Slate is available in many countries of the earth: Also outside
Since many influencing variables must meet in a favourable way to form good roofing slate, the structure of the material varies considerably and with it the quality of the deposits.
The by far overwhelming number of the deposits is not or not worked in a way worth mentioning because often they are only sedimentary rocks with a slatelike structure that are not suited for roofing slate. Therefore definitely very few deposits fulfil our minimum requirements with regard to resistance to weathering, colour fastness, workability, etc.
For centuries Moselschiefer® from the mines Katzenberg and Margareta has been a trademark for top slate quality in central
Therefore a strict quality assurance is of fundamental significance for us as European market leaders and suppliers of domestic and foreign slates. Thus we employ our own inspection teams in the local production sites who carry out on a daily basis quality checks in the individual exploitation sites and production halls in accordance with methods determined by ourselves. In our own laboratories the slates distributed by us are also subjected to continuous repetitive checks and slate specimens given to us for analysis purposes are checked by extensive scientific tests.
At the same time it is in the common interest of all market participants, that is of clients, architects, roofers and the slate industry, that only slate from the world's best deposits is offered. Traditionally the demands on slate as far as quality is concerned are higher in
Nonetheless we always endeavour to distribute additional slates of first-class international deposits.
Do you think you can offer us such slate? Please do not hesitate to contact us. Our team of experts is looking forward to hearing from you.