Naturpiedra Jbernardos exporta aproximadamente el 85% de la producción de pizarra, filita y cuarcita de sus canteras segovianas, tal y como informó su gerente, David Bernardos, durante la presentación del libro “Valor histórico y arquitectónico de las canteras de Bernardos”, celebrada el pasado 5 de mayo. El acto fue presentado por David Bernardos, quien explicó […]
This month, the spanish customs have finnaly issued the 2017 report of roofing slate export from Spain to the rest of the world. Spain is by far the biggest producer in the world for Roofing Slates with 503.000 tons (20.500 containers) produced in 2017. In total, between all the countries, it shows 2.5% less in […]
José Luis Aceves explica que la iniciativa socialista tiene como objetivo instar a la Junta a realizar un Plan de Ordenación y Modernización de “un sector castigado por la crisis” El Pleno de las Cortes debatirá hoy una Proposición No de Ley (PNL) del PSOE de apoyo al sector de la pizarra. El secretario provincial […]
The cottages were built around a slate mine where quarrying dates back to the 16th century. There has been strong interest in buying up an entire historic slate community in rural Gwynedd after it went up for sale in June. Homes and cottages at Aberllefenni, near Machynlleth, were on the market with Dafydd […]
Généralement utilisée pour la couverture des toits, l’ardoise a de nombreux autres usages, souvent méconnus. Elle peut être utilisée en dalles sur les terrasses, sur les toitures plates, mais aussi en bardage. La France demeure l’un des premiers marchés mondiaux pour l’ardoise. Le marché français concentre à lui seul 30 % de la production mondiale, […]
Since my earliest days I’ve had a passion for exploring abandoned places. To begin with it was family holidays spent in our caravan which provided me with ample opportunity to visit castles, monasteries and all sorts of industrial fare but it was our time staying in north Wales which perhaps had the biggest impact. Surrounded […]
The slate extracted from these Pennsylvania quarries was once hailed as the finest in the world. Named after an 18th century Pennsylvania rock quarry, Peach Bottom slate was once hailed as the finest building slate in the world. For over a century, immigrant Welsh quarrymen and their decendants helped extract it from the hills along […]
Las canteras de la zona berciana y cabreiresa emplean a 1.600 personas que manufacturaron unas 190.000 toneladas. Hundida la minería del carbón, la industria de la pizarra sigue en el Bierzo con la cabeza alta y su actividad, con una producción de unas 190.000 toneladas anuales y una facturación de unos 100 millones de euros, […]
La toiture en ardoise naturelle est courante dans certaines régions. Ce n’est pas simplement une histoire d’habitude, c’est aussi parce que c’est un matériau écologique très efficace pour les toitures. Pourquoi choisir une ardoise naturelle est important L’ardoise naturelle est une roche issue du schiste. Elle est ensuite taillée et polie pour en faire des […]
It was decided that Statnett’s new administrative building at Strinda, outside Trondheim, should have a modern design. The choice of materials was underpinned by an emphasis on the company’s values and a desire to Project the client’s identity as a modern, dependable and timeless company. At the same time it also represents a striving to […]
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