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News Release from: Haddonstone
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 April 2008
Haddonstone is proud to be made in
Britain
Leading UK cast stone company Haddonstone is bucking the trend set by many of the country's manufacturing industries, by continuing to make its products here in England.
Instead of moving production to faraway shores, Haddonstone manufactures all of its designs at a purpose-built facility in Northamptonshire The company's extensive standard collection of cast stone architectural features - including columns, balustrading, window surrounds and quoins - has been specified on a wide range of projects around the UK, from large shopping centres to private houses
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 13 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Haddonstone also produces a range of garden and landscape ornaments, including planters, fountains and statuary.
Marketing director Simon Scott said: "Britain has always been synonymous with manufacturing excellence and as market leaders we are keen to remain true to our heritage".
"While many of our competitors import some or all of their designs, we feel justifiably proud of our UK manufacturing base and feel we can still maintain a competitive edge by remaining here".
Haddonstone has also gained a reputation for creating custom designs on both new build and restoration projects.
The company's work can be seen at locations across the country, including the Trafford shopping centre in Manchester, the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham and Cornwall's Eden Project.
Working from badly eroded original stonework, the company also created custom designs as part of the restoration of the Grade II* listed Victorian spa in Scarborough, Eton College in Windsor and many other settings.
Haddonstone - the UK's leading manufacturer of cast stone garden ornaments and architectural features - was formed in 1971.
Production at the company's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Northamptonshire combines traditional craft skills with modern technology such as vapour curing.
Designs are manufactured in a unique cast stone material containing crushed limestone, which is packed into moulds and left to harden to create an almost unlimited number of shapes.
Haddonstone is an innovative company, recently launching TecLite, a thinner and lighter alternative to Haddonstone which helps overcome rigid health and safety legislation.
Haddonstone is a member of 'British Made for Quality', an organisation formed to actively promote the British manufacturing industry and to campaign against its decline.
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