Description
Samaca is the second largest producer in Spain of Natural Spanish roofing slates , with ownership of over 12 Quarry’s producing 25000000 metres square of roofing slates per year .
A family owned mining operation established in 1968 celebrating over 50 years in the buisness you can be reassured of the high quality Samaca brand name commands in the market .
Employing over 400 people supplying into 30 countries world wide .
J Long and son have chosen the Samaca 29 as being in in our gold range of slates meaning that due to the high quality of this slate we now offer a 100 YEAR GUARANTEE and in addition a 100 % RUST FREE GUARANTEE .
The Samaca 29 prime is a beautiful , versatile natural slate mined from the La Cabrera, Maria Del Carmen, mountain in North west spain from the townland of La Bana and is a slate with a proven history that has been used on buildings in the area for hundreds of years .
The Samaca 29 prime is a traditional riven slate with a natural blue – black hue and a very distinctive texture consistent non fading colour and high mechanical tensile strength .
It is noted for its rare characteristic of a longitudinal grain . Highly versatile ,it is equally suitable for new building or refurbishment of old , and has been approved Snowdonia National Park as a direct replacement to indigenous slate and complies fully to BS/EN 12326 A1, S1 ,W1,T1 in addition also the higher classification NF Slate mark | LNE, Laboratoire national de métrologie et d’essais .
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