Roofing Apprentices Prove Resilient Against Pressures of Life Onsite - Roofing Today

Laser scanning transforms inspection of roofing products

Few people outside the tile-making and building industry know that a good quality roof tile has to be manufactured to a tolerance as tight as plus or minus half a millimetre. It places a requirement on the research and development and quality control (QC) functions in that sector to measure prototype tiles and mass produced tile samples to ensure they are accurate. Metrology staff also need to check the wear on moulds used to make the product, a…

Roofing Apprentices Prove Resilient Against Pressures of Life Onsite - Roofing Today

ROOFING APPRENTICES from across the UK are opening up about the mental and physical challenges of working in construction, revealing a generation unafraid to discuss the pressures of the job. The insights were gathered through applications for the 2025 BMI Apprentice of the Year competition, held annually by Redland pitched roofing and Icopal flat roofing systems manufacturer, BMI UK & Ireland. Now in its eighth year, the competition celebrates …