Giggling Sausage Crowned Britain’s Best Caff 2008!

Launched last October, Roof Shop’s search for the nation’s favorite cafés has drawn to a close, Roof Shop today announces the nation’s ‘Best Caff 2008’

[ClickPress, Mon Mar 31 2008] Launched last October, Roof Shop’s search for the nation’s favorite cafés has drawn to a close, Roof Shop today announces the nation’s ‘Best Caff 2008’

After an immense response from cafes and tradesmen nationwide, Roof Shop, a national roofing merchant brand has now announced its winning caffs! On March 27th 2008, the competition culminated in an awards ceremony held at the Belfry, in the West Midlands where all Café finalists attended together with Roof Shop (sponsor and organiser of the competition) staff and suppliers.

Nine regional cafes were also selected, with the overall national winner receiving the accolade of ‘Britain’s Best Caff 2008’ – awarded to Northampton’s Giggling Sausage (whose proprietor is aptly named Paul Bacon!) They were also awarded for the regional title for East Anglia and received a holiday prize worth over £2,000! As a firm runner up in 2007, The Giggling Sausage was laughing all the way by scooping the top award this year. Last year’s winner, JJ’s Café was awarded for the ‘Best Bacon Buttie’ and Ossie’s Café for ‘Best Contribution to Local Area’.

Loved by the British builder and tradesman, the traditional ‘caff’ has become iconic within the construction industry, not wanting it to become a dying breed thanks to the many ‘fast food’ and European style coffee outlets popping up on every street corner, Roof Shop’s competition has finally put the spotlight back on the country’s treasured and long-established cafes.

Café customers have been given the chance over the past few months to vote for their favourite café, by handing in nomination forms to their nearest Roof Shop branch. With an astonishing 1,000 cafes involved nationwide and tens of thousands of votes cast by their loyal customers.

With great service-led expertise on hand at every branch, Roof Shop can provide trades people with everything from joists to tiles to up-to-date technical, legislative advice. More importantly every branch is able to offer ‘on demand’ product availability with over 40,000 lines, from pitched, flat and industrial roofing materials plus thousands of accessories. Visits to the Roof Shop can easily be tied into the tradesmen’s daily working life (following a pit stop at their favorite Caff!!)

“Roof Shop has now become recognised as a one-stop solution for all tradesmen,” said Stuart Base, Marketing Manager SIG Roofing Supplies Group “with readily available stock at every branch, the Roof Shop has now become part of the tradesman’s daily life, in the same way that a visit to their local café is.”

Forget the ‘X’ Factor, this year it is all about the Sizzle Factor!

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