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1 Head Office Dublin Swords Business Park Swords Co.Dublin f: Cork Curraghconway South Douglas Cork f: Waterford Unit 16D Six Cross Roads Business Park Waterford f: Technical Services SIG House Ballymount Retail Park, Ballymount Dublin 24 f: Belfast Balmoral Road Balmoral Industrial Estate Belfast BT12 6QA f: Omagh Gortin Road Omagh Co. Tyrone f:

2 Natural Slate Product Brochure

3 CAPCO Roofing As the leading national distributor of roofing products to the construction industry, CAPCO Roofing offers a range and quality of products unmatched in Ireland. This combined with a reputation that we have worked hard to build during the course of the last 25 years means our customers can be confident that they will receive informed and unbiased advice. CAPCO Roofing is the largest distributor of natural slate roofing products in Ireland. Our extensive portfolio includes the premium quality Penrhyn Welsh Slate, for which we are the sole distributors, together with the highest quality slate products from leading quarries in Spain and Brazil. Introduction Slate the natural choice Slate is a fine grained metamorphic stone that may be split into thin slabs or slates. It is waterproof, fireproof, resistant to weather extremes, and requires little or no maintenance. It is not surprising then to discover that natural slate has, for many centuries, been the natural choice for homes around the country. It has been acclaimed by many generations as the ultimate roofing material. It has no match in durability and it s natural beauty enhances the appearance of all of the buildings that it adorns. Only the best natural slates are sourced from leading quarries in Spain, Wales and Brazil; all offering distinctive beauty, high performance and longevity. The CAPCO Roofing portfolio of slates has been refined over many years to enable us to offer a range of products that have been tried and tested to offer a lifetime of trouble free performance. Quality assured All CAPCO Roofing natural slates conform to the new European Standards, BS EN :2004 slate and stone products for discontinuous roofing-part 1 product specification. We supply only premium quality natural slates which conform to the specification set down by the new standard. For further details regarding this new standard please refer to page 23 in this brochure. 2

4 Contents Introduction CAPCO Roofing... 2 Slate the natural choice... 2 Quality assured... 2 Welsh Slate Penrhyn Slates Contents Spanish Slate Campo Gallegas Capco Franvisa Brazilian Slate Capco Nova Green Capco Nova Black Capco Nova Weathering Blue Technical Support & Estimating A Guide to European Standards

5 Welsh Slate Private residence, Portarlington: Welsh Penhryn slate 4

6 Penrhyn Source Colour Appearance Bethesda Quarry, North Wales Heather Blue (Blue Bangor) Fine surface texture creating a rivened finished with dressed edges. The Penrhyn quarry in north Wales has been in operation for more than 400 years. Penrhyn Highly sought after, Welsh slates, commonly known as Blue Bangor owing to their natural Heather Blue colour are a popular choice in Ireland. It is seen on almost all of the prestigious buildings constructed in Ireland within the last 200 years. Flat in appearance Penrhyn offers a consistent thickness and when fixed on the roof provides a smooth and easily identifiable individual appearance. Because of its consistency and quality Penrhyn slate, has long been a firm favourite among architects, designers and builders. Stocks As the sole agent for Penrhyn slate in Ireland it is available from CAPCO Roofing centres in a standard size of 500mm x 300mm. Guarantee Penrhyn slate is expected to exceed the life of the building. A manufacturer backed guarantee is given for a 100 year period. Penrhyn slate meets all relevant BS EN :2004 requirements. 5

