LATEST NATURAL STONE NEWS

Kirkton Village Enhancement Programme Publish Date: 02/11/2012

KIRKTON VILLAGE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME

The village of Kirkton, Dumfries is largely constructed of red sandstone from the Locharbriggs quarry even the old pump is (probably uniquely) a shaped sandstone block.

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Specifying British Natural Stones in Scotland 2011 Publish Date: 29/09/2011

SPECIFYING BRITISH NATURAL STONES IN SCOTLAND 2011

A series of informal presentations including a RIBA approved CPD seminar on 'Specifying Natural Stone', presented by the Stancliffe management team, took place at the award winning Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, September 28th.

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Princess Royal unveils memorial to soldiers killed on duty in Afghanistan Publish Date: 28/09/2011

PRINCESS ROYAL UNVEILS MEMORIAL TO SOLDIERS KILLED ON DUTY IN AFGHANISTAN

A Memorial dedication to war heroes killed while serving in Afghanistan has been unveiled by the Princess Royal, Tuesday 27th September.

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The Unveiling of Fryderyk Chopin Statue in Manchester Publish Date: 19/09/2011

THE UNVEILING OF FRYDERYK CHOPIN STATUE IN MANCHESTER

Statue of Fryderyk Chopin was unveiled in the centre of Manchester on 16th September, in the presence of Polish Ambassador HE Barbara Tuge-Erecinska, the city’s civic and business leaders and representatives of the Polish community.

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Heanor Wings and Wheel Gateway Sculpture Publish Date: 26/08/2011

HEANOR WINGS AND WHEEL GATEWAY SCULPTURE

Amber Valley Borough Council is working to deliver regeneration improvements for Heanor. The project aims to create a positive impact on the town and encourage key investment to the area.

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Brassington Primary Schools Outdoor Learning Area Publish Date: 08/07/2011

BRASSINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOLS OUTDOOR LEARNING AREA

Outdoor learning will become a regular part of the curriculum at Brassington Primary School, Derbyshire.

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Birthday Celebrations at Heathhall Primary School Dumfries Publish Date: 01/07/2011

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AT HEATHHALL PRIMARY SCHOOL DUMFRIES

202 children, family, friends and teachers celebrated the first full year in their new school. Opened in August 2010 Heathhall Primary school is the newest school in the Authority.

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Stancliffe Stone Seminar Program 2011 Publish Date: 01/06/2011

STANCLIFFE STONE SEMINAR PROGRAM 2011

Stancliffe Stone Seminar Program 2011 May 26th 2011 Locharbriggs Quarry and Processing Works │ RIBA Approved CPD │& BGS Presentation

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RHS Spring Flower Show-Harrogate 2011 Publish Date: 19/04/2011

RHS SPRING FLOWER SHOW-HARROGATE 2011

Stancliffe Sponsor Craven College Show Garden. Students from the Craven Collage Foundation Degree in Garden Design took the Premier Award for their dynamic and contemporary show garden at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show 2011

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Water for Wildlife A Derbyshire Wildlife Project at Bentley Brook Publish Date: 11/02/2011

WATER FOR WILDLIFE A DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE PROJECT AT BENTLEY BROOK

The management of the water course at Bentley and Henmore Brooks is the primary focus of the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust project, Water for Wildlife – and the protection of threatened species.

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Meet the Stancliffe Team on Stand S470 at Ecobuild 2011 Publish Date: 31/01/2011

MEET THE STANCLIFFE TEAM ON STAND S470 AT ECOBUILD 2011

Ecobuild 2011 (ExCel London) - Stand S460 - 1st to 3rd March. Stancliffe Stone will be showcasing British dimensional sandstones; limestones and ironstone sourced from well established quarries, actively worked since the 1800’s.

