Company profile

London Stone was incorporated in December 2005. All the London stone directors come from a hard landscaping background. It was while working in the hard landscaping industry that they identified a niche in the London Market for selling competitively priced, high quality natural stone exterior flooring. They also identified the need for a company that could offer the level of speed and service which the City of London and the South of England in general demands.

The business has grown rapidly since then and London Stone are now supplying natural stone paving, tiles and accessories all across the UK.

London Stone have established a reputation for supplying competitively priced, high quality stone and providing unprecedented levels of customer service and after care.

Our purpose built head office is based just moments from Junction 14 of the M25 which is a major transport hub of the UK, meaning that we are ideally situated to supply clients across London, the South East and the UK.

London Stone is an active member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). We are committed to trading relationships which are ethical and commercially viable. We are also committed to reducing the impacts of our activities on the environment in which we operate.

Meet the team

Steven Walley: Managing Director
Steven's responsibilities include sourcing materials and future company development. Coming from a hard landscaping background Steven understands the importance of high quality service and products, and also the consequences when this is not delivered.

Gavin Walley: Operations Director
Gavin oversees day to day operations of the business. His duties include sales, logistics and managing bespoke stone production. Another veteran hard landscaper, with plenty of experience and technical knowledge.

Duncan Walley: Finance Director
Duncan manages the company finances. Other duties include web and general business development. Duncan is another former hard landscaper, helping us to know exactly the requirements of our customers.

Rebecca Walley: Senior Sales Assistant
Rebecca heads up the sales team and is always on hand to process orders, amend orders and deal with any incoming customer inquiries.

Boris Zaimov: Yard Manager
Boris manages the safe running of the yard, and oversees the yard assistants and stone masons. He also manages all incoming and outgoing deliveries.

Mangiru Cosmin: Yard Assistant
Cosmin ensures all orders are correct and appropriately dispatched, unloads incoming goods and ensures the site is operated in a safe and efficient manner.

Peter Jankowski: Head Stonemason
Peter is responsible for all in-house bespoke stonework. Peter ensures all stone work is carried out to a high standard and ready when required.

Akif Anif: Trainee Stone Mason
Akif is currently being trained by the head stone mason and fast becoming a quality stone mason in his own right.

Archie Mullan: HGV Driver
Archie is responsible for delivering goods on time, and his many years experience driving through London’s congestion ensures he knows the fastest route to help keep delays to an absolute minimum.

Lee Gash: HGV Driver
Lee is responsible for delivering goods on time. The most recent addition to the team , Lee is settling in well and proving to be an important member of the team.

Ethical trading policy

London Stone is an active member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) www.ethicaltrade.org. We are committed to trading relationships which are ethical and commercially viable for all parties concerned.

We will only work with suppliers who follow the principles laid out in the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code:

1. Employment is freely chosen.
2. Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are respected.
3. Working conditions are safe and hygienic.
4. Child labor shall not be used.
5. Living wages are paid.
6. Working hours are not excessive.
7. Regular employment is provided.
8. No Harsh or inhumane treatment is allowed.

We work with and support our suppliers to help them to achieve the principles laid out in the ETI Base Code. We also regularly visit them to assist them in achieving compliance with the ETI Base Code.

Environmental policy

London Stone are committed to reducing the impacts of its activities on its/and its suppliers environments. The details of its policy are laid out in the following strategy:

• Where reasonably practical to recycle all company waste. Furthermore whether or not a material is recyclable is to be a key factor in the selection process of any material which is used in the scope of our operations.
• Use modern technology to improve as a whole the efficiency of the company's use of finite natural resources.
• Reduce the carbon footprint of the entire scope of our business operations. Furthermore endeavoring to do this along the whole length of the supply chain from source to end user.
• Regularly appraise and seek to improve performance in all of the above and communicate all improvements and future developments to staff, customers and suppliers.

To help us meet our environmental goals London Stone commits to the following practices:

• We currently recycle all of our timber crates.
• All cardboard waste is recycled and collected from site.
• All paper waste is recycled locally on Horton Rd 500 yards from our depot.
• We are committed to operating a virtual office. In August 2009 we introduced a new computer system which allows us to send all invoices electronically. This drastically reduced the amount of paper and ink we use in our office as well as saves electricity while printing. It also cuts down on envelopes & stamps and minimises our reliance on the carbon heavy postal system. We will also be encouraging our staff to use word processer note pads to further reduce our paper usage.
• By Jan 2011 we intend for all of delivery notes to be computerized Electronic signatures. This again will reduce the amount of paper, ink and electricity used by our office.
• We will be also requesting for all of our suppliers to send invoices electronically. This will save paper in the form of envelopes and stamps, and reduce wasteful transportation.
• 3.5 ton fleet of delivery vehicles are updated on a three yearly basis. This means that we are always using the most fuel efficient and low carbon vehicles as possible.
• • By Jan 2012 to update the large delivery trucks on a three yearly basis