KL Venning Slaters appeared in Grand Designs: House of the year

KL Vennings Slaters, Penrith has appeared on the Channel 4 show, Grand Designs. In the show, presenter Kevin McCloud looks back at some incredible houses from around the UK.

Each week four houses that have been awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects will appear on the show and then on the final week, one house will be crowned house of the year.

The family company, directed by Lisa and Mark Elliot is a specialist roofing company that has been operating for 40 years offering a range of services including heritage roofing, slating, stone flagging, tiling and leadwork.

Lisa was recommended to the team at grand designs to talk about her expertise in roofing sequencing and traditional roofing.

Lisa didn't originally want to appear on the TV and instead her husband and Co-Director Mark was going to speak and explain the process of roofing and slate.

Russ Thirkle and Sean Nealons

But instead, the team was keen on getting Lisa to talk on the show and explain her trade.

The filming of Lisa and her team took place on their current project in Lytham St Annes.

Since the appearance, Lisa said that she has received a lot of positive feedback from people who have watched the show.

On the reaction she has received since the show, Lisa said: "It has been absolutely great, it's brilliant publicity and like i say it is hard work running your own business and we all put in a lot of work."

Lisa said since the programme and throughout the pandemic, the business has been 'absolutely inundated' with customers.