Stone Specification · Sourcing · Site Verification
We match the stone
to the century.
Specification. Sourcing. Site verification.
340+
Stone varieties
14
Countries sourced
200+
Projects completed
The Consultant's Eye
From the quarry face
to the finished plane.
Every slab tells a story in its grain. We read compression fractures, fossil density, and color drift before a single panel is cut.
Grain Direction
Determines load path & cleavage risk
Fossil Density
Heritage matching within 5% variance
Color Drift
Tracked across full quarry run
"The replacement limestone matched so precisely in color and fossil density that the conservation officer asked which panels were original."
— Conservation Officer, Historic Environment Scotland
340+
Stone varieties sourced across 14 countries
Case Studies
From hearth to curtain wall —
every scale, every stone.
Calacatta Viola fireplace surround
Private residence, Belgravia
Stone specified
Calacatta Viola marble — Carrara quarry
Matched to client's existing skirting from a 1920s offcut, grain direction aligned to chimney breast axis.
3mm
Vein alignment tolerance
Portland limestone colonnade repair
Grade I Listed, City of London
Stone specified
Portland Whitbed — Dorset quarry, matched fossil bed
Conservation officer sign-off on first submission. 47 replacement balusters cut from a single quarry run to ensure consistent shell fragment density.
47
Matched balusters, one quarry run
Basalt paver specification — waterfront plaza
Mixed-use development, Glasgow Quay
Stone specified
Hainan Black basalt — thermal-treated, 40mm
Specified thermal finish to increase slip resistance after 10+ freeze-thaw cycles per annum. Zero spalling at 18-month review.
0
Spall incidents at 18 months
Jura limestone curtain wall — 38-storey tower
Mixed-use tower, Canary Wharf
Stone specified
Jura Beige limestone — Germany, 30mm panels
Full quarry audit across 3 extraction zones to ensure color consistency across 4,200m² of cladding. Compression and thermal movement calculations verified by our structural geologist.
4,200m²
Cladding specified, single color run
0.2mm
Grain alignment tolerance on heritage matches
17
Years reading stone
Former geological surveyor, now stone consultant to 40+ architectural practices.
The Consultancy
We read stone the way
a sommelier reads wine.
Quarry was founded after fifteen years on quarry faces across Andalucía, Tuscany, and the Jura plateau. We saw too many projects fail — not because the stone was wrong, but because nobody read it properly before it was cut.
We assess veining patterns, compression strength, and thermal behavior against the specific demands of your building. Then we source it — personally, from quarries we've walked.
98%
Conservation officer approval rate, first submission
The right stone
starts with a brief.
Tell us your project. We'll tell you which stone — and which quarry, which finish, which thickness. No guesswork. No wasted samples.
1 day
Response time
40+
Architectural practices
100%
Site-verified sourcing