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Welsh Slate | The Welsh Way

|Date: 20 Oct 2020

Welsh Slate | The Welsh Way

PHPD finds out more about Welsh Slate, a home grown slate which has recently proved the perfect roof for ...

PHPD finds out more about Welsh Slate, a home grown slate which has recently proved the perfect roof for a luxury new build. When professional landscaper Claire Merriman commissioned an architect to d ...

20 Oct 2020
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Roofing | The need to ‘grade’ tiles

|Date: 15 Feb 2019

Roofing | The need to ‘grade’ tiles

With growing demand for authentic slate roof products, Jeremy Lee, Sales Director for Aggregate Industrie ...

With growing demand for authentic slate roof products, Jeremy Lee, Sales Director for Aggregate Industries’ Building Products division, examines the issue of grading. ...

15 Feb 2019
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Cembrit Glendyne slates now guaranteed for 75 years

|Date: 15 Jun 2018

Cembrit Glendyne slates now guaranteed for 75 years

Roofing specialist Cembrit is now offering a 75-year durability guarantee for its Glendyne natural slate ...

Roofing specialist Cembrit is now offering a 75-year durability guarantee for its Glendyne natural slate range. Glendyne is a high-quality slate that combines performance with the beauty of natural sl ...

15 Jun 2018
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How localism is driving material specification

|Date: 13 Apr 2018

How localism is driving material specification

John Lambert, Managing Director at Forticrete, looks at how localism is driving material specification an ...

John Lambert, Managing Director at Forticrete, looks at how localism is driving material specification and how concrete alternatives can help maintain the ‘status quo’ of the local vernacular. The lat ...

13 Apr 2018
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Redland components get construction back on track

|Date: 13 Mar 2018

Redland components get construction back on track

Time-saving proprietary products from Redland have contributed towards Fosse Specialist Roofing of Stroud ...

Time-saving proprietary products from Redland have contributed towards Fosse Specialist Roofing of Stroud being able to install a complex roof in Saxon 10 Slate in Black ahead of schedule and despite ...

13 Mar 2018
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The growing versatility of slate

|Date: 27 Feb 2018

The growing versatility of slate

Traditionally, natural slate was used for roofing due to its low water absorption rate. Now the material ...

Traditionally, natural slate was used for roofing due to its low water absorption rate. Now the material is demonstrating its versatility, being used across a wide range of projects both traditional a ...

27 Feb 2018
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Cembrit Slates chosen for Dursley new-build development

|Date: 19 Feb 2018

Cembrit Slates chosen for Dursley new-build development

Cembrit Moorland Blue/Black slates have been used on phase two of St Modwen’s new-build housing developme ...

Cembrit Moorland Blue/Black slates have been used on phase two of St Modwen’s new-build housing development in Dursley, Gloucestershire. Following a successful phase one, the Moorlands were once again ...

19 Feb 2018
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Aggregate Industries introduces Spanish Blue Slate to its roofing range

|Date: 06 Dec 2017

Aggregate Industries introduces Spanish Blue Slate to its roofing range

After seeing a rise in demand of Spanish Blue Slate, Aggregate Industries has introduced 'Bradstone Azul' ...

After seeing a rise in demand of Spanish Blue Slate, Aggregate Industries has introduced 'Bradstone Azul' to its range of roofing products. Bradstone Azul slate has been selected for its aesthetic, pr ...

06 Dec 2017
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Solar systems

|Date: 07 Feb 2017

Solar systems

Housebuilders have used natural slate as a roofing material for centuries, but recent innovations now mea ...

Housebuilders have used natural slate as a roofing material for centuries, but recent innovations now means it can incorporate solar collectors and help supply heating and hot water to a home, as Nige ...

07 Feb 2017
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Sustainable slate

|Date: 20 Jul 2016

Sustainable slate

Slate has been used on roofs for years and as a natural material it has good sustainability credentials. ...

Slate has been used on roofs for years and as a natural material it has good sustainability credentials. PHPD visited Spanish slate manufacturer Cupa Pizarras to find out more about its slate solution ...

20 Jul 2016
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