Sandtoft Double Roman Terracotta Red is a 2000 year old profile with precision-engineered functionality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n These tiles are reclaimed and also sourced from a farm in North Yorkshire.<\/p>\n The iconic and unmistakable Double Roman profile is still an ever-present across the roofs of the UK.<\/p>\n A long established Roman design popular in most regions, ideal for both new build and refurbishment.<\/p>\n With a range of fittings and universal accessories, these concrete interlocking tiles could be the perfect solution for your roofing project as well as new build or refurbishment<\/p>\n The fact that the popular Roman profile has been a consistent part of the British roofscape for generations, is testament to the trust in performance and versatility that the great tile has to offer.<\/p>\n Advances in UK concrete tile technology mean beautiful but durable roofing products are now more affordable than ever.<\/p>\n Wienerberger in the owner of Sandtoft Tile Manufacturers.<\/p>\n Did you know that the Wienerberger story began in Austria over 200 years ago?<\/p>\n They’ve come a long way since then. Here\u2019s a timeline showing how Wienerberger has led the way as a building material solutions manufacturer since those early days in Vienna, to their present day growth and development in the UK.<\/p>\n 1819<\/b> – 29 year old Alois Miesbach acquired kilns in Miedling. He was sure that demand for bricks in Vienna will rise during the coming years. He bought plots of land with rich clay reserves on Wienerberg.<\/p>\n 1829<\/b> \u2013 18 year old Heinrich Drasche, nephew of Alois Miesbach also started working for the company.<\/p>\n 1845<\/b> – Wienerberger\u2019s product range now included water-supply and drainage pipes. The company now had 37 kilns and was producing 50 million bricks a year, making them the biggest brick producer in Europe with an annual revenue equivalent to 11 million pounds.<\/p>\n 1846<\/b> \u2013 Miesbach leased the Wiener Neust\u00e4dter Canal, his own waterway to transport finished bricks and importantly coal needed for production.<\/p>\n 1850s <\/b>\u2013 Wienerberger expanded into ceramic art and establishes a terracotta factory in Inzersdorf.<\/p>\n 1857<\/b> \u2013 Alois Miesbach died, Heinrich Drasche took over as owner of Wienerberger as is known as the\u00a0 \u201cbrick baron\u201c.<\/p>\n 1860<\/b> \u2013 Drasche bought the patent for the continous kiln, invented by Friedrich Hoffman, making continous brick production possible for the first time.<\/p>\n 1867<\/b> \u2013 Emperor Franz Josef took down Vienna\u2019s fortress like walls so the city can expand. Drasche hired more and more brick workers and introduced a piecework scheme to keep up with brick demand.<\/p>\n 1869<\/b> \u2013 Wienerberger was listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange and Heinrich Drasche sold his brickworks to a consortium of banks.<\/p>\n 1882<\/b> \u2013 Brick consumption peaked with 330 million units used that year, most of them manufactured by Wienerberger. Drasche established Wienerberger headquarters in the grand \u201cHeinrichshof\u201c, in central Vienna.<\/p>\n 2001<\/b> \u2013 Wienerberger enters UK market trading as Terca UK through the acquisition of Opitroc brick division in Northern Europe.<\/p>\n 2004<\/b> \u2013 Wienerberger acquires Thebrickbusiness, with nine UK plants. Thebrickbusiness was founded in 2002 through the merger of Ambion Brick and Chelwood Brick<\/p>\n 2005<\/b> \u2013 Wienerberger enters the UK roof tile market.<\/p>\n 2007<\/b> \u2013 Wienerberger acquires Baggeridge Brick, strengthening their prescence in the UK market with five production sites and also extensive raw material reserves.<\/p>\n 2008<\/b> \u2013 Wienerberger invests in roof tile manufacturing and buys of majority stake in Sandtoft UK. It is the largest independent roof tile producer in the UK. It has a current and growing brand in clay, concrete and slate roofing. There four roof tile plants in North England.<\/p>\n 2008<\/b> \u2013 Wienerberger launches the Porotherm clay block walling system in the UK.<\/p>\n 2014<\/b> \u2013 Wienerberger acquires the Keymer brand of premium handmade clay roof tiles. Keymer is one of the oldest \u00a0roofing manufacturers in the world, with a great heritage dating back to 1588.<\/p>\n 2019<\/b> – Wienerberger buys BPD Holdings Ltd. This also enhances the company’s roof offering and deliver specialist building products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Find more about Wienerberger\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n Find more concrete tiles\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow this link<\/a>\u00a0and submit an ad. Also your first listing is free.<\/p>\nSandtoft Double Roman Terracotta Red Technical Spec<\/h2>\n
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