7 Spanish Slates Private residence, Galway: Campo Lombao slate 6

8 Campo Lombao Source Colour Appearance Galicia, North West Spain Deep blue grey A rough textured, thick grained slate approximately 5-8mm thick with wide dressed edges. A popular slate, Campo has been supplied by CAPCO Roofing for over 20 years into the Irish Market. Campo Lombao has a rough texture which creates a rustic, rugged, and substantial appearance on the finished roof. Quarried in the North West of Spain; the Campo Lombao quarry is extremely versatile. By working closely with CAPCO Roofing our partnership enables us to offer products tailored to the specific requirements of the client s design brief, allowing us to offer slates to suit any headlap. Campo Lombao Stocks Slates are available from CAPCO Roofing centres in a variety of standard sizes and in three grades Prestige Heritage and Traditional. CAPCO Roofing has been the sole distributor of Campo Lombao for the last 20 years. Guarantee Campo Lombao slate is expected to exceed the life of the building. A formal manufacturer backed guarantee is given for a 75 year period on Prestige slate, for 50 years on Heritage slate and for 30 years on Traditional slate. This is considered sufficient for all legal and contractual purposes. Campo Lombao conforms to BS EN : Slate and Stone products for discontinuous roofing. 7

9 Spanish Slates Private residence, Galway: Gallegas Prestige slate 8

10 Gallegas Source Orense, Spain Colour Dark Grey Appearance Gallegas is a smooth textured Slate approximately 4-6mm thick with sawn dressed edges. Gallegas An extremely popular product, and sourced from the Gallegas quarry in Spain, it has a very distinct appearance due to its grain. Well known for its distinctive beauty and durability, we have been supplying Gallegas slate for almost 10 Years. The Gallegas quarry is one of the most modern in Europe and is unusual in that it is one of the very few which are Underground. The slate is extracted from the mine using saws which ensures that the Gallegas slates are very uniform, requiring minimal grading. Stocks Gallegas slates are available from CAPCO Roofing centres in the usual standard sizes 600mm x 300mm and 500mm x 250mm and in the three grades Prestige, Heritage and Traditional. CAPCO Roofing are sole agents for Gallegas in Ireland. Guarantee Gallegas slate is expected to exceed the life of the building. A formal manufacturer backed guarantee is given for a 75 year period on Prestige slate, for 50 years on Heritage slate and for 30 years on Traditional slate. This is considered sufficient for all legal and contractual purposes. Gallegas conforms to BS EN : Slate and Stone products for discontinuous roofing. 9

11 Spanish Slates Private residence; Newry: Capco Franvisa slate 12 10

12 Capco Franvisa Source Colour Appearance La Bana, Leon, Spain Black Rough texture slate approximately 6-7mm thick with dressed edges. Quarried at El Picon, in the region of Leon, North West Spain, Capco Franvisa slate is a superior quality slate which may be specified with confidence, and has a very distinctive linear grain. It s rugged texture, and deep blue black colouring lends it to being specified when an obvious slate look is required. Capco Franvisa Stocks A Heritage style slate, Capco Franvisa is available from Capco Roofing centres in two different sizes 600mm x 300mm and 500mm x 250mm. Guarantee Capco Franvisa slate is expected to exceed the life of the building. A formal quarry guarantee is given for a 50 year period. This is considered sufficient for all Legal and contractual purposes. Capco Franvisa conforms to BS EN :2004 Slate and Stone products for discontinuous roofing. 113

13 Brazilian Slates The K Club Golf Course, Naas: Capco Nova Green slate 16 12

14 Capco Nova Green Source Colour Appearance South East of Brazil Light Green Smooth surface texture slate approximately 5-6mm thick with wide dressed edges. The thickness of this slate is one of the most consistent available in the Irish Market. Capco Nova Green slate is quite unique in that it does not have any Iron or Quartz content. This slate is cost effective with a beautiful appearance. It requires minimal grading due to its uniform thickness, however, it will require additional attention when cutting on site and should only be cut using a disc machine to avoid excessive breakage. Brazilian slates should be fixed using stainless steel hooks and appropriate nails. Capco Nova Green Stocks Capco Nova Green slate is available from CAPCO Roofing centres in all standard sizes. Guarantee Capco Nova Green slate is expected to exceed the life of the building. A formal Quarry guarantee is given for a 30 year period. This is considered sufficient for all Legal and contractual purposes. Capco Nova Green conforms to BS EN :

