CE Marking & Embodied Carbon

Testing and CE mark

Valentia Slate is entitled to use the CE mark on the construction products that it supplies. This arises from:

Testing of the relevant material properties that was carried out for us by Sandberg LLP in London, a long-standing and respected laboratory.
A written Factory Production Control System which allows our prospective clients to see that our production is ongoing, predictable and quality assured.

Please click on the relevant link below to download these documents.

Embodied carbon and EPD

Valentia Slate has a very low embodied carbon because it is a pre-existing natural stone as opposed to a manufactured construction material. Please click the link below to download a report to Valentia Slate from Carrig Conservation International comparing the embodied carbon of natural stone and manufactured construction materials. See also a link to an Envoronmental Product Designation (EPD) for natural dimensikon stone produced in the EU. Valentia Slate has, in collaboration with Technical University Dublin, has funded a PhD scholarship to develop a new and more comprehensive method of using LCA (life cycle analysis) software tools to determine the embodied carbon is various natural stone. An EPD specific to Valentia Slate will be an output of this research.

Testing and CE mark

Valentia Slate is entitled to use the CE mark on the construction products that it supplies. This arises from:

Testing of the relevant material properties that was carried out for us by Sandberg LLP in London, a long-standing and respected laboratory.
A written Factory Production Control System which allows our prospective clients to see that our production is ongoing, predictable and quality assured.

Please click on the relevant link below to download these documents.