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The qualities of Western Red Cedar are numerous. Of particular importance is its longevity due to its natural preservatives. It’s fine, even grain, exceptional strength in proportion to weight, low ratio of expansion and contraction, high impermeability to liquids and low maintenance are indeed characteristics hard to beat. Additionally, they perform exceptionally well in high…

Glendyne slate is produced in the town of Saint Marc du Lac Long, Quebec, Canada. This blue/grey slate is available exclusively from Cembrit Blunn Ltd. Glendyne slate has a fast growing reputation for quality due to the exceptional slate deposit and the combination of modern extraction technology with traditional finishing skills. Produced from deposits laid…

Del Carmen is a quarry in Spain that produces ultra-grade Spanish slate that’s drawn from a single uniform slate vein. The consistency and the quality of Del Carmen slate is only proven by its certification for use in Snowdonia National Park.

SVK has been in Sint-Niklaas since 1905, excavating clay and making high quality bricks. It is now a global player when it comes to fibre cement façade panels. SVK is a family business, focusing on product development and design, and leading the way in new developments related to sustainability, colour and finish, as well as…

The Penrhyn Heather Blue slate, also known as Bangor Blue, is one of the most widely used slates. The Penrhyn quarry has been producing roofing slate since the 13th century, and is regarded as being the best in the world. Welsh slate is extracted from some of the world’s finest deposits, formed up to 590…

Time and time again we are finding that Spanish slate roofs are failing due to the poor quality of the slate. Recently the supreme court of NSW had to endure the removal of all the Spanish slate that was installed to the vast number of roofs in the 1970s. Every roof that had Spanish slate…