Materials

From the concept of a project, one of the most difficult decisions for the client & professional team to make can be the correct choice of material.

Considerations include not only colour and finish, but suitability, environmental impact, durability, availability and procurement route. Our sample room is available to assist our Clients with their material selection and specification.

Granite

granite, coarse- or medium-grained intrusive igneous rock that is rich in quartz and feldspar.

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock made of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), usually in the form of calcite or aragonite.

Marble

Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure.

Quartize

Quartzite is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone.

Slate

Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash 

Travertine

Travertine is a sedimentary rock formed by the chemical precipitation of calcium carbonate minerals from fresh water

British Stones

British Stone includes a wide range of types of stone from quarries covering the length and breadth of the British Isles.