Although slate quarrying was not common in the United States until the latter half of the nineteenth century, slate roofing is known to have been used prior to the Revolution. Archeological excavations at Jamestown, Virginia,have unearthed roofing slate in strata dating from 1625-1650 and 1640-1670. Slate roofs were introduced in Boston as early as 1654 […]
The Swiss federation "Gebäudehülle Schweiz" (Building envelope Switzerland) and the IFD invite you to the 60th IFD-Congress and the 24th World Championship of Young Roofers to Lucerne in Switzerland.
Following the NHBC’s recent announcement that it will no longer back Brazilian natural slate due to its lack of applicable British or European Standards, SIG Roofing Supplies – the leading supply chain experts of roofing materials in the UK and the largest distributor of natural slate in Europe – has embarked on a national awareness […]
Source: www.nhbc.co.uk
El Grupo Traimer cuenta con servicios propios de consolidado o grupaje con garantía de salida semanal desde los puertos de Vigo, Valencia y Barcelona tanto a Tenerife como a Gran Canaria. Todos ellos basados en líneas directas con los mejores tránsitos disponibles en el mercado. Desde Santa Cruz de Tenerife se sirve además de la […]
La pizarra natural, robusta y elegante, se muestra con destreza en un ámbito totalmente novedoso hasta este momento. El resultado es sorprendente, un ambiente distinguido de gran calidez y absoluta armonía. Colección de elementos de cocina fabricados con láminas de pizarra natural tratada. Los frentes reúnen suaves contrastes cromáticos e irregularidades morfológicas que provienen de […]
Link to the New General Installation Guidelines for Quarried Roofing Slate
Valongo, 16 ago (Lusa) – A Câmara de Valongo vai promover no próximo sábado o "Entrelousas", um evento que pretende aliar a cultura com a tradição da cidade. Nesta iniciativa, totalmente voltada para a arte da lousa, a autarquia pretende dar a conhecer todos as questões em torno de um produto identitário do concelho, culminando […]
Alampu is a beautiful and exceedingly remote village in Nepal. The majority of the settlers there are Thami People, one of the indigenous groups of Nepal. More than 90 percent of them have been involved in the slate production at Alampu. Dipesh Kharel is a Kathmandu based film maker who have covered this […]
Jobs at a Gwynedd slate quarry are under threat after half a million tonnes of stone fell off a rock face, it has emerged. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating last month’s incident at the Penrhyn quarry in Bethesda. Parts of the quarry have closed, and around 90 of the 200 workers have […]