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This reference book is designed to be an invaluable guide for architects, designers, builders,
developers and planners. The Gerard roof styles detailed in this publication reflect a rich
heritage that has evolved over centuries.
We have collected together the most imaginative homes and buildings from over 70 countries
around the world where AHI Roofing’s roofs are chosen by discerning home owners.
Designers will find it indispensable when envisaging how to create elegant, effective
roofing solutions. Home owners will be stimulated by the creativity and flair evident throughout
this collection.
CLASSIC
I N S P I R I N G , D I S T I N C T I V E A N D E L E G A N T 4
As the name Classic implies, this tile symbolises enduring excellence. It reflects the longevity of traditional fine craftsmanship
which has stood the test of time.
H E R I TA G E
DISCOVERING THE PAST ... PRESERVING IT FOR THE FUTURE
Inspired by a lasting and elegant heritage handed down over generations, 21st century architects are rediscovering the
traditional values of earlier times. This historical legacy of great architects, their building and roofing styles continues to inspire
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designers of today. While incorporating the heritage of the past and today’s modern design requirements, AHI Roofing has
created a distinctive tile design to carry us through the 21st century.
SHAKE
A LEGACY OF TRADITION AND CRAFTMANSHIP
European Settlers to America in the 17th and 18th centuries brought traditional English, Dutch, French and German roofing 28
styles to this developing country, recreating those styles from timber that was in plentiful supply. Cedar was split with an
axe to make roof tiles or ‘Shakes’. The natural aesthetic appeal of ‘Shake’ roofs has been re-created in the Gerard Shake,
incorporating easy installation features.
AMBASSADOR SHAKE
C R E A T I N G A F U T U R E W I T H T H E I N S P I R A T I O N O F T H E P A S T
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In Central Europe & America during the 18th century, natural split timbers were used to roof dwellings. These split timbers were
prone to splitting in seasonal climatic conditions. The Ambassador Shake eliminates splitting, and the more serious threat from
fire, by re-creating the natural appearance of split wood tiles with chip-coated steel.
SHINGLE
C H A R A C T E R , E L E G A N C E A N D S I M P L I C I T Y
During the early 20th century Shingles were the most widely used roofing material. The overlapping tiles were originally
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crafted as small panels from cedar or terracotta.
The Gerard Shingle has recreated three-dimensional shingles from 21st century materials and technology, coated with blends
of natural stone chip.
ROMAN
B E A U T I F U L , S T R O N G A N D E N D U R I N G
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Chic mediterranean style brings this traditional shape to life in 21st century technology using steel to give both beauty,
endurance and strength.
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The Gerard Classic profile symbolizes quality and excellence. It reflects the
timeless craftsmanship of previous generations and inspires today’s top
architects and designers.
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This show home in Ljubljana, Slovenia demonstrates the
simplistic beauty of Gerard Classic roofing, as well as
offering all the practical safety features required.
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LASSIC
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RIGHT: Gerard Classic Forest Green has worked
superbly with this Eastern European designed home.
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LASSIC
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ABOVE: The architect’s challenge was to
find roofing tiles that would be distinctive
while blending with the natural surroundings
of this wine growing region in Slovenia.
Gerard Classic Spanish Red tiles proved a
perfect match both in texture and colour.
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LASSIC
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LASSIC
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LASSIC
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The architects of these three homes from around Europe have all chosen
Gerard Classic roofing for its versatility and to enhance the aesthetics
of each of these architecturally interesting designs. The quality, strength
and style of Gerard Classic roofing, along with a wide range of colours
offers home owners and architects alike a variety of options when
choosing and designing roofing finishes.
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The Slovenian homes featured on these two pages demonstrates
the versatility of Gerard Classic roofing tiles. Whether it be straight
lines or complicated curved dormer windows Gerard Classic tiles
can provide all your requirements.
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LASSIC
N G , D I S T I N C T I V E A N D E L E G A N T
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Inspired by a lasting and elegant heritage handed down over generations, 21st century architects
are rediscovering the traditional values of earlier times. This historical legacy of great architects,
their building and roofing styles continues to inspire designers of today.
While incorporating the heritage of the past and today’s modern design requirements, AHI Roofing
has created a distinctive tile design to carry us through the 21st century.
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H E R I TA G E
DISCOVERING THE PAST ... PRESERVING IT FOR THE FUTURE
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ABOVE and RIGHT: This home is set in the seaside location
of Skofije, Slovenia. The superior quality of Zincalume Steel
used in Gerard Heritage ensures the roof will provide long
lasting protection in this marine environment.
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H E R I TA G E
DISCOVERING THE PAST ... PRESERVING IT FOR THE FUTURE
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Gerard Heritage in Forest Green
has complimented this grand old
building in Bjelovar, Croatia.
