NEWS

26th September 2012

Supplied stone wins Alnwick Civic Society Award

We are delighted to announce that stone supplied for a job in Northumberland has won the Alnwick Civic Society Award. D. P. Builders fine work at Bailiff Gate, Alnwick with Blaxter sandstone has seen them claim the honour. The company along with architect Vincent Stienlet, joined forces to produce a new doorway at the church. The details for the design were taken from an existing doorway on the building which incorporates two hand carved heads into the design. The original doorway was removed to allow the priest to park his vehicle inside in the 1970's, but it has now been fully restored to it's former self and looks fantastic!

Congratulations to D. P. Builders on their award.

 

17th August 2012

New forklifts arrive

Friday saw us take delivery of two new forklifts at Hutton Stone Co. Ltd. The Doosan Pro 5 Equiped 3.0 tonne forklifts were supplied by Reekie of Coldstream and will be used primarily in our yard for moving various stone around and loading customer orders for transportation.

The forklifts also come with an electro hydraulic personnel platform attachment, which acts as a cherry picker. This will allow us to carryout maintenence at a height, which in the past has meant renting or borrowing the relevant machinery from elsewhere.

 

26th June 2012

Hutton Stone sandstone fits the bill for top London hotel

As the Olympic torch was passing through the region earlier this month, a local company was busy readying something else to send to England’s capital in time for the start of the London 2012 games in a few weeks.

Hutton Stone has found itself in the midst of Olympic spirit after receiving an intriguing order for its sandstone ahead of the Games.

It was approached by Trademark Masons, from Castle Wellan in Northern Ireland after it had been given the job to renovate a top London hotel in time for the Games, which start on July 27.

Together it matched the existing stone at the hotel with that of Swinton Pink sandstone, which is quarried by Hutton Stone.

As the torch passed through the town heading for the capital, the West Fishwick based company was preparing to send its own product to London, although even the best weightlifters in the world would have struggled to carry the load.

The destination for the stone is Claridge’s Hotel in Mayfair, a five star establishment known worldwide for its luxury and historic art deco. It’s a place frequented regularly by stars, socialites and the crowned heads of Europe for over 100 years and declares to have the best afternoon tea in London.

Marcus Paine, managing director at Hutton Stone is delighted to have supplied to such an established and renowned hotel.

He added: “We are terrifically proud to think that stones quarried by us in the Borders and north Northumberland are increasingly being chosen for jobs from London to the Scottish Highlands.

“It’s great for us and great for the area.”

 

 

19th September 2011

Hutton Stone Co. Ltd. are proud to be associated with the completion of works at the Old College Quadrangle at the University of Edinburgh, which was originally designed and developed in 1789 by architect Robert Adam. Work slowed in 1792 due to a culmination of Adam's death and the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars. This was followed by the imposition of income tax which halted progress completely. William Henry Playfair was appointed architect in 1817 with his design similar to Adam's although deciding to combine the two courts into a single large quadrangle. In 1827 the building work ceased due to a lack of funds and it is only now, thanks to a generous benefactor, that the project has been completed.

The Quadrangle was opened by HRH Princess Anne in September 2011.

Hutton Stone Co. Ltd. supplied Hazeldean sandstone (excellent match for Craigleith sandstone) for ashlar, plinths, pier stones, cap stones, balusters and cornice for the job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photograph coutesy of Paul Zanre Photography

 

 

 

Hutton Stone New Lorry

1st May 2011

Hutton Stone Co. Ltd. have taken delivery of a new purpose built delivery lorry. With a powerful remote control crane and both front and rear steering axles, we are now able to drop deliveries in areas that we previously couldn't get to. For a delivery quote please contact Ian at the office on 01289 386056.

 

 

Hazeldean sandstone7th March 2011

After months of hardwork and planning, Hutton Stone Co. Ltd is delighted to announce the re-opening of Hazeldean Quarry.

