La pizarra da trabajo a 2.400 personas de manera directa, aunque es un sector poco conocido al concentrarse principalmente en las comarcas de Valdeorras y Quiroga Se le llama el oro negro de Galicia. Se corta con diamante (sí, sí, con diamante). Es el trabajo directo de más de 2.400 personas y emplea a unas […]
Damage to roofs caused by poor air quality and central heating means plenty of restoration work for Nigel Smith’s company. Smith in his workshop © Tim George Nigel The village of Collyweston is surrounded by great slopes of stone. This part of England — near Stamford, where Lincolnshire meets Northamptonshire — is the old haunt […]
El Cluster de la Pizarra acepta aumentar los sueldos del sector un 0,50% en el preacuerdo de convenio firmado junto con UGT y en el que queda pendiente que se adhieran CCOO y CIG. La patronal ha aceptado esta subida a cambio de realizar modificaciones en lo que respecta al artículo 18, que recoge […]
Sessions Village, based on the timeless historic quality of a French Village, offers us to day a unique and exciting alternative in housing design and community planning. As an architect, I welcome discussing how this concept of design can be better planning and environmentally alternative while being profitable for a developer. I bring an […]
Franck Buet fait partie d’une espèce en voie de disparition : il lutte âprement pour préserver l’une des dernières ardoisières de France. Les « 7 Pieds » extraient la pierre de Morzine, la célèbre ardoise, l’un des plus puissants symboles du chalet haut-savoyard tel qu’on le rêve. Si le travail ne manque pas – signe […]
Scottish slate roofs have a number of characteristics which make them well suited to both the local climate and the nature of the material produced by slate quarries in Scotland. These include features such as diminishing courses, random lengths and widths of slate, single nailing and laying onto sarking board rather than battens (Figure 1). […]
El arrendamiento de los montes de la Comunidad de Montes Vecinales en Mano Común de Portela y Trigal (Carballeda de Valdeorras, Ourense) ha supuesto un enfrentamiento entre los vecinos y varias empresas pizarreras. Se han llegado a colocar cadenas en las pistas para impedir el acceso de los trabajadores. El enfrentamiento también se ha saldado […]
This month be natural® have been in Madrid, Capital of Spain. Which building can be impresive enough ? We choosed the BBVA Tower in Madrid financial district. It is one of the most important architectural landmarks of Madrid, with its striking ocher color. Situated on the main Avenue of Madrid, “Castellana 81” has been built […]
A great deal of slate roofing work has an historic aspect, whether renovation or restoration. For many, the whole industry is regarded as part of an old-world tradition. The very tools we use have little changed in over a hundred years, and while slate production may have benefited some from mechanization, the installation process is […]
WORK to conserve a slate arch at an historic Highland quarry, and turn it into a tourist attraction, is to get underway. The Ballachulish slate arch – also known as the Tom Beag Inclined Plane – was built to transport wagons of dressed slate from the world famous quarry down to piers on the loch-side […]
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