Slate News

El sector de la pizarra de Orense sigue sin lograr un acuerdo para aprobar el convenio laboral y que afecta a 2.400 trabajadores.  El sindicato UGT no aceptó la propuesta de la Asociación Galega de Pizarristas que ponía sobre la mesa eliminar el suplemento de un 30 % que las empresas abonan para elevar el […]

C’est une maquette à l’identique de l’église de Saint-Georges-sur-Erve (Pays de Loire) que Claude Lépinay vient de réaliser. Elle a trouvé sa place près de la crèche (lire ci-dessus). Il faut dire que ce charpentier couvreur à la retraite est passionné par le travail du bois. La famille Lépinay, qui est à l’origine de la […]

France, with its 8 360 trucks / year (700 trucks / month), is the biggest slate market in the world. The region of Galicia, in Spain, is the primary source of production because french quarries are now all closed.  Since January 2017, the France consumption is slowing down because of the french presidential election. Nobody […]

Dear Readers, Winter is over, welcome to SPRING ! Great time for family break during Easter and great time for the SLATE Business… The snow is gone ! The slate quarries are happy from Spain up to Vermont and the roofers are ready to rock´n´roll. The slate is showing his best colors and we are […]

Mahan Slate Roofing wins the NRCA Gold Circle Award for Outstanding Workmanship in Steep-Slope roofing in Las Vegas, during the International Roofing Expo.   John Mahan (shown above, left, next to Nick Price) is on the SRCA board of directors, as is Nick.  John Mahan started helping in the family slate business at the age […]

Oubliez le son strident de la craie sur le tableau noir, cette Craie-là fait plutôt appel à l’odeur musquée du cuir. Marque de maroquinerie française imaginée par Sébastien Germès et Camille Levai, Craie propose en marge de sa collection I printemps – été 2017, une collection capsule bien nommée Minéral. « Trait d’union entre l’univers […]

be natural® presented the officials distributors of Del Castillo Slate in the USA during the International Roofing Expo in Las Vegas.  New England Slate, Newmont Slate and California Slate are the 3 americans companies allowed to sell Del Castillo Slate. They all provide quality slate roofing for repair work, slate roof restorations and new slate construction. […]

Historic slate roofs should be repaired rather than replaced whenever possible. Before replacing a slate roof, check for isolated damage, corroded and worn flashings, leaky gutters, poor ventilation in the attic, and other possible sources of moisture. All too often slate roofs are mistakenly replaced when, in fact, they could have been effectively repaired. Deciding […]

Las Cortes de Castilla y León aprobaron una iniciativa del PP que propone a la Junta ayudar al sector de la piedra natural a ganar nuevos mercados en el extranjero y a primar sus licitaciones su uso en las obras públicas de la Comunidad. En la votación política ha habido unanimidad para aprobar todos los […]

This month we announce the launch on the official DEL CASTILLO web page. Please visit us on www.delcastilloslate.com. We have been introducing this UNIQUE stone from the last years now and have experienced a very positive return from customers, builders and especially architects all over the world.  Architects loves the uniqueness and the light silver […]