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Paving Slabs UK

Paving Slabs UK is one of the direct importers and suppliers of paving slabs. We source granite paving, sandstone paving, limestone paving, slate paving, stone setts cobbles, stone cladding, split face tiles, and porcelain paving from our very own qu

Started by Paving Slabs UK in Business

0 Replies · Reply by Paving Slabs UK Sep 11, 2023

Cladding Sleeper Wall

Hello landscapers

I have a client who has a low sleeper wall that forms a raised bed with the house on one side, sleepers on the other. The sleepers are on their sides with 2 courses of about 200mm per sleeper totalling a 400mm wall, about 100mm of wh

Started by Josh Thornton in Landscaping

11 Replies · Reply by Neil Darby Feb 9, 2019

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Stone cutting machine

Started by Phil Voice in Landscaping

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Iron Oxide ???

Hi all, I have recently completed a project using Porcelain paving from London stone which we grouted with Ardex Flex grout and laid a head edge of granite setts.

Due to the customer wanting to purchase the tiles and grout we ended up having to lay

Started by RICHARD BATTEN in Landscaping

9 Replies · Reply by RICHARD BATTEN Mar 31, 2017

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The ethical dilemma of working with imported stone

The next time you are tapping a lump of Indian Sandstone into place, secure in the knowledge that the stone has been ethically sourced by your supplier, stop and consider the wider environmental implications.

Yes, manufacturers and importers may well

Started by Phil Voice in Health and Safety

1 Reply · Reply by Phil Voice Mar 7, 2017

How bullnose edging is formed on natural stone paving

Fascinating video shows the process of how a half bullnose edge is added to a Portland stone step.

Started by Landscape Juice in Landscaping

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Where to source British natural stone for landscaping projects

It is often said, what goes around comes around.

That's why there's every chance that British natural stone is about to make a comeback in domestic landscaping projects.

For the last +20 years, British gardens have been flooded with foreign imports,

Started by Landscape Juice in Landscaping

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50% of sandstone sold in the UK isn't fit for purpose, say Marshalls

@MarshallsGroup @handbyj Would be interesting to know who the sandstone suppliers are.
— Landscape Juice (@LandscapeJuice) May 14, 2015

Started by Phil Voice in Paving Materials and Advice

24 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Sep 1, 2015

London Stone Launches Trade Club

We are extremely excited to launch London Stone Trade Club, designed to make our trade clients' lives easier by saving them time and money. The best bit is...it's completely FREE to join! All you need to do is fill in the simple e-form here.

As well a

Started by Rebecca Walley in Marketing

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New Sawn Paving Products for 2015

We're excited to introduce some new additions to our range of Sawn Paving.

With a variety of different colours and surface textures, there's a product to suit any design.

Click here to see the latest additions to our Sawn Paving range

Started by Rebecca Walley in Landscaping

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Exciting career opportunities at London Stone

Hello everyone,

We currently have several career opportunities available at London Stone. We are looking to fill the following positions:

- Estimator
- Sales Advisor
- Business Development Manager

These are great opportunities to work within a dedicated t

Started by Rebecca Walley in Jobs

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Gardener finds rare Anglo-Saxon carving in a pile of rockery stone

Garden John bought a job lot of stone to build a rockery and was cleaning mud and moss off the pieces when he discovered one stone with a Celtic cross carved on one side and a mythical birdlike beast on the other. After having the stone examined by

Started by Phil Voice in Paving Materials and Advice

1 Reply · Reply by Phil Voice Dec 4, 2014

New Product - Sawn Sandstone Copings

We are very excited to be introducing a brand new range of off-the-shelf Sawn Sandstone Coping!

The coping is available in four different colours (Beige, Harvest, Buff and Contemporary Grey) with matching paving and step treads also available from sto

Started by Rebecca Walley in Paving Materials and Advice

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Jura Limestone fossil

I was just walking through our factory and came across this fantastic fossil in a slab of Jura Limestone which the guys were about to start cutting. Isn't it beautiful? This is one of my very favourite stones purely because it carries so much charact

Started by Rebecca Walley in Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Rebecca Walley Aug 20, 2014

London Stone South East London Showroom

I popped over to our showroom in North East London yesterday for a couple of hours and thought I'd share a few photos with you all. We've got almost all of the planting done now which has really brought the whole display to life. We had a really rain

Started by Rebecca Walley in Paving Materials and Advice

8 Replies · Reply by Rebecca Walley Aug 13, 2014

Gardeners World 2014

Hello all,

Been a busy start to the year so far, lots of projects going on and in the pipeline. Anyone who i speak to about workload seems to be very positive, builders merchants are busy as are builders and I'm sure landscapers will be hot on the tai

Started by Ben Corah in Design

3 Replies · Reply by Ben Corah Mar 27, 2014

London Stone Contractor/Designer Profile

Hello Landscape Juice

I wanted to share some news with you all. London Stone are launching a contractor/designer profile on our website.

Our retail clients regularly ask us if we can recommend contractors and designers. We are also regularly asked by o

Started by Steve London Stone in Accreditation

3 Replies · Reply by Steve London Stone Jul 23, 2014

Career With London Stone

Hello Landscape Juice

London Stone are looking for 5 people to join our team.
I know that this isn't a job site but I have posted here because we always like our people to have experience or an interest in hard landscaping or garden design. If anyone

Started by Steve London Stone in Careers

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A Challenge. Hoping to be proved wrong

Like everybody else if I am buying anything at all, whether its for work or something for home, I will probably have a look on the internet first. Nothing annoys me more than going onto the product page of a website and not being able to find out the

Started by Steve London Stone in Paving Materials and Advice

27 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Jul 17, 2014

Made Of Stone

We got some pictures back from a client who we did a project for in the summer. The steps are cut from sawn sandstone and I like the fact that the client has really gone for it and clad the sides of the steps with stone also. Its not often that you s

Started by Steve London Stone in Landscaping

10 Replies · Reply by Steve London Stone Jan 20, 2014

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