Natural Stone Sales Ltd 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 masonry 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...

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.