Cast Stone

UK Cast Stone represents the major cast stone manufacturers and associated trades in the UK.

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is supplier of lifting, connecting & anchoring technology for the #cast stone & #construction industry #UKCSA Associate Member @Leviat, who date back to a steel fabrication company in Sheffield in 1882.
More at https://t.co/hK3A3ekaf3

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is #caststone manufacturing #UKCSA Full Member @PleanPrecast
Formed in 1967, Plean Precast is now well established as one of Scotland’s major #precast concrete & cast stone companies.
More about Plean Precast Ltd at https://t.co/NvXIrh65O3

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is UKAS accredited laboratory #UKCSA Associate Member @KiwaUK
Kiwa CMT Testing offer material testing facilities to the #caststone & #construction industries.
Read more about Kiwa CMT Testing at https://t.co/iQx3fiGwNO

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is #caststone & #GRC installers #UKCSA Associate Member @HENLEY-STONE-SPECIALISTS
@Henley-Group take pride in being able to offer the finest installation service available.
More at https://t.co/6obwh2cT6t

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is #caststone manufacturing #UKCSA Full Member @Haddonstone
Established in 1971, Haddonstone has become a multinational group, with cast stone & #GRC / #GFRC manufacturing facilities in both the UK & USA.
More at https://t.co/xXrqtcV5lo

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is cast stone restoration, remedials, repairs & cleaning #UKCSA Associate Member Henley Restoration & Remedials who take pride in offering the finest solutions for #CastStone #Brick #GRC & Stonework issues
More at https://t.co/FD0W8Z8cjr

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is building materials supplier to the construction & #caststone industries #UKCSA Associate Member @Heidelberg-Materials-UK
Heidelberg produce aggregates, ready-mixed concrete & cement related products
More at https://t.co/zukRXf8tf3

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#UKCSA #TechnicalTuesday
"Technical Manual for Cast Stone"
Key technical aspects of #caststone standards, manufacture, design & use are considered within the updated & extended @ukcaststone Technical Manual for Cast Stone
Available to view & download at https://t.co/h0OodqDdAx

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is #caststone manufacturing #UKCSA Full Member GB Architectural (Cladding Products)
GB Architectural are one of the UK’s market leading manufacturers of #caststone & #GRC / #GFRC products with over 75 staff.
More at https://t.co/mMtJf0WjCq

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is cleaning & protection chemicals & coatings supplier #UKCSA Associate Member Guard Industry UK Ltd the UK arm of Guard Industrie of France, a manufacturer of coloured stains & coatings for #caststone & #GRC
More at https://t.co/vU5APVrMEI

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#UKCSA #TechnicalTuesday
Quality Mark for Cast Stone
@ukcaststone also has its own Quality Mark standard for #caststone, which all UKCSA cast stone manufacturing Full Members are required to fully comply with as a condition of their membership
Read more at https://t.co/EfGcHvU8z8

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is stainless steel fixings manufacturer & supplier #UKCSA Associate Member GA Fixings Ltd who are committed to product & customer satisfaction with a range of construction products for the #caststone industry
More at https://t.co/5YOwz1qpBj

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#UKCSA #TechnicalTuesday
British Standards for Cast Stone:
The original British Standard for Cast Stone, #BS1217 dates back to 1945 & remains one of the longest standing British Standards.
More details on Standards for #caststone on @ukcaststone website at https://t.co/fc5Sgx84cE

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is #caststone manufacturing #UKCSA Full Member Craftstone Bespoke Architectural who have been leading the way for many years through product innovation & for providing high-quality #caststone products
More at https://t.co/T8TAI3fVrL

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#UKCSA #TechnicalTuesday
Cast Stone Constituents:
All @ukcaststone manufacturing Members aim to produce #caststone products which resemble natural stone as closely as possible by using rock fines &/or carefully selected & graded natural sands.
Read more at https://t.co/8pdIp6M0sU

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured #UKCSA Associate Member is #glassfibre & material supplier @Fibre-Technologies-International - a supplier of high zirconia content Alkali Resistant Glass Fibre (#ARG) for use in fibre reinforced #caststone & #GRC
More at https://t.co/oAMw75xJZx

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#UKCSA #TechnicalTuesday
“In general, all dry Cast Stone Samples tested weathered in a similar way to the natural stone from the results of the accelerated weathering test.” was a conclusion of study carried out by Dundee Uni for @ukcaststone
Read more at https://t.co/f38s7bJC8R

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is lifting & fixing systems manufacturer & suppliers #UKCSA Associate Member Euro Accessories Ltd who supply #caststone accessories & precast lifting items into the UK & Ireland construction markets.
More at https://t.co/9LRjbmatFd

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#UKCSA #TechnicalTuesday
Semi-Dry, Wet-Cast or Fibre Reinforced Cast Stone?
There are three main manufacturing methods in the production process of cast stone - #semi-dry, #wet-cast & #fibre #reinforced #caststone /FRCS
Read more on @ukcaststone website at https://t.co/2XMKoNxAky

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This weeks @ukcaststone featured Member is #caststone manufacturing #UKCSA Full Member @Broadmead-Renaissance-Cast-Stone @Topbond-PLC who specialises in bespoke Architectural Cast Stone in either wet cast or dry cast methods of production.
More at https://t.co/lavRlLno42