It has been an "interesting" two or three years to put it mildly. First of all, there was the self-inflicted madness of Brexit which brought uncertainty and havoc to the supply chains. On top of that, came the disruption and tragedies of the Covid pandemic. And there's more...
Topics: buying limestone, customer service
For most people, a beautiful limestone floor represents an investment in their property. With the right care, it will last for more than a lifetime and enhance the living space. So, what should you be looking for?
Topics: limestone flooring, French limestone, buying limestone, choosing natural stone, CE Marking, patios, internal stone
A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the lockdown in France and its potential impact on French limestone supplies. The government recently extended the lockdown for a further two weeks until the 15th April and we can now give some clarity on the impact.
Topics: buying limestone, customer service
At lunch time today, the French government imposed a "lockdown" across the whole of France. This is intended to last for the next two weeks but may be extended depending on the circumstances.
Topics: buying limestone, customer service
Last Wednesday the Stone Federation held a seminar day in London for members about design and installation of natural stone. Amarestone's Director, Steve Turner, was one of a group of five industry experts to present a talk to the assembled stone professionals.
I went along to listen to the talks which featured a range of key topics such as current industry regulation, technical specification, problem solving and general best practice. As always, the team at the Stone Federation did an excellent job of hosting the event and their collective enthusiasm for raising standards in the industry through knowledge sharing really shone through. Well done and thank you!
Topics: maintenance, buying limestone, events, fitting, cleaning, choosing natural stone, which stone, Stone Federation of GB, CE Marking, design, architect, Stone Federation
A few years ago, I came across the Chamesson limestone that had an off-white background with a faint scattering of grey shells that drifted across the face of the stone in wispy lines. For a pale limestone, it was unusually hard and it was perfect for a project to create some display cabinets for a famous perfume and underwear company. We supplied limestone panels for their perfume displays that can still be seen in a number of airport duty free centres around Europe.
Topics: limestone flooring, French limestone, limestone tiles, buying limestone, facade, pierre de bourgogne, anti-slip surface, chamesson
Spanish Limestone Quarry visit
Last month, Denise and Steve spent two days visiting a limestone quarry in Southern Spain to select slabs for an upcoming project. The architect on the project had specified Crema Palancar, a pale coloured limestone, for the roof terrace.
February and March were exceptionally busy months for us this year. We presented at the Surface Design Show, exhibited at Ecobuild and Homebuilding & Renovating, and several big client projects that had been in the planning stages since before Christmas had just been given the go ahead.
Topics: choosing marble, spanish marble, buying limestone, spanish limestone, Zamora, environment, water recycling, choosing natural stone, CE Marking, bespoke limestone, crema marfil, quarry, Real, crema marfil tiles, White marble, Palancar, Capri, wildlife, zero waste
French Limestone at Ecobuild and HB&R Show 2015. Over the last few weeks we have been busy rushing from one part of the country to another for trade shows, quarry visits and client meetings. March is always a busy time of year as spring gets underway and projects that have been in the planning stages over winter start to gather pace.
At the beginning of March we were at Ecobuild which took place at Excel, London. This year we decided to team up and share a stand with the Stone Federation, our industry trade organisation.
Topics: limestone, French limestone, buying limestone, events, spanish limestone, floor, choosing natural stone, Stone Federation of GB, Stone Federation, exhibition, ecobuild
A new Limestone Patio for Summer.
Believe it or not, if you want a new garden patio area in time for summer, now is the time to get planning. Read on for technical advice and a range of design ideas to help get your project started.
Topics: limestone, limestone flooring, limestone tiles, buying limestone, fitting, substrate, Portuguese limestone, moleanos, patio, external stone, outdoor
Amarestone will once again be exhibiting at the London Ecobuild show. Visit us on stand S1360 in the Stone Zone hosted by the Stone Federation of Great Britain.
Topics: choosing marble, travertine, Italian marble, spanish marble, buying limestone, spanish limestone, Zamora, choosing natural stone, crema marfil, exhibition, Grey Venezia, Palancar, ecobuild
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