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Stancliffe Stone Launch an Exclusive Engineered British Limestone and Ironstone Walling and Masonry Range Publish Date: 28/01/2011

STANCLIFFE STONE LAUNCH AN EXCLUSIVE ENGINEERED BRITISH LIMESTONE AND IRONSTONE WALLING AND MASONRY RANGE

Limestone is probably the most widely occurring type of natural stone in the UK and is the traditional local building material in areas such as the Southwest, the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, parts of Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire where it is quarried.

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Stancliffe Stone Launch an Exclusive Value Engineered British Natural Sandstone Cladding Range Publish Date: 05/01/2011

STANCLIFFE STONE LAUNCH AN EXCLUSIVE VALUE ENGINEERED BRITISH NATURAL SANDSTONE CLADDING RANGE

Stancliffe Stone has developed a comprehensive range of British Natural Sandstone cladding panels. Exclusively designed to provide high quality, durability with a finished look that denotes high standard.

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Buying Sandstone Walling Publish Date: 22/12/2010

BUYING SANDSTONE WALLING

Stancliffe Stone make it easy to buy Sandstone Walling online.

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Building Stone Publish Date: 17/12/2010

BUILDING STONE

Stancliffe is the UK’s leading supplier of dimensional building stone, specialising in traditional sandstones, limestones and Ironstone walling and masonry products - produced at its own quarries in England and Scotland.

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Stancliffe Stone Were Pleased To Support The Scottish Stonemasonry Competition Publish Date: 16/12/2010

STANCLIFFE STONE WERE PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE SCOTTISH STONEMASONRY COMPETITION

The Skills Competition 2010 was held over the freezing snowy weekend of the 27th – 28th November at Historic Scotland’s Central Depot in Stirling.

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Garden Wall Stone Publish Date: 04/12/2010

GARDEN WALL STONE

Stancliffe Garden wall stone is part of a value walling product range - priced at per m2 and is available to buy online direct from the stone shop at www.stancliffe.com

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Stone Walling Prices Publish Date: 03/12/2010

STONE WALLING PRICES

If you are planning a self build project, or simply renovating your existing house, maybe we can provide exactly what you’ve been looking for, right down to the important detail – Natural Stone Walling Prices.

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Cotswold Stone Walling Publish Date: 01/12/2010

COTSWOLD STONE WALLING

Stancliffe have included a traditional Costswold stone walling to their product range.

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Locharbriggs Quarry Open Day Publish Date: 05/11/2010

LOCHARBRIGGS QUARRY OPEN DAY

The recent open day at Locharbriggs quarry provided an informative insight into today’s dimensional stone business including quarrying management, masonry processing, and the design opportunity using natural stone.

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Stancliffe Stone Were Pleased To Support Greenscene Promoting Traditional Stonemason Skills in Scotland Publish Date: 28/10/2010

STANCLIFFE STONE WERE PLEASED TO SUPPORT GREENSCENE PROMOTING TRADITIONAL STONEMASON SKILLS IN SCOTLAND

Greenscene is an annual event aimed at local primary schools in Scotland. Stancliffe Stone participated together with partners such as the Scottish National Trust to introduce a number of masonry skills to children aged 10 - 12 years old.

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Stancliffe Provides Greater Buyer Choice Publish Date: 20/10/2010

STANCLIFFE PROVIDES GREATER BUYER CHOICE

Stancliffe provides greater buyer choice with value engineered British dimensional, natural stone products – Available online through the Stone Shop.

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Stancliffe Stone Support Dukes Barns Latest Project Publish Date: 14/10/2010

STANCLIFFE STONE SUPPORT DUKES BARNS LATEST PROJECT

Dukes Barn is an Outdoor Education charity, based in Beeley, in the heart of the beautiful Derbyshire countryside, providing outdoor adventure activities for young people of all abilities. Stancliffe Stone helped launch their fund raising campaign by pledging to supply the stone walling and masonry.

