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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 […]

A rainscreen cladding is the most efficient cladding system for construction envelope purposes nowadays. A building solution that perfectly fits into the current sustainable architecture trends; whose installation is easier than it seems. Would you like to know how a rainscreen cladding system works and which are its advantages? Keep reading! A poor façade insulation […]

We already know that there are several types of roofing slate in the world, and that they are not all the same in terms of quality and versatility. As we have said before, not all roofing slates are slate. Slate for roofing is a metamorphic stone that can be split into thin tiles to be […]

Nothing affects the appearance of a building more dramatically than the exterior wall cladding. Slate cladding is the perfect solution for covering both exterior and interior walls. The natural properties of this outstanding material make it one of the best cladding systems in the market. Contemporary architects consider natural slate an optimal material for a […]

Compass Roofing has been crowned as the best natural slate performance of the year. Congratulations! Their contractors’ natural slate skills have convinced our audience, who chose them as winners ahead of L’art Doisier (Belgium), Girard Couverture (France) y Folke Norgaard (Denmark). This is the video from Compass Roofing, a 30-year-old company based in Edinburgh, which […]

Our contest to choose the best roofer or natural slate project of the year is already underway. These are the five British participants. You can vote for your favorite until Wednesday 14th December at 17:00 CET. The participant who receives the most votes will face the champions of France, Belgium and Rest of the World. […]

We have already confirmed the dates for our competition which we hope to find the Best Talents of the year. We will judge the 15 participants’ strengths in two different stages and your votes will determine the winner. For the first round, we have divided the participants into four different groups, according to their country […]

We are glad to announce that the new Foster and Partners London project will include our products. The CUPACLAD 101 Logic natural slate rainscreen cladding system has won the contract due its aesthetic appeal and high-performance credentials. It is a great honour for us to be part of the new iconic project designed by Foster’. […]