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Russell Blackaller is the owner of Heritage Roofing Southwest Ltd and specialist heritage tools business, Darkinbad Tools, as well as surveyor and consultant on heritage building projects. Russell’s expertise and passion is for heritage roofs and the traditional skills and methods needed to preserve them. As the writer and contact for Roofing Today’s Traditional Roofing publication, Russell shares a treasure trove of expert, technical knowledge and methods to advance the heritage roofing sector for architects, roofing professionals and clients.