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Apprentice Top Trumps
Two weeks ago, our shiny new apprentices started working with the team at West Country Tiling. Meet Jake Lock and Ellis Power, both from Frome. We think they’re worthy of apprentice top trumps status. Brimming with enthusiasm, but blurry eyed from the 6am wake up calls, these lads have already…
Cotswold Stone Slate
West Country Tiling has over 30 years’ experience in crafting traditional slate roofs from Cotswold stone slate. When working on a stone slating project, we initially remove the existing stone, sort it then dress and drill for re-use. Generally, the best salvage that can be achieved is 70%. How much we…
Apprentice Roofer Shortlisted
At the beginning of June, West Country Tiling advertised for an apprentice roofer to join our team. We weren’t sure what response we would get, as the country was just coming out of a three month lock down and the immediate future looked very uncertain for a lot of our…
Holy Cross Church in Sherston
Holy Cross is a Grade I listed Anglican church in the village of Sherston in Wiltshire. The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a place of worship at this location and it’s believed Christians have worshipped here for over 900 years. A Norman church was built on this site c. 1170…