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08/07/2014
Natural slate breathes new life into the roof of an old building in Frederiksberg, a district of Copenhagen (Denmark). Our dark grey slate with thin laminations and a smooth surface renovates the existing roofing of this house, dated 1896 and located at Madvigs Allé, 10. 
15/05/2014
CUPA PIZARRAS will be present in the annual Scottish Homebuilding and Renovating Show in Glasgow (UK). Our experts will help you whether you need advice on your self-build project or how to make your home more sustainable. Come and hear this for yourself at Stand 100 on Scottish Exhibition & Conference Center on May 17-18 .
24/03/2014
THERMOSLATE, the first natural slate solar panel, helps a family save annually up to 50% of energy consumption. Thanks to the natural slate‘s absorbing and diffusion properties, this familiar building located in Leicestershire (United Kingdom) in covered by 5 THERMOSLATE solar collectors which holds a roof area of 7,25 square meters. Our natural slate solar panels fit in well with the rest of the […]
07/03/2014
CUPA PIZARRAS features a wide range of natural slate from our different quarries, available in multiple shapes and sizes. The quality of our Selections ‘R‘, ‘H‘, ‘Natural‘ and ‘Heavy‘ is guaranteed by the strict control applied to the entire slate production process, from extraction to processing at the plant.

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11/02/2014
Natural slate is one of the most versatile roofing products used in architectural design and for the creation of ambiences. Sophistication, resistance and durability give the surface involved a certain prestige, guaranteeing a far longer service life. Present throughout the history of mankind, natural slate is a classic and irreplaceable element on the roofs and facades […]
28/01/2014
Natural slate is the best choice for roofing material in terms of its impact on the environment. Slate is a totally natural product which has the lowest embodied energy of all the roofing materials. Natural slate is ideally suitable as a roofing material because its embodied carbon value is at most 16% of that of […]
24/12/2013
The prestigious character of  The Thistles Shopping Centre, located in the heart of the traditional city of Sitirling, demonstrates the modern face of Scottish architecture. CUPA Heavy 3 natural slate was the best solution to create a build that was modern in design but that used high quality building products for its roofing. 
17/10/2013
CUPA PIZARRAS natural slate covers a new ‘Canadian-style‘ log cabin built in Czech Republic. Our natural slate was specified for the sympathetic roofing because they needed that all materials used on the project harmonised with the landscape. CUPA PIZARRAS extracts a wide range of natural slate from different quarries, available in multiple shapes and sizes. This project […]

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