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H E R I TA G E
DISCOVERING THE PAST ... PRESERVING IT FOR THE FUTURE
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ABOVE: Located in Tekirdag, Turkey this housing village chose
Gerard Heritage tiles to compliment the housing designs.
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H E R I TA G E
DISCOVERING THE PAST ... PRESERVING IT FOR THE FUTURE
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European Settlers to America in the 17th and 18th centuries brought traditional English,
Dutch, French and German roofing styles to this developing country, recreating those
styles from timber that was in plentiful supply. Cedar was split with an axe to make
roof tiles or ‘Shakes’. The natural aesthetic appeal of ‘Shake’ roofs has been re-created
in the Gerard Shake, incorporating easy installation features.
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For these architecturally inspiring buildings and homes situated
throughout Poland the architects chose to use Gerard Shake roofing.
Gerard Shake provided the architects with the elegant and stylish
finish they required for these unique designs.
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SHAKE
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SHAKE
A LEGACY OF TRADITION AND CRAFTMANSHIP
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SHAKE
A LEGACY OF TRADITION AND CRAFTMANSHIP
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RIGHT: This stunning Polish building illistrates how natural Gerard
Shake roofing tile looks and how naturally it blends with older
more traditional thatched roofing shown on the house next door.
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SHAKE
A LEGACY OF TRADITION AND CRAFTMANSHIP
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Upside down house - Poland
Japan
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SHAKE
A LEGACY OF TRADITION AND CRAFTMANSHIP
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In Central Europe & America during the 18th century, natural split timbers
were used to roof dwellings. These split timbers were prone to splitting in
seasonal climatic conditions. The Ambassador Shake eliminates splitting, and
the more serious threat from fire by re-creating the natural appearance of
split wood shakes with chip-coated steel.
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ABOVE, RIGHT and PREVIOUS PAGE:
This Gerard Ambassador Shake roof has
captured the essence of rural grandeur,
set in the beautiful region of Vojnik,
Slovenia this home blends perfectly with
its surroundings.
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AMBASSADOR SHAKE
C R E A T I N G A F U T U R E W I T H T H E I N S P I R A T I O N O F T H E P A S T
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This building situated in France has Gerard Ambassador Shake
installed to ensure the traditional look and feel of shakes could
be maintained. The additional advantages of a durable, secure
long lasting Gerard Ambassador Shake roof were also a major
contributing factor in this decision.
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AMBASSADOR SHAKE
C R E A T I N G A F U T U R E W I T H T H E I N S P I R A T I O N O F T H E P A S T
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During the early 20th century Shingles were the most widely used roofing material.
The overlapping tiles were originally crafted as small panels from cedar or terracotta.
The Gerard Shingle has recreated three-dimensional shingles from 21st century
materials and technology, coated with blends of natural stone chip.
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ABOVE: The versatility of Gerard Shingle
is highlighted in this housing building in
Krapina, Croatia. Gerard Shingle Bark
has not only been used on the roof but
also very effectively for the cladding.
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SHINGLE
C H A R A C T E R , E L E G A N C E A N D S I M P L I C I T Y
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BELOW and RIGHT: Gerard Shingle
roofing in Ravine was chosen for this
Hotel complex under Rogla, a very
popular tourist region of Slovenia.
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SHINGLE
C H A R A C T E R , E L E G A N C E A N D S I M P L I C I T Y
LEFT: Gerard Shingles were selected for this Northern European home,
both for aesthetic reasons and for the security the chip coated texture
provides from snow slide. Gerard Shingles have been proven to hold
snow on the roof, eliminating the danger of snow sliding from the roof.
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This very prestigous
Ukrainian home needed
a roofing product to
enhance it’s grandeur,
Gerard Roofing Shingles
were able to complete
this requirement and offer
many other safety and
protective elements.
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SHINGLE
C H A R A C T E R , E L E G A N C E A N D S I M P L I C I T Y
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BELOW AND RIGHT: The use of Gerard Shingle has enabled the FAR RIGHT: Gerard Shingle in
architects of this project to enhance this stunning Hotel’s informal elegance Ashwood was cleverly chosen
while still maintaining a roofing product designed to withstand the harsh to enhance the tropical bush
elements of the Middle Eastern climate. The fire resistant qualities of surroundings around the pool at this
Gerard Shingle were a major contributing factor for the architects when Middle East desert hotel resort.
they chose the roofing systems for this project.
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SHINGLE
C H A R A C T E R , E L E G A N C E A N D S I M P L I C I T Y
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Throughout the Mediterranean, the distinctive elegance of the Roman tile endures today.
Inspired by images of enduring Roman craftsmanship, we have created a roofing tile to
reflect these memorable qualities of ... beauty, strength and endurance.