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New Memorial Garden For 3 Rifles-Redfern Infantry Barracks-Edinburgh Publish Date: 13/10/2010

NEW MEMORIAL GARDEN FOR 3 RIFLES-REDFERN INFANTRY BARRACKS-EDINBURGH

Stancliffe Stone are proud to be involved with the creation of a new memorial for 3 Rifles, Redford Infantry Barracks in Edinburgh

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Geological Society of Glasgow Visits Locharbriggs Red Sandstone Quarry Publish Date: 28/06/2010

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GLASGOW VISITS LOCHARBRIGGS RED SANDSTONE QUARRY

Stancliffe managed to deliver good weather on 25th June for the 27 members of the Geological Society of Glasgow's visit to Locharbriggs red sandstone Quarry and Masonry works, Dumfries

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Specifying British Natural Stones in Scotland Publish Date: 28/06/2010

SPECIFYING BRITISH NATURAL STONES IN SCOTLAND

The award winning Hotel Massoni, at the heart of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, was the venue for Stancliffe Stone's "Specifying British Natural Stone in Scotland" event, held 24th June over an extended lunch.

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Stancliffe Stone Goes Back To Basics Publish Date: 08/05/2010

STANCLIFFE STONE GOES BACK TO BASICS

The UK's largest supplier of natural, indigenous dimensional stone has launched Masonry Basics - a range of standard masonry components in high quality Derbyshire buff or Scottish red sandstone

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Stancliffe Stone Secures First Masonry Basics Stockist Publish Date: 24/06/2009

STANCLIFFE STONE SECURES FIRST MASONRY BASICS STOCKIST

Complete Building Materials of Halifax has become Stancliffe Stone's first Masonry Basics stockist.

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Natural Stone Masonry Design Made Easy Publish Date: 04/03/2009

NATURAL STONE MASONRY DESIGN MADE EASY

Stancliffe Stone has developed a CAD database for their standard masonry range. The database has been developed to make designing and sourcing natural stone masonry quick and easy.

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Stancliffe Stone Wins Contract For Calder Business Park Wakefield Publish Date: 02/02/2009

STANCLIFFE STONE WINS CONTRACT FOR CALDER BUSINESS PARK WAKEFIELD

Stancliffe Stone Company has recently won a £65,000 contract to supply Stanton Moor ashlar cladding for the next phase of Calder Business Park.

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Stancliffe Stone Launches Walling And Masonry Range Publish Date: 09/01/2009

STANCLIFFE STONE LAUNCHES WALLING AND MASONRY RANGE

Stancliffe Stone has launched a new range of natural indigenous limestone and ironstone walling and masonry, suitable for traditional building styles for new build, extensions, refurbishment and landscaping.

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Stancliffe Stone Add New Stone Ranges Publish Date: 09/01/2009

STANCLIFFE STONE ADD NEW STONE RANGES

Stancliffe Stone has introduced a new range of indigenous limestones and ironstone to their portfolio

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Stancliffe Stone New Ashlar Walling Range Publish Date: 10/11/2008

STANCLIFFE STONE NEW ASHLAR WALLING RANGE

Stancliffe Stone, the UK's largest supplier of natural, indigenous stone has launched a new range of Ashlar Walling.

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Edale Natural Sandstone Walling Publish Date: 10/11/2008

EDALE NATURAL SANDSTONE WALLING

Stancliffe Stone has launched Edale random walling providing a traditional finish suitable for a wide variety of building projects.

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New Sandstones Available From Stancliffe Stone Publish Date: 07/02/2008

NEW SANDSTONES AVAILABLE FROM STANCLIFFE STONE

Stancliffe Stone, the UK's leading supplier of dimensional stone, has added two new stones to its portfolio.

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Bovis Homes Love Clough Rawtenstall Lancashire Publish Date: 08/05/2007

BOVIS HOMES LOVE CLOUGH RAWTENSTALL LANCASHIRE

Rawtenstall the largest town in the Borough, steeped in history and fine buildings required a housing development which would blend seamlessly into this well established community.

