The National Federation of Roofing Contractors web site brings together a host of roofing-related topics. This particular link is to the materials page where many of the industry’s leading manufacturers and suppliers are listed: www.nfrc.co.uk/Materials.aspx
The Lead Sheet Association (01622 872432): www.leadsheetassociation.org.uk
Health and Safety Executive (publications: 01787 881165; information: 0845 345 0055): www.hse.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 8996 9001; email: orders@bsi-global.com;
www.bsi-uk.com/StandardsAndPubs/index.xalter
Probably the best place to start looking for training is through the Regional Roof Training Groups (RRTG); this link will take you to the central page: www.rooftraining.co.uk
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB; 01485 577577) has recently been renamed Construction Skills, but at the time of writing (late 2007) this link was still live; the website has information on training, apprenticeships and many other matters related to construction on a national level: www.cskills.org/supportbusiness/
trainingandassessment/index.aspx.
The Sandtoft Training and Assessment Centre (01427 871252), where most of the pictures shown in this book were taken, specializes in helping existing roofers to get their qualifications on site or through a practical test in the centre: www.sandtoft.co.uk/tiles/technical-services/technical-services/stac