Monthly Archives: July 2012

  Mass imports of natural stone paving to the UK began in the early 1990′s.  British consumers lapped up Indian Sandstone as an affordable alternative to the prohibitively expensive indigenous stones like Yorkstone, Portland Stone and Welsh Slate.  As this large scale movement of stone was taking place nobody was asking about how the stone [...]

Different natural stones require different laying techniques.  We’ve been watching The Original Stone Paving Co lay Sawn Granite Sett’s but we are taking a break from Warrington today and are going to look at the installation methods required for Sawn Sandstone.  Laying Sawn Paving requires more care and a greater attention to detail than would [...]

London Stone have been on site in Warrington with The Original Stone Paving Co for the past few weeks.  Its been an absolute pleasure to see London Stone Paving products used on such a high specification project.  Hopefully it has also been an eye opener for people to see a warts and all natural stone [...]

    The Original Stone Paving Company are coming to the end of the Sawn Granite Paving project in Warrington.  It’s been informative for London Stone to see our products installed on such a modern development.  As a company we have always had a passion for contemporary sawn paving and we love to see natural [...]

Before I got involved in the stone business I used to run a hard landscaping company in Stoke on Trent.  One of the most challenging aspects of any landscaping project is to finish the job to a high standard.  The small details at the end of the project are what will often set your project [...]