En Galicia se extrae, elabora y transforma una roca imprescindible para la construcción: la pizarra. El sector pizarrero español es el mayor suministrador de este mineral a nivel mundial, por delante de China y Brasil convirtiéndose en una industria fundamental para la economía gallega. Sin embargo, los residuos de esta industria suponen un grave problema […]
Most of the homes in Capitol Hill are considered historic. A very significant percentage are more than 125 years old and have roofing and other structural characteristics that add to the charm of living in historic communities of great and lasting importance. Before I venture into roofing details, I will begin by covering some of […]
El grupo alemán Rathscheck, propietario de las empresas valdeorresas Cafersa y Pizarras Castrelos, ha confirmado la compra de la empresa radicada en Encinedo, Pizarras La Baña, consolidando así su presencia en España, donde cuenta ya con seis puntos de extracción y un número similar de naves de elaboración. El grupo alemán Rathscheck, propietario de las […]
Australian architecture studio Angelucci Architects has transformed a Victorian brick terrace house into a family home named Nido House in Melbourne, Australia. Located on a street corner in Carlton North — a suburb of Melbourne — the house extension was influenced by Victorian and contemporary design. Nido, which means bird’s nest, was designed to celebrate […]
You can now read the monthly natural slate statistics exports report following us on LinkedIn. be natural® share the statistics of the sector using the data of the Agencia Tributaria as source. A useful tool that shouldn’t be missed.
One of the world’s oldest slate quarries is set to continue until 2035 after council planners approved its expansion. The quarry at Penrhyn in Bethesda has been producing roofing slate since the 13th Century. Welsh Slate told Gwynedd council a six-acre (2.3 hectares) «lateral extension» of the quarry would secure 115 jobs. A planning report […]
En Bretagne, les couvreurs peinent à s’approvisionner en ardoises selon la Confédération de l’artisanat et des petites entreprises du bâtiment (Capeb). À Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), la filiale française du groupe espagnol Cupa Pizarras, premier producteur mondial d’ardoises, estime faire face « à une sorte de coup de feu ». Les besoins de la France, très dépendante […]
be natural® visited Wales recently and of course the National Slate Museum of Llanberis was a stop we couldn´t miss. Between films telling the story of the slate industry in North Wales, the Slate Splitting demonstration, the Quarrymen´s houses and the largest Waterwheel in Britain, the visit was fantastic. Be sure you go to […]
Shale walls and slate tiles help pay homage to the history of this 19th-century building in Portugal, which has been transformed into a family home by Portuguese studio Filipe Pina. Located in the centre of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, a city in Portugal’s Guarda district, the home was renovated with the aim of balancing […]
The orangery at Blenheim Palace is having its glass ceiling removed as part of a £2 million project to combat climate change. The glass is to be replaced by a timber and slate structure believed to be in keeping with the original design, which was destroyed by a fire in 1861. “The 19th-century glass roof […]
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