Company Profile
Natural Stone Sales Ltd was started in 1997 by Richard Bean. The business started as a sales agency for gritstone paving, the company has progressed into other areas of natural stone. The major part of the work in the early years was the promotion of yorkstone paving to major developers and local authorities. The successful promotion of the paving led to the introduction of the first production equipment to meet the demand for architectural masonry.
The initial equipment provided secondary
sawing and mason facilities for the finished product.
These complemented the paving supplied from the agency
agreement. However,
as the demand increased and the need for more specialist
finished work other production facilities were needed.
A site was found at the nearby works and
new production facilities were built. This included
the addition of primary sawing for the gritstone blocks
and extra secondary sawing and mason areas.
The reputation of the company in the local
area grew and more enquiries were received for other types
of materials including granite, limestone and marble. In
October 2000, Chris
Kelsey joined the company to expand
and develop the sales of other materials. The production
facilities at the Rowsley site were improved by the acquisition
of the adjacent building and more production equipment.
The production at the two sites was rationalised to allow
all primary sawing and masonry work to the gritstone products
to be completed at a nearby works. The granite,
limestone and marble products are manufactured at Rowsley.
As part of the growth into other materials
the opportunity to acquire a carboniferous limestone quarry
arose in the early part of 2001. The Mandale Stone
Company Ltd was bought as a joint venture.This provided
the company with a source of material to develop. The
Mandale Quarry is situated in the Peak Park. The quarry has been improved
and provides a source of building limestone to the Peak
District. More importantly, the block is now available
to the architectural market for all types of use including
flooring, worktops and tiles.
The company has expanded into the supply
of high quality finished goods for the domestic market. This
suits the products available, especially the limestone. Customers
now have more materials available to choose from at the works
enabling all types of projects and uses of natural stone
to be considered. |
