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  • Squires Mews, Northampton

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Seagrave Developments with the Lothian tile for a 59-room care home

    Challenge

    Finding a tile in keeping with the local architectural style

    Solution

    Lothian

  • Shinfield Meadows, Reading

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Bloor Homes with Lothian tiles for 70 new homes

    Challenge

    Finding an interlocking tile with a slim profile leading edge

    Solution

    Lothian

  • Ladden Garden Village, South Gloucestershire

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Bellway Homes with the Grampian tile at their latest development at Ladden Garden Village

    Challenge

    Finding a concrete roof tile that perfectly recreated the classic village feel

    Solution

    Grampian

  • Social Housing – Corby, Northamptonshire

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Modus Partnerships with Grampian tiles in Slate Grey and Cottage Red for 32 new two and three bedroom social homes in Corby.

    Challenge

    Provide 32 social homes with high quality, cost effective and reliable roof tiles

    Solution

    Grampian

  • David Wilson Homes St Ives Lothian Tiles

    Private Housing – St Ives, Cambridgeshire

    Russell Roof Tiles were specified by David Wilson Homes to provide concrete roof tiles for the one-hundred homes built in Needingworth Park in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.

    Challenge

    Provide tiles that were in keeping with the local aesthetic

    Solution

    Lothian

  • Private Housing – Stratton Villas, Swindon

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied New Dawn Homes with its commercial Highland tiles in Anthracite for their energy-efficient new builds in Swindon.

    Challenge

    Provide a sustainable and aesthetic roofing solution

    Solution

    Highland

  • Social Housing – East Ayrshire

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied A.C. Whyte with 190,000 Double Roman tiles in Slate Grey and Terracotta for their re-roofing social housing project with East Ayrshire Council

    Challenge

    Provide a high-quality re-roofing solution

    Solution

    Double Roman

  • Private Housing – Portsmouth

    Dandara worked closely with leading roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles to achieve a concrete roofing solution that was in keeping with the desired aesthetic of the planners

    Challenge

    Provide a high-quality tile with aesthetics that match the local area

    Solution

    Lothian 145

  • Affordable Housing – Callander

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Lovell Partnerships with 40,000 Polden tiles in Anthracite for an affordable housing project in Scotland.

    Challenge

    Provide a high-quality tile with aesthetics that match the local area

    Solution

    Polden

  • Private Housing – Waterlooville

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Lothian 145 tiles in Burnt Orange for a residential housing project in Hampshire.

    Challenge

    High quality, aesthetically similar looking tile to those already used locally

    Solution

    Lothian 145 in Burnt Orange

  • Extra Care – Northwich

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Vistry Partnerships with 20,000 Galloway tiles in Anthracite for a £11.8m independent living apartment complex for over 55s in the heart of Northwich, Cheshire.

    Challenge

    Thin leading edge ‘slate appearance’ tile required.

    Solution

    Galloway

  • Social Housing – Leicester

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied social new build contractor Robert Woodhead Ltd with Grampian tiles in Slate Grey for a ground-breaking project by Leicester City Council to build hundreds of affordable homes for families across the city.

    Challenge

    Cost-effective solution needed for a ground-breaking project by Leicester City Council

    Solution

    Grampian

  • Extra Care, Eastbourne

    McGoff Construction worked closely with leading roof tile manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles to achieve the right roofing solution. The firm specified its Lothian concrete pitched roof tiles in Terracotta as the tiles replicate the look of natural clay tiles.

    Challenge

    An £8m 80-bed extra care development required a cost effective solution

    Solution

    Lothian

  • Shopwyke Lakes, Chichester

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Taylor Wimpey with 180,000 sustainable Lothian 145 thinner leading edge tiles in Burnt Orange for its Shopwykes Lakes development in Chichester

    Challenge

    Provide a cost-effective tile with aesthetics that match the local area

    Solution

    Lothian 145

  • Private Housing – Derbyshire

    The Lothian was chosen for a 35-unit housing development just outside the market town of Ashbourne in Derbyshire

    Challenge

    Matching a tile for a Conservation Area

    Solution

    Lothian

  • Spirit Quarters – Coventry

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Keepmoat Homes with Highland, Grampian and Lothian tiles in Slate Grey, Anthracite, Cottage Red and Peat Brown, for its multi award-winning development, Spirit Quarters.

    Challenge

    Supplying a sustainable solution for an award winning site

    Solution

    Lothian, Highland & Grampian

  • Private Housing – Essex

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Taylor Wimpey with 250,000 sustainable Lothian 145 tiles in Cottage Red, Slate Grey and Terracotta, for its Hamford Park development in Walton-on-the-Naze.

