New coffee table-style
brochures showcasing Welsh Slate products for interior as well as exterior
applications have been launched by the leading UK manufacturer.
The eight-page
brochures dispel the myth once and for all that Welsh Slate, part of the
Breedon Group, is just about roofing, with stunning photographs proving the
product's versatility for a wide range of uses.
Both beautifully
illustrated brochures talk briefly about the company's quarries in North Wales,
including Penrhyn at Bethesda and Cwt-y-Bugail in Llan Ffestiniog, being a
focal point for the production of UK natural stone for the past 700 years - the
slate's 500 million-year-old pedigree is reflected in the fact it is still
handcrafted.
Although both show the
range of colours (Penrhyn Heather Blue and Grey and Cwt-y-Bugail Dark Blue
Grey) and finishes (riven, honed, flamed and machined) there the similarity
ends.
The exteriors brochure
features copings and sills, as used at the ME Hotel in London, walling and
cladding as used at the National Waterfront Museum and many prestige private
properties, paving, and roofing as used at York Racecourse and St Mary Abbots Church,
London.
The interiors brochure
features flooring, as used at the British Museum, interior walling and
cladding, worktops, and fire and hearth surrounds.
No matter inside or
out, the brochures reinforce Welsh Slate's suitability for a wide range of
contemporary and heritage architectural and interior design uses due to its
aesthetics, durability and low maintenance.
