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News Release from: Forest Pennant
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 March 2007
Natural Pennant stone paving and other
products
Forest Pennant, specialist in natural Pennant stone paving and other products, is now under new ownership.
Forest Pennant specialises in natural Pennant stone paving and other products, and is now under new ownership Established in 2005 as a subsidiary of Formpave (note: Formpave was acquired by the Hanson Building Products Group last year), Forest Pennant is now a privately owned firm managed by previous Formpave directors, Katherine Robinson and Simon Hart
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 18 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Forest Pennant has also made a significant investment in a stone quarry located in the Royal Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and the company will continue to focus on the production, sales and distribution of natural Pennant stone.
Since becoming independent, the company has received a number of impressive orders for its stone paving, for both internal and external applications.
Installation has already taken place at a listed building in Bath, where Pennant was used throughout for internal flooring, and Somerset County Council has specified the stone on a number of conservation projects.
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The stone has proved to be particularly popular with local authorities due to its historical importance within southern England.
The use of Pennant stone has declined over the last 100 years as it has not been readily available.
This situation has now been reversed.
Commenting on the exciting new venture, Katherine Robinson, director at Forest Pennant, said, "We are delighted to be involved in this market! Our proven track record and experience in building the Formpave business places us in a strong position to grow the market to historical levels of use".
"This British stone has been used for hundreds of years to pave many cities within the south and southwest, and we look forward to supplying Pennant to high profile projects where historical heritage is of importance".
Another significant contract is for 1200 sq/m of paving for Maesteg, Nr Bridgend, where Forest Pennant are supplying Pennant paving, setts and fluted rain channels.
Within two weeks of the order being confirmed, the first deliveries were made and installation was in progress, highlighting Royal Forest Pennants capabilities for fast turnaround of product delivery.
Forest Pennant will be exhibiting at External Works 2007, NEC, in April, where the company has been invited to supply its Pennant natural stone to 'The Circle' project, a design-led centrepiece displaying cutting edge products available to the industry.
This follows the success of 'The Square' at the last External Works Exhibition in 2005.
For more information on the products or to see them for yourself visit Forest Pennant at External Works on stand P32.
A Cut Above the Rest.
Available in mixed colour and single colour blue the natural patterns and colours of Royal Forest Pennant stone are unique to stone quarried in the Forest of Dean.
Royal Forest Pennant natural stone is quarried and sawn in the Forest of Dean and is the only British source of sawn Pennant.
The traditional plug and feather method of extraction is used to reduce the risk of fracture.
The stone is available in standard gauge widths and is typically supplied in a 50mm thickness but other sizes and thicknesses are available.
Kerbs, ancillaries and walling stone are also available.
The company has a capacity of 500 sq/m of paving per week, and is able to quickly accommodate large orders.
Royal Forest Pennant stone products benefit from excellent dimensional tolerances, along with a naturally hard-wearing surface and good slip skid resistance.
However, the paving can also be supplied with a shot-blasted finish, providing even higher levels of slip skid resistance and a different surface texture.
Recent tests on shot-blasted Pennant paving has shown unpolished skid resistance values in excess of 98.
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