    Challenge

    Providing a sustainable small format solution

    Solution

    Lothian 145

  • Private Housing – Stafford

    St George’s Mansion was a former 19th century hospital called St George’s County Asylum. The grade II listed building was in disrepair following 20 years of neglect.

    Challenge

    A slate appearance was needed

    Solution

    Lothian

  • Extra Care, Bedfordshire

    A large retirement village in Bedfordshire required a natural slate finish

    Challenge

    A natural appearance was required

    Solution

    Moray

  • Private Housing – Gloucester

    Developers Bovis Homes needed a tile that would be sympathetic to the natural surrounds

    Challenge

    A natural appearance was required

    Solution

    Moray

  • Private Housing – Hendrefoilan

    The development is situated at Killay and is part of a wider initiative to redevelop the Hendrefoilan area

    Challenge

    43 New Homes in South Wales

    Solution

    Grampian

  • Social Housing – Oxfordshire

    Russell Roof Tiles worked closely with the roofing contractor to supply tiles for a rural exemption scheme

    Challenge

    Affordable homes in a conservation area

    Solution

    Plain Tile

  • Social Housing – Dundee

    Mill ‘O’ Mains is a major social housing development of 300 new homes and is part of Dundee City Council’s ongoing regeneration plans to replace outdated properties

    Challenge

    To find a tile that replicates the look of the natural clay and slate tile variants in the area

    Solution

    Galloway

  • Commercial Project – Surrey

    A stable conversion project needed an authentic clay roof finish

    Challenge

    Bespoke project required a clay roof

    Solution

    Windsor Blend

  • Private Housing – Stirlingshire

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied 26,000 Slate Grey Pennine tiles as part of a £36,000 contract for a total of 13 private homes in Falkirk

    Challenge

    13 new homes in Falkirk

    Solution

    Pennine

  • Private Housing – St. Mary’s Island

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied 27,000 black Galloway tiles for a total of 27 homes on the unique island community project of St. Mary’s Island, Kent

    Challenge

    27 new homes

    Solution

    Galloway

  • Social Housing – Fife Council & Kingdom HA

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied Grampian and Pennine tiles to a large social housing project in Fife

    Challenge

    123 affordable homes

    Solution

    Grampian & Galloway

  • Social Housing – South Bristol

    Russell Roof Tiles provided Galloway tiles for a Social Housing project in Bristol

    Challenge

    32 affordable flats and houses

    Solution

    Galloway

  • Social Housing – Ashfield

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied 200,000 Highland roof tiles in Cottage Red for a reroof project

    Challenge

    Planners wanted “natural slate”

    Solution

    Highland

  • Private Housing – Forest Chase

    A large new housing development in the East Midlands required a roof tile that would match with the traditions of the local area

    Challenge

    Meeting demand for housing in the East Midlands

    Solution

    Lothian

  • Leisure – Center Parcs, Woburn Forest

    Center Parcs newest holiday village in Bedfordshire has had Russell's Grampian tile and full dry fix systems fitted to all 625 of it's luxurious new lodges

    Challenge

    New Build homes in Center Parcs

    Solution

    Grampian

  • Social Housing – Derby

    Russell Roof Tiles supplied tiles to 3 social housing sites in Derby

    Challenge

    3 sites in Derby needed a natural slate tile

    Solution

    Moray

  • Extra Care – Web Ellis Court

    A large extra care facility in the West Midlands with a contemporary architects design needed a roof to match

    Challenge

    Supply tiles to a new 61 bed extra care unit

    Solution

    Lothian

  • Private Housing – The Limes

    Russell Roof Tiles is supplied our Natural Range Galloway and also the profiled Pennine tile to a total of 128 new build homes in Leicestershire

    Challenge

    Large private housing project in a picturesque setting

    Solution

    Galloway and Pennine

  • Private Housing – Swindon

    The Double Roman has been a popular choice with house builders in the south

    Challenge

    New Build homes in Center Parcs

    Solution

    Pennine

  • Private Housing – Locksbridge Park

    David Wilson Homes were looking for a mix of slate and clay roofs for a new site in Andover

    Challenge

    Provide a cost effective natural appearance on 175 new homes

    Solution

    Lothian 145

  • Private Housing – Pinhoe, Exeter

    The Highland was specified for a 212 plot site by Redrow Homes in the South West of England

    Challenge

    212 new build units as part of expanded house building in the region

    Solution

    Highland

  • Polden

    The Polden tile has been used on various sites in Scotland as a slate solution. With its riven finish and mock bond the tile gives a true natural look but still has all of the benefits of a concrete interlocking tile

    Challenge

    Supply tiles with a slate appearance

    Solution

    Polden