The world's leading supplier of high quality slate
Welsh Slate
Welsh Slate is the world's leading supplier of high-quality slate for a range of exterior and interior design applications. Over 500 million years old, the material is widely recognised as the finest natural slate in the world.
Welsh quarries have been supplying the world with the highest quality slate for hundreds of years. Welsh Slate own and operate the famous Penrhyn and Cwt-y-Bugail quarries in North Wales.
Natural Welsh slate is sustainable with a life expectancy of well over 100 years and can withstand the most extreme environmental and weather conditions. Combine this with its unique natural beauty, makes Welsh Slate the material of choice for an extensive range of diverse applications.
Roofing
Natural slate from Welsh Slate’s Penrhyn and Cwt-y-Bugail quarries is globally recognised as producing the finest roofing slates in the world. It is the heritage and durability which sets Welsh Slate roofing tiles apart from other roofing slates, this is derived from its density and the unique geological formation found exclusively in North Wales.
View rangeHard Landscaping
Welsh Slate's use in hard landscaping has long been a favourite among architects, designers, home owners, builders, and landscapers. The inherent durability and versatility of Welsh Slate, together with its availability in a range of stunning colours and choice of finishes, make it the perfect solution.
View rangeExteriors
Welsh Slate is often used for walling, cladding and paving, because it provides the home owner and designer with immense scope for creativity. Available in a variety of exquisite colours, Welsh Slate possesses naturally occurring veining and variations in tone which add to its beauty.
View rangeInteriors
Slate’s versatility, sophistication and durability make it the surface material of choice for so many homeowners, architects and designers, Welsh Slates' unique properties make it practical, easy to maintained, and beautiful to look at. Which is why it's used in interiors from floor tiles to worktops for its natural beauty, hard-wearing properties and uniqueness. Welsh Slate adds a smooth warm to touch finish or texture which gives depth to any space.
View rangeBespoke
Skilled craftsmen, stone masons and interior designers often choose sawn scant from Welsh Slate because of its unique aesthetic characteristics. Whether unfinished, textured or honed, Welsh Slate sawn scant allows the artisan craftsman to create a host of beautiful individual pieces. Anything from memorial stones and decorative plaques, to a functional rainscreen system or designer kitchen and bathroom worktops.
View rangeAggregates & Minerals
Welsh Slate aggregates are available in four beautiful natural colours, it can be used in both decorative and practical residential and commercial landscaping applications. Whereas Welsh Slate minerals can be bonded with resin, or used in the production of bituminous roofing felts, and are available in a range of pigmented and natural colours.
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Direct to you
Anyone can buy Welsh Slate direct, whether you are a home owner, developer or specifier.
If you need some help or advice you can speak with our customer services team on (+44) 01248 600656. If you want the best price on smaller quantities then visit our online sales store www.ukstonedirect.com or click below to find out more.
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Latest News and Case Studies
Aggregates & Minerals
WELSH SLATE GOES LIVE ISSUING ELECTRONIC PROOF OF DELIVERIS
Following a successful pilot within the Group, the PODFather ePOD solution, which comprises a cloud-based back-office system and easy-to-use smartphone app for drivers, is now being implemented at the Penrhyn Quarry weighbridge
Roofing
WELSH SLATE TOPS ANTRIM ALMSHOUSES
Welsh Slate’s Penrhyn Heather Blue slates feature on the front elevations of 31 almshouses in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland,
Roofing
WELSH SLATE TOPS A WORLD FIRST . . . AND MORE
The world’s first iron-framed building, the forerunner of the modern skyscraper, will enjoy a new lease of life in the capital of England’s largest inland county, thanks to Historic England and Welsh Slate.
General
BREEDON GROUP EXTENDS COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
A joint initiative between Breedon Group, Network Rail and the Welsh Government has brought the disused Llandudno Junction freight yard sidings back to life
Hard Landscaping
WELSH SLATE AT RHS CHELSEA
Welsh Slate Hard landscaping products complement the return to the 2022 Chelsea Flower Show with award winning garden designer Paul Hervey-Brooks
Roofing
WELSH SLATE TOPS AN HONOURABLE RESTORATION AT LINCOLN'S INN
Penrhyn Heather Blue slates from Welsh Slate feature on Lincoln’s Inn’s Great Hall, one of London’s most unique buildings
Roofing
WELSH SLATE TOPS A SUSTAINABILITY EXEMPLAR
Roofing slates from Welsh Slate feature on the Duchy of Cornwall’s Nansledan development.
General
PENRHYN QUARRY PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Breedon Trading Limited (trading as Welsh Slate) has submitted two planning applications for Penrhyn Quarry.
Roofing
WELSH SLATE HELPS DOVER MANSION BLOCK FROM ITS WATERLOO
An unusual double-mansard roof on a Grade II listed seafront mansion block is enjoying a new lease of life, thanks to Welsh Slate.
General
OAKELEY QUARRY COMPLEX PLANNING APPLICATION
A planning application has been prepared to extend the workings within the Bryntirion Tip in a northerly direction to release additional raw materials.
Exteriors
WELSH SLATE ENHANCES ITS TECHNICAL SALES TEAM
Leading UK manufacturer of natural slate products, Welsh Slate, has appointed Tim Piatt as technical sales manager for the London and south-east region.
Roofing
WELSH SLATE WEIGHBRIDGE CHRISTMAS 2021 OPENING HOURS
Final Roofing & Architectural collections Monday 20 December by 4:00pm Final Aggregate collections Monday 20 December by 4:30pm