Spain is by far the largest producer of natural roofing slates.

Good quality Spanish slate such as CAMPO will last well over 100 years. It is colour durable and maintenance free for the life of the building.

Campo slates were the first Spanish slate we sold and we are still selling them. In our opinion they are the best from Spain. We are impressed with the personal attention, which Antonio Campo pays to his business. His production is Quality assured. His quality is consistent, slates are available in 24” x 12” and they arrive when promised. We have checked with Distributors of CAMPO Slates in other Countries and they speak very highly of the Company.

In Ireland we are suckers for poor quality imported slates. We are (wrongly) conditioned into accepting that if a slate is Natural it must be good. The is, in part, due to the tradition of Blue Bangors in the market. There are hundreds of producers throughout the world. The reputable are usually well known, market leaders and members of an Association of Slate Producers. I remember that the National Federation of Roofing Contractors in the U.K. saw fit to publish a Bulletin about 15 years ago outlining the pitfalls with poor quality roofing slates.

We continuously monitor the Irish slate market. Slaters tell us that they have had to re-slate  roofs, We see slates, which are cross-grained, riddled with Pyrites, showing “rust” staining or weakness along the grain, We see  slates which have British Standard Test Reports {B S 680}  and a Slater cannot cut a Valley without undue waste, When Sales Agents will not disclose the Name of the producing Quarry, we will not sell that slate.