Key Products:
Stone Connection can source and supply virtually any natural stone and has many reliable suppliers of quality materials throughout the world.
We regularly arrange for prospective Clients, Architects and Contractors to to visit quarries and stoneworking plants, both in the UK and abroad, to enable them to see materials and production facilities first hand, and sometimes to personally select the stone required for their project prior to fabrication and shipping.
In general terms, the bulk of our work is undertaken in the following natural stones, in both the Commercial and Private sectors.
Granite
An igneous rock formed from volcanic magma, producing the hardest and most durable of all natural stones, making it suitable for all Construction, landscaping and interior applications. Massive worldwide availability of literally hundreds of different Granites gives Designers the confidence to specify the product of their choice with guaranteed delivery.
Finishes: polished; honed; flamed; brushed / antique
Applications: cladding, masonry, flooring, paving, worksurfaces
Stone Connection stocks over 100 different types of Granite slabs at its Sherburn in Elmet plant near Leeds.
Marble
A hard crystalline metamorphic rock composed primarily of calcite which has been used as a building and flooring material for centuries. In essence Marble is pure Limestone that has been metamorphosed by extreme temperatures and pressure from the earth's core to form this beautiful stone. The recognisable and characteristic veining in marbles such as Carrara and Arabescata are due to various mineral deposits like clay, sand and iron oxide which were originally present in the sedimentary Limestone.
Finishes: polished; honed;
Applications: cladding, flooring, bathrooms, vanity tops
Limestone
A sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate which has formed on the sea bed millions of years ago from the remains of sea shells and marine orgainisms. Britain is famous for producing some of the finest building Limestones, such as Portland stone - quarried, and now mined, on the Isle of Portland in Dorset and used extensively in the City of London.
Stone Connection can source and supply a wide variety of quality Limestones from UK and overseas, for both Commercial and Domestic projects.
Finishes: polished; honed; flamed, brushed
Applications: cladding, masonry, flooring, paving, bathrooms
Slate
A metamorphorsed sedimentary rock formed over 300 million years ago by intense heat and pressure within the earth's crust which for centuries has provided a high quality building material for roofing, cladding and flooring work. Stone Connection partners with the UK's leading Slate suppliers, from the Lake District and Wales, to offer a range of superb products - all of proven durability and inherent beauty - for use on Architectural cladding and flooring projects in both the Commercial and Private sectors. In addition, Slate readily complements the Company's range of bespoke Granite and Marble products, manufactured in-house, into worksurfaces and other prestigious products for interior applications.
Finishes: honed; flamed, sanded; riven; water-jet
Applications: cladding, masonry, flooring, paving, worksurfaces
Sandstone
A hard sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz and feldspar which has been used extensively throughout the UK, particularly in the North of England and Scotland, due to its good availability and excellent durability characteristics. Each year Stone Connection's Construction Division supplies and fixes hundreds of square metres of UK sourced buff and red sandstone on a variety of projects as ashlar cladding, masonry, walling, paving and flooring.
Finishes: rubbed, diamond sawn, flamed, tooled, riven, split and pitched (wallstone)
Applications: cladding, traditional masonry, paving, flooring; wallstone
