purveyors of the finest tiles in town, have secured a new warehouse home! Owing to the new expansion the company looks set to double by the end of the year. The County Durham … Continue reading
Chinese probe into radioactive ceramic tiles
The Atomic Energy Council has dismissed allegations that substandard ceramic tiles produced by China have registered high radiation. The news comes from Taipei following the action of domestic tile manufacturers who approached the AEC to raise the issue of substandard … Continue reading