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A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, clay, stone, porcelain, metal or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, and walls, or other objects such as tabletops. Another category are the ceiling tiles, made from lightweight materials such as perlite and mineral wool. The word is derived from the French word tuile, which is, in turn, from the Latin word tegula, meaning a roof tile composed of baked clay. Less precisely, the modern term can refer to any sort of construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games (see tile-based game).
Tiles are often used to form wall and floor coverings, and can range from simple square tiles to complex mosaics. Tiles are most often made from ceramic, with a hard glaze finish, but other materials are also commonly used, such as glass, slate, and reformed ceramic slurry, which is cast in a mould and fired.
In the past twenty years, the technology surrounding porcelain tile has increased, moving it from a niche marketplace to a place of prominence in the tile community.
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AHI Roofing - Manufacturer and exporter of lightweight steel roofing systems in a variety of designs - tiles, shingles and shakes. New Zealand
Meta Description: [ Leading steel roof tile manufacturers in the world. ]
Crowe Building Products Ltd - Manufactures a roofing material from recycled materials that looks like slate.
Decra Roof Systems: - Roof coverings using lightweight roof tiles for all roofs down to a ten degree pitch. UK.
Deleo Clay Tile Company - Quality american clay tile manufacture. Providing a full range of colors and finishes in a full range of profile.
Eagle Roofing - Concrete roofing tiles.
Gerard Roofing Technologies - Manufacturer of stone-coated steel roofing tiles and shakes. Includes photos and specifications.
Meta Description: [ Gerard USA's stone coated smetal roofing systems are engineered for architectural steep slope roofing applications, suitable for both residential and commercial applications. We carry metal roof systems, which replicate the natural look of tiles, slates and shakes - We are a manufacturer of steel... ]
Golden Clay Industries - Manufacturer of quality interlocking clay roofing tiles. A wide variety of colours, glaze, and accessory tiles to choose from. Malaysia.
Meta Description: [ Clay roofing tiles manufacturer of international standard from Malaysia. Available in a wide range of colour, texture, and finishings. ]
Goodsea - Manufacturer and wholesaler of decorative clay roofing tiles and other ceramic, pottery, and porcelain wares. Malaysia
Meta Description: [ Goodsea is specialised in direct manufacturing, wholesales & retails of all kinds of Clay, Ceramic, Pottery, Porcelain wares, pottery banister, flower vases, restaurant wares, custom made items ]
Greenstone Slate - Manufacturer of Vermont slate roofing. Includes technical information and installation guidelines.
Meta Description: [ Greenstone Slate is a roofing slate leader with top quality Vermont slate. ]
International Roofing Nz Ltd - Steel roofing tiles and machinery to produce them, made from copper, aluminium, and colour steel. New Zealand.
Meta Description: [ World leader in developing and manufacturing metal tile systems ]
Kia Lim - Manufacturer and exporter of clay roof tiles, common bricks, facing bricks, and pavers. Malaysia.
Meta Description: [ Kia Lim is Malaysia's leading manufacturer and exporter of clay facing bricks, paving bricks and roof tiles ]
Koramic Building Products - Manufacturer of roofing systems and roof tiles, also produces building materials such as bricks, floor and wall tiles, adhesives, tubes and pipes.
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Lansdown Roofing and Celtic Stone Slates - Celtic Stone Slates are manufactured by Lansdown Roofing as a result of the limited availability of natural Cotswold Stone Slates. The site provides further information on these hand made reproductions of the originals. UK.
Meta Description: [ Information on Lansdown Roofing Co. Ltd., a reputable and established roofing contractor since 1976. Celtic Stone Slates are manufactured by Lansdown Roofing as a result of the limited availability of natural Cotswold Stone Slates. The site provides further information on these hand made reproduc... ]
MCA Clay Roofing Tile - Manufacturer of clay roofing tile.
Meta Description: [ MCA Clay Roofing Tile Home Page Superior Clay Roofing Tile ]
Met-Tile, Inc. - Manufacturer of metal roof tile, with the appearance of Spanish tile.
MonierLifetile - Manufacturer of roof tiles.
Meta Description: [ MonierLifetile is the largest manufacturer of premium-quality roof tile in the United States and offers the industry's broadest combination of concrete roof tile colors, profiles and finishes for both new construction and re-roof, plus a broad spectrum of accessories designed to work together as ... ]
Redland Clay Tile - Manufacturer of clay roofing tiles.
Meta Description: [ Redland Clay Tile ]
Roof Lines East - Custom concrete roofing tiles; eight styles and twenty colours to choose from.
Meta Description: [ tile roofing and Custom concrete roofing tiles by Roof Lines East offers the homeowner and architect a durable quality roof with eight styles and twenty colours to choose from. ]
Roser - Manufacturer of lightweight stone coated steel roof tiles. Korea
Steel Tile Co. - Steel tiles and panels for roofing and siding applications.
The New England Slate Company - A Vermont-based slate company that supplies high-quality roofing slate worldwide for slate roof restorations, slate roof repairs and new slate roofs. How-to articles and other resources.
Meta Description: [ Vermont Company supplying slate roofing for the repair, restoration and construction of a natural slate roof. ]
U.S. Tile Company - Clay roofing tiles.
Unicrete Products Ltd. - Manufactures concrete roof tile and distributes Cembrit fibre-cement lightweight roofing and Hardie fibre-cement siding. Alberta, Canada.
Vande Hey-Raleigh - We specialize in custom colors and textures for new construction and those hard to match restoration projects.
Meta Description: [ Vande Hey Raleigh Roof Tile manufactures high quality concrete and slate roof tiles. Choose from many different colors and styles of concrete roof tiles. ]
Vermont Structural Slate Company - Produces a full range of slate and quartzite products for roofing, flooring, countertops and fireplaces for the architectural, residential and commercial markets.
Meta Description: [ Vermont Structural Slate Company specializes in architectural natural stone projects, offering a full range of slate, quartzite, sandstone, limestone, marble, basalt and granite products for institutional, commercial and residential projects, large ]
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