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Can we do better?

At GWS Roofing this is a question that we ask ourselves regularly. Despite having all of our own checks in place, every 4 to 6 weeks we ask an independent health and safety advisor to check one of our jobs. We don’t warn the men he is coming as we want cold hard facts...

Capillary action

Do you know what ‘capillary action’ is? Put simply ‘it is the movement of water along a material against an opposing force, such as gravity’. The shallow height of the steps in this gutter meant that when gutter became blocked in periods of heavy rain, these steps...

Are all of your roofers with you full time?

Are all of your roofers with you full time? This is an excellent question and one I was asked only yesterday – Its something that I often forget to emphasise the importance of. The answer is a resounding yes! At GWS we work extremely hard to keep our approach...

Are you able to quote for it all?

One of our clients asked us this question recently in regards to raising the height of he’s bathroom ceiling. The local council allowed the roof to be raised by 450mm. Taking into consideration the current ceiling depth and making sure we insulated correctly, we’ve...

‘Are you able to attend ASAP?

‘Are you able to attend ASAP?’ I recently received this message from a regular client along with a video of what appeared to be quite an urgent issue. I usually prefer to visit a job initially but at such short notice I couldn’t personally attend so I asked one of our...