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The French family-run firm Rochard et Fils has won the Best of the Best 2024, our annual competition to select the best natural slate roofer. As part of the prize, they will soon be travelling to our quarries to see the production process for themselves. This year, our winners will benefit from a something novelty […]

The Birmingham Architectural Association represent architects, built environment professionals and creatives in the local area. We speak to the president Matt Redding to discuss sustainable construction, the industry and the future of our partnership. CUPA PIZARRAS – Can you describe what the BAA is? Matt Redding – The BAA originally started over 150 years ago […]

Compass Roofing, a Scotland-based roofing contractor, was chosen by our audience as the Best Natural Slater of the year. As part of the prize, they will visit our quarries and Headquartes in Northern Spain.  Let’s catch up with them to see how they found competing against other roofing companies from all over Europe. CUPA PIZARRAS […]

Clive Holland is a reference in the construction industry. Nowadays, he runs his own show at Fix Radio and also hosts their annual Tradesperson of the year Awards. We spoke to him about the past, present and future of the industry and discussed the benefits of natural slate roofs: “a slate tile will outlive you […]

Danny Madden recently won ‘Roofer of the Year’ at Fix Radio’s 2022 awards, of which the roofing category was sponsored by CUPA PIZARRAS. It was not long before the fantastic news was shared on social media, where he has built a strong community of following showcasing his work. “The future of the industry worries me […]

Belgian roofer Luc van Steertegem was chosen as the Best Roofer of the year 2021 thanks to your vote on our blog. We’ve spoken to him to find out more about this craft and what makes it unique. CUPA PIZARRAS – You lifted our ‘Best skills’ award and your video received more than 600 votes, […]

Between the 8th and 12th of November, some of the best British roofing students will gather to find the champion of the year at the Great British Slate Off. Today we are speaking to Bob Richardson, NFRC Head of Technical and Training, and Andy Rowlands, Competition Manager, to discover the competition works. Also, we look […]

Few people know that Marianka (Slovak Republic) was an important place for slate mining. Its fame lasted for almost 100 years during the 19th and 20th centuries. A group of enthusiasts founded the civic association Spolok Permon Marianka in 2006. We speak to Josef Kráľ, a founding member of the association. CUPA PIZARRAS – When […]