The texture and colours that constitute the beauty of our best English clay roofs can only be achieved by making tiles by hand, by traditional methods used for hundreds of years.

The traditional Hoffman kilns we use are renowned as the best for firing hand made tiles because of slight temperature variation within the chambers resulting in natural variations in colour.

Without compromising the benefits of the traditional methods, a degree of modern technology and practice are now incorporated into the process to ensure the finished products meet the demanding European quality standards. Particular effort is made in the preparation of the clay from weathering to the time it is cut into oversized “bats” ready for the tile maker.

Our craftsmen form and shape each tile individually, before they are dried and backed, guaranteeing that no two tiles will ever be the same, producing that texture and subtle colour variation for our finished roof.