SunScape Systems Ltd. is an exciting new start-up company focused on the manufacture of a modular, recycled Welsh slate roofing system named Carapace Slate for the global construction industry. Through analysis of the marketplace, we have identified an opportunity to not only fill a void within a historically buoyant market, but to encourage a paradigm shift within the pitched roofing industry by concurrently addressing: • Cost vs quality dilemma • Onsite accidents • Build speed, cost • Environmental impact • Skill shortages Our principle product; the Carapace Slate is a patent protected, reformed slate roofing system which is identical to high-quality, hand-cut Welsh slate. Each tile self-aligns and fully interlocks without requiring nails or screws achieving a formidable hold on all sides; dramatically reducing installation time, risk to injury, labour costs while increasing build-speed without compromising on material quality, roof security or innate character. The Carapace Slate could be considered as a reformed natural slate, with key attributes not applicable to conventional slate-effect products: Natural Character: • Identical to hand-cut Welsh Slate, peerless in aesthetics • Ability to replicate the character of any natural slate Environmentally Friendly: • Contains up to 80% waste slate by weight • Recyclable • Hidden Solar-thermal harvesting technologies in development • Lightweight – lower carbon footprint • Low-power manufacturing process Rapid Installation: • Carapace Slate – One minute / sq.m • (Natural slate – 1 hour / sq.m; tiles 10 minutes / sq.m) • Install the outer roof layer in hours, not days or weeks Inexpensive: • Retailing at £37 / sq.m, the Carapace Slate is an inexpensive alternative to composite, clay and slate Lightweight: • At 13.6kg / sq.m, the Carapace Slate one of the lightest roof tiles available in the UK,