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Have you ever considered moving towards renewable energies but you don’t want to change the elegant look of your home? Solar thermal system provides significant environmental advantages such as making an effective contribution in preserving our energy reserves and protection by reducing CO2 emissions. Solar panels are big, unsightly and often slapped onto roofs as […]

Are you planning to make some improvements to your house? If you want to add significant value to your home while improving your family’s quality of life, there are several home improvements you should take into consideration. Below are some helpful tips for home improvement projects that increase the value of your home. Which home […]

Summer is already here and we cannot afford to miss this opportunity to recommend you some of the best places to visit these holidays. And what’s so special about them? They all have a unique beauty, something that makes them unmistakable and inimitable. Do you want to know what it is? Don’t miss these top […]

Skill Build Competition is the UK’s largest and longest running multi-trade competition with students competing in roof slating, carpentry, joinery, plastering, drywall systems… It is run by CITB and its main goal is to find the very best construction talent in the country. A real opportunity to enhance slating skills Roofing students from Leeds College of […]

This unique football arena, located outside Budapest, was named after Hungary’s football legend Ferenc Puskás, who was nicknamed “Pancho” at Real Madrid. The stadium, which has a capacity of 3,500, was designed by acknowledged Hungarian architect Imre Makovetz (1935-2011) who is known as one of the most prominent proponents of organic architecture ( a movement grown in the […]

Have you ever heard about the importance of the handcrafters in the natural slate production process? It is a dual process, combining the highest technology with the traditional know-how by our skilled handcrafters. To learn more about this career, we talked to Ruben Garcia Gonzalez, a splitter of Las Arcas 2 (located in San Pedro […]

CUPACLAD system is an innovative solution, offering a new durable, sustainable and easy to fix alternative that has already become a revolution in cladding applications for natural slate! These cladding systems offer a new durable, sustainable and easy to fix alternative with a unique character. The slates used for CUPACLAD systems are a natural product […]

The big day arrived! The best housebuilders in Scotland have been finally revealed last Thursday 16th June at the national awards celebration for housing held in Edinburgh. There were 66 shortlisted companies but only 18 of them could win! Find out here the winners: House of The Year (sponsored by Cupa Pizarras). Winner: Avant Homes The […]