Brazilian Slate

Brazilian slate is considered by industry experts, to be some of the very best quality slate commercially available to members of the public. It is a very popular building material because of its long lasting durability and a surprising number of kitchen worktops and roof tiles in the UK are manufactured from Brazilian slate.

This special slate is available from a number of companies who specialise in selling construction materials and other similar products. However slate can also be purchased from some more everyday outlets such as garden centres who will frequently stock decorative slate tiles. Most of the Brazilian slate that ends up in the UK is imported by one of Brazil 's largest quarrying firms, Nativa. There are many different types of Brazilian slate available in a variety of different colours, although the two most commonly used varieties usually take on a green/grey hue.

Most of the companies in the UK who deal with Brazilian slate will be able to manufacture roof tiles and various other items from the raw slate that they import. Brazilian slate is typically sold by the square metre, but these companies will be able to cut these large pieces down to size to form pieces of slate ideally suited to any application you wish. A great deal of the Brazilian slate sold in the UK by these companies will end up being used as tiles for roofs or floors.