Penrhyn Heather Blue
Penrhyn slate is produced from a fine grained slate deposit and is widely recognised for its exquisite heather blue / purple tones appearance. This distinguished slate not only looks magnificent crowning historic buildings, it’s also extremely hardwearing and durable.Â
Penrhyn slate originates from Snowdonia in Wales, extracted from one of the largest quarries in the world. The Penrhyn quarry has been distributing premium Welsh roofing slate for hundreds of years and producing from as early as the thirteenth century.
Sizes Available
500mm x 300mm
455mm x 250mm
400mm x 250mm
300mm x 200mm
Advantages
Penrhyn Heather Blue
- Penrhyn Welsh slate comes in an attractive and distinctive blue / purple heather tones with natural green markings
- Thin, flat and uniform with a fine grained riven surface
- Penrhyn slate proudly conforms and surpasses all the top UK tests for water absorption, thermal cycle resistance and sulphur dioxide (acid rain) exposure with an excellent W1-S1-T1 rating
- Having been put through the most stringent selection process, Penrhyn slate is tested to the British UKCA requirements
- Full UK guarantee of up to 75 years for the Penrhyn slate. All our natural slate products come with a guarantee and declaration of performance.
Technical Advice
This slate is available in 3 different grades Capital (thickness 5.5mm), County (thickness 7mm) and Celtic (thickness 9mm). Your ISS representative will advise slate sizes and thickness best suited to your project.
A Declaration of Performance (DOP) and full testing results can be provided upon request.