Hazeldean (also historically known as Crag Hill) has been re-opened by us this year. It is situated just outside the village of South Charlton, approximately 5 miles North of Alnwick in Northumberland. It was originally worked in the 1800's and is said to have been loaded onto trains at nearby Christon Bank and sent to Edinburgh to build the Waverly Hotel. Its main importance is its geological and visual match to the nationally famous Craigleith sandstone from Edinburgh.

The stone has two main beds and is white / cream, or cream / yellow in colour and is available now.


Melrose Town Centre
10th February 2009

The Saltire Society Awards for Civil Engineering 2008.

Hutton Stone Co Ltd were recently awarded a Project Commendation by The Saltire Society in conjunction with The Institute of Civil Engineers along with Scottish Borders Council, SBC Contracts, Universal Fibre Optics and Anderson & Wilson in recognition of the design, development and construction skills used to deliver an attractive and functional town centre for the historic market town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders.

Hutton Stone Co Ltd supplied all masonry and carving work on the project.

Excavator6th February 2009

Quarry production has improved significantly with the investment in a new 36 tonne excavator recently and the move away from traditional manual Plugs and Feathers to their Hydraulic equivalent.

We are pleased to announce that quarried stocks of best grade block are currently high and stock yet to be dug looks top quality too.

Swinton Sandstone continues to feature in restoration work in various Edinburgh projects currently ongoing and has recently been supplied to projects in Glasgow, Livingston, Kilmarnock, and Stirling whilst still continuing to supply our local area.


New Walling Line
Continued investment in the walling production section of the company has brought two new walling tumbling machines into commission.

Once split, the walling is now tumbled to give it an enhanced aged appearance which is more in keeping with the traditional style of the Borders and North Northumberland.

The Company currently has a selection of traditional stone troughs for sale in various shapes and sizes. Please see the numbered photos (pending) and contact our Yard Manager Ian Black for individual prices.

 

February 2009

Purchase of a new Spielvogel Pelican Milling and Routing Machine has enhanced the Banker Masonry Workshop facility. The first of these machines brought to the UK has been selected to speed up production of masonry units whilst at the same time drastically reducing the Masons exposure to dust inhalation and hand arm vibration which was our primary goal.

Ironically its added speed has meant that the Masons now spend the vast amount of their time using Mallets and Chisels again which is a welcome return to traditional techniques without any cost implication to the finished product. Prior to purchasing the machine we visited the German factory to help design a bespoke table that suited our specific needs.

Purchase of a new Spielvogel 1200mm secondary saw to replace our original Wells 1200 saw has seen an increase in production of around 30% per day in finished sawn masonry helping us stay competitive in the current climate.

We were pleased to sell our Wells Saw back to the original builder Mr Wells. We had originally purchased the saw when we first started back in 1994 and it was the first 1200 saw he had built having previously only built smaller machines. The machine was still accurate after all those years of working around 44 hours a week – a true testament to its builder. We are extremely happy to know it has gone to a good home.

Hutton Stone LorryUpdating of our delivery Lorry has been a great success. We took the decision to move to a purpose built flat bed lorry with crane offloading facility for deliveries of our masonry and to move all tipper deliveries to our local Tipper specialists Rentons of Greenlaw who’s fleet of six and eight wheel tippers can more than cope with our requirements leaving us to concentrate on the more delicate job of delivering finished masonry.


 

Renton TipperApril 06

As part of Hutton Stone Companies ongoing improvements we have currently on order a new milling and routing facility which is due to be fitted June 2006. Having previously stopped using pneumatic air hammers some two years ago, this new addition will further enhance the conditions for our masons and carvers by removing a large proportion of manual dry grinding work.

 

 

 

Fork Lift TrucksMarch 06

Having trialed several different machines Hutton Stone Company have purchased two new Daewoo fork lift trucks to add to our fleet.

January 06

As part of Hutton Stone Companies health and safety policy our new walling shed and walling line were completed in early January 2006.

This new facility means that no stone is manually lifted until it is its finished size. This also means that the walling sample achieved has improved length and height within the sample.

It also allows us to mimic larger sizes where sensitive restoration deems it necessary.