Beesley & Fildes Ltd has announced the official opening of its new Landscaping Centre in Mickle Trafford, Chester. The centre offers a range of premium materials, expert advice and displays from suppliers including Digby Stone, Pastorelli, Kilsaran, Marshalls, Addagrip, Whitakers Garden Centre, ACO and more. James Beesley, commercial director of …
Read More »Global Stone goes Italian with Dinamika porcelain
Landscaping materials supply Global Stone has a new range of Italian porcelain paving. Exclusive in the UK to Global Stone, Dinamika Deep Surfaces porcelain is 20 mm thick that uses premium raw materials and a carefully controlled process to give it a structured surface featuring realistic and tactile stone and …
Read More »AG Building Products staff go on strike
According to their union, more than 70% of the workforce at Acheson & Glover’s (AG) Toome site have walked out for four days this week over a pay dispute. The dispute arose when staff were offered a 2.5% pay increase for the 2024/2025 year, representing a real terms pay cut …
Read More »Marshalls launches new alternative to granite paving
Marshalls’s new Modal X™, is a lower-cost, lower-carbon alternative to granite paving, the first new product range to come from the company’s innovative dual block plant. The new Modal X features eight colourways, smooth and textured finishes, 15 plan sizes and five depths, including three complementary sett sizes with a …
Read More »Jewson reports growing demand for porcelain following social media trend
Jewson has reported a growing demand for porcelain paving with some products selling 20% more in January-June this year compared to last year, correlating with the building material ranking as the fifth most popular garden material featured on Instagram in June. Jewson has seen a higher interest in larger sized porcelain, …
Read More »Wienerberger’s clay pavers create inspiring courtyards
Clay pavers from Wienerberger’s landscape collection were used to create beautiful communal courtyard spaces for Lendlease’s award-winning South Gardens housing development in Elephant & Castle, London. Part of the 3,000 home Elephant Park Masterplan project, South Gardens includes low-rise townhouses, mansion blocks and a 16-storey tower block located around three …
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