Roofing materials supplier plans to target further cost savings
Yorkshire-based building and roofing materials group SIG posted a slight fall in first-half profit and said it would target further cost savings in 2013 amid declining market volumes. The company, which supplies insulation, roofing and specialist…
Health and safety inspectors to target Yorkshire roofing and construction sites
Roofing and construction sites throughout Yorkshire will be the focus of Health & Safety Inspectors during September in a bid to reduce falls from height. The inspections follow revised guidelines in the ‘Health and safety in roof…
There’s hope for our Leeds roofers yet as Melanie Sykes weds ‘average Joe’ (or should that be Jack?)
When some of DPR’s roofers in Leeds found out that TV star, and former Boddingtons ad girl, Melanie Sykes had started dating a roofer who asked her out on Twitter – it was hard to stop them getting carried away. In a bid to stop them…
Leeds roofers get to work on leaking Kippax property
A house in Kippax, Leeds which had succumbed to internal water damage recently used DPR Leeds Roofing services to repair the roof and brickwork where the water was penetrating the property. The work was required at the rear utility area where…
Leeds adjoining flat roof garage gets new felt
An adjoining flat roof garage on a house in Adel, a suburb of North Leeds, West Yorkshire now has a new built-up felt roof thanks to DPR’s Leeds roofers. The flat garage roof was retaining rain water, so before applying the new felt, we…
Balancing act roofer caught on camera risking lives
Anthony Nightingale was snapped by a passerby using a petrol-powered disc cutter to cut through a tile while he and a colleague worked on the roof without any scaffolding, safety harnesses or other measures to stop them, or their equipment, falling…
Revised code urges building owners not to pressure roofers
A fourth edition of ‘Health and safety in roof work’ has been published by HSE (Health and Safety Executive) which stresses that the main issues roofers face are falls through fragile roofing materials and falls from unprotected roof edges. In a bid…
Roof overhaul at private property in Wetherby
Following a property inspection survey at a home in Wetherby near Leeds, West Yorkshire, the owners instructed DPR Roofing Leeds to carry out a number of repairs to the house’s roof and fit a brand new fibreglass roof to their external……
Leeds’ roofers top 5 tools
DPR’s roofers in Leeds revealed their must-have tools when working on the roofs of businesses and homes throughout West Yorkshire. The conversations revealed that although different projects require specific roofing tools, the majority of our…
DPR overhaul Huddersfield house’s roof
DPR’s Huddersfield roofers undertook one of their biggest domestic roofing jobs at a property in the West Yorkshire town which required extensive repair and replacement work Following a requested inspection of a suspected damaged roof, DPR…