Keymer inspires and technically enables leading architects and homeowners, who want to push boundaries and make their mark, by providing the highest quality, authentic handmade British clay tiles, as well as an unrivalled specification service, to enhance both heritage and contemporary buildings.
Keymer’s ambition is to inspire leading architects and homeowners like you, who want to make their mark, by providing the highest quality, premium handmade British roof tiles. We offer a full range of services to help make this ambition a reality
CONTEMPORARY
We aren’t only about history but spend a lot of our time focusing on working on contemporary and modern buildings. Keymer Contemporary allows architects and housebuilders, who have the inspiration for grand and often ambitious housing design to achieve their vision for a statement building.The use of 3D CAD design models and past knowledge of product development will give the confidence to the lead designer that their vision will be followed as close as possible throughout the whole build.
BESPOKE
We specialise in the replication and manufacture of historical and architecturally important roof tiles, ornamental fittings and ridges. They are used on buildings that were once part of the great culture and high quality building vernacular throughout the UK. These were often made to order from a pattern-book the best clay manufacturers offered and used extensively on our most important listed buildings. If these unique detailed tiles are not re-introduced into our current building stock they could be lost forever.
HERITAGE
Keymer Heritage creates bespoke roofing products for conservation and restoration projects, providing a specialised design and manufacturing resource to make tiles and fittings that are no longer in mainstream production.
Old designs can be copied to match original tiles and fittings, sometimes from no more than a drawing, using manufacturing methods which ensure the finished product will meet the highest standards.
wienerberger offers the greatest choice of roof tiles in the industry, thanks to our dedication to pitched roofing. The years spent developing such a diverse range of products has helped generate the expertise needed to create both simple and complex bespoke tiles for heritage projects as economically as possible.
Our bespoke handmade tiles are also often used for contemporary building projects by architects seeking individuality. These roofing products have helped to create signature buildings which add to their surroundings and give a nod to the area’s history.
Natural clay is one of the most enduring, appealing and versatile traditional roofing materials available, with its mellow appearance and ability to age beautifully. We have access to two types of clay: Wealden clay from South East England and alluvial clay from the River Humber. This enables us to manufacture replica tiles and fittings in close proximity to the source of clay used for the original roof tiles.
Our handmade tiles are air dried then fired using the latest in modern kiln technology, ensuring the highest quality colours and textures.
Our team has the resources to design and develop bespoke roofing products to exact standards. Working closely with all interested parties, care and attention to detail has become the trademark of our heritage work. We frequently work with organisations such as the National Trust and Historic England.
We understand that restoration projects are often subject to strict regulatory constraints and criteria that demand products which are genuinely ‘like for like’, so we collaborate with project teams to make sure that the finished result meets these expectations.
Handmade clay roof tiles give a look and effect to your property that cannot be replicated with any other roofing product.