15 Brazilian Slates Private residence; Hillsborough: Capco Nova Black slate 18 14

16 Capco Nova Black Source Colour Appearance South East of Brazil Dark Grey Smooth surface texture slate approximately 5-6mm thick with wide dressed edges. The thickness of the slate is one of the most consistent available in the Irish Market. Capco Nova Black slate is quite unique in that it does not have any Iron or Quartz content. This slate is cost effective with a beautiful appearance. It requires minimal grading due to its uniform thickness, however, it will require additional attention when cutting on site and should only be cut using a disc machine to avoid excessive breakage. Brazilian slates should be fixed using stainless steel hooks and appropriate nails. Capco Nova Black Stocks Capco Nova Black slate is available from CAPCO Roofing centres in all standard sizes. Guarantee Capco Nova Black slate is expected to exceed the life of the building. A formal manufacturer backed guarantee is given for a 30 year period. Capco Nova Black conforms to BS EN :

17 Brazilian Slates Ulster Cancer Foundation: Capco Nova Weathering Blue slate 20 16

18 Capco Nova Weathering Blue Source Colour Appearance South East of Brazil Weathering Blue Smooth surface textured slate approximately 5-6mm thick with wide dressed edges. The thickness of the slate is one of the most consistent available to the Irish market. Capco Nova Weathering Blue slate is quite unique in that is does not have any Iron or Quartz content. This is a cost effective slate with a beautifully consistent appearance. It requires minimal grading due to it s uniform thickness, however, it will require additional attention when cutting on site and should only be cut using a disc machine to avoid excessive breakage. Brazilian slates should be mixed from different pallets to ensure a good colour variation on the roof. Brazilian slates should be fixed using stainless steel hooks and appropriate nails. Stocks Capco Nova Weathering Blue slate is available from CAPCO Roofing centres in all standard sizes. Guarantee Capco Nova Weathering Blue Slate is expected to exceed the life of the building. A formal manufacture backed guarantee is given for a 30 year period. Capco Nova Weathering Blue conforms to BS EN :2004. Capco Nova Weathering Blue 17 21

19 Technical Support & Estimating Technical Support At CAPCO Roofing we are committed to offering a premium quality service. Underpinning this is our continual investment in the development of our Technical Support Service department. The department is staffed by technical experts with many years of experience in the roofing market. Estimating Service Investment in estimating software such as the Swift-Test estimating package and AutoCAD, further reinforces the level of technical support that we offer. We are able to accept drawings ineither paper or electronic formats, offering detailed accurate quotations and specifications in return. Quotations are detailed and include not only the quantities of roofing slates required for a specific project it also includes quantities for battens, nails and roofing membrane & accessories required

20 A guide to the European Standards BS EN :2004 In July 2004 a European standard for roofing slates was published, BS EN :2004 Slate and stone products for discontinuous roofing - Part 1 product specification. This standard replaces all previous standards throughout Europe including BS 680 the previous standard for roofing slates. The Standard is established against a series of tests carried out on each product under controlled conditions. Any manufacturer claiming conformity with the product specification must carry out the tests relevant to their product and make the results available in a report. The report is officially called the ACD (Accompanying Commercial Document) and comprises two parts, both of which must be present for the ACD to be a complete report. Part 1 relates the information about the manufacturer (producer), the slate source and the testing together with the test results. Part 2 Explains the meaning of the tests and what is required for conformity to the standard. The new standards offer different levels of conformity for a given property, e.g thickness of the slate with respect to the rock from which they are made, these relate to different durabilities acceptable in different countries and methods of slating. This means that contractual specifications will have to be more sophisticated than those written previously. It will no longer be acceptable to specify "Slates which conform to the relevant British Standard" or even slates which conform to BS EN These blanket specifications would allow slates to be supplied at the lowest conformity level within a standard and this could mean that the client receives a sub standard product. All CAPCO Roofing natural slates are fully certified to the highest BS EN Standards and their certificates are readily available from CAPCO s technical department, contact details on the reverse of this brochure. They may also be downloaded in a pdf format from our website and A Guide to European Standards 19 23