Cast Stone Christmas Greeting

The UK Cast Stone Association would like to wish all our readers, cast stone users and specifiers and the cast stone industry a happy Christmas & prosperous New Year.

UKCSA responds to Autumn Statement on BBC News

In a live BBC Wales news interview on 29 November , UKCSA chair Andy Cotton said that measures announced by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement didn’t go far enough to get construction moving again, nor to satisfy the huge pent-up demand for housing supply. Although Cotton welcomed the right to buy for social tenants and kick-starting some stalled projects, he said that a greater stimulus was required for the construction sector, which would lead to a shot in the arm for the economy. Cotton is managing director of UKCSA member PD Edenhall and the interview was broadcast live from the company’s factory at Risca, Newport. The company manufactures a range of quality cast stone, brick and precast products. Read more....

UKCSA Member gets Miliband’s seal of approval

When Labour leader Ed Miliband visited cast stone manufacturer Pennine Stone in his Doncaster constituency, he praised the company for investing in people and planning for the long-term. Pennine Stone, which increased its production by 40% this year, is a subsidiary of UKCSA member Haddonstone. Read more....

UKCSA e-Newsletter

The latest issue of the UKCSA e-Newsletter, sent out to subscribers today, featured the NHBC endorsement of the UKCSA standard for cast stone, read more, and an award winning project in Islington featuring cast stone supplied by Haddonstone group member Pennine Stone. If you would like to receive the regular UKCSA newsletter please sign up here.