About Tate & Sons Roofing, Market Harborough

A Roofing Business Built on Doing It Properly

Tate & Sons started with a frustration shared by a lot of homeowners: too many roofing jobs were patched up to look fine for a season, only to fail again the moment the weather turned. We set out to do the opposite — fix the underlying cause, use the right materials for the job, and leave a roof that genuinely lasts.

Founded in 2015, the company has grown steadily on the back of that approach. We've stayed deliberately hands-on rather than chasing volume, which means the person who quotes your job is part of the same team that carries it out. There's no anonymous call centre and no disappearing act once the deposit clears. You deal with people who know your roof, remember the conversation, and stand behind the work long after the scaffold comes down.

Every member of our team is fully trained, and our work is [fully insured / backed by relevant accreditations — insert your specifics here]. We treat your property with the same care we'd want for our own: tidy sites, protected gardens and driveways, and a proper clean-up before we leave.

Meet the Team

A roof is only ever as good as the people who fit it, which is why we've put as much care into building our team as we have into the work itself. Our roofers are directly employed and properly trained — not a rotating cast of subcontractors brought in to hit a deadline. That continuity matters: the same familiar faces return for follow-up work, remember the details of your property, and take real pride in a job well done.

Between us we bring over 45 years of combined experience across every kind of roof in the region, from delicate slate and lead work on period homes to large-scale commercial flat-roof systems. The team holds NVQ Level 2 and 3 qualifications in Roofing Occupations, valid CSCS cards / NFRC trade-body membership, and we invest in ongoing training so our methods and materials keep pace with the best of the trade.

• Michael Tate — Founder & Managing Director: Michael started his roofing apprenticeship at sixteen and has spent more than thirty years on roofs across Leicestershire. He founded Tate & Sons on a simple conviction — fix the cause, not just the symptom — and still surveys many jobs personally, with a particular eye for heritage slate and lead work on the area's older properties.
• Ryan Tate — Project Manager & Lead Roofer: Ryan grew up around the trade and joined full-time after completing his NVQ Level 3 in Roofing. He runs the day-to-day on site, keeping crews, materials and timelines on track, and specialises in full re-roofs and modern flat-roof systems such as EPDM rubber and GRP fibreglass.
• Hannah Freeman — Office Manager: Hannah is the voice most customers hear first. She looks after quotes, scheduling and aftercare, and is known for keeping people informed at every stage — chasing the small details so nothing slips between the survey and the final inspection.

Whoever you deal with — from the first phone call to the final inspection — you'll find the same straight-talking, no-nonsense approach. We'd rather earn your trust than push a sale, and our team is chosen and trained with exactly that in mind.

Roofers Who Know the Welland Valley

Local knowledge isn't a marketing line for us — it changes the work. The historic character homes around Great Bowden and Little Bowden call for sympathetic slate and lead detailing that suits their village setting. The older stone and brick properties dotted through the Welland valley villages, from Lubenham to Medbourne with its medieval bridge and Roman roots, need roofers who understand traditional construction rather than treating every job as a blank sheet.

We work right across the district: Foxton near the famous locks on the Grand Union Canal, Kibworth Beauchamp and Great Glen up towards Leicester, Fleckney, Husbands Bosworth out towards Lutterworth, and Desborough just over the Northamptonshire border. Knowing the area means we can anticipate the issues that come with a property's age, position, and exposure — and quote with confidence as a result.