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On Thursday 26 January, we celebrated a special day in Morlaix with Le Guern Materiaux and the companies Tanguy Couverture and UDOC under the slogan “committed to the Breton heritage”. In a friendly and convivial atmosphere with all the guests, we presented the restoration work on the roof of the […]

The beginning of the restoration of the covering of the ...

1 February, 2023 in construction of the month / Sin categoría / Special works by administrador

Galicia, which accounts for almost 10% of the state’s mining production, is a leader in materials such as slate, granite, quartz and ornamental rocks. The President of the Xunta, Alfonso Rueda, has just announced today, after the weekly meeting of the Council, that the Galician Government is going to launch […]

Rueda announces the launch of the Galician Agenda for Sustainable ...

3 November, 2022 in Sin categoría by administrador

The responsible use of water is more important than ever, especially in agriculture. The newspaper La Voz de Galicia reports on new research into how to reduce water consumption in the wine sector. This pioneering project in Spain is being carried out jointly by the University of Santiago de Compostela […]

Slate residue on vineyards

18 October, 2022 in Sin categoría by administrador

Today we are going to tell you how our K08 slate participated in the restoration of the Château de Moléans located in the department of Eure-et-Loir, in the Centre-Val de Loire region and built in the 16th and 18th centuries, with modifications in the 19th century. Brief history: Legend has […]

Château de Moléans and K08 slate

29 September, 2022 in Sin categoría / Special works by administrador

Tribute, farewell and a very intense match. As it is already a tradition, every year we organize a friendly match in memory of our colleague Jesus Carrera, “Jess”. Last Saturday, 10/09/2022, the team played against COEB Ponfesala, with its captain Fernando Blanco “Dilín”, who had been part of our team […]

V JESS CARRERA MEMORIAL:

14 September, 2022 in Sin categoría by administrador

1.- Analysis. January and February were similar to previous years in terms of exported tonnage, but March saw a break in the trend due to the road transport strike that paralysed shipments for 15 days, which considerably reduced the figures. April was decisive for a return to normal, although the […]

Exports during the 5 months of 2022

29 July, 2022 in Sin categoría / statistics by administrador

Our club is in the middle of planning for the next season 2022-2023. The Senior team: the previous season ended without having been able to ratify our permanence in the third national division of futsal by remaining in the 12th position, which does not guarantee the place in the championship […]

Futsal: planning for the next season 2022-2023.

26 July, 2022 in Sin categoría / Valdeorras by administrador

The media are reporting on the problems facing the sector. The newspaper La Región summarises the causes in this article. The closure of companies in recent years and the lack of stocks are reducing the sector’s capacity. Slate producers are having real difficulties in meeting foreign demand. The almost total […]

International demand for slate exceeds production.

8 July, 2022 in estatistics / Sin categoría / statistics / Valdeorras by administrador

The initiative is part of the industrial tourism project promoted by the cluster and the Carballeda City Council. The former mining areas of Pizarras Tranquila and Pena Pandela have long since fallen into disuse at least as an operation. Now, the Slate Cluster and the Carballeda de Valdeorras Town Council […]

The Xunta invests 1.5 million euros for the restoration of ...

23 June, 2022 in Sin categoría / Valdeorras tagged slate / Valdeorras by administrador