The short history of Tető Horn Ltd.

1988 Starting a roofer personal venture with 10 years experience as a roofer in Balatonfüred
1990 Master degree as roofer
1992 Changing the personal venture to a family business as a Limited Partnership
1994 Building up connections with a natural slate mine. Since then the main
business of the company is trading natural slate and constuction of slate roofs.
1999 Membership of the  Board of Association of Roofers, Insulators and Tinmen
2001 Voted in the Committe of National Roofer Master Examination
2003 Changing the form of business into a Limited liability company
2004 Cooperating  with other companies Tető Horn Kft establishes the Tetőcentrum (Roof Centre) Group
2005 Opening the new built premises under the name of Tetőcentrum (Roof Centre) where the company offers  wide range of domestic and import roofing materials, loft windows, tinware and other auxiliary materials - in addition to natural slate

Activity

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The main activity of the company is trading with natural slate and expert execution of it. The slate is imported from a german company which is the largest slate trading company in Europe.
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As our references prove we gained unique experience in natural slate laying during the passing years
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The results of the long term cooperation with our partners are the flexibility in business, the continouosly accurate quality, attainable prices and the possibility of learning and getting acquainted with this material.
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Collaborating with Ratscheck - this became a tradition - year after year we invite our partners for a slate mine visit for three days. The participants are taken down into a 250 metres deep mine where - in the scope of an unusual adventure - they can get acquainted with the mining and processing of natural slate.
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Also in cooperation with Ratscheck with the help of the Medgyasszay Roofer School in Veszprém we organize a natural slate laying course in order to support experts to get the hang of roof laying.
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The company - in the new premises that were opened in March of 2005 and meet all the european requirements - offers  wide range of domestic roofing materials

 

 

Selecting the roof material

In the past 15 years after the transition, all the traditional roofing trade marks are presented in hungary in addition to many domestic manufacturers. When selecting the roofing material the followings should be taken into consideration: price, material and quality, guarantee (the possibility of repairing the roof in case of failure), aesthetics, logistics and technological background, consultation on the manufacturer and also the trader's part.

 

The price

All the manufacturers have a cheaper - so called - leading product. When calculating price, not only the price/pcs or /m2 should be taken into account but also the accessories and the relating subcontractors' works as carpenters' and tinmens'. It is worth asking the trader what kind of structure (lath, plank, tinware, etc.) should be put under the chosen roofing material.

Material and quality

In our opinion this is the most important point. The variety of material, colour, size and weight is wide. It can be a concrete tile, ceramic tile, bitumen shingle, tily plate, plate roofs, artificial slate, reeds or natural slate covers. Each country has its own culture of roofing. Hungary is basically a tily country. From the beginning of the century the artificial slate - replacing natural slate -  became the most common roofing material because it is more economical.  Natural slate, after asbestos was extracted from it has lost its illustrious position in the market. When selecting the matter and the colour it is important to mind our environment. The quality is often identified with the manufacturing company. This is partly true as a company of good report is a warranty of the product, but the 30-50 years guarantee sounds groovy, we should make sure that in case of any problem the manufacturer can provide solutions and handle these flexible.

Consulting

For the customer it is essential to get accurate information about the chosen product. Being a member of the EU it forces the companies to offer their product under friendly, cultivated circumstances. If this coupling with a good professional preparedness it presumably results in a good cooperation for everyone.

Horn Rolf
Managing Director