News

There is no better way to see Welsh Slate than when it's in a completed project. Which is why this area of the website is dedicated to sharing with you, the exciting projects where Welsh Slate has been applied.

Our News Archive

28 July 2023

THE SCHOOL VALUED PARTNER INITIATIVE - YSGOL DYFFRYN OGWEN VISITS PENRHYN

It was an great opportunity for the students to learn about the rich history of Penrhyn and the current modern operations and processes

3 July 2023

WELSH SLATE AND BREEDON SPECIAL AGGREGATES TO STORM THE PALACE AT HAMPTON

The leading UK manufacturer of natural slate products and the building materials group are supplying a total of 10 different types of landscaping materials to the Cancer Research UK Legacy garden at the festival from July 4th to 9th.

14 June 2023

BETHESDA ANNUAL CARNIVAL

The event was a family day for the residents of Dyffryn Ogwen and was attended by over 1000 people. The carnival featured a procession on Bethesda High Street, which included various floats, majorettes, and bands

7 June 2023

WELSH SLATE RANKED HIGH IN THE NAMING STAKES

It is some 90 years since the practice of calling different roof slate sizes by the titles of female aristocrats was lost to posterity after many centuries.

24 May 2023

WELSH SLATE'S FFESTINIOG ROOFING SLATE FEATURES AT RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

Blue Grey roofing slates from Welsh Slate’s newly re-opened Ffestiniog quarry feature alongside decorative aggregates and Breedon Golden Amber self-binding gravel from Breedon Special Aggregates on the RBC Brewin Dolphin Garden designed by acclaimed garde

28 April 2023

COMPETITION OPEN FROM MONDAY 1 MAY 2023

Head over to our Instagram and Facebook pages to be in with a chance to win 2 x tickets for this year’s RHS Chelsea event!

17 March 2023

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Welsh Slate's Ffiona has spent her volunteering hours giving a helping hand to 'warm space' an initiative run on behalf of Betws y Coed Community Council

20 February 2023

THE RT HON LIZ SAVILLE ROBERTS MP VISITS FFESTINIOG QUARRY

We were delighted to welcome The Rt Hon Liz Saville Roberts MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd to site on the re-opening of Ffestiniog Quarry which will create 19 new jobs across our 3 sites, Ffestiniog, Cwt-y-Bugail & Penrhyn

1 February 2023

THE WORLD RENOWNED FFESTINIOG BLUE GREY SLATE IS BACK IN FULL PRODUCTION

Formed by the Ordovician slate beds laid down over 470 million years ago. Ffestiniog Quarry has been producing slates from 1818

24 January 2023

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

A presentation to Year 11 students at Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen Bethesda on jobs, training and progression opportunities provided for by the company, and the scope of different jobs available within Welsh Slate and within the wider Breedon Group.

4 January 2023

FROM FOGS TO FAME, WITH WELSH SLATE

Some 30,000 Ffestiniog Blue Grey slates were used for the reroof of the roof of the Central range, while Penrhyn Heather Blue slates were used by Mundy Roofing on the eastern and western ranges of London’s historic Kings Cross railway station.

3 January 2023

WELSH SLATE TOPS AN ICONIC GATEWAY TO EUROPE

Some 80,000 Ffestiniog 500mm x 300mm slates were installed on the roof of the Barlow Shed St Pancras Station as part of the station’s award-winning £380 million refurbishment.

3 January 2023

ST MARTIN’S GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH WELSH SLATE

Welsh Slate has supplied roofing slates from both its Penrhyn and Ffestiniog quarries to provide a like-for-like replacement for an old 19th century roof at London’s famous St Martin-in-the-Fields church complex.

3 January 2023

WELSH SLATES HELP A NATIONAL MUSEUM WITH A NEW TOP HAT

Almost 150 years after work first started on its purpose-built home, the Netherland’s national museum is enjoying a new lease of life, thanks in part to Ffestiniog Welsh Slate.

29 November 2022

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

30 August 2022

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

24 May 2022

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

13 April 2022

PENRHYN QUARRY PLANNING APPLICATIONS

Breedon Trading Limited (trading as Welsh Slate) has submitted two planning applications for Penrhyn Quarry.

10 January 2022

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.

10 January 2022

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.

8 December 2021

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

12 October 2021

DRONE FOOTAGE OF PHASE 1 OF THE NEW LLANGEFNI LINK ROAD AND THE DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT CEMETERY...

Drone footage showing Phase 1 of the new Llangefni link road.

30 September 2021

WELSH SLATE PRODUCTS HELP STRIKE THE BALANCE BETWEEN DESIGN AND CRIME

Architectural products feature on the new HQ of an international crime agency.

