here are many companies currently importing flooring slate into the UK at the moment, far too many to list here and the main countries that they are exported from are India, Africa and China. Each continent has its own particular geology and colour/type varieties that have made their way to the UK and have become established as very fashionable and popular flooring materials - widely used in Kitchens, Hallways and Conservatories.
For flooring purposes, there are two
Proven Profits Review basic types of slate - diamond sawn and chipped edge. The diamond sawn varieties are formats that are cut into varying sizes using water cooled diamond saws to produce tiles that have clean straight edges and are useful for more formal installations, the others are chipped edge formats which tend to be softer and have a very rustic hand trimmed edge to them - lending themselves to more rustic installations.
Slates also come in calibrated and uncalibrated thicknesses - if heights are an issue, calibrated varieties are the best to choose as they are more uniform in thickness and are less tricky to lay level and true - uncalibrated are exactly that and there can be as much as 10mm variance in the thickness of a single tile from one edge to another - these types are better left to installation by seasoned professionals as they can be very tricky to bed correctly.