hard landscaping Information for Architects and Specifiers
Welsh Slate’s technical team will work with you to bring your landscaping vision into reality through our large range of hard landscaping products.
Paving, monoliths, feature stones, walling and decorative slate chippings can all work together or individually to create stunning landscape designs. Welsh Slate’s Hard Landscaping product range is wonderfully versatile with products such as walling, with a range of finishes, suitable for edging and steps as well as retaining walls.
All applications will naturally weather in the landscape, but the structure is unaffected by moss and lichen growth, so its practical life is measured in centuries rather than years.
Our technical team will help guide you to find the best solutions to any challenges in your hard landscaping design scheme.
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Working with Architects and Specifiers
- Penrhyn® Slate has been designated as Global Heritage Stone Resource, an indication of Welsh Slate’s importance to building heritage Worldwide
- Welsh Slate implement a fully quality assured production process to deliver the best natural slate available
- Welsh Slate will naturally weather in the landscape, but the structure is unaffected by moss and lichen growth, so its practical life is measured in centuries rather than years.
- Welsh Slate’s Hard Landscaping product range is wonderfully versatile with products such as walling, with a range of finishes, suitable for edging and steps as well as retaining walls.
- Welsh Slate is totally unreactive both acid and alkali so runoff from the stone will have no effect on the pH level in the surrounding soil and this chemical stability of Welsh Slate makes it compatible with all other building materials.
Providing digital, virtual and face-to-face support on everything Welsh Slate
Within this section of our website we have numerous resources to support you in designing and specifying Welsh Slate within your project.
Welsh Slate Hard Landscaping Products on NBS Source
Welsh Slate has partnered with NBS to provide a single source for all product information.
This platform brings together the NBS BIM Library, NBS Plus and Product Selector which means all our products can be specified directly into projects by importing the enhanced product data directly from NBS Source using the NBS Chorus cloud-based specification writing platform.
Below is an overview from NBS Source offering the full Hard Landscaping product range all authored to both CAWS and Uniclass 2015 standards. Simply select the relevant Welsh Slate product(s) and highlight the relevant items to match your product and project requirements.
Latest News and Case Studies
Ffestiniog Quarry
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Roofing
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News
WELSH SLATE HELPS WITH A LIFELINE TO A HISTORIC HOSPITAL
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Roofing
DM ROOFING & ROUGHCASTING LTD CELEBRATES TRIPLE WIN AT NFRC AWARDS WITH WELSH SLATE
The University of Glasgow project showcases the pinnacle of roofing expertise and the timeless beauty of Welsh Slate. The Cwt-y-Bugail slate, renowned for its durability and aesthetic appeal, perfectly complements the heritage architecture of the universi
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The First 55 International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Heritage Stones
We're delighted to announce that our iconic Welsh Slate has been recognised in the International World Heritage Stones list
Hard Landscaping
WELSH SLATE STARS IN THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S GARDENS
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Roofing
THREE IMPRESSIVE PROJECTS UTILISING WELSH SLATE HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS FINALISTS IN THE PITCHED ROOFING AWARDS
Lucent, St Andrew's Church and The Roundhouse are battleing it our in the "Best use of slate for a commercial project"
Roofing
FROM COURSES TO HORSES
One of the key factors in choosing Welsh slates was their high-quality natural appearance. We recognised the importance of maintaining the architectural integrity of the church, and these slates perfectly matched the authentic look of the existing roof.
Hard Landscaping
WELSH SLATE PRODUCTS HELP WIN ANOTHER GARDEN AWARD
Following hard on the heels of its role in a multi-award-winning garden at Chelsea Flower Show this year, another garden featuring Welsh Slate hard landscaping products has won an award at the current RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Roofing
CWT-Y-BUGAIL QUARRY GRANTED EXTENDED LEASE FOR SLATE PRODUCTION
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.
Community
BREEDON GROUP VOLUNTEERING SCHEME “MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY”
As part of our Make a Difference Day programme, which offers colleagues the opportunity to raise money for charity, on Monday 24 June Nigel Taylor, from Welsh Slate, will be running up and down Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon 4 times!
Hard Landscaping
WELSH SLATE GARDEN WINS AT CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
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.