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BELOW: Gerard Roman Tile Rosso was chosen for this grand building
which houses the Postojna School in Slovenia. Gerard Roman Tile fits
perfectly with this style of building. The strength and weather security
features of Gerard Roman Tile provide the safety requirements needed
to protect the students who attend this school.
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ROMAN
E A U T I F U L , S T R O N G A N D E N D U R I N G
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ABOVE: Hotel complex,
Middle East.
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ROMAN
E A U T I F U L , S T R O N G A N D E N D U R I N G
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LEFT: Set in Portoroz, a holiday destination on the Slovenian
coast, this Gerard Roman Tile roof blends harmoniously into its
natural surroundings.
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ROMAN
E A U T I F U L , S T R O N G A N D E N D U R I N G
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TECHNICAL
OUR TECHNICAL SUCCESS CHIP
A layer of stone chip is applied to provide an attractive textured
finish and at the same time enhance resistance to UV radiation.
The chip is sized and applied in such a way as to ensure virtually
100% cover of the basecoat. Samples have shown over 30 years
exposure life without colour change.
Where colours are required other than the limited range of natural
Clear acrylic overglaze colours, the same durable natural rock is ceramic coated using
Natural stone chips
Basecoat
Acrylic resin protective coat
heat resistant and UV stable pigments.
Zinc-aluminium
Steel base
Zinc-aluminium OVERGLAZE
Acrylic resin protective coat
The final coat is an acrylic overglaze which improves the
appearance giving a clear gloss finish to the chip and increases
Because all tile coatings are applied after pressing, there are no the resistance to physical damage.
problems with crazing or micro-cracking.
LONG LIFETIME
STEEL
Zincalume® coated steel has superior long term corrosion resistance.
The steel is the heart of the tile and provides it with its strength,
The combination of the sacrificial protection of zinc with the
rigidity and light weight. The grade of steel we use is designed to
barrier protection of aluminium provides superior performance to
allow forming without cracking or significant elastic recovery and,
galvanized coatings in almost all environments.
at the same time, to be rigid enough to tolerate reasonable loads
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without excessive deformation.
ALUMINIUM-ZINC (ZINCALUME®)*
The primary protection for the steel is a coating of aluminium-zinc
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which contains approximately 55% aluminium and 43.5% zinc
by weight. The aluminium-zinc coating combines the corrosion
protection of aluminium with the sacrificial protection of zinc, giving
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Calculated Coating Life - years**
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that each tile remains in place in extremely high winds, hurricanes EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE
and typhoons. It also provides security from heavy rain and heavy Gerard Roofs’ lightweight interlocking tiles and unique fastening
snowfall. system provide added strength to the roof in the event of an
Other roofing products use a vertical fixing method or rely on the earthquake. There are documented instances of other heavyweight
weight of the tile to hold them in place. This presents an increased roofing products collapsing homes while Gerard Roofs in the same
danger of tiles lifting in high winds. street remained intact and with minimal damage.
HAIL RESISTANCE
Gerard roofs are resistant to damage
from hail stones up to 30mm. A hail
LIGHTWEIGHT stone as large as 90mm may cause
Clay and concrete roof tiles weigh up to 7 times more than the some indentations however does
equivalent lightweight Gerard Roof area. This means substantial not penetrate the surface coating
savings can be achieve in the structural costs. or substrate, maintaining the roof’s weather security.
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TECHNICAL
FIRE RESISTANCE DRINKING WATER
Gerard Roofs have passed stringent International fire tests. The Rainwater collected from Gerard Roofs has been tested and meets
incombustible steel substrate and surface coating eliminates spread the World Health Organisation’s criteria for drinking water quality.
of flame when exposed to fire. Two good rainfalls are recommended before collecting drinking
The lightweight nature of a Gerard Roofs’ roof considerably reduces water from a new roof.
the potential for the roof to collapse.
MANUFACTURED TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
AHI Roofing is registered to ISO9001 which recognises the quality
management systems standards now accepted in more than 150
countries around the world.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
NOISE
The chip coated finish and interlocking tile system of Gerard Roofs
minimises the transmission of sound.
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INCREASING NOISE LEVEL IN dBA FOR 1 SQUARE METRE OF RAINFALL
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year limited Waterproof Warranty.
Longrun Steel
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E N V I R O N M E N TA L L Y
FRIENDLY
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY The installation process uses no processes which emit heat or fumes
AHI Roofing Limited is justifiably proud of its reputation as the and most of the process is manual.
world’s leading manufacturer of top quality, chip-coated, pressed
metal roofing tiles, which are produced in one of the cleanest and DISPSOAL/RECYCLING
most pollution free environments in the world. Steel is manufactured The product on the roof emits no fumes or water-based emissions
in a unique process by New Zealand Steel from black iron sand, and degrades very slowly over a number of decades. Providing the
found on the West Coast beaches of the North Island. The steel is product is correctly installed to our specifications, we confidently
coated with zinc/aluminium alloy (Zincalume®). give a 50 Year Limited Warranty. The ultimate disposal of steel
roofing is by recycling in steel recovery plants and processing into
PAINT & BASECOAT new steel products.
The main component of our paint system is acrylic resin, produced
in New Zealand. All our coatings are water-based or water RAINWATER RUN-OFF
dispersed. The “chip” used to coat are textured roofing tiles is The effect of roofing materials on the quality of rainwater run-off
crushed natural rock quarried in New Zealand. is of major importance. Property owners can collect rainwater in
large tanks for domestic and agricultural use. We have carried out
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
tests which clearly showed that rainwater run-off was well within
The significant part of energy used is derived from hydro power. Air
WHO (World Health Organisation) guidelines.
and water emissions comply with all New Zealand’s environmental
regulations. HEALTH & SAFETY
Our packaging materials consist of cardboard wraps and pallets The safety and well being of employees is of major consideration
from sustainable forests and could be recycled for further use. The to AHI Roofing, and Health and Safety initiatives are in place
plastic wraps are derived from petrochemical sources and can
throughout out factories.
also be recycled.
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EUROPE
AHI Roofing
FRANCE
Priestacott Bradford
Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7AN, AHI ROOFING France
United Kingdom Immeuble Le Kiaora
Phone: (+44) 1409 281 398 50-52 Avenue Chanoine Cartellier
Fax: (+44) 1409 281 898 69230 SAINT GENIS LAVAL ITALY
Email: info@ahiroofing.co.uk Phone: +33 (0)4 72 67 92 11 AHI Roofing Limited
Fax: +33 (0)4 72 67 92 53 Loc. Dolina 141,
Email: ahi.roofing@free.fr 34018 San Dorligo della Valle
Web: www.ahiroofing.com.fr Trieste, Italy
Phone: (+39) 040 832 6350
Fax: (+39) 040 832 6350
SLOVENIA E-Mail: ahi@gerarditalia.com
AHI Roofing Adriatic
Topniska 62 HUNGARY
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
AHI Roofing
Phone: (+386) 1 437 93 30
H- 1025 Budapest
Fax: (+386) 1 437 42 50
Verecke u. 89, Hungary
Mob: (+386) 51 444 888
Phone: (+36) 1 33 55 818
Email: info@ahiroofing.si
Mob: (+44) 7785 374 291
SOUTH AMERICA
AHI Roofing AFRICA
Maestra Juana Rueda 1426 AHI Roofing
(CP 1609) Boulogne 11 Station Road
Ptdo. de San Isidro Toddington
Buenos Aires, Argentina Bedfordshire
Phone/Fax: (+54) 11 4737 7291 LU5 6BN, UK
Cel: (+54) 9 11 5414 3681 Phone: (+44)(0)1525 634255
Email: ahiargentina@arnet.com.ar Fax: (+44)(0)1525 634266
Email: ahi.roof@ntlworld.com
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AL LOCATIONS
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POLAND
AHI Roofing Poland
Modularna 3a
02-238 Warsaw, Poland
Phone: +48 22 575 52 25
Fax: + 48 22 575 52 23
JAPAN
E-mail: info@konsult.ahiroofing.pl AHI Roofing
CHINA
Web: www.ahiroofing.com.pl 6F Pinex Kojimachi
AHI Roofing 4-4-3 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Room 2301, RenFeng Building, 102-0083, Japan
490 TianHe Road, TianHe district, Phone: (+81) 3 3264 8701
Guangzhou 510630, China Fax: (+81) 3 3264 8726
Phone: (+86 20) 3888 9577 Email: info@ahiroofing.jp
Fax: (+86 20) 3888 9575 Website: www.ahiroofing.jp
GULF MIDDLE EAST
MALAYSIA
AHI Roofing
AHI Roofing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Emirates Towers, Level 41,
Lot 12, Nilai Industrial Estate, 71800 Nilai
Sheikh Zayed Road
Negeri Sembilan
P.O. Box 31303, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Malaysia
Phone: (+971) 4 319 7685
Phone: (+60) 6 799 1877
Fax: (+971) 4 319 7687
Fax: (+60) 6 799 1827
Email: ahiroof@emirates.net.ae
Email: info@ahiroofing.com.my
AUSTRALIA
AHI Roofing Pty Ltd
8 Gilmour Place
NEW ZEALAND
Rocklea, QLD 4106, Australia AHI Roofing Limited
Phone: (+61) 7 3275 2911 PO Box 18071, Glen Innes
Fax: (+61) 7 3277 3317 Auckland, New Zealand
Email: tasroof@tasmanroofing.com.au Phone: (+64) 9 978 9010
Fax: (+64) 9 978 9069
Email: export@ahiroofing.co.nz
Website: www.ahiroofing.com
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