30 September 2021

RHS CHATSWORTH VIDEO SHOWCASING WELSH SLATE & BREEDON SPECIAL AGGREGATES

30 September 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS ATTLEYS CATCH A CURVE BALL AT COAL DROPS YARD

Some 92,000 Cwt Y Bugail slates feature on a ground-breaking new/old roof.

30 September 2021

WELSH SLATE AGGREGATE IS THE ONE FOR TENSAR

New study shows slate by-product is cheaper than other aggregates for reinforced earth structures.

30 September 2021

BUSTING THE MYTHS ABOUT SLATE PITCHES

Neil Rowland, commercial manager – aggregates for Welsh Slate (now part of the Breedon Group) discusses alternative roofing uses for natural slate.

30 September 2021

THE LIFE OF A WELSH SLATER DOWN UNDER

The UK versus Australia according to Nigel Carter.

19 September 2021

WELSH SLATE TAKES ITS RIBA-APPROVED CPD ONLINE

“Welsh Slate as a building material” is now available remotely.

7 September 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS CELEBRATE WINNING WORLD HERITAGE STATUS

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales wins UNESCO World Heritage Site status.

14 May 2021

WELSH SLATE HEADS UP SARAH BEENY'S NEW HOME

Roofing slates by Welsh Slate star in presenter’s new TV programme.

10 May 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS WITH THE ISLAMIC HEART OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM

Manufacturer’s slate flooring used in yet another gallery at the iconic venue.

10 May 2021

WELSH SLATE SCORES A HOME GOAL FOR LOCAL FOOTBALL CLUB

An amateur football club in North Wales has avoided “relegation”, thanks in part to Welsh Slate and its parent company the Breedon group.

8 April 2021

WELSH SLATE WALLING HELPS NEW HOTEL WIN AN INTERNATIONAL AWARD

The Pig Hotel in Cornwall features rustic walling from Welsh Slate.

23 February 2021

“RARE” REROOF USING WELSH SLATE WINS CONTRACTOR A NATIONAL AWARD

Greenough & Sons win in the 2021 Pitched Roofing Awards.

8 February 2021

WELSH SLATE HAS BEEN THE SCENE OF MUCH CELEBRITY ACTIVITY RECENTLY

Most recently, TV property show presenter Sarah Beeny was shown around the Penrhyn Quarry production process by commercial director Michael Halle.

5 February 2021

WELSH SLATE COPINGS OFFER ENDURING BEAUTY IDEAL FOR A MARINE ENVIRONMENT

This project at Beach Road in Felinheli, Wales, is essentially flood protection works,

21 January 2021

WELSH SLATE REROOF REQUIRES ONE OF THE LARGEST FREESTANDING SCAFFOLDS

Clarke Roofing Southern completes a mammoth reroof at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation.

7 January 2021

WELSH SLATE CRUSHES 2020

Minerals and aggregates enjoy record sales.

7 December 2020

PROPOSED LATERAL EXTENSION TO WORKING AREA AND CHANGES TO THE FORM OF TWO WASTE SLATE TIPS

Breedon Southern Limited are undertaking a period of consultation prior to submitting two planning applications to Gwynedd Council at Penrhyn Quarry.

27 November 2020

WELSH SLATE CUSTOMER SAYS SMALL = BEAUTIFUL

Walter Verhoeven BV celebrates 140 years in business.

19 November 2020

WELSH SLATE HELPS WITH THE ISLAMIC HEART OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM

Manufacturer’s slate flooring used in yet another gallery at the iconic venue.

5 November 2020

WELSH SLATE PROVES JUST THE TOPPING FOR QUEEN’S LACE

Cwt-Y-Bugail roof slates feature on a £5 million new-build private house.

12 August 2020

WELSH SLATE HELPS A LISTED CEMETERY LODGE WITH A NEW LIFE

Five patterns of Penrhyn Heather Blues adorn the steeply-pitched roof.

6 July 2020

WELSH SLATE SUPPORTS MANCHESTER IN LOCKDOWN

Manufacturer manages to deliver product for a high-profile maintenance project.

26 March 2020

COVID-19 UPDATE

28 October 2019

WELSH SLATE HELPS WITH A STEEP LEARNING CURVE

Architect Gareth Sullivan has turned an awkward plot into an award-winning home.

11 September 2019

WELSH SLATE HELPS GIVE A LONDON LANDMARK A NEW LEASE OF LIFE

Roofing slates from Welsh Slate were specified for the new-look Royal Pagoda.

10 July 2019

WELSH SLATE WINS WESTMINSTER’S VOTE

Two types of Welsh Slate feature on the new roof of London’s Irish Embassy.

26 June 2019

SEARCHING FOR CONSISTENTLY GOOD-QUALITY SLATE

Michael Hallé, commercial director for Welsh Slate, advises specifiers and contractors to ask for third party testing.

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