Posts about Case Studies, Factory Visits, Stone Finishes

  1. Chelsea Flower Show – Tom Hoblyn Italian Garden Project
    May 6th, 2012 by Gareth Davies Stone

    Towards the end of last year we were approached by Keith Horn Architecture and Tom Hoblyn the well respected garden designer to source the travertine required for their garden, sponsored by Arthritis Research UK, at the Chelsea Flower Show. The garden design was inspired by the gardens at Villa Lante and Villa d’Este near Tivoli [...]

  2. Bank Of New York – Verona Cream Tiles And Virginia Mist Vanity Tops
    April 23rd, 2012 by Gareth Davies Stone

    Last week I took a trip to Verona with Canary Wharf Contractors and Commercial Stone Limited to view the production for six levels of Canary Wharf Tower taken by the Bank of New York. We were inspecting Verona Cream honed tiles and Virginia Mist polished vanity tops for the toilet pods. The Verona Cream limestone [...]

  3. Bank of China – San Remo Limestone
    January 18th, 2012 by Gareth Davies Stone

      I returned to Venice to inspect the finished production for Bank of China last week. The blocks had yielded some cracking material and once dry looked as per our approved mock up seen in November with TP Bennett & Overbury.

  4. Coleman Street – Flint Limestone
    January 18th, 2012 by Gareth Davies Stone

      This week I visited a factory in Barcelona from which we buy Flint limestone. This order was for the project Coleman Street.

  5. Pietra Serena Factory Visit
    December 27th, 2011 by Gareth Davies Stone

    This week we visited a Pietra Serena Factory near Firenzuola, Italy. It is a busy factory with many contracts but one particular regular client requires exceptional selection and colour control to ensure all tiles are the same!!

  6. Bank of China – San Remo Limestone Inspection
    November 14th, 2011 by Gareth Davies Stone

    On second week of November I visited Italy to inspect a small mock up and the blocks reserved for our order destined for the Bank of China specified by TP Bennett. During our trip we also managed to visit the quarry where this particular limestone is actually mined. The quarry has been in operation for [...]

  7. Residential Project – Marble Selection Trip to Carrara, Italy
    October 30th, 2011 by Gareth Davies Stone

    I visited Carrara this week with Commercial Stone Limited to select marble for a project in Central London. The two senior in house architects from the Development company also attended with a very specific idea as to what they wanted.

  8. Kirkland Ellis – Silver Travertine Inspection
    October 22nd, 2011 by Gareth Davies Stone

    This week I visited a factory in Rapolano, Tuscany to inspect slabs for a small but important reception area in the Gherkin. The day started slowly making our way to Rapolano using the old road from Lucignano where we had stayed the previous night. With two level crossings we spent for what  seemed like most of the morning [...]

  9. Qatar Lounge T4 – Shell Gris 600x600x20mm Tolerance Check
    October 11th, 2011 by Gareth Davies Stone

    This week the Shell Gris Honed Marble tiles arrived in London to be checked and sent onwards to Italy to be assembled onto a raised access flooring system before being returned to UK and installed in the Qatar Lounge at Heathrow T4. The specification for the access flooring suppliers was for a tolerance of +/- [...]

  10. Crossrail Coping Stone Inspection – Vigo, Spain
    September 29th, 2011 by Gareth Davies Stone

      This week I visited a granite factory in Vigo, Spain to inspect flamed granite coping stones for the Canary Wharf Crossrail project. Flying into Porto and driving across the border into Spain we arrived in Vigo late that night. The next day the contractor and I arrived at Eurobandas early to check the production. I must say the [...]

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