Burlington Slate Ltd - Roofing and Accessories
Tel: 01229 889661
Fax: 01229 889 466
Company Profile
In recognition of his services to Henry VIII, Lord Cavendish, First Earl of Devonshire, was given the rights to quarry stone in the English Lake District. Initially, small groups of individuals worked in teams to extract stone by hand for building: it has been estimated over 50% of the stone quarried to date has been extracted that way.
In 1843 William Cavendish, Lord Burlington (later to become seventh Duke of Devonshire) brought together all the independent groups of quarrymen to form Burlington Slate Limited. The company is still owned by descendants of the Cavendish family.
Today, stone is cut from the quarry using diamond wires, a technique which is less damaging to the environment than the conventional process of blasting, and one with produces more usable material. Once extracted the stone is cut, shaped and finished by local craftsmen using both modern machinery and traditional techniques: our cleft or riven slates are still formed by the river working the stone along its natural grain.
Quality comes naturally with a material 400 million years in the making and in converting that natural material to modern building components Burlington operates an ISO 9002 Quality Assurance system.
Whatever the nature, size and location of the project Burlington has the experience, the facilities and the expertise to meet the most demanding requirements and can provide the guidance, technical advice and delivery schedules essential to the success of any project.
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Taking Holiday Village By Storm
Natural slate roofing from Cumbria-based Burlington, features extensively within one of the country’s fastest growing holiday, business and leisure venues – Ribby Hall Village.
Located near Blackpool in Lancashire, Burlington’s roofing slate adorns a number of roofscapes across Ribby Hall Village. Specified as part of a progressive and innovative on-site design and build programme, Burlington’s Blue/Grey natural slate features as the roof finish on the venue’s modern business and conferencing centre, including its feature dormer windows, not to mention the newly-refurbished bar and grill that provides further functionality to a facility capable of accommodating up to 500 delegates.
Natural slate roofing
Natural slate roofing from Burlington adorns both the exterior of the Potton Show House and the Renovation Centre in Swindon.
Burlington has supplied some 12 tonnes of blue/grey natural slate roofing product to create a uniform roofline appearance. Stone floor tile has also been installed in various rooms inside.
This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Burlington Slate Ltd directly for further details.Slate answer
Over 13 tonnes of Burlington's Elterwater roofing slate and natural stone has been incorporated within the Wordsworth Trust's award-winning Jerwood Centre in Grasmere. The centre features the company's pale green slate laid in diminishing courses on the roof of the main building. The material is said to offer the long life appropriate for a repository building.This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Burlington Slate Ltd directly for further details.Going bananas for award winning building
A previous recipient of the Built in Quality Award from the Building Inspectorate, the banana-shaped Innovia Films building features a roof finished in 60 tonnes of Kirkby Blue/Grey natural roofing slate supplied by Burlington.
The stone has also been deployed as step treads and risers on an external feature and twin flight staircase that provides access to the building's main entrance. Adding continuity to the external application of the stone, the material was also specified with a honed finish to create a circular floor feature located at the base of a staircase that forms the focal point of the building's atrium.
Constructed as a traditional and heavily insulated timber structure, the roof finish has been laid using the company's 467mm by 254mm natural slates.This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Burlington Slate Ltd directly for further details.Random slate makes eden into home
As part of the restoration of Holme Eden Hall by Cumbrian Homes, Burlington supplied its Blue/Grey random natural slate.
Supplied as strongs to add shadowing and definition to the hall's turreted roofscape, installation was carried out by Roofing Services of Maryport.
The same material was utilised on the development's Walled Garden - 16 new properties finished in the company's slates over a traditional Tvyek felted and batterned roof.
Natural slate roofing from the company is available in Blue/Grey and Westmoreland Green and random, patterned and sized products. The random tile arrangement provides smaller slates near the apex and larger slates near to the eaves.This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Burlington Slate Ltd directly for further details.Music to the ears for church
London Symphony Orchestra St Luke's church in London features Burlington Slate's Elterwater Westmorland Green roofing slate. Over 30 tonnes were specified, restoring the exterior to its original specification. The company's 20" and 12" Westmoreland Green slate bests were laid on the roof.This product appeared in Building Products more than 12 months ago. Please contact Burlington Slate Ltd directly for further details.