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Victoria Hospital,Blackpool Publish Date: 08/05/2007

VICTORIA HOSPITAL,BLACKPOOL

This Contemporary Designed new £45m Cardiac Services wing adjoining the Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, is now part of four hospitals in the North West that provides specialist Cardiac Services, serving Heart Patients from Lancashire and South Cumbria.

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The Slot Manchester Energizes The City Skyline Publish Date: 23/04/2007

THE SLOT MANCHESTER ENERGIZES THE CITY SKYLINE

Designed by Assael Architects, London. This innovative construction allows a glazed plaza to be constructed on top of a plinth section which forms the base to the tower.

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Belmont Street Glasgow Publish Date: 16/04/2007

BELMONT STREET GLASGOW

Architects, Riach Partnership, Glasgow were appointed to design an imposing modern development that would fit sleekly into the historical West End of Glasgow.

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Panash Pioneering Natural Sandstone Rainscreen Cladding System Publish Date: 13/02/2007

PANASH PIONEERING NATURAL SANDSTONE RAINSCREEN CLADDING SYSTEM

This advanced Curtain Walling Technology is a layered system comprising an 'outer skin' of Natural Sandstone, a ventilated gap and a waterproof backing wall.

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An Introduction To Specifying Natural Stone Publish Date: 05/12/2006

AN INTRODUCTION TO SPECIFYING NATURAL STONE

For those who want to stay in the know Stancliffe Stone has a Continued Professional Development (CPD) Seminar on 'An Introduction to Specifying Natural Stone'.

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Talk To Us About Locharbriggs Red Sandstone Publish Date: 09/08/2006

TALK TO US ABOUT LOCHARBRIGGS RED SANDSTONE

Stancliffe Stone is one of the largest producers of Natural Dimensional Stone in the UK. We currently quarry and process eight stones from our own quarries from English Midlands through to the Scottish Lowlands.

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National Farmers Union Headquarters Publish Date: 18/07/2006

NATIONAL FARMERS UNION HEADQUARTERS

Architects SMC Corstophine & Wright were appointed to devise a comprehensive office development to house the NFU Headquarters.

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Stancliffe Makes Natural Stone Specification Simpler Publish Date: 05/06/2006

STANCLIFFE MAKES NATURAL STONE SPECIFICATION SIMPLER

Natural stone specialist, Stancliffe Stone, has launched a new standard range of products designed to make the job of specifying, procuring and working with natural stone easier.

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Stancliffe Expands Natural Stone Capabilities With Stoke Hall Quarry Acquisition Publish Date: 25/11/2005

STANCLIFFE EXPANDS NATURAL STONE CAPABILITIES WITH STOKE HALL QUARRY ACQUISITION

We are very pleased to announce that Stancliffe Stone has increased its resources for supplying building stone, commercial paving, ashlar and architectural masonry

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Stancliffe Stone Company Wins Contract For New Medical Centre Publish Date: 08/02/2005

STANCLIFFE STONE COMPANY WINS CONTRACT FOR NEW MEDICAL CENTRE

Stancliffe Stone Company wins £50,000 contract for the New Medical Centre at Stainland Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire.

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Stancliffe Stone Wins Contract For Victoria Hospital Blackpool Publish Date: 28/01/2005

STANCLIFFE STONE WINS CONTRACT FOR VICTORIA HOSPITAL BLACKPOOL

Stancliffe Stone Company wins £150,000 contract for the supply of dimensional building stone for Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool.

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New Medical Health Centre,Mytholmroyd,West Yorkshire Publish Date: 25/11/2004

NEW MEDICAL HEALTH CENTRE,MYTHOLMROYD,WEST YORKSHIRE

Securing this important medical centre is just the prescription for Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire.

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The 2004 Annual Natural Stone Awards Publish Date: 10/11/2004

THE 2004 ANNUAL NATURAL STONE AWARDS

The annual Natural Stone Awards provides public recognition and a highly visible profile for the promotion of natural stone, emphasising the importance of the architect and stone contractor working together.

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