21/05/2018
Contemporary houses and buildings are usually designed to be noticed and to astonish. They normally have clean lines and large windows. Some feature concrete structures wrapped in glass or aluminium screens, asymmetric facades, and, natural materials such as slate, amongst others. Natural slate is a material used since ancient times due to its magnificent properties […]
17/05/2018
EAA Awards, the Edinburgh Architectural Association’s accolades, will celebrate its annual award ceremony on Thursday 24th May. For a second year we will support the event sponsoring the Regeneration / Conservation category which recognises sensitive and effective restorations, thereby encouraging the successful integration of the old and the new. Created in 1958, The Edinburgh Architectural […]
15/05/2018
We are proud to announce our participation in the Glasgow Homebuilding & Renovating Show. We have attended this event for more than 10 consecutive years with our star product in Scotland, Heavy 3 natural slate. The go-to exhibition for self-builders and renovators will visit Glasgow the 16th and 17th of June, with more than 150 […]
07/05/2018
Starting as an affordable housing solution, modular homes have evolved over time, now coming in all shapes and sizes, some of them featuring cutting-edge design. Sometimes referred as “the future of housing“, they have become increasingly fashionable as an environmentally friendly solution. Modular homes are built in separate parts or “modules”, normally in a factory, […]
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24/04/2018
Skill Build Competition is the UK’s largest multi-trade championship for construction trainees and apprentices. In the first Roof Slating and Tiling heats, which starts next 26th April in Newcastle College, 8 students will compete to showcase their skills. CUPA PIZARRAS will be supplying different natural slate sizes for all 2018 heats. Taking place from April […]
Isabel Fernández
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17/04/2018
The concept of sustainability in construction is an imposition in today’s architecture and, for this reason, a new trend has appeared. It consists of using words like sustainable, ecological, green or similar ones when describing construction products. Some materials, for example, might cause high CO2 emissions during their production process, but can also contribute in […]
16/04/2018
Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania and its most populated city, is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the Baltic. It houses one of the best preserved medieval historical centres in Europe, declared World Heritage Site in 1994. The Pavilniai Regional Park can be found in the outskirts of the city, with spectacular views […]
09/04/2018
A specialist roofing contractor, covering the new-build and private residential markets, has used a selection of CUPA 12 slates from CUPA PIZARRAS to complete the roof of a distinctive circular property in Cambridgeshire. Lander & Linsey Roofing spent six weeks on site at the home near Newton, working with local builder Offord & Camp, to […]
