About Cupa Pizarras

OUR HISTORY

It has been 125 years since the founders of CUPA PIZARRAS extracted the first slate from the Solana de Forcadas quarry in Northern Spain. This significant milestone is unrivalled by competitors in the slate industry and reinforces the company’s position in the market.

Still producing the CUPA 3 slate today, the quarry is the oldest in operation worldwide! With such a long history behind the brand, the reputation of the quarries is confirmed and supported by dated declarations of performance and international certificates for every product.

"Our resolute commitment to quality has earned us the trust of thousands of architects, installers and customers, reaffirming our world leadership in the natural roofing slate sector"

CUPA PIZARRAS also boasts a rich history of quality and innovation. Since its inception in 1892, it has established itself as an expert in slate production, committed to researching and developing new techniques to provide high quality products and services for all its clients. 

1 out of 3 pieces of slate installed in the world comes from CUPA PIZARRAS and, after more than a century of history, has become the world leader on production and commercialisation of natural slate.

1892 Origin 1st company

Quarry Solana de Forcadas is first open for mining in 1892. Nowadays, it is still being mined and is the oldest company which makes up the Group.

1968 The company is built

The company known as CUPA PIZARRAS is founded and built in 1968. Becoming world leaders in the production and commercialisation of slate is part of the founding DNA of CUPA PIZARRAS.

Since its creation, the company has centred its efforts on finding new slate deposits and to explore and develop new production techniques to satisfy the growing demand of each country and each client.

During all these years, the production quota has been met with the opening of new quarries which have rapidly allowed CUPA to be the leader in its field.

The 90’s International Expansion

The offices in France, Benelux, United Kingdom and Denmark are set up in the 90’s. Its only objective: give a better service to our clients.

2013 Set up offices in the U.S.A.

We set up our offices in the U.S.A. in 2013.

2019 World leader in natural slate

We are proud to say that the vision of the founders of our company has become a reality. CUPA PIZARRAS is the number one leader in production and commercialisation of natural slate in the world.

Production process

We have 16 quarries in Spain and 22 processing plants equipped with the most modern technologies that coexists with the traditional knowledge and craftsmanship which have been present since our origins.

The quality and the guarantee of our products are backed up by meticulous control carried out throughout the whole slate production process from the extraction of the slate to the production in our processing plants.

Exploitation Areas

All of our slate is extracted and selected within the best quarries of Galicia and Castile and León, where the largest tectonic natural slate reserves in the world are.

We are the world leaders in natural slate and the prestige and reputation of our quarries have been confirmed to the most demanding professionals in the field.

Quality

The CUPA PIZARRAS quality system goes beyond international standards and is based on decades of experience in the production of slate for roofing and cladding.

Our exhaustive control of the whole process enables us to offer a range of natural slates that exceed all the international quality standards.

Eco-friendly company

CUPA PIZARRAS’ commitment to the environment shows in the products we make and sell, in the continuous improvements to our production processes and in the innovative construction solutions we have designed, that feature a clear focus on reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

About us

Our clear focus for the quality of our products has earned us the trust of thousands of architects, professional installers and clients. We are world leaders thanks to you: our client.

Our experienced team of more than 1500 professionals, experts on natural slate, is completely focused on offering you the best service possible.