Bedford has the largest group of roofers in Bedfordshire, and it includes the firms with the most reviews in the county, among them Rose Roofing, Bridge Roofing and Bedfordshire Property Services. In the south of the county, Dunstable and Luton each have a sizeable group of their own, and Leighton Buzzard sits to the west. Biggleswade, Sandy and Henlow have smaller groups in the east, along with Arlesey, whose roofers are listed on the Henlow page.
Three councils cover the county. Bedford Borough Council looks after Bedford itself. Luton Council covers Luton. Central Bedfordshire Council covers everything else on these pages: Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Biggleswade, Sandy, Henlow and Arlesey, and the villages of Shillington, Studham and Hulcote. Several roofers with a Bedford address are in fact in Central Bedfordshire villages, so check which council covers your own postcode. Each council runs a building control service, and Bedford Borough notes that lenders often ask to see the completion certificate.
Flat roofing is the service Bedfordshire roofers name most often, closely followed by roof repairs and new roofs. Tiled and slate roofs, guttering, fascias and soffits, and leadwork are all widely offered. Luton firms lean towards chimney work and leadwork. Elite Roofing Traditional Roofing Specialists and Assured Roofing & Specialist Leadworks are both there, and Temple Lead Works in Arlesey takes on heritage work on churches and listed buildings. Smart Thatcher works from Bedford, and Rattle Roofing & Co in Shillington does nothing but flat roofs.
The south of the county looks towards Hertfordshire. Many roofers in Luton, Dunstable and Arlesey also name St Albans, Hitchin or other Hertfordshire towns as part of their area, and some Bedford firms reach into Milton Keynes and Cambridgeshire. The town on a listing is where the business is based, not the limit of where it works.
Re-covering a roof normally needs Building Regulations approval. A roofer registered with CompetentRoofer or NAPIT can certify it themselves, and otherwise it goes through the council's building control. Scaffolding on the pavement needs a council licence or permit, which the scaffolding company arranges.
Pick your town below. Each town page ranks its roofers by Google rating and the number of reviews, and each listing shows the services the business names on its own website.