Spanish Slate

Spain is the world's largest producer of natural roofing slate, with over 75% of global production. Spanish roofing slate is made from 550 million years old Ordovician slate, from the North West area of the Iberian Peninsula. It has been commercially extracted since the 1800s.

Spanish slates made their way into the Irish market in the 1980s and many prestigious buildings in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe have been roofed in quality slates from Galicia and Leon.

LBS is the major supplier of Spanish natural roofing slates on the island of Ireland. All our range of Spanish slates adhere to BS EN 12326: Part 1: 2004, and come with manufacturer based guarantees when fixed in accordance with BS 5534:2003 and BS 8000.