Russell Roof Tiles has invested a £250,000 on two new state of the art heavy-duty vehicles to help improve efficiencies at both its Burton and Lochmaben sites.

Following the almost £2.25 million investment in the past 12 months, expanding pitched roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has invested a further £250K in equipment.

The firm has recently taken delivery of two new state of the art heavy-duty vehicles to help improve efficiencies at both its Burton and Lochmaben sites.

The two Doosan DL280 wheel loaders, supplied by Filtermech and James Gordon feature the latest innovations as well as ensuring cab comfort for operators. 

James Gordon was established in 1865 and is the premier distributor of agricultural and construction equipment in Southwest Scotland, while Filtermech is the UK's leading supplier of the global range of Doosan equipment.

This is another investment by RRT to ensure it is utilising its team and equipment to the maximum, to improve efficiencies and output to keep up with ongoing demand for its roof tiles.

RRT is the largest independent manufacturer of concrete derivatives for roofing in the UK.

Bruce Laidlaw, Operations Director, said: “It’s important that we continue to make new investments to boost productivity and support our team. Using new machinery also helps strengthen our aim to reduce our carbon footprint and become carbon neutral by 2040. We’re working with independent body Planet Mark who is verifying and measuring carbon data to reduce emissions across our whole business.”

“This is an important investment at Russell Roof Tiles to further enhance quality across the business, utilising the latest innovations in manufacturing.”

Russell Roof Tiles started its sustainability journey over ten years ago and its long-term ambition has always been to reduce emissions that damage the environment and improve its operational efficiency, while strengthening its wider communities.

In the last five years the company has reduced its environmental impact already by investing significantly in terms of both time and money in changing policies and adopting new technologies as part of its sustainability commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.