WELSH SLATE
PENRHYN QUARRY
BETHESDA
BANGOR
GWYNEDD LL57 4YG
Tel: 01248 600656
Fax: enquiries@welshslate.com
Suppliers of: Roofing slates, slate cladding, slate paving, slate floor tiles, walling, sills and copings, decorative & construction aggregates, monoliths & feature stones, fire surrounds/hearths and worktops/counters.
Welsh Slate is the world’s leading supplier of high-quality slate and supplies the UK construction market with highly durable roofing slates, facade cladding, slate paving, walling, sills, copings, decorative and construction aggregates and hard landscaping products. For internal projects, Welsh Slate manufacture and supply slate tiles for flooring, fire surrounds, bespoke kitchen worktops and counters.
Environmentally Responsible
Welsh Slate’s Penrhyn quarry has been supplying roofing slate worldwide since the 13th Century and has a long tradition of being specified by architects, and our client base also includes leading developers and interior designers. As a result of our work we are committed to conducting our business in an environmentally responsible manner by minimising the environmental impact and promoting sustainable development within its operations and services. Welsh Slate operates an Environmental Management System EMS 539237 certified to ISO 14001
CPD Seminar
This seminar is designed to help architect and specifiers to understand the manufacturing process and the potential applications of Welsh Slate as a building material. It will explain the advantages and problems with slate and clarify the difference between differnent slates from around the world. The presentation will inform delegates of the variety of applications for Welsh Slate and provide information on the standards, accreditations, classifications and fixing methods.
CPD Factory Tour
The two hour tour will demonstrate the current slate quarrying and production processes while in addition giving you some hands on experience of working with a natural product. For enquiries or to arrange a CPD please telephone our sales office on the telephone number above or alternatively click here and fill out an enquiry form.
Our wide range of products include:
Roofing Slate
Welsh slate is proven to out last any other roofing material and is guaranteed to have a productive life in excess of 100 years. Available in three colour variants and three thickness grades and can be supplied up to 1.2 meters wide.
Welsh Slate roofing is produced in accordance with BS EN 12326
Hard Landscaping
Welsh Slate can be used for a wide variety of domestic or commercial garden and landscaping applications. Welsh Slate can provide colour, texture and unique practical qualities for any hard landscaping project.
Welsh Slate is easily maintained and hard wearing, making it perfect for paths, patios, walling, coping stone, monoliths, feature stones and other hard landscaping focal points. The unique chemical qualities of Welsh Slate means it will not alter the PH values of soils and it’s safe to use with pond life. Welsh Slate’s natural durability and resistance to weather, temperature, mossing, and colour erosion make it superbly adaptable and probably the most flexible material.
Exteriors
Welsh Slate is the perfect natural exterior construction product. It’s non-porous, exceptionally uniform, inert, non-combustible and probably the most adaptable material for the widest range of exterior applications including cladding, sills and steps & thresholds. Slate is totally unreactive to both acid and alkali, this chemical stability makes it compatible with all other building materials
Available in various colours and finishes, with naturally occurring veining and textures
Interiors
Welsh Slate is practical, easily maintained, and beautiful and is used in interiors for its natural beauty, hard-wearing properties and uniqueness and can add a smooth warm to touch finish or texture to flooring, cladding and worktops. Slate flooring works well with underfloor heating.
Construction Aggregates and Minerals
Construction slate aggregate is supplied for use in precast and ready-mixed concrete, road building and civil engineering. Slate granules are used to produce bituminous roofing felts and artificial slate roofing tiles. Testing information is available on request.
Further technical information, image galleries and product specifications are available through the Welsh Slate website or via the BPi Download Library.
Welsh Slate Garden Wins At Chelsea Flower Show
21 May 2024
Garden showcasing Welsh Slate wins a pair of awards at Chelsea Flower Show.
A garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show which showcases a range of Welsh Slate products has won a brace of awards on its first day.
The ‘Terrence Higgins Trust Bridge to 2030 garden’ designed by Matthew Childs and built by Yoreland Design has won a Silver Gilt Medal for its design and a Best Construction Award for its build.
Supported by grant-giving charity Project Giving Back, it celebrates the work of Terrence Higgins Trust and its 2030 vision of there being no new HIV cases, where people with HIV are supported and live well and there is good sexual health for all.
The garden is inspired by rejuvenated slate quarry landscapes, which are used as a metaphor for resilience and how much things have changed with HIV in the UK since the 1980s.
Key features in the garden include a striking monolith Welsh Slate stepping stone bridge and steps produced from custom cuts and bi-product of Ffestiniog slate. Supplementing this is a textural path produced from Type 2 pillared, rustic and narrow pillared walling, all from the Ffestiniog quarry.
The path is complemented by a contemporary dry stone wall produced from reclaimed Ffestiniog walling slate, in addition to planting in crevices created by Ffestiniog primary off-cuts - sawn off-cuts from slate blocks before they are split.
Boulders from Welsh Slate’s Penrhyn Quarry also feature throughout - one as a balancing sculpture, one as part of Welsh designer Swyn Anwyl Williams’ furniture design, and another with cuts as a water feature.
Reclaimed Ffestiniog roofing slates clad the interior sides of the tiered garden pond at the front of the garden, and paths and garden mulches are formed from Welsh Slate aggregate - Grey Blinding 14mm to dust and Grey 10mm to 20mm.
CWT-Y-BUGAIL Quarry Granted Extended Lease For Slate Production
27 June 2024
Cwt-y-Bugail Quarry Secures Future of Slate Production
Welsh Slate has secured extended planning permission for its historic Cwt-y-Bugail quarry in North Wales. The decision, approved on 24 June 2024 by Gwynedd Council, allows the quarry to continue operations until 2048.
Previously set to expire in December, the extended permission ensures the continued extraction of valuable slate reserves from the site. This not only safeguards jobs in the local community but also allows Welsh Slate to meet the ongoing demand for this traditional architectural, hard landscaping and roofing material.
Cwt-y-Bugail boasts a rich history, dating back to the 1840s. It even played a secret role during World War II when its caverns housed priceless works of art for safekeeping. The extended planning permission offers an opportunity to further explore and record this historical aspect of the quarry.
