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Below you will find some of the more recent completed projects by real Stone and news items of interest. Should you require any further information regarding any of these stories, please don't hesitate to contact us. |
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| Chelsea 2010 - GOLD for Amphibian Design |
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Realstone are again proud to sponsor James Wong and David Cubero in their Show Garden at this years Chelsea flower Show. Going one better than last year The Tourism Malaysia Garden won Gold.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show/2010/Gardens/A-to-Z/The-Tourism-Malaysia-Garden
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| The Canary Islands Spa Garden - Chelsea |
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James wong and David Cubero have won a Silver Medal at Chelsea on their first attempt !
David Cubero, born in the Canarias, creating this garden has been a true labour of love.
David's mission is to encourage Canarian designers to discover their own unique identity and celebrate their rich local flora and other-worldly landscape.
"Our gard...
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| Stone Green credentials |
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Natural Stone
The oldest
sustainable material
The oldest rocks on Earth have been dated at some 4 billion years old. The very mechanism of earth building is ultimately a continuous process of rock formation, consumption and sustainable re-generation. Natural stone used on construction projects provides the timeless
essence of solidity, quality and pr...
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| Prestigious Building Award |
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We are very pleased to announce that one of our customers, M.H.Stainton won the National Local Authority Building Control award for the Best One-off House on Thursday in London. The project, Graythwaite at 50 Macclesfield Road, Prestbury received recognition from Macclesfield Building Control for its quality and M.H.Stainton were judged best in Cheshire for ...
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| Natural stone scores on energy conservation |
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The following article appeared in 'Stone Report' September 2008.....................
July 27, 2008
Long-term building with natural stone
Natural stone scores on energy conservation
The German government intends to cut CO2 emissions in Germany by 40 per cent by 2020 through an energy a...
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| Green Credentials in the Stone Industry- NSS |
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On 6 June the BRE’s Green Guide that rates building materials by their environmental standing was published on the internet (a printed version will follow). And concern is growing that stone will not come out of the comparison as well as had been hoped.
It had been anticipated that a lifetime costing of stone would show it in a good light – after all,...
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| UK Masonry Skills Challenge 2008 |
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Realstone Limited were pleased to sponsor the UK Masonry Skills Challenge in York this year. Organised by the Stone federation Great Britain the skills Challenge pitts the best masons against each other representing the various Masonry colleges in UK.
Weymouth College came out on top in this year’s UK Masonry Skills Challenge, organised by Stone Federati...
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| Realstone Launch Exciting new website |
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Realstone have launched a new and innovative website. It is hoped that architects will build their own portfolios online in a secure environment using their own uploaded images along with the wealth of information available on the site. This is then able to be shared online with the other members of the project. A further advantage of the site will be the ab...
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| Lincoln City Council - Museum |
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This is a project in Lincoln (The Collection - City & county Museum, Lincoln) that won a "Highly Commended" in the stone Awards last November. It was in the New Build (load bearing stone) category.
Client:
Lincoln City Council
Architect:
Hugh Strange, Panter Hudspith
Stone contractor:
J.W.Smith (Masonry) Ltd
Stone:
Ancaster W...
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| Waverley Court |
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The new offices of the city of Edinburgh Council were opened by Princess Anne in April 2007. The facts: 3400 sqm 40mm Jura Gold Limestone; fixing by Realstone Scotland headed by John Thomson;Delays- yes there were some on the main structure. This was because of the discovery of former railway tunnels on the site. Historians wanted a record before the work co...
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