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Natural stone awards for Buckingham Palace and York Minster
Natural stone projects at Buckingham Palace and York Minister are among those to win top honours in the 2012 Natural Stone Awards organised by Stone Federation Great Britain.
The awards are held every two years and are “a celebration of the use of natural stone as a traditional, yet vitally modern building material.”
Read more: Natural stone awards for Buckingham Palace and York Minster
Ancient North East monuments get the Stone treatment
Darlington company Stone Technical Services has secured a range of contracts to complete conservation work on historic and ancient structures around the North East and North Yorkshire.
Read more: Ancient North East monuments get the Stone treatment
St Hugh’s Church, Lincoln
By John Halton, of John Halton Design Ltd.
In December 2008 John Halton Design Ltd were approached by Father John Kyne to consider designs for the internal alterations and redecoration of the church. No refurbishment had taken place since 1985 and there had been little in the way of investment into the building other than a re-roofing project in the 1990’s.
High rise experts top of their game with new North East contracts
Darlington-based Stone Technical Services has secured a number of major industrial and heritage contracts across the North East thanks to its reputation as one of the leading high-level maintenance and repair companies in the UK.
Read more: High rise experts top of their game with new North East contracts
Our Lady of Lincoln Church, Lincoln
By John Halton, of John Halton Design Ltd.
Having had the privilege of serving on the altar as a young boy at the church of Our Lady of Lincoln I was delighted to be approached by Father Chipchase to consider design proposals for extending and re-ordering the church. Father Paul was aware that the existing narthex and circulation route into the church needed rethinking and the lighting to the nave was also a concern.
Winter weather warning following surge in demand for Darlington company’s services
North East specialist maintenance experts, Stone Technical Services, are advising organisations to take action now to prevent costly repair bills over the winter months, after a surge in enquiries following the recent spate of severe weather across the North East.
Read more: Winter weather warning following surge in demand for Darlington company’s services
Warming your congregation this winter
Specialist in church heating, Heating Global offer a couple of ideas to make your church invitingly warm and cosy.
Patricroft Methodist Church, Eccles
Patricroft church contacted HeatinGlobal with the task of cutting running cost and zoning off areas of the church.
Restoration company sees solid growth in Scotland
Stone Technical Services has seen a huge leap in demand since opening its new office in Scotland just three months ago.
Stone, which specialises in a range of high level repair, maintenance and conservation services, opened an office in Edinburgh in August thanks to an increase in demand for its services in the region.
Read more: Restoration company sees solid growth in Scotland
Studio MB help The Black Watch Castle and Museum receive its funding
The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced that it has awarded the Black Watch Museum Trust the sum of £778,000, and as such, the Trustees formally committed to proceeding with the project to improve the Castle and Museum with a forecast completion date of April next year.
Read more: Studio MB help The Black Watch Castle and Museum receive its funding
Warmworld for your cold parishioners
by Rev’d S H Carter, Vicar
It is getting on for four years since the church councils at both St. Andrew’s and St. Peter’s churches were looking for a more efficient way of controlling their respective heating systems.
County Durham firm’s Royal appointment
Darlington-based Stone Technical Services is carrying out emergency work on the official residence of Her Majesty the Queen.
Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world with a history spanning over 1000 years and Stone has been engaged to complete a full survey of the masonry on the castle’s terrace.
A craftsman at work
Producing a special project judged by your peers as good enough to win an award needs focus and careful attention to detail as well as exceptional hands-on skills, so needless to say requires a very good leadworker.
Historic local hospital to be given a facelift
Part of a hospital and former mental asylum is to be completely revamped by historic conservation company, Stone Edge.
The historic site at St James’ Hospital in Milton, Portsmouth, is to be preserved through extensive conservation work.
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