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Sandtoft’s clay tile offers housebuilder slate’s aesthetics and green credentials –without the hefty price tag. click here for more >

Two of Sandtoft’s high-quality, high performance clay tiles are helping to realise a new concept in luxury family living. Cassius and 20/20 have been specified by Harvest Country Homes for their landmark Old Granary development at Monikie in Scotland, which when complete will consist of 35 detached four bedroom houses and villas. click here for more >

Cassius, one of Sandtoft’s large format clay tiles, has helped a major housebuilder to maintain the aesthetics of a pretty Welsh borders village. For the development of 25 houses ranging from 2 bed terraces to executive 4 bed homes at Elm Tree Park, Llanymynech, Welsh slate would at first seem the obvious choice due to its widespread use on the village’s established properties. However the high cost of slate – both in terms of material and its installation – meant it wasn’t the ideal option from a commercial perspective. click here for more >

STAC - Sandtoft’s Training and Assessment Centre - is celebrating yet another milestone in its impressive history. Late in 2007, the centre, which was the first of its kind in the UK, celebrated its 10th anniversary. Now the highly respected provider of training for the roofing industry is marking the graduation of its 200th NVQ Level 2 student. click here for more >

Sandtoft Roof Tiles Ltd, the UK's largest independent roof tile manufacturer and Wienerberger, the world's largest producer of bricks and the number two in clay tiles in Europe, have agreed to join forces. The groundbreaking deal sees Wienerberger acquire a majority stake in Sandtoft with the original owners, the Oldridge family, retaining a 26% share in the company. Sandtoft employs 417 people and generated revenues of approximately GBP 42 million in 2007. click here for more >

Choosing roofing materials has always presented a specific challenge for the local authority specifier. On the one hand there is a need to make best use of tax-payers' money and maximise budgets. On the other there is a desire to achieve this cost efficiency without sacrificing either quality standards or aesthetics. Leading independent roof tile manufacturer Sandtoft Roof Tiles has long offered a range of products that effectively address this double-edged challenge. As a result, it has once again been chosen to act as a key supplier to a major local authority project. click here for more >

Leading independent roof tile manufacturer Sandtoft is celebrating its involvement in an award winning new build project. The company supplied its Cassius tiles to Eaglesgate in Yarm - a development of mixed properties which recently won the coveted Best Townhouse category in The 21st Century Living Awards. click here for more >

A leading provider of training and professional development for the roofing industry is celebrating its 10th anniversary. For the last decade, the Sandtoft Training and Assessment Centre - STAC - has been raising standards, encouraging technical excellence and promoting best practice amongst the nation's roofers and stockists. click here for more >

Another leading homebuilder has used two of Sandtoft’s clay tiles to roof an entire development. Ben Bailey Homes (now part of The Gladedale Group) specified Sandtoft’s 20/20 and Humber tiles for The Park in Mansfield, citing both tiles’ strong aesthetics and production from natural clay, as well as the design freedom offered by the wider Sandtoft range, as being instrumental in their choice. click here for more >

Any company can claim a commitment to delivering greener products and employing greener working practices. Few companies on the other hand actually demonstrate a green commitment so strong and so evident that they have subsequently been chosen to take part in a unique project to showcase a more sustainable way of life. click here for more >