Monthly Archives: January 2011

London Stone are delighted to announce that we will be featured in the April edition of the Grand Designs magazine.  The magazine will be featuring one of our natural stone paving products, sawn beige sandstone.  The magazine were looking to feature a natural stone which was interesting and contemporary and we suggested our sawn paving [...]

The UK has a damp climate.  This can cause real problems for natural stone patios, especially some of the softer varieties of sandstone paving.  Natural stone is porous and the surface of a patio can be the perfect breeding ground for alga and fungus growth.  Slate and limestone paving are not as porous as sandstone [...]

We are planning a visit to the far east soon to meet up with our natural stone paving suppliers.  Our Chinese natural stone paving suppliers are currently supplying London Stone with slate paving, granite paving and bespoke stone items such as granite water features.  When recently applying for a Chinese visa I was amazed at [...]

The Ethical Trading Initiative is made up of trade unions, NGO’s and private companies.  As the ETI has grown in size it has become more and more apparent that it is in the interests of certain industries to take more of an active involvement within the ETI.  This has led to caucas groups springing up [...]

The recent bad weather has been a real disaster for all types of business.  Its hard to see who would not have been affected by the recent apalling weather conditions.  Marshall’s, the UK’s largest hard landscaping supplier claim that the recent bad weather has cost them up to £5,000,000.  The bad weather